So your the one that has to do the work in the bath room. Youngsters taking over the house and you tend not to have the space or it's possible that you've just managed the pay out for a new ensuite but have no finances left for the basics. Either way, fitting a shower neither be difficult or bothersome. The next instruction will give you adequate confidence to get going.

Immediately after you have invested in your shower you will need to be positive that all of the pieces are there. Second of all you should verify the warranty. The largest percentage of new showers have a warranty for 2 years. Makers expect that a heavily used shower will survive at minimum 2 years. If the shower is second hand make certain that the shower head is absolutely free of any limescale. If it is you have to invest the additional effort applying some white vinegar to the nozzle ends. Failing this, set the head over a piping-hot kettle as this will ensure a clean filtration for the water. Shower heads are so low-cost no-a-days so you could possibly be better of simply investing in a completely new head.

Once you've looked at and washed the shower head the following step is to figure out where you will place it. By far the most traditional place for a shower surround is in the corner of the cubicle. This is an apparent solution especially if you possess a small or minimal cubicle. The alternative gain of using in the corner is that you do not have to be concerned about the handles obstructing easy access to the cubicle without clipping the shower when getting in.

Now that you have identified where you are going to bring your new shower's water supply from, it's time to flip off the principal water supply at the stopcock. Just in case there is water already in the pipework and to protect against water loss, you have to turn on all the taps to run off any remaining water which is still in the system.

The first thing you will need to do is get the plumbing ready. Ahead of sizing the pipes that will ultimately supply the water to the shower system, it is crucial to cut off the water source. In order to guard the plumbing, they should be supplied a waterproof cover and also separating valves should be attached. The plumbing can then be recessed into the retaining wall and covered over to neaten the all round look.

With the water turned down at the principal stopcock and any leftover water emptied from the system, you can start running your pipework to the site of the new shower. You can use both cheap piping or copper piping to run the water lines to the shower. Plastic-type material piping is less complicated for the DIY plumber to work with but you have to be cautious to avoid leaks in plastic piping by fitting pipe inserts among joints and fit copper mineral fittings at the last part of the pipework for greater leak avoidance. Don't forget to fit isolating valves at the end of the pipework as close to to the shower as feasible without being invasive or cosmetically unattractive. Isolating valves can very well come in handy if your shower or pipework springs a leak. With an extra water shut-off position close to your shower you will not need to really rely as much on the main water stopcock.

To prevent damaging thermostatic shower valves you should make sure that that the pipework does not have any debris or grit in it. Purge the pipework through to verify this.

Gauge where the shower valve will go

Keep the valve towards the wall and check out how much pipework length will be required to be certain the new thermostatic valve can fit flush.

Reduce the hot and cold water outlet pipes to the correct size. As soon as you have figured out how much pipework is required to fit the thermostatic shower valve you can minimize the hot and cold water pipes for the shower using pipe blades.

Help to make the divots for the thermostatic valve

Drill down the holes in the wall membrane to fit your thermostatic shower valve. If you are drilling into tiles make certain that your drill bit is suitable to work on tiling. Use a spirit level to fit any bracket or wall fitment flush to the wall to reduce complications when fitting the shower valve and to refrain from damaging tiling or plasterwork.

Fit compression olives into each of the h2o inlets

For added seapage reduction fit a compression setting olive and nip it up snugly.

Align the shower valve

Level up the wall for the shower valve fitting taking care.

Fit the shower riser rail

Analyse how high you want the shower riser rail. Use a spirit level to mark vertically up the wall from the valve position to the peak you would like the shower head to be. If in doubt, for further assessment, stick masking tape to the wall vertically changing the spirit level and take it to the stage where the shower head will be. Step back and check out that the shower head will be in the correct position using the masking tape as an indication of the shower riser rail. As soon as you are confident that the shower riser track is in the right position, cut the shower riser track and run the pipework up the riser rail.

Fit the shower head to the riser track and test out for leakages

Checking Shower Thermostat Works

Be sure that the thermostat kicks in by switching on the hot and cold water taps while checking that the temp of your newly fitted shower stays constant as expected.

Make sure you have all of the details at hand and follow the instruction guide that will have been made available if new. If the shower is 2nd hand have a look at the component for anything valuable that you can search on Google with. You will need to print this off as you will need to refer to it frequently throughout the setup process.

Step 1 Disconnect water and energy supplies coming from the wall, leaving the electrical and water supplies ready to connect to.

Step 2 Simply release the elbow fitting and retighten 90 anticlockwise.

Step 3 A template is provided that can be employed to check details before any drilling starts.

Step 4 Briefly connect the T80z inlet onto the water supply and level the unit on the wall to mark the new screw fixing areas.

Step 5 Drill new holes and stick in wall plugs ready to secure the T80z.

Step 6 Connect the unit onto the water supply and screw the device to the wall.

Step 7 Fasten the compression elbow onto the T80z inlet.

Step 8 Secure the inlet fitting with the two screws supplied.

Step 10 Fit the earth conductor off shoot bracket and earth extension wire.

Step 11 Attach the provided insulation sleeves onto the live and neutral conductors.

Step 12 Hook up the extension cables using the provided terminal blocks.

Step 13 Secure the Uni-fit Equipment bracket to the T80z with the screw supplied.

Step 14 Attach the expansion cables onto the Uni-Fit Kit bracket and make final connections to the main terminal block and earth post.

Step 15 Cable connections completed using the Z Uni-Fit Kit.

Step 16 Quickly fit the cover, select the cold setting and load the unit with water.

Step 17 Get rid of cover and place the pipe entry trims.

Step 18 Fit the start/stop switch connector in the cover.

Step 19 Align the front cover and fit the top and bottom fixing screws.

Step 20 Fit the riser equipment and 5-mode rub clean showerhead to complete installation.

Finally fit the shower head and base tray. You should at this stage be able to Hook up up the main shower control to the pipes that will be supplying the water.

The shower should now be prepared for the screens and cubicle holder to be fitted.

Good luck. If your not the techie type can always check with your local plumber.

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