Triton ASPIRANTE THERMOSTATIC POWER SHOWER Installation And Operating Instructions Manual
Installers please note these
InstructIons are to be left wIth
the user
2180298Q - December 2015
Installation and
operating
instructions
Aspirante
power shower
The showerhead and hose supplied with this product are an integral
part of the safety of your shower. Failure to use genuine Triton
parts may cause injury and will invalidate your warranty
Aspirante thermostatic power shower
CONTENTS Page
Plumbing and electrical notes ..................................................1
Introduction ............................................................................2
Safety warnings .......................................................................2
Main components ...................................................................3
Specifications ...........................................................................3
Site requirements – water ........................................................4
General installation notes ........................................................5
Siting of the shower ................................................................6
Removing the cover.................................................................7
Plumbing connections .............................................................8
Fitting the shower to the wall .................................................10
Electrical connections .............................................................12
Commissioning and setup procedure .....................................13
Replacing the cover ................................................................15
Temperature control spindle setting .......................................16
Operating the shower.............................................................17
Adjusting the maximum temperature stop .............................18
Cleaning .................................................................................19
Instructions for installers and service engineers only ...............20
Spare parts .............................................................................21
Fault finding ....................................................................... 22 - 23
Water/Cable entry points diagram ............................. 24
Guarantee, service policy, etc. ..........................................rear cover
To check the product suitability for commercial and multiple installations, please contact Triton’s
specication advisory service before installation.
Telephone:
Facsimile:
E mail:
024 7637 2222
024 7632 4504
technical@tritonshowers.co.uk
WARNING
.
This appliance can be used by children aged from 8 years and
above and persons with reduced physical, sensory or mental
capabilities or lack of experience or knowledge if they have been
given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance
in a safe way and understand the hazards involved. Children may
not play with the appliance. Cleaning and user maintenance shall
not be made by children without supervision.
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1 PLUMBING NOTES
1.1 All installations must comply with Water
Regulations or Water Bylaws.
1.2 Supply pipes must be flushed to clear
debris before connecting the shower unit.
1.3 DO NOT connect the shower unit to
the mains cold water supply as it would
damage the unit and also, the installation
would be in breach of Water Regulations.
1.4 DO NOT use excessive force when making
connections to the flexible hose or
showerhead – finger tight is sufficient.
1.5 ALL plumbing connections are to be
completed and water supplies turned on
BEFORE switching on the electricity supply.
The shower must not be operated dry
without water.
1.6 DO NOT solder pipes or fittings within
300 mm of the shower appliance, as heat
transfer can damage components.
1.7 When installed, the top of the shower unit
must be at least 75 mm lower than the
base of the cold water storage cistern to
prevent the pump being run dry without
water.
1.8 A dedicated cold water supply must be
taken directly from the cold water cistern
to the shower. This draw-off must be on
the opposite side of the cistern to the float
operated valve to reduce the risk of air
entering the unit.
1.9 The action of the pump is to increase the
flow rate. If the supply pipework cannot
handle the resulting flow rate then:
1.9.1 The anticipated flow rate may not
be achieved.
1.9.2 Air may be drawn into the hot
supply from the vent pipe causing
spluttering and temperature fluctuations at
the showerhead.
1.10 Fullway isolating valves MUST be fitted
on the hot and cold water supplies to
the shower as an independent means
of isolating the water supplies should
maintenance or servicing be necessary. DO
NOT use stop taps or ball-o-fix type valves
which restrict flow.
2 ELECTRICAL NOTES
2.1 The installation must comply with BS 7671
‘Requirements for electrical installations’
(IEE wiring regulations). Make sure the
incoming hot and cold water supplies to
the shower are adequately earth bonded.
2.2 DO NOT turn on the electrical supply
until the plumbing connections have been
completed. Only then can the electricity be
switched on in order to power the solenoid
to turn water on to the shower when
commissioning. The shower must not be
operated dry without water.
2.3 The mains supply must be 230/240V, at
50Hz, connected to the unit via a double
pole switched 3 Amp fused connection
unit (not supplied) with a minimum 3 mm
contact separation gap in each pole.
2.4 In accordance with ‘The Plugs and Sockets
etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994’, this unit
is intended to be permanently connected
to the fixed electrical wiring of the mains
system.
2.5 Fuses do not give personal protection
against electric shock.
2.6 A 30mA residual current device (RCD)
MUST be installed. This may be part of the
consumer unit or a separate unit.
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INTRODUCTION
This book contains all the necessary fitting
and operating instructions for your Aspirante
thermostatic power shower. Please read them
carefully.
The shower installation must be carried out by
suitably competent person and in sequence of
this instruction book.
Care taken during the installation will ensure a
long and trouble free life from your shower
IMPORTANT: All plumbing connections must
be completed BEFORE making the electrical
connections.
