ORIGINAL RANGE
KUDOS
BOW PIVOT
REFRESHING INNOVATION IN SHOWERS
Installation Instructions
Please read these instructions before installing, as incorrect fitting will invalidate the guarantee.
Carry out each stage before moving onto the next. Do not dispose of packaging, no claims for
damaged or missing parts will be accepted if the packaging has been disposed of.
If you are unsure about these instructions please contact Kudos Shower Products:
Customer Service Helpline: 01539 564040
KEY STAGES
TOOLS REQUIRED
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Flat-Headed Screwdriver
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Pozi-Drive Screwdriver
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Spirit Level
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Tape Measure
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Silicone Sealant
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4mm Allen Key (Supplied)
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Electric Drill
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7mm Drill Bit (Masonry)
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Junior Hacksaw
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Decide handing of the door
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Remove the door glass
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Fit height adjusters
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Position and level the frame work in situ
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Drill walls and fix connector posts
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Adjust wall posts to ensure vertical
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Re-fit door glass and adjust
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Silicone seal the enclosure
IMPORTANT
Check appearance of shower enclosure - any defects must be
Prior to tiling, any gap or crevice between the rim of the tray and
reported to Kudos Shower Products before assembly/installation the wall must be filled with silicone sealant flush with the rim of the
Claims for imperfections will only be accepted prior to
tray - see Fig.1
assembly/installation
Waterproof the walls using ceramic tiles/shower panels etc. before
Any claims made under the terms of the Lifetime Guarantee
installation of the shower enclosure
must be reported to Kudos within 21 days of the fault occurring
Fully seal between tiles/shower panels and the tray BEFORE
installing the enclosure - see Fig.2
Check the enclosure adjustment sizes are suitable for your
installation
Use care when drilling into the walls to avoid hidden pipes or
Ensure the top of shower tray is level in all directions
electric cables
Once the tray is installed but
before the tiles are fitted any
crevice between the tray and
the walls must be filled with
silicone sealant flush with the
top of the tray.
SILICONE
SEALANT
FIG.1
FIG.2
Once the walls have been
tiled but before the
enclosure is installed, the
tiles must be silicone sealed
to the tray all of the way
around in one continuous
bead.
CLEANING
GENERAL - for the frame work and fixings use only warm soapy water and damp cloth/ sponge on a regular basis. After cleaning
please rinse with clean water to remove any residue.
Do not use abrasive scouring powders, chemicals or aerosol cleaners - these may result in damage to the surfaces, in particular, the
plated component parts. See instruction below for glass cleaning advice.
LIFESHIELD
Your Kudos Product is pre-treated with Life Shield on the inside surfaces only. While this makes cleaning the glass a lot easier and
helps prevent the build up of harmful lime-scale and soap deposits the glass still needs to be maintained on a regular basis. We
recommend the use of a detergent and aroma free glass cleaner (A 50/50 mix of Vinegar and Water works well!!). Strong detergents
and abrasives can damage the coating.
DO NOT use abrasive cleaners or abrasive scrubbing equipment for cleaning!!
DO use a squeegee to remove remaining droplets of water from glass after showering, any build up of residue can be removed easily
using an appropriate cleaner and agitation from soft cleaning equipment
THESE INSTRUCTIONS TO BE LEFT WITH THE CUSTOMER
IMPORTANT- If you are installing a side panel together
with this door, please read these instructions in
conjunction with the side panel installation instructions
5
REMOVE CLIP-IN EXTRUSIONS from wallposts on each
side of the unit.
B
A
CONTENTS
Carefully remove unit, installation pack, handle and seals from
packaging.
1
C
OUTSIDE
RELEASING CLIP-IN EXTRUSION ON PIVOT SIDE
REMOVE CONNECTOR POSTS
These simply unclip from each wallpost on each side of unit.
A
C
B
OUTSIDE
RELEASING CLIP-IN EXTRUSION ON DOOR OPENING SIDE
2
HANDING OF UNIT
The door can be fitted to open from the left or right hand side.
Simply (and carefully) turn unit upside down to suit your
installation.
Opening
Side
Pivot
Side
Left hand opening door
3
Pivot
Side
Opening
Side
A- press along length of clip-in extrusion as shown to release
B- ease clip-in extrusion out of wallpost
C- lift out and away
6
CURVED FACE TO INSIDE
7
POSITION FRAME ONTO TRAY, holding each side of
frame, carefully position centrally onto tray.
