KUDOS Original6 Installation Instructions Manual
KUDOS Original6 is a curved offset side access shower enclosure featuring a fixed panel and a sliding door. It comes with adjustable height components for level installation and includes overlap seals to prevent water leakage. The door features a release lever mechanism for smooth and secure opening and closing. Original6 is designed for easy cleaning and maintenance with a LifeShield glass treatment that makes it resistant to soap and lime scale accumulation.
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original6 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS - CURVED OFFSET SIDE ACCESS Please read these instructions throughout before installing as incorrect fitting will invalidate the guarantee. If you are unsure about these instructions please contact Kudos Shower Products 01539 564040. HEALTH & SAFETY WARNING DUE TO THE WEIGHT & SIZE OF THE GLASS PANEL(s) A MINIMUM OF TWO PERSONS ARE REQUIRED TO MOVE AND INSTALL THIS ENCLOSURE Cleaning - General For the wall post 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. Kudos LifeShield Glass Treatment The glass panels are pre-treated with Life Shield on the inside surfaces only. Whilst this makes cleaning the glass 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 white vinegar and water works well). DO NOT use strong detergents, abrasive cleaners or abrasive scrubbing equipment for cleaning, these can damage the coating. 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. Important Check appearance of all product - any defects must be reported to Kudos Shower Products before assembly/installation. Claims for imperfections will only be accepted prior to assembly/installation. Any claims made under the terms of the Lifetime Guarantee must be reported to Kudos within 21 days of the fault occurring. Check the enclosure adjustment sizes are suitable for your installation. Use care when drilling into the walls to avoid hidden pipes or electric cables. Shower Tray Ensure the top of shower tray is LEVEL in ALL directions. Tools Required Pozi-head Screwdriver Flat-head Screwdriver 3mm Allen Key - supplied Cutting Pliers Junior Hacksaw Clear Silicone Sealant 7mm Masonry Drill Bit Drill (Battery or Mains) Spirit Level Tape Measure silicone sealant Once the tray is installed but before the wall tiles are fitted, any gap between the tray and the walls must be filled with silicone sealant flush with the top of the tray. Stage 1 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. Failure to follow these instructions will result in leakage problems. Stage 2 THESE INSTRUCTIONS ARE TO BE LEFT WITH THE CONSUMER Marking Paste (Shoe Polish) 1 Issue 01 MAR.19 Parts List 1x Curved Rail Left 1x Curved Rail Right 1x Door Panel Wall Post 1x Fixed Panel Wall Post 2 x PlexF05 Glazing Wedge Seal Installation Pack 2 x M54-01 Height Adj. Base 2 x M54-02 Height Adj. Cam 2 x M56-01 Wall Jamb Top Cap 2 x M56-02 Comp. Chnl. Top Cap 1 x M73-02 Top Cap Left 1 x M73-01 Top Cap Right 1 x DCM-89-R-ASM Bottom Guide Right 1 x DCM-89-L-ASM Bottom Guide Left 2 x DCM-85-ASM Glass Patch Clamp 2 x DCM-86-ASM Top Roller Assembly 1 x M97-01 Shim 2 x M276-01 Patch Guide Caps 1 x CRV-F Fixed Glass Panel 1 x CRV-S Door Glass Assembly 2 x No.4x10 CSK 2 x No.6x12 PH 8 x No.6x30 PH 12 x No.8x30 PH 1873 & 1912mm S/S Screws S/S Screws S/S Screws S/S Screws PlexRF023 Overlap Seals 6 x 6mm Wall Plugs Installation Steps Step 1 - Determine Opening Side 1. Stand the ‘Door Glass Assembly’ (CRV-S) upright, leaning against a wall with the curved face (the outside) coming away from the wall, ensuring all contact corners are protected. Determine if the shower enclosure is to be opening from the left or right (the handle will be next to the wall when in the closed position). 2. Once the ‘handing’ has been determined, fit the two ‘Top Roller Assemblies’ to the top corners of the glass, with the wheels facing the outside. To do this, the screw is removed using the 3mm Allen key, and the small casting half and patch pad are placed to the inside of the glass, before the wheel casting and patch are placed to the outside of the glass, The screw is reinserted and tightened. 