Please read through the whole of this book
before beginning your installation.
IMPORTANT: The fittings on the pipe inlet
elbows are of the push-in type. The pipework
must be cut with a pipe cutter and all burrs
and rough edges removed from the end
of the tube. The fittings can be used with
copper and plastic pipe.
Where chrome plated pipe is used, remove
the first 25 mm of plating.
Note: The pump inside this product is rated 15
minutes on/45 minutes off duty cycle.
SAFETY WARNINGS
1. Do not insert fingers into the push-in inlet
fittings. Doing so could cause injury.
2. Under no circumstances must this product
be connected to mains cold or hot water
supplies. Failure to comply will invalidate
the guarantee.
3. The shower MUST NOT be used if suspected
of being frozen.
4. The outlet of this appliance must not be
connected to any form of tap or fitting not
recommended by the manufacturer.
5. The showerhead cartridge must be cleaned
regularly to remove scale and debris.
6. This appliance must be earthed.
7. Switch off immediately at the isolating
switch if water ceases to flow during use.
8. If it is intended to operate the shower
outside the guidelines laid out in the site
requirements, see NOTE below.
Note: In the event of items 3, 7 and 8, contact
Customer Service for advice.
Replacement parts can be ordered from Triton
Customer Service. See ‘spare parts’ for details and part
numbers.
A 30mA residual current device (RCD) MUST
be installed in all UK 230V electric and
pumped shower circuits. This may be part of
the consumer unit or a separate unit.
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SPECIFICATIONS
Hot water temperature
Maximum temperature 65°C.
BS 6700 recommends that the temperature of
stored water should never exceed 65°C. A stored
water temperature of 60°C is considered sufficient
to meet all normal requirements and will
minimise the affects of scale in hard water areas.
Temperature control
To obtain the maximum performance, this unit
should be installed, operated and maintained
as instructed in this book. The full performance
specification as below for the standard unit is
achieved with a blend set between 35°C – 40°C
and supplies of 15°C cold and 65°C hot with
nominally equal pressures.
1) The blended water temperature is
maintained within 2°C with a 10°C change
in the hot and cold water supply.
2) The sensor effects a shut down to seepage in
approximately 2 seconds if the cold supply fails.
3) Shut down to seepage is achieved even if
the hot supply is only 12°C above the blend
temperature.
4) The blended water temperature is
maintained within 1°C when the pressure
between inlet and outlet is halved (defined
as a pressure loss ratio of 2:1) on either the
hot or cold side.
Maximum static inlet pressures
100 Kpa (1 bar) or 10m (supplies must be
gravity fed at nominally equal pressures).
Minimum static inlet pressure
0.75 Kpa (0.0075 bar) or 75mm (required to
prime the integral centrifugal pump).
Maximum supply head 10m.
MAIN COMPONENTS
1. Top pipe entry and cable entry
2. Terminal block
3. Cover screw fixing
4. Motor retaining bracket
5. Rear pipe entry and cable entry
6. Wall fixing holes
7. Pipe inlet elbow – top
(contains single check valves)
8. Filter cover – top
9. Pump
10. PCB housing
11. Setting adaptor
12. Temperature control valve
13. Solenoid
14. Filter cover - bottom
15. Pipe inlet elbow – bottom
(contains single check valves)
16. Outlet
17. Bottom pipe entry
1
2
3
5
6
6
6
6
7
8
9
3
3
10
11
12
13
15
16
17
14
4
56 mm
268
mm
86
mm
82 mm
206 mm
Fig.1
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25mm min
75mm
min
Isolating
valves
Isolating
valve
Isolating
valve
Isolating spur
(3A fused)
outside bathroom
Ring main
Dedicated cold supply
Hot supply
Vent pipe
tee
Shower
unit
Mains supply
10m
max
Drain
valve
Alternative
connection
Other
hot water
draw-offs
Cold water cistern
Hot water
cylinder
SITE REQUIREMENTS
Water
The installation must be in accordance with
Water Regulations.
For correct operation of this shower unit, both
hot and cold water supplies to the appliance
must be gravity fed, at nominally equal
pressures, from a cold water storage cistern and
a hot water storage cylinder.
The water circuit should be installed so that the
flow is not significantly affected by other taps
and appliances being operated elsewhere on the
premises.
Fig.2 shows a recommended installation where
the hot water supply for the shower is made via
a tee connection on the underside of the rising
horizontal section of pipework from the cylinder.
Alternatively, the connection can be taken from
the hot supply pipe to other outlets as long as it
is the first draw-off below the ventilation pipe tee.
Fig.3 illustrates all the incorrect connections that
must be avoided.
