Dual control mixer with diverter
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INtroDUctIoN
This book contains all the necessary fitting
and operating instructions for your Aspirante
Archetto dual control mixer with diverter.
Please read them carefully.
Read through the whole of this book before
beginning your installation.
The shower installation must be carried out by
a suitably competent person and in sequence
of this instruction book.
Care taken during the installation will provide a
long and trouble free life from your shower.
For best performance within the specified
running pressure range a minimum flow of
eight litres per minute should be available to
both inlets.
The mixer shower MuST nOT be subjected to
water temperatures above 80°C.
This mixer shower is designed for use with
higher pressure systems found in the uK up to
a maximum of 5 bar running pressure.
This mixer shower is suitable for fully
modulating type combination boilers and
multi-point hot water heaters. It is also suitable
for thermal storage, unvented systems and
pumped gravity systems.
ImpOrtant:
Before installing with a gas
instantaneous water heater, make sure
it is capable of delivering hot water at a
minimum switch-on flow rate of 3 litres
per minute. At flow rates between 3 and
8 litres per minute, the appliance must be
capable of raising the water temperature to
a minimum of 52°C. Water temperature at
the inlet to the mixer must remain relatively
constant when flow rate adjustments are
made
(refer to the water heater operating
manual to confirm compatibility with this mixer
shower).
This mixer shower is supplied with an integral
single check valve and integral large area
filter in each inlet. Inlet connections are by
½” BSP to 22mm or 15mm compression (not
supplied).
SAFetY WArNINGS
a.
Layout and sizing of pipework must be
such that when other services are used,
pressures at the shower control inlets
do not fall below the recommended
minimum.
b.
DO nOt choose a position where the
shower could become frozen.
c. DO nOt connect this mixer shower
to any form of tap or fitting not
recommended by the manufacturer.
d.
The showerhead must be regularly cleaned
to remove scale and debris.
e.
Conveniently situated service valves in
each inlet supply must be fitted as an
independent method of isolating the
shower should maintenance or servicing be
necessary.
f.
If it is intended to operate the shower
in areas of hard water (above 200 ppm
temporary hardness), a scale inhibitor may
have to be fitted. For advice on the Triton
scale inhibitor, please contact Customer
Service.
g
. DO nOt operate the shower outside
the guidelines as laid out in
‘site
requirements’.
Replacement parts can be ordered from Triton
Customer Service. See
‘spare parts’
for details and part
numbers.
Due to continuous improvement and updating,
specification may be altered without prior notice.