8
EXPAND FRAME WIDTH equally on
both sides by turning the nylon adjustment
screws (3 in each wall post) in an anticlockwise direction, until unit is lightly
wedged into position.
NB- turning these screws force the
compensating channel outwards to
increase the width of the door-max. 15mm
adjustment in each wall post.
9
SET FRAME LEVEL, if necessary, by turning relevant
height adjuster screw (clockwise to raise). Use spirit level to
ensure accurate levelling.
NB- turning the
screw will raise
that side of the
unit off the tray,
there is 5mm
adjustment in
each height
adjuster.
Right hand opening door
REMOVE DOOR GLASS
Using 4mm Allen key provided,
remove the screw and pivot patch from
top of door.
Carefully lift glass up and out of
frame, taking care not to damage the
pivot mechanism at bottom of door.
Remove top pivot body.
3.2
3.1
TOP OF DOOR
3.3
TIP
REMOVE PIVOT BODY
4
INSERT HEIGHT ADJUSTERS, into the bottom of each
wallpost
INSERT SPIRAL CAM INTO HOLE
AS INDICATED, ENSURE CAM IS
ORIENTATED AS SHOWN
SLIDE HEIGHT ADJUSTER INTO
FRAME AND OVER SPIRAL CAM. IT
PUSH HEIGHT ADJUSTER FULLY
INTO FRAME, FLUSH WITH
RE-FIT CONNECTOR POSTS, to wall posts
ensuring curved faces are to inside of unit.
10
If there is a gap between underside of
bottom curved rail and top of tray select shim from strip supplied, break
off and insert under rail at pivot body
position . This will support rail when
glass is fitted. The shim will be
concealed by silicone sealant later.
MARK POSITION of
connector posts onto walls at
bottom.
NB- if height adjusters were
utilised, mark position of base
of connector post onto wall.
Carefully remove unit from
tray.
Shim Strip
MARK INNER
EDGE AND
BOTTOM AS
SHOWN
11
REMOVE CONNECTOR POSTS
from unit and re-position these to
marks made on walls. Using spirit
level to ensure posts are vertical,
mark through the 3 pre-punched
slotted holes in each post, be sure to
mark at centre of each slotted hole.
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C
B
A
Mark slotted
holes on centre
point as shown
OUTSIDE
RE-FITTING CLIP-IN EXTRUSION ON DOOR OPENING SIDE
12
DRILL HOLES in walls using 7mm
masonry drill and fit wall plugs
supplied, or fixings suitable for the
construction of your wall.
FIX CONNECTOR POSTS to walls,
ensuring curved face is to inside, using
six-No. 8’s x 30mm long-panhead
screws provided (3 in each wallpost).
CURVED
FACE
A- Offer leading edge to wall post ensuring correct face to outside
B- Ensure leading edge is fully located into all plastic clips
C- Press clip-in extrusion until it “clips” into wall post.
17
FIT THE HANDLE:
Layout of Handle
Note: shorter end
of inner handle to
face inward
UNIT TO CONNECTOR POSTS,
13 FIX
ensuring that the compensating channels
Fix this
end first
see 1 below
Closing
side of Door
in wallposts fully engage into the
connector posts. Fix unit to connector
posts using six-No.8’s x 30mm longpanhead screws, through wall post
mouldings into pre-drilled holes in
connector posts (3 each side).
Do not overtighten these screws.
Panel side
of door
FRAME is level, vertical and
14 CHECK
square on all sides of the unit, frame must
TIP
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not be twisted. Using spirit level check
wall posts are vertical and straight, (use
adjustment screws as described in stage 8,
as necessary).
Use clip-in extrusions as straight edges to
ensure wall posts are straight.
3) Offer handle into hole in
door glass on closing side
with small inside handle.
ENSURE THREAD IS IN
CENTRE OF GLASS HOLE.
4) Screw small inside handle
into larger outer handle.
Screw until hand tight and
inner handle is horizontal.
DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN
18
Still holding the glass offer the top pivot
screw plate into position on the outside
and insert screw to secure using Allen key
provided.
You may now release hold of the glass.
16
2) Screw fix with M6x30mm
using 4mm Allen key (supplied)
Do not fully tighten yet.
FIT DOOR GLASS by carefully lifting
glass into frame and inserting bottom pivot
spindle into the pivot body on the bottom
curved rail. Take care not to damage pivot
body in locating spindle into hole.
Do not leave go of the glass at this time.
While holding the glass securely in place,
offer the top pivot spindle into position on
inside with the spindle pushed into the top
pivot body on the curved top rail.
