6
INSTALLATION
RAC Assembly
The RAC assembly is supplied with built-in mixer
showers only.
1.
Before the RAC assembly can be fi tted you
must have fi rst installed your built-in shower
control and have connected the inlet and
outlet pipework. Refer to your shower control
installation and user guide.
Important!
Make sure that the outlet pipework
protrudes through a Ø25 mm hole in the wall
or stud partition by approximately 40 mm.
Note!
For stud partition installations where
access to the rear of the partition is possible,
fi t the RAC wallplate over the outlet pipework
on the inside of the partition.
For stud partition installations where access
to the rear of the wall is not possible, follow
instructions for solid wall installations, making
sure that suitable wall fi xings (not supplied) are
used to secure the wallplate to the outside of
the stud partition.
40 mm
RAC Wallplate
(shown fi tted for rear
access stud partitions only)
Outlet Pipe to Fittings
Mixing Valve
2.
Temporarily cap off the outlet pipe, turn on the
water supplies and check for leaks.
3.
Determine the fi nished wall position (e.g. tile
thickness). Turn off the water supply, carefully
uncap the outlet pipe and cut to length, the
outlet pipe must protrude through the
fi nished
wall surface
by 21–23 mm.
Note!
Remove any burrs from the pipes before
proceeding.
4.
For solid wall installations or stud partition
installations
without
rear access go to
instruction 9.
For stud partition installations with access
to the rear of the partition continue with
instruction 5.
5.
Finish the wall (e.g. tiles).
Important!
installation and user guide.
Caution!
Make sure that the fi nished wall
is within the maximum and minimum limits
and to an even depth (no greater than 2 mm
variation).
6.
Place the RAC backplate over the outlet pipe
with the arrow pointing up. The screw holes
should be at 45° to the horizontal.
7.
Mark the positions of the two RAC backplate
fi xing holes and drill the two 5.5 mm holes.
Caution!
Make sure that you do not drill into
pipework in the wall.
8.
Hold the RAC wallplate in position on the rear
of the partition, insert the two backplate screws
and secure the RAC backplate to the wallplate.
Make sure that the foam seal abuts the fi nished
wall surface. Go to instruction 17.
RAC Backplate
Backplate
Screws