3. Now take the right and left ‘Bottom Guides’ and fit to the bottom left and right corners of the glass. Again removing the screw, and sandwiching the glass between the two casting and patches pads, before reinserting the screw and tightening, ensuring the grooved retaining arms are to the outside and pointing to the centre. Step 2 - Remove Angle Compensator Posts 1. Taking the two ‘Wall Post Assemblies,’ unclip and remove the angled compensator post profile from each post, retaining them for later steps. Step 3 - Handing of Unit 1. This stage will determine which side you wish to fit the fixed panel glass, to the left or to the right of the unit, to suit your installation. Arrange the wall posts into the correct position, either left or right depending on the door opening and fixed panel. Closing Side (for example) Fixed Side (for example) View From Outside THIS FACE TO OUTSIDE THIS FACE TO OUTSIDE Door opening for this example 2 Issue 01 MAR.19 Step 4 - Assemble Framework Step 5 - Remove Clip-In Extrusions 1. Using the ‘No. 6’s x 30mm’ long screws and ‘Curved Rails,’ insert each screw through the relevant holes in white plastic spacer blocks on the wall posts and into each screw-port, two screws for each corner of frame, ensuring these are fully tightened by hand. The side of the curved rails with the screwed in ‘stop’ should be to the fixed glass panel side, opposite to the door opening. Also ensure that the curved rails are fitted flush with ends of each wall-post. 1. Locate the clip-in extrusions down the in side of the frame, press and rotate the clip-in extrusion at top, middle and bottom of door frame, to gently prise the extrusion away from the frame by hand only. (Handing shown below for example only). Door Opening Side Fixed Panel Side 2. Remove the clip-in extrusion from each side of the frame. Step 6 - Fit Height Adjusters Step 7 - Refit the Angles 1. Insert ‘Height Adj. Cam (M54-02)’ into the hole on bottom corner of the outer face of the frame, ensure the cam is orientated as shown. 1. Refit angle compensator post to the wall-posts, ensuring the curved faces are to inside of unit. Door Opening Side Fixed Panel Side 3. Ensure the removed extrusions are kept separate, as left and right. Step 8 - Adjust Height 1. Using a spirit level, check to see if the bottom frame is level, ensure the spirit level is sat down fully onto the curved rail. 2. Slide the ‘Height Adj. Base (M54-01)’ into the frame, over the ‘Height Adj. Cam,’ It ‘clicks’ once engaged. Step 9 - Position on Tray 3. Push the ‘Height Adj. Base’ fully into the frame, flush to the bottom. Repeat for opposite side. 1. Position frame onto the tray, holding each wall-post, carefully position unit centrally onto tray. Once each wall post is spaced equally away from the edge of the tray, mark the wall on the inside of the compensator posts. 2. Using a flat-head screwdriver adjust the two nylon height adjustment screws (lower screw in each post). Adjust until the bottom frame is level. Step 10 - Mark Position of Holes 1. Remove the frame assembly away from the tray, remove the two angle compensator posts from the frame. 2. Place each post back onto the tray, with the bottom edge of each post on the pencil marks made in Step 9. Using a spirit level, check that each post ‘plumb’ vertical. 3. Using a 3mm rod (we recommend a small Allen key or drill bit), place a small amount of marking paste (we recommend shoe polish) on the end of the rod, and ‘spot’ through the 3 screw slots down angled compensator post. Pencil Mark from Step 9 3 Issue 01 MAR.19 Step 11 - Check Planned Placement of Compensator Channels 1. Refer to diagrams below to ensure that the correct channel is fitted to the correct side ‘Narrow’ Compensating channel (shown actual size) ‘Narrow’ Compensating channel (shown actual size) ‘1000’ SIDE ‘810’ SIDE ‘810’ SIDE ‘1000’ SIDE VIEW FROM TOP LEFT HAND INSTALLATION VIEW FROM TOP RIGHT HAND INSTALLATION ‘Wide’ Compensating channel (shown actual size) ‘Wide’ Compensating channel (shown actual size) 2. For Step 20 identify left or right hand cover cap, as appropriate, to the top of ‘Wide’ compensating channel. 4 Issue 01 MAR.19 Step 14 - Re-fit Frame and Compensator Channels Step 12 - Drill Mounting Holes & Insert Wall Plugs 1. Refit the frame on to the tray, ensuring the compensator channels fully engage securely into the wall posts down the entire length of each side. 1. Remove the posts from the tray, placing safely off to one-side. 2. Using a 7mm masonry drill bit and drill (or appropriate drill bit if drilling tiles), drill six holes using the ‘spot’ marks from step 10, each hole should be 30mm in depth. 45mm 30mm Deep Deep 3. Insert the six ‘6mm Wall Plugs’ into the six holes. 2. Fix the frame to the compensator channels using six No.8 Panhead 30mm long panhead screws, through wall post mouldings into pre-drilled holes in compensator channels (3 each side). Do not over-tighten these screws. Step 13 - Fitting the Frame 1. Insert the angle compensator posts back into position on the tray. Using a spirit level, check that the posts are ‘plumb’ vertical and the slotted holes in the posts line up with the plugs in the wall. 6 x No.8 Step 15 - Adjust Fit 2. Using 6 x No.8 Pan-head 30mm screws provided, screw the posts to the wall on each side. Be sure not to over tighten the middle screws (finger tighten only) as this may cause “bowing” of the post. Rest a straight edge against the post edge on the wall, you’ll be able to see any bowing that may have occurred. The middle screws may now be adjusted to assist in plumbing the post and removing the “bow.” 1. Using a flat headed screwdriver, adjust the six nylon adjustment screws, three down each side, in an anti-clockwise direction, until the frame has expanded and is only slightly wedged. Try to adjust each side equally, to achieve equal spacings down each side of the frame and concentricity between the bottom rail and tray. = 6 x No.8 Equal Wall Spacing Step 16 - Shim Frame 1. Often shower trays have different angled top faces, in order to help keep the frame supported use the ‘Shim (M97-01)’ supplied. On the inside of the enclosure measure the gap between the bottom of the rail and top of the tray, select the height required from the shim strip supplied, break off and insert under rail at fixed panel clamp position (hole drilled on curved rail). This will support rail when glass is fitted. The shim will be concealed by silicone sealant later. 5 Issue 01 MAR.19 Step 17 - Refit Clip-In Extrusions 2. Relocate the clip-in extrusions down the in side of each post, rotate and press the clip-in extrusion at top, middle and bottom of each profile, to gently press-in and reattach the extrusions down each entire length. 1. Replace the clip-in extrusions from Step 5, ensuring left and right are correctly repositioned. (Handing shown below for example only). Locate Here Door Opening Side Fixed Panel Side Door Opening Side Fixed Panel Side Step 18 - Fit Fixed Glass Panel 1. Carefully fit Fixed Glass Panel into slot in wallpost, ensuring the panel is concentric with the rail and vertical to the wall post. Tap the plastic profile firmly into groove of clip-in extrusion along full length, if this is not done, the fixed panel glass may interfere with the door glass when this is installed. (Handing shown for example only). Tip. Use your foot to steady the bottom of the glass and prevent it slipping off the curved rail. 2. Take the Glass Patch Clamp assemblies (DCM-85-ASM), and place them at the top and bottom corners of the glass at the centre of the enclosure. Next take the two No.6x12 Phillips Head screws, pushing the glass as far round as possible, ensuring the glass is still concentric to the rails top and bottom. Tighten the two screws into the two clamps, ensuring the screws engage centrally with the two pre-drilled pilot holes in the curved rails. Finally, ‘push fit’ the Patch Guide Caps (M276-01) into the two clamps. Step 19 - Fit Seal to Fixed Glass Panel Step 20 - Fit Cover Caps 1. At both top corners, fit the inner ‘Comp. Chnl. Top Caps (M56-02)’ followed by the ‘Wall Jamb Top Caps (M56-01) and the Top Caps left and right (M73-01 & M73-02) .’ Securing in place with the No.4x10mm CSK screws provided. 1. Uncoil the two ‘Glazing Wedge Seals (PlexF05),’ Insert the seals to the outside of the enclosure, between the fixed glass panel and lip of the metal frame, along the vertical side, and also along the bottom edge. Inserting the glazing seal, starting at top and working downwards, trim excess length. If tight, lubricate glazing seal with water. Do not stretch seal when inserting, because, after cutting to length, the seal will shrink and leave a gap. If the seal is misshapen, soak in warm water, not boiling, for 2-3 minutes prior to use. Step 21 - Fit Glass Door 1. Fit the glass door, by first lifting the door into position with both sets of wheels sitting in the top rail profile. The rail should now take the doors weight. 6 Issue 01 MAR.19 Step 21 - Fit Glass Door (continued) Step 23 - Fit Overlap Seals 1. Take the ‘1873 Overlap Seal’ (PlexRF023), and fit to the edge of the fixed panel, with the soft ‘skirt’ facing the inside, in order to contact with the sliding door glass. Make sure the seal is fully sat fully down onto the glass clamp at the bottom of the fixed panel. 2. Turn the two release levers, until the slots in the rear arms of the release levers sits onto the bottom rail edge protrusion, holding the bottom of the door in-place. Step 22 - Adjust Glass 1.Looking from the outside of the enclosure, slide the door into the closed position, with the glass pushed up against the wall post. Check the door glass is level with the wall post down the entirety of its edge. 2. Fit the 1912mm Overlap Seal (PlexRF023) to the inside edge of the sliding door glass panel, with the soft fin facing the fixed panel. Notch the top and bottom (approximately 16mm at the bