Exposed Thermostatic Mixers - Mira Select Flex Installation And User Manual

Exposed Thermostatic Mixers

Installing the Thermostatic Mixer
1. the thermostatic mixer can be installed with
rear, rising or falling supply inlets. decide
on the most appropriate method for your
installation, and if necessary, loosen the
grubscrews and rotate the inlet elbows to
suit.
Important! Make sure that the elbows are
pushed fully onto the mixer before tightening
the grubscrews, do not overtighten.
2. Use the installation template to mark the
positions of the holes for the backplate and
the pipe centres.
For rising or falling supplies the pipe positions
should be set 35 mm from the centre of pipe
to the finished wall at 153 mm centres.
Note! allow a minimum of 150 mm either side
of the mixer to allow servicing of the hot and
cold inlet filters.
Note! the thermostatic mixer has adjustable
inlets to fit existing pipework centres between
139 mm and 153 mm.
35 mm
allow a minimum of
150 mm either side
of mixer to wall
3. For solid walls drill the holes for the backplate
with a 6 mm drill and insert the wall plugs. For
other types of wall structure alternative fixings
may be required (not supplied).
6 mm drill
4. For Rear Entry Supplies Only:
a) drill the holes for the supply pipes at
153 mm centres.
b) recess the inlet holes Ø32 mm x 10 mm
deep to allow for the concealing plates.
Note! Depth must be sufficient to prevent
the concealing plates fouling on the
plumbing elbows.
5. Fit the supply pipework: Hot - Left, Cold
- Right. the inlet pipework should extend
13 mm from the finished wall surface.
Note! if it is not possible to install the mixer
with this pipework configuration complete the
installation then refer to section: 'Reversed
Inlet Supplies'.
elbow
10 mm minimum
between elbow
and finished wall
surface
HOT
recess Ø32 mm
x 10 mm deep
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Wall Plug
13 mm from finished
wall surface
Ø32 mm
COLD
13 mm
153 mm