All pipework to the shower unit must be routed
where it remains below the level of water in
the cistern. In the case of horizontal sections
of pipework in lofts, it may be necessary to
fit automatic air vents at high points on the
supplies to remove the possibility of air locks.
For the operation of the shower only, it is
recommended that the cold water storage
cistern is capable of holding at least 114 litres
(25 gallons). Where other hot and cold outlets
are likely to be in use simultaneously, the storage
capacity should be increased to 228 litres (50
gallons) in accordance with BS 6700.
Do check compliance with all the local Water
Regulations/Bylaws.
DO NOT connect to a combination cylinder
unless there is a guaranteed 114 litre cold supply
to the cylinder as the shower can deliver up to
14 litres per minute. It is advisable to check that
Fig.2 (Diagrammatic view – not to scale)
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the infill rate from the float operated valve meets
the output requirements.
It is recommended that there is a minimum
of approximately 114 litres (25 gallons) of hot
water storage per appliance.
The shower MUST NOT be connected to the
mains cold water supply.
DO NOT use jointing compounds.
GENERAL INSTALLATION NOTES
1. DO NOT take risks with plumbing or
electrical equipment.
2. DO NOT install this unit in a position where
it could become frozen.
3. Isolate electrical and water supplies BEFORE
proceeding with installation work.
4. Shower control MUST be fed from a cold
water storage cistern and hot water cylinder
that provides nominally equal pressures.
High level
hot feed
Cold supply on same side
as float valve and above
cylinder cold feed
Hot feed connection
above vent tee
Cold supply from
cylinder feed
Hot feed
connection
from
horizontal
vent pipe
Strained
hose
No isolating
valves
Soap dish
retaining ring
not used
Mains supply
Supply taken
from mains
Drain
valve
Other cold
draw-offs
from shower
supply
Cold water cistern
Hot water
cylinder
Depicting incorrect connections
Fig.3
(Diagrammatic view
not to scale)
5. The unit must be mounted onto the finished
wall surface (on top of tiles). DO NOT tile up
to the unit after fixing to the wall.
6. If installing with rear inlet supplies, it is
recommended the supply pipework is sealed
to the wall to prevent water from leaking
back into the wall.
7. In solid wall installations, the supply pipework
should be housed within ducting in order
to allow some free lateral movement when
making connections and to make sure of
compliance with the requirements of Water
Regulations (accessibility of pipes and pipe
fittings).
Fig.4 shows a schematic wiring diagram of the unit.
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Shower can
be mounted
either side of
the riser rail
Spill-over
level
Ceiling
Leave space for
cover screw
access
Use soapdish
retaining ring
Shower unit
must not
be within
an area
1 metre
from base
Height of
sprayhead
and shower
to suit user’s
requirement
Fig.5
SITING OF THE SHOWER
FOR EASE OF SERVICING, THE APPLIANCE
MUST ALWAYS BE MOUNTED ON THE SURFACE
OF TILED WALLS. NEVER TILE UP TO THE
APPLIANCE.
Refer to fig.5 for correct siting of the shower.
Position the appliance vertically where it will
NOT be in direct contact with water from the
showerhead.
Note: Allow enough room between the ceiling
and the shower unit to access the top cover
screw.
Position the shower and showerhead on the wall
so that all controls can be comfortably reached
while using the shower.
The showerhead and riser rail can be positioned
either side of the shower unit.
Note: Water Regulations require the
showerhead be ‘constrained by a fixed or sliding
attachment so that it can only discharge water at
a point not less than 25 mm above the spill-over
level of the relevant bath, shower tray or other
fixed appliance’.
L E N
Potentiometer
Switch
Solenoid
Motor
Capacitor 2
RFI suppression coil
Capacitor 1
PCB
Thermal
fuse
Fig.4 (schematic view )
WARNING!
The shower must not be positioned
where it will be subjected to freezing
conditions.
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Fig.6
REMOVING THE COVER
Note: When you first receive your Aspirante
power shower, the temperature control knob
and cover fixing screws will be packaged
separately within the box. In this instance just
carefully remove the cover and proceed to
‘Plumbing connections’ below.
To remove the cover, first pull off the
temperature control only (fig.6) – not the flow
control.
This will reveal the maximum temperature stop
(fig.7). This should be left in position.
Note: If adjustment of the maximum
temperature stop is required, refer to section
’Adjusting the maximum temperature stop’.
Remove the two cover fixing screws – top and
bottom (fig.8).
Carefully lift the cover away from the backplate.
Lay aside the cover and screws until the unit is
fully installed.
Note: When removing the cover for future
maintenance purposes etc. be aware of the lead
connected to the PCB unit. Carefully pull off the
lead from the PCB.
DO NOT let the cover dangle by the lead.
Maximum
temperature
stop
Fig.7
Fig.8
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