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INSTALLATION AND OPERATING MANUAL SS01 SS53 Range INSTALLERS PLEASE NOTE, THESE INSTRUCTIONS ARE TO BE LEFT WITH THE CUSTOMER Technical Support: 01524 489939 Warranty Claims Or Delivery Damage: www.vidalux.co.uk...
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VIDALUX CLEAR & BRIGHT WATER SOFTENER Guaranteed to get rid of limescale Live in a hard water area?? Limescale in the kettle and on bathroom fixtures?? Suffering from unknown adverse health effects from this polluted drinking water?? If you have a steam shower and the generater becomes blocked with limescale and stops working...
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Thank you for purchasing this product. To guarantee the product delivers a long service life, please ensure it is fi tted and used in accordance with the instructions contained in this booklet. Please check that the boxes contain all the items listed below, and report to us any parts that are missing or damaged prior to assembly and within 48 hours of receipt.
IMPORTANT NOTICE Before you proceed with fi tting your Vidalux Shower please read and understand the following: By commencing testing and installation of the unit you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions set out by us: copies of which are available by contacting us by by email or by telephone (details on the cover of this manual).
Before you begin Assembly requires two persons. Tools needed to assemble this shower cabin: Electric screwdriver with a selection of heads, regular screwdrivers, pipe grips, spanners, spirit level, sharp knife and rubber mallet. Connection of the electrical supply and plumbing may require additional tools. Do not fully tighten any screw fixings initially during build as this allows the frame to move a little and aid location of all holes and screws;...
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Assembly Do not fi t the shower into locations where you do not have at least 40cm access all around the cabin both for installation and for future service access. We advise you do not fi t sinks, toilets etc that restrict access behind the shower.
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LEVELING AND FITTING THE TRAY Remove the protective fi lm covering the base. Connect the soil pipe, trap and any couplings to the fl exible waste under the tub. You may choose to fi t either a HEPV0 trap with the appropriate couplings or choose to fi t a McAlpine ST28M coupling to a McAlpine 28-NRV trap.
FRONT FRAME Locate the two silver coloured upright frame sections and the two curved frame rail sections. You will need the 8 x LONG screws to join these sections together. The inside facing edges of the rails will be tapered, while the flat edge will meet the tray and the other will be closest to the bathroom ceiling.
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FITTING THE FRONT FRAME AND TRAY Now its time to set and align your showers back panel and front frame to how you want it to finally sit on the tray. Once everything is aligned, from behind the unit screw through the end parts of the side walls into the frame to secure in place.
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FITTING THE GLASS SIDE WALLS Fit the ‘U’ profiled shaped seals over the long edge of a glass side panel. (The side panels can be identified from the doors by looking for the handle holes in the doors). Slide the seal over the edge and push or pat with your palm until seated fully.
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MONSOON RAIN SHOWER You can now fit the monsoon rain shower head into the centre of the roof. It is held in place with a retaining nut. This is often pre fitted, so ensure it is connected securely. CABIN ROOF Now place the roof with the monsoon fitted onto the cabin.
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SHOWER CEILING The speaker, fan, and light will be pre-fi tted. Ensure all the cables are unraveled to enable location and connection at a later stage. The Ozone unit (Steam version only) is supplied separately and will need to be fi tted. Unscrew the chrome end from the main body of the Ozone unit may diff er in shape from this representation Ozone unit only present on 'Steam Version'...
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Before You Fit The Doors You May Wish To See The "SEALING THE SHOWER" Section Of These Instructions And Apply Sealant Around The Base Of The Tray Prior To Fitting The Doors FITTING THE SHOWER DOOR WHEEL RUNNERS Locate the pack of 8 twin wheel shower door runners (cams). There are two diff erent types provided.
FITTING THE DOOR HANDLES Each of the two shower doors requires a pair of chrome fi nished door handles to be fi tted. Each handle is comprised of several parts. Position the main handle part on the outside of a door ensuring the Chrome Washer and a Clear Washer are positioned also on the outside face over the thread.
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HAND SHOWER AND RISER You are now ready to assemble and connect the hand shower. The hand shower comprises of: Multi function hand shower Chrome fi nished riser bar Hand shower holster Chrome water hose Rear retaining nut Fitting screw The lower part of the riser bar has a threaded water connection.
SHOWER VALVE The shower valve can be accessed from the rear of the shower and is located on the central tower. The valve is divided into three parts that are joined together. The uppermost part is the divertor. There are three connections able to be made here.
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SHOWER SEALS This shower comes with 2 fl apped shower seals that are in two diff erent lengths. LONG FLAPPED The longer fl apped seal fi t onto the trailing edges of the doors. The seals are not designed to touch the glass or each other, but when the doors are closed they will reduce the gap to a level that water is unlikely to escape.
Water Connections This product requires a hot and cold water supply. Your Hot and Cold water supply pipes should ideally be fi nished about 1 meter above the fl oor centrally in the corner and fi nished with 15mm compression isolating valvea.
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Electrical Connections For Steam Version STEAM GENERATOR & ELECTRONIC CONTROL MAIN POWER UNIT This Steam Shower requires connections to MAINS This model has a separate Steam Generator ELECTRICITY. and Electronic Control Unit. Both parts have a Data Cable to provide electrical communication 1 x 13amp between each part and a Power transfer connection.
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Electrical Connections For Non Steam\Hydro Version...
Sealing the Shower OPTIONAL: Under normal use, the shower will return all water back into the tray. Should you choose, we recommend that you seal the shower internally with a good quality bathroom sealant to provide an extra level of water proofi ng.
Final Testing Check and test that each outlet function (hand shower, body jets and monsoon) work as expected by rotating the DIVERTOR DIAL (top chrome dial). Check the ON/OFF dial enables the water to be fully on or off in the position indicated on the valve markings.
Valve Operation There are 3 control dials inside your Shower Cabin. These dials control the output functions, water fl ow and temperature of your shower. The top dial can be turned to allow you to choose which output you wish to use: Body Jets, Overhead (Monsoon) Shower and Hand Shower.
Electronic Control Panel Your shower is fitted with an electronic control panel that allows you to operate the electronic features of your shower. From the control panel you can control the lights, Steam, Radio and audio. Power ON / OFF In standby mode this button is lit Red.
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Cleaning and third party product use DO NOT CLEAN BY SPRAYING THE HAND SHOWER DIRECTLY INTO AREAS THAT MAY PASS WATER - UNLESS YOU HAVE ADDED THE ADDITIONAL INTERNAL SILICONE IN PREVIOUS STEP This shower should be cleaned after every use to remove the build up of dirt and bacteria. We would recommend that after normal showering use, that the cabin doors are left open until the inside is fully dry.
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Thermostatic Cartridge Your shower is fi tted with a Thermostatic Cartridge. Should you need to remove or replace the cartridge for maintenance or replacement, follow the instructions below. Q: I am having to turn the dial round as far as it will go to the hottest setting and the water is only just warm.
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With the Chrome dial removed you will see a plastic ring covering with the Thermostat underneath. Note down the position the ring is placed in. Pull the plastic ring (Temperature safety lock) towards you to remove. Keep this part safe You will now see the head of the Thermostat clearly visible.
FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PLEASE CALL 01524 489939...
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This form must be filled out by the plumber/installer and electrician (where applicable) in order to validate the warranty. You are required to register the warranty online at www.vidalux.co.uk You MUST register the product warranty within 90 days following delivery...
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