Crosswater WS2001RC Installation Instructions Manual

THERMOSTATI C SH OW ER VALVE

WS2001RC

INSTALLATIO N IN ST RU CT IO NS

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mod ifica tions w ithou t prior n otice .

P5- WS200 1RC-E A/ 0

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INTRODUCTION

This th er mosta ti c val ve i s su ita bl e fo r use w it h all wat er s ystem s up t o a maxim um
opera ti ng pres su re of 5 .0 b ar, ( bey on d wh ich w e re comme nd p ressu re r educi ng
valve s to b e fitte d) .

The the rm ostat ic v alv e ha s tw o out le ts t hat c an b e contr ol led sim ul taneo us ly.

The two m ai n outle ts a re co nt ro lle d by t he f low c on trol ca rt ridge s, c ommon ly u sed f or
a main sh ow er head a nd a b ath s po ut .

NOT E: FOR IL LUSTR ATIV E PURPO SES HAN DLES AR E NOT S HO WN

DIMENSIONS

NOT E: ALL DIM ENSIO NS IN MIL LIMET RES

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PART S ID EN TI FI CATION

OPE N

CLO SE

120

275

0

90

0

90

OPE N

CLO SE

C

H

80

45X 45

147

78- 105

G3/ 4

C w2

H OT

TMV APPROVED INSTALLATIO NS

This th er mosta ti c val ve h as b een d es ig ned t o be c ompli an t with th e re quire me nts o f
TMV2. N B fo r ins ta ll ati on s go ver ne d by t his l eg islat io n the CW ma rk ing (as p ic tur ed
on valv e ab ove) mu st a lwa ys b e le ft vi si bl e for t he c ommis si oning p ro cess.

No liab il ity for i ns tal la ti on co st s wi ll be a cc epted I f, f or exam pl e, the ti li ng is t oo c lo se to
the bod y of t he va lv e or e xpa nd in g foa m is u se d pre ve nting t he m arkin g of t he valv e
being v is ible. On ce th e in sp ect io n ha s bee n ca rried o ut t he cove r pl ate can b e fi tte d.

FLO W CONTR OL

(BAT H FI LLE R)

MAI N OUTLE T
(BAT H FI LLE R

BOD Y JET S

HAN DSET)

G3/4

G3/ 4

80

45X 45 45X 45

MAI N OUTLE T
(BAT H FI LLE R

BOD Y JET S

HAN DSET)

FIX ING

LUG S

HOT

INL ET

MAI N OUTLE T

(SH OWER- FIXED H EAD)

HOT C HE CK

VALVE

& FILT ER

COL D CHECK VA LVE

&FI LTER

TEM PERATU RE

CON TROL

FLO W

CON TROL

(SH OWER)

MAI N OUTLE T

(SH OWER- FIXED H EAD)

FIX ING LUG

COL D
INL ET

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INSTALLATIO N INSTALLATIO N

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NOTES :

Pleas e re ad thes e in str uc ti ons c ar ef ull y an d keep in a s af e place f or f uture r ef ere nc e.
The ins ta llati on m ust c om pl y wit h al l Lo cal /N ation al Wa te r Suppl y Aut horit y
Regul at ions/ By e law s an d Bu ild in g an d Plu mb in g Reg ul ation s (U K: BS67 00 ).
This va lv e is a mixi ng d evi ce a nd t her ef or e req ui res the w at er supp li es to be
reaso na bly bal an ced , ot he rwi se w e re com me nd a pres su re redu ci ng valv e to b e
fitte d.
The val ve i s fitte d wi th in te gr al WR C ap pr ove d si ngle ch ec k valve s ca rtrid ge s whi ch
comma nd t he wate r su ppl y, th ere fo re t he th er mosta ti c valve i s pr otect ed a gai ns t
cross -f low due t o un bal an ce d lin e pr es sur es a s requi re d by the Water S up ply
(Wa ter Fit ti ngs ) Re gu lat io ns 1 999 .
Fitti ng i solat in g val ve s to t he in le t fe eds i s re comme nd ed for ea se o f maint en anc e.

INSTAL LATI ON
Remem be r to tu rn o ff t he ma in s wa ter s up ply bef or e conne ct ing t o an y
exist in g pip e wo rk .
War nin g! P le ase c he ck f or an y hi dden pi pe s and cab le s befor e dr ill in g
holes i n th e wal l.

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Posit io n the val ve o nto t he w al l and m ar k th e pos it ion of th e fi xing lu gs ( x4). Ma ke
sure th e va lve is se t ba ck fr om t he f ron t fa ce of the w al l by the ap pr opria te d epth
to allo w fo r plast er boa rd , fi lli ng a nd t ili ng e tc. (mi n. 7 8mm to ma x. 1 05mm se e
dimen si on page ).
Mount c as ting to t he w all u si ng s uit ab le f ixi ng s.
Alway s le ave acc es s to th e fo ur f ron t ca rt rid ge s for ser vi cing.
Once th e va lve has b ee n sec ur ed t o the w al l, t he bl ac k Plast ic D ust Cov er c an be
tempo ra lly att ac hed t o th e va lve w it h th e scr ew s suppl ie d. Th is w ill pro te ct th e va lv e
while t he r est of th e wo rk is c om pl ete d (s ee f ig 1) .
Inlet s an d outle ts a re al l ta pp ed BS P. Mak e all p ip e work co nn ectio ns u sing a
propr ie tary th re ad se al er.

Do not us e ta per ed t hr ead ed a da pto rs .

