Bar mixers
1
INTRODUCTION
This book contains all the necessary fitting and
operating instructions for your Unichrome Tyne
thermostatic bar mixer shower.
Please read the instructions carefully. Read
through the whole of this book BEFORE
beginning your installation.
The shower installation MUST be carried out by
a suitably competent person and in sequence of
this instruction book.
Care taken during the installation will provide a
long and trouble free life from your shower.
For best performance within the specified
running pressure range a minimum flow of eight
litres per minute should be available to both
inlets.
The mixer shower MUST NOT be subjected to
water temperatures above 80°C.-
The mixer is designed for use with traditional
low pressure ‘gravity’ water systems, using a
cold water cistern and hot water cylinder.
All the models are suitable for the higher
pressure systems found in the UK up to a
maximum of 5 bar running pressure.
IMPORTANT: When installing this mixer with
a combination boiler or multi-point, flow
restricters MUST be installed in the unit.
The mixer is suitable for fully modulating type
combination boilers and multi-point hot water
heaters. It is also suitable for thermal storage,
unvented systems and pumped gravity systems.
IMPORTANT: Before installing with a gas
instantaneous water heater, make sure it is
capable of delivering hot water at a minimum
switch-on flow rate of 3 litres per minute.
At flow rates between 3 and 8 litres per
minute, the appliance must be capable of
raising the water temperature to a minimum
of 52°C. Water temperature at the inlet to
the mixer must remain relatively constant
when flow rate adjustments are made (refer
to the water heater operating manual to confirm
compatibility with this mixer shower).
This mixer is supplied with an integral single
check valve and integral filter in each inlet.
Inlet connections are to 15mm compression or
½” BSP female fittings (not supplied).
SAFETY WARNINGS
a Layout and sizing of pipework must be such
that when other services are used, pressures
at the shower control inlets do not fall
below the recommended minimum.
b DO NOT choose a position where the
shower could become frozen.
c DO NOT connect this mixer shower
to any form of tap or fitting not
recommended by the manufacturer.
d The showerhead MUST be regularly cleaned
to remove scale and debris.
e Conveniently situated service valves in
each inlet supply MUST be fitted as an
independent method of isolating the
shower should maintenance or servicing be
necessary.
f If it is intended to operate the shower
in areas of hard water (above 200 ppm
temporary hardness), a scale inhibitor may
have to be fitted. For advice on the Triton
scale inhibitor, please contact Customer
Service.
g DO NOT operate the shower outside
the guidelines as laid out in ‘site
requirements’.
Replacement parts can be ordered from Triton
Customer Service. See ‘spare parts’ for details and part
numbers.
Due to continuous improvement and updating,
specification may be altered without prior notice.