TIP
1) Position Handle over hole
in glass nearest to the Panel
side. Fit screw plate from inside.
INSIDE
Stand on outside of unit when fitting glass as pivot screw
plates fix from outside. If working alone, place components on
top of frame to access these when required.
RE-FIT CLIP IN EXTRUSIONS, to the wall posts each side
ensuring the leading edge is properly located along the full
height before pressing it into the wall post - it will not
engage properly if twisted.
A
PLASTIC
CLIP
B
CLOSE THE DOOR
The glass, on the opening side, should wipe across the flipper
seal evenly from top to bottom.
C
OUTSIDE
RE-FITTING CLIP-IN EXTRUSION ON PIVOT SIDE
Rear Seal
Flipper
Seal
Glass
OUTSIDE
IF THIS IS NOT THE CASE:
If necessary the glass can be adjusted to the left or right to
increase or decrease the interference with the flipper seal - loosen
pivot screw at top and/or bottom, adjust door and re-tighten
screws.
Please refer to next stage, overleaf, if further adjustment is
required to achieve the correct closing action.
19
IF CLOSING ACTION IS TOO LOOSE:
If still too loose, remove clip-in extrusions on opening side
and adjust centre adjustment screw outwards (anti-clockwise)
by 1 to 2 turns to bring frame closer to the glass at mid height
of door.
FIT PIVOT COVER CAPS
22 Slide
pivot cover caps over
inside and outside faces of the
pivot parts.
The caps will ‘snap’ into
position when fully home and
will not slide off.
Centre
adjustment
screw
Slide Over
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20
CHECK CLOSING ACTION DOOR
If the glass does not touch the rear seal, (diagram at stage 18),
evenly over the full height when closed, it is possible the
curved glass is slightly twisted.
NB-This is normal and within the glass manufacturers
standard tolerances for curved glass.
To compensate for this it is necessary to re-adjust the frame,
this requires that you remove the clip-in extrusions from both
sides.
There are 3 access holes
in each wallpost through
which you can reach the
wall fixing screws, which
were used to fix the
connector posts to the
wall.
IF THE GLASS DOES NOT TOUCH
THE REAR SEAL AT THE TOP
Release the top wall fixing screw on the
opening side and adjust the frame
outwards. For further adjustment, release
the bottom fixing screw on the pivot side
and adjust the frame outwards.
Re-tighten screws and re-fit clip-in
extrusions.
See screw positions ‘A’
ACCESS
HOLE FOR
WALL FIXING
SCREW
LONGER SEAL
Leg to face outside
of enclosure
B
A
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SHORTER SEAL
Leg to face inside
of enclosure
24
TEST SEAL ACTION WHEN OPENING DOOR
Open and close the door and check to ensure seal action is a
smooth sweeping action on frame. If the seal catches or snags
check the seal is fully pushed onto the glass edge.
TIP
If seal is tight at opening side, it may be necessary to add
more shim under rail (refer to stage 9) to raise the glass door.
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IF THE GLASS DOES NOT TOUCH
THE REAR SEAL AT THE BOTTOM
Release the bottom wall fixing screw on
the opening side and adjust the frame
outwards. For further adjustment, release
the top fixing screw on the pivot side and
adjust the frame outwards.
Re-tighten screws and re-fit clip-in
extrusions.
See screw positions ‘B’
FIT BOTTOM SEAL
This needs to be measured and cut to size. First measure from
closing edge of glass to side of pivot component.
Then cut a length equal to this from the seal supplied. Slide
the seal onto bottom edge of glass ensuring this is pushed
firmly all the way onto the glass and tight against the pivot
cover cap.
Next measure short length from inside edge of vertical seal,
on pivot side of glass to side of pivot component and repeat as
above.
SILICONE SEAL UNIT, to walls and tray.
OUTSIDE AND
OUTSIDE ONLY
Silicone seal wallposts to wall
on inside and outside
Silicone seal frame to tray and
joints as shown on outside only
A
B
FIT TOP COVER CAPS
1
1
1. Fit connector post
cap-push fit.
2
3
2
2. Fit channel cappush fit.
3
3. Fit top cap screw fixno.4x10mm csk screws.
IMPORTANT
Do not silicone seal on the inside of unit (except where
shown). Sealing the wallposts & rails to the tray on the
inside can result in leakage problems-please note that,
in use, water can penetrate into the frame extrusions-this
has no detrimental effect to the product-however, this
water must be allowed to drain out of the extrusions to
the inside.
Allow 24 hours for the silicone to cure before using
the shower.
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