How To Install a Joy Push Button Dual Function Shower

I’m Elle from Rop­er Rhodes Trade Solu­tions and today I’ll be installing one of our Joy Push But­ton Dual Func­tion Show­ers, in just 14 easy to fol­low steps.

As well as show­ing how to cor­rect­ly fit the show­er, I’ll also cov­er some trade tips and areas to look­out for to ensure the show­er is installed with fit and for­get in mind.

Before begin­ning the install, it’s impor­tant to famil­iarise your­self with how our Push But­ton Show­ers work.

Where these show­ers dif­fer from our reg­u­lar Bar Valve units is in the inno­v­a­tive On / Off Push But­ton tech­nol­o­gy locat­ed on the right-hand side of the dual valve. 

In the ​‘Off’ posi­tion, the cen­tre push but­ton will be depressed and flush with the con­trol han­dle. To turn the valve on, push the but­ton into the han­dle until it clicks and pro­trudes from the end of the handle.

This tech­nol­o­gy pro­vides our eas­i­est show­er­ing expe­ri­ence yet with set and for­get tem­per­a­ture and flow con­trol. This also makes show­er­ing more com­fort­able and con­ve­nient for those with lim­it­ed mobility.

Right, Step 1 is to make sure you have the cor­rect tools to suc­cess­ful­ly com­plete the install.

We rec­om­mend using the following…

A 30mm spanner

And safe­ty Glass­es for use when drilling holes. In this demon­stra­tion the holes have been pre-drilled so the show­er is ready to fit.

One thing to note is that you always need to check there are no con­cealed elec­tri­cal cables or pipework where you’re look­ing to drill.

Now step 2, check the oper­at­ing con­di­tions of use to ensure the show­er is suit­able for the space it’s being fitted.

Our Joy Push But­ton Show­er is com­pat­i­ble with…

Grav­i­ty fed Hot & Cold and Grav­i­ty fed Hot & Mains Cold of equal pres­sures. Unvent­ed sys­tems, Gas com­bi­na­tion boil­ers and Pumped Systems.

It’s impor­tant to note that Pumps should only be used on grav­i­ty fed sys­tems. Always check with the pump man­u­fac­tur­er for which type of pump the sys­tem you’re fit­ting requires.

Step 3, Check for debris.

Most prob­lems asso­ci­at­ed with the oper­a­tion of ther­mo­sta­t­ic show­er valves are caused by debris in the new pipe work get­ting into the ther­mo­stat. These prob­lems are eas­i­ly avoid­ed by thor­ough­ly flush­ing the pipe work, pri­or to fit­ting the show­er valve.

By flush­ing the pipework, you will also clear the sys­tem of any unwant­ed air.

Step 4, Install the hot and cold inlet pipework.

In this demon­stra­tion, we’ve pre-pre­pared our pipework ready to fit the shower.

How­ev­er, when prepar­ing the pipes your­self, always ensure the pipe cen­tres are 150mm apart and pro­trude at least 35mm from the fin­ished wall surface.

Step 5, Mount the quick fix­ing wall plate.

Use the fix­ings pro­vid­ed so that the pipework pass­es through the plate as it should.

Step 6, Fit the olives and tight­en the com­pres­sion thread.

Be sure to fit the olives over the pipework and tight­en the com­pres­sion thread onto the wall plate with a spanner.

This will com­press the olive and secure it to the pipework.

Step 7, Thread the trim ring.

Always thread the trim ring cor­rect­ly onto the com­pres­sion thread to cov­er up the wall plate fixings.

Step 8, Ensure that the rub­ber wash­er is insert­ed between the bar valve and the com­pres­sion thread.

Step 9, Mount the bar valve using the swiv­el nuts.

Take care on this step in order to cor­rect­ly tight­en the bar valve itself to the unit with­out dam­ag­ing its surroundings.

Step 10, Mark your dis­tance and attach the wall bracket.

With the bar valve in place, use the ris­er rail to deter­mine where the wall brack­et needs to be drilled. Then mark the spot, drill your hole and attach your bracket.

If drilling into tiles, be sure to use mask­ing tape when mark­ing your spot, to avoid the drill wandering.

Step 11, Attach the ris­er rail.

Place the ris­er rail on to the bar valve and begin to secure until the ris­er rail pin is in line with the wall brack­et. Then ful­ly secure and tight­en the grub screw on the wall brack­et with the allen key pro­vid­ed in the box.

Step 12, Attach the show­er head.

Place the show­er­head on to the ris­er rail and tight­en to secure.

Step 13, Secure the hand­set and hose.

Place the hand­set into the hold­er and secure the hose at the base of the bar valve.

Step 14, Do your final checks and clean up.

And there we go, 14 steps to cor­rect­ly install our Joy Dual Func­tion Push But­ton Shower.

For fur­ther guid­ance and infor­ma­tion such as tem­per­a­ture check­ing, adjust­ment and com­mis­sion­ing, please con­sult our Instal­la­tion Manual. 

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