Cleaning the Showerhead
Your Bristan showerhead has rub-
clean nozzles for easy cleaning. Simply
rub your fingers across the rubber
spray jets regularly and before you turn
the shower on to remove any scale or
debris.
The hardness of the water in your area
will determine how often you should
clean your showerhead. Build up of
scale in particularly hard water areas
combined with constant use means you
may need to clean your showerhead
once a week. To ensure continued
performance of your shower the
showerhead needs to be regularly
descaled.
Maintenance
General Cleaning
Your fitting has a high quality finish
and should be treated with care to
preserve the visible surfaces. All
surfaces will wear if not cleaned
correctly. The only safe way to clean
your mixer is to wipe with a soft damp
cloth. Stains can be removed using
washing up liquid. All bath cleaning
powders and liquids will damage the
surface of your fitting, even the non-
scratch cleaners.
Note: Never use abrasive detergents
or disinfectants or those containing
alcohol, hydrochloric acid or
phosphoric acid.
Cartridge Maintenance
We advise that the shower valve is
regularly serviced in hard water areas to
maintain the flow of water.
Isolate both hot and cold water supplies to
the shower valve by either:
• Turning the water supply off at the
mains stopcock or
• Turning off the isolation valves to the
shower valve
1. Remove the lever: remove the plastic
cap, loosen the grub screw using the
hexagonal key and cafefully pull the lever
off.
2. Unscrew the cartridge anti-clockwise
(using a suitable spanner) and remove
from the valve body.
3. Carefully remove the cartridge
assembly and spring. Remove all visible
‘O’ rings and washers from the body.
4. Place the cartridge in a bowl and
carefully add hot water (just off the boil)
and vinegar to de-scale the cartridge.
Leave in the solution until the water has
cooled and rinse with clean water.
5. Replace all seals and grease with a
silicon grease supplied by Bristan (part
number: SP-495-0002) and carefully refit.
6. Reset the maximum temperature and
refit the handle and cover.
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