User guide

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12. Insert the wall plugs (supplied) and attach the
mixer to the wall or to the timber noggin with
the screws provided.
13. Fit the compression nuts and olives onto the
pipework, connect the pipes and tighten the
compression nuts.
Important! Make sure that the outlet pipework
protrudes through a Ø25 mm hole in the wall
or stud partition by approximately 40 mm and
temporarily cap off.
Note! For stud partition installations where
access to the rear of the partition is possible,
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 xings (not supplied) are
used to secure the wallplate to the outside of
the stud partition.
Screws
Outlet Pipe to Fittings
Hot Supply
Cold Supply
40 mm
RAC Wallplate
(shown tted for rear
access stud partitions only)
14. Turn on the water supplies and check for
leaks.
15. Determine the 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 nished
wall surface by 21–23 mm.
Note! Remove any burrs from the pipes before
proceeding.
16. For solid wall installations or stud partition
installations without rear access go to
instruction 21.
For stud partition installations with access
to the rear of the partition continue with
instruction 17.
17.Finish the wall (e.g. tiles).
Important! Make sure that you use the
cardboard building-in shroud when nishing
the wall. This will protect the valve and make
sure that you tile up to the correct diameter.
Caution! Make sure that the nished wall is
within the maximum and minimum limits and to
an even depth (no greater than 2 mm variation)
or the controls will not t correctly.
Cardboard Building-in Shroud
18. Place the RAC backplate over the outlet pipe
with the arrow pointing up. The screw holes
should be at 45° to the horizontal.
19. Mark the positions of the two RAC backplate
xing holes and drill the two 5.5 mm holes.
Caution! Make sure that you do not drill into
pipework in the wall.
20. 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 nished
wall surface. Go to instruction 30.
RAC Backplate
Backplate
Screws