Blank o ff and se al t he op en o ut let i f it i s no t req ui red.
Remov e th e Plast ic D ust C ov er.
Tur n on supp li es an d te st a ll co nn ec tio ns f or w ate r ti ghtne ss .
Remov e Ho t and Col d ch eck v al ve s, an d fl us h out t he i nstal la tion, c le an the fi lt ers
and ref it .
Apply a n ar row bea d of c lea r si li con e se al ant a ro und the b ac k edge of t he c over pl at e
and car ef ully pr es s int o po si tio n.
Fit the c on tro l kn ob s by li ni ng u p the f la t su rfa ce o f the val ve c over wi th t he grub
screw o n th e handl e, t igh te n th e scr ew w it h the s up plied h ex agona l ke y (see fi g 2) .

3/4"

FIG . 2 FITTI NG CONT ROL HAN DLE SFIG . 2 FITTI NG CONT ROL HAN DLE S

FIX ING LUG S

FIG . 1 FITTI NG PLAS TIC DUS T COV ER

DUS T COV ER

FIX ING SCR EWS

FIX ING SCR EWS

COV ER PLATE

HAN DLE

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STO P

THE RMOS TATIC

SPI NDLE

THE RMOS TATIC

CART RID GE

TEMPERATURE SETTING MAINTENANCE

To set the te mp era tu re , rem ov e th e
handl e an d unscr ew t he ce nt re s cre w of
the the rm ostat ic c ont ro l co ver. R ot at e the
expos ed t hermo st ati c sp in dle ( cl oc kwi se
for col d, a nd anti -c loc kw is e for h ot ) un til t he
maxim um d esire d sh owe ri ng t emp er at ure

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is set (4 2 C -s ugges te d maxim um p re-se t
tempe ra ture) .
Then li ne u p the scr ew h ead o n th e ba ck of
the the rm ostat ic c ont ro l co ver w it h th e fir st
stop on t he s top r in g it sel f. P us h the c on tr ol
cover o nt o the spl in es an d ti gh ten t he c en tre
screw, r ef it th e ha nd le. T he t her mo st at is
now set t o it s new t em pe rat ur e an d can o nl y
be incr ea sed or de cr eas ed b y re pea ti ng t his
proce ss .

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MAINTENANCE

Note: To av oid dam ag e, pl ea se r emo ve a ll c hro me
parts b ef ore any m ai nte na nc e tak es p la ce.

THERM OS TATIC C ART RI DG ES

The 1 con ce aled th er mos ta ti c val ve s ho uld
give tr ou ble fre e se rvi ce , bu t in th e ev en t of
failu re , servi ci ng is s tr ai ght f or wa rd.

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To rem ov e the the rm ost at ic c art ri dg e.

Undo th e ca rtrid ge c lam p nu t (t ake n ot e of
the ori en tatio n of t he ca rt ri dge ) an d pu ll th e
cartr id ge out us in g the t em pe rat ur e co ntr ol
knob to a id r emova l. Wa sh t he ca rt ri dge w it h
clean r un ning wa te r and m ak e su re th at a ny
trapp ed d ebris h as b een r em ov ed. D ry a nd
light ly g rease t he s eal s (o nl y use s il ic one
greas e) a nd repl ac e the c ar tr idg e ma ki ng
sure th at t he lo ca ti ng lu g is l oc ate d in t he
reces s on t he hot si de o f the v al ve .

FLOW CO NT ROL C AR TRI DG E

The Flo w Co ntrol C ar tri dg e us es ce ra mi c dis cs w hich no rm ally la st i ndefi ni tel y un le ss
debri s ma nages t o ge t bet we en t hem . Was h th e ca rtr id ge with c le an runn in g water, d ry a nd
light ly g rease t he s eal .

FI LTE RS /C HE CK VA LVES

Th e ch ec k va lv es sto p cros s flow
be tw ee n th e ho t and co ld sup plie s.

To cl ea n th e Ch ec k Va lv es .

Un do a nd r em ov e the Ch eck va lve. Usin g
a pa ir o f pl ie rs r emov e the No n retu rn
va lv e an d fi lt er. Was h th e fi lt er wit h clea n
ru nn in g wa te r, dry and l ig ht ly g re as e th e
se al s.

CARE OF Y OUR SHO WE R VALVE

We re co mmend c le ani ng t he v alv e wi th a s oft d am p cl oth .
We st ro ngly ad vi se ag ai ns t the u se o f ALL cl ea nin g pr oduct s.

TROUBLE SHOOTING

SYM PTOM SOL UTION

After i ns tal la ti on th e sh ow er ru ns H OT
or COLD a nd w ill not m ix .

Ho t an d co ld s up plie s are pl umbe d the
wr on g wa y ro un d.
Re mo ve t he t he rmos tati c cart ridg e,
un do t he c la mp n ut and p ull th e cart ridg e
ou t (u si ng t he t empe ratu re con trol k nob
to a id r em ov al ).
Re in st al l it w ith th e loca ting l ug poi ntin g
aw ay f ro m th e in lets .

Sh ow er w il l no t run ho t enou gh whe n
fi rs t in st al led.

Ma xi mu m te mp erat ure ne eds ad just ing,
se e te mp er at ure se ttin g .

Co ld w at er t ra ckin g thro ugh th e valv e
in to t he h ot w at er sys tem.

Ch ec k an d cl ea n the ch eck va lve
ca rt ri dg es a nd fil ters l ocat ed und er
th e ch ec k va lv es.

Very low f lo w or no flo w (g rav it y) .

Ch ec k ho t an d co ld fee ds (th e valv e will
sh ut d ow n if e it her th e hot or c old su pply
fa il s) .

FILT ER

NON R ETURN

VALVE

CHE CK
VALVE

LOC ATIN G LUG

SEA LS(X3 )

THE RMOSTAT IC

CAR TR IDG E

CAR TR IDG E
CLA MP NUT

LOC ATIN G LUG