| Installation Instructions for Onassis Rain Style Massage Jets Shower Panel System |  |
Carefully read and follow the instructions in the following guidelines. If you fail to follow these recommended
instructions and techniques for installation, you risk affecting the warranty claims for your product
and causing damage to the unit and the surrounding area.
IMPORTANT: In order to install this shower panel, simple understanding of plumbing techniques will
be necessary. Please contact your dealer or a professional plumber if you are unfamiliar with plumbing
techniques or have questions.
While determining the installation location for your new unit, we recommend you take into account the
guidelines below. All installations are unique and these guidelines are general:
1. This shower panel is designed for indoor use ONLY. It is not intended for outdoor use or other
uses.
2. We have provided flexible supply hoses. It is recommended that you consider installing individual
cut off valves for the cold and hot water supplies.
Prior to installation, make sure to check your unit for the following:
1. Look over all of the unit’s components. Check for damaged and broken components and sections.
2. Contact your dealer or the manufacturer if you find damaged sections.
Vacuum Break
The risk of backflow, which can contaminate the drinking water supply, is reduced
by a vacuum break. A vacuum break, pictured here, is a backflow preventer. The vacuum
break will emit a small amount of water when the shower is turned on (when
the hand shower is above the level of the vacuum break) and/or when the shower
control valves are opened and closed. The presence or absence of water pressure in
the supply line causes the seating and unseating of the diaphragm.
Plumbing Requirements:
-Flow rate: 2.5 gallons per minute (gpm)
-Water pressure: 60 to 80 psi for both cold and hot supply lines
You will have to speak with a plumber regarding the installation of a booster pump or enlarging your supply
lines if your water supply in unable to meet the requirements above.
Tools You Will Need:
-3 foot level
-Drill, screwdriver attachments & masonry or tile drill bits
-Teflon tape
-Adjustable wrench
-Bathroom rated silicone sealant
-Caulk gun
-Tape measure
-Phillips head screwdriver
-Pipe cutter
Items You Will Need (Note, these are not provided):
-The appropriate diameter drill bits for your wall surface, including ¼” and 5/16”
-Standard male 3/8” compression threads supply line connection fittings
-Optional supply line cut off valves with standard male 3/8” compression threads
The installation guidelines assume that rough plumbing has already been finished and that shower walls
are finished.
IMPORTANT: These guidelines assume that you are performing a remodel on your bathroom. The only
items needed to operate an Shower Panel are separate cold and hot water supply lines. The shower
panel is a replacement of any mixing valve set up you are currently using. If you are thinking of using
your current mixing valve set up, it is recommended that you use a retrofit unit, which is specifically
designed for that use.
WARNING: You must turn off the cold and hot water supply to the location of installation before
starting the installation.
Connecting to the Supply Lines
-Note, the connection to the cold and hot supply lines is not provided. Two flexible hoses, which are provided
with the shower panel unit, make the connection between the supply lines and the shower panel.
-Standard female 3/8” compression threads with appropriate washers for connections are used for the
hoses.
-Separating the cut off valves for the cold and hot water supply lines will assist in any future service performed
to the unit. It is recommended that you do this, although it is not required.
-Purchase the appropriate valves and fitting for your installation that will provide male 3/8” compression
threads for attachment to the flexible hoses.
-Before continuing your installation, the supply connections must be completed.
Mounting Your Showerhead
-Install the rubber washer onto the showerhead and install onto the shower arm.
Mounting the Brackets of the Shower Panel
While mounting the brackets of your new shower panel, the following will influence your decision on
which height to mount the unit at:
-It is recommended that the shower panel be mounted at a height that will make the unit accessible to
people of varying heights. That way, various people in the home can enjoy the shower panel.
-A comparison between the height of the overhead rain shower to the body jets and the height of all of the
people who will be using the shower panel.
-Whether or not the height you choose will allow the shower panel to completely cover up the connection
points for the cold and hot water supplies.
In order to determine your installation location of the shower panel, you will require the use of a tape measure
and pencil (or some type of marking tool).
IMPORTANT: A second person may be needed to assist you in holding up the unit while another person makes
the measurements used during the installation.
Steps for Mounting the Shower Panel
1. First, locate the package including the wall anchors, mounting brackets and screws. These will be
used in the following process.
2. Mark where the center of the shower panel will be placed with a center line. (This is usually at the
center of the plumbing supply lines.)
3. Make marks on the bottom and center of the shower panel while holding it at your desired height
and location on the center line. This will act as a reference point for the measurements of
the bottom of the shower panel and the other measurements for placing the mounting brackets.
4. Lay the unit on the ground with its back facing up. Find the two built-in hanging straps of the unit.
5. The following guidelines will assist you in placing the mounting brackets:
a. Four mounting brackets are used in units with two single bar straps. (Two will go on the top strap
and two will go on the bottom strap.)
b. Determine the distance between the top and bottom strap. This is measurement “X.” Measure from
the top to top or bottom to bottom of the straps.
c. Determine the distance between the most outside measurement from the bottom of the top strap
to the bottom of the shower panel. Measure this and it will be measurement “Y.”
d. Starting from the reference mark (which was made when the shower panel was on the wall), mea
sure up the distance “Y” to the bottom outside of the shower panel and mark this. (“Y” was
the distance from the bottom of the top strap to the bottom outside of the shower panel.)
Mark this.
e. Place a second mark a few inches to one side of the mark you just made. This second mark should
be at the same height. Make a horizontal line through these two marks with the use of a level.
f. The two mounting brackets need to be equally spaced about the centerline (and two mounting
brackets are required on each strap). (Tip: Dividing the width of the shower panel by two is a good
rule of thumb for determining the distance between the two brackets.) Divide the distance between the
two brackets to determine the distance between each bracket and the center line.
-Example: If the width of the shower panel is 12 inches, the distance between the brackets is 6
inches (12/2=6). Thus, the distance between the center line and each bracket is 3 inches (6/2=3).
Mark the distance for the two mounting brackets.
g. Hold one mounting bracket flat against the wall with the mounting holes over the mark indicat
ing the bracket’s location from the center line. The mounting holes must point towards the bottom
of the shower.
h. You will have to line up this mounting bracket so that the bend in the bracket is on the horizontal
line you drew earlier. Meanwhile, make sure the mounting holes are still centered on the mark you
made for the bracket’s location.
i. Mark both of the mounting holes in the mounting bracket.
j. Repeat this process for the other mounting bracket and you will have successfully marked the loca
tions for both the top brackets.
k. Use the location of one of the top mounting brackets as a reference for the next measurement.
Measure the distance “X” straight down from the top mounting hole and make a mark. (“X” is the
distance between the two mounting straps.)
l. Repeat this process with the location of the other top mounting bracket.
m. Use one of the las
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