| Assembly • Descaling the Showerhead ·• Tips • Problems? |
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Unscrew
your current showerhead from the hose.
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Cuisine Components and Accessories:
1.
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Screw
Thread
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7. |
AquaClic
Cuisine Economy Shower Head |
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Covering Rosette |
8.
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Adjustment Button: Economy Stream or Shower Stream
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Seal (2 pc)
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9. |
Seal |
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Special Adapter |
10. |
Flow Controller with pressure compensation 5.5 l/min
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5.
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Additional Seal |
11.
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O-ring |
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Hose (not included)
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12.
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Showerhead Bayonet Cap with Water Outlets (Rubber
Nubs) |
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Which accessories will you need?
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A)
Most Common Thread
This thread, or groove, is approx. 15 mm long:
You will just need to use the current seal in the hose. If it's worn or
broken, replace it with the included additional seal (No. 5 in the
components diagram).
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B)
Your showerhead requires 2 seals...
if the thread is approx. 22 mm. Place both seals (3) in the turning
part of the shower hose.
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C)
You will need the special adapter (No. 4) for your showerhead if:
- the plug is approx. 24 mm long, but not grooved along its entire
length, only for about the upper third;
- your showerhead is a KWC model, older than approx. 4 years:
- Slide the rosette (2) over the thread,
- Place the thick seal (3) in the adapter
- Screw the adapter (4) onto the showerhead (1).
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Screw the showerhead into the hose taper
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Screwing
on
No matter which of the 3 variants you have: now screw the showerhead
onto the hose.
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Opening the bayonet cap head
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Descaling
and cleaning the showerhead
1. Open up the showerhead:
- turn anticlockwise and
- pull firmly, thus removing the head.
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Continuous flow controller top and bottom
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2.
Descale parts with an old tooth or nail brush, using a commercial
descaler, if necessary, reassemble the parts and screw the head back
on.
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Head plus o-ring groove
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Tip to keep the showerhead sealed for
years:
- from time to time, take the o-ring (11) out of its groove in the
head (12),
- grease the o-ring with Vaseline or Nivea cream, thus keeping it
pliable,
- place back in groove
- close the showerhead.
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Will
"Cuisine" be suitable for all water cocks?
Yes, if you have a valve with a pull-out hose. "Cuisine" comes
with various additional seals and adapters, so it can fit all valves,
even old KWC ones (Swiss).
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Pipe
replacement
Replacing the pipe under your sink is a job for professionals. Your
plumber will also provide the correct pipe.
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If
the adjustment button jams...
this can be caused by 2 issues:
1. Seal
the seal in the showerhead has fallen out upon opening, e.g. during
descaling. If you cannot find it, we will be happy to send you another
one free of charge.
2. Pressure
(rare) the water pressure is too high to negotiate the relatively large
transition from 12 to 5.5 litres per minute. In this case, please send
us the showerhead (letting us know beforehand by phone or email). To
avoid this problem reoccurring, reduce the pressure as follows:
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A)
Each time the stopcock is used:
- Open the stopcock to about half
- Press the adjustment button
- Now open the stopcock fully
B) Or reduce the pressure permanently:
- Remove the angle stop valve caps under the washbasin or sink.
- Fully open the water cock, just cold water at first,
- Set the economy showerhead to "shower" ,
- Using a coin as a sort of screwdriver, turn the running water
clockwise ("turning off"),
- until you notice at what point the volume of water reduces (point
x).
- Turn the coin anticlockwise ("turning on"), but only so far as
the point where full continuous flow is achieved (usually this is
slightly less than one quarter of turn after "point x").
- Repeat from step 2 with hot water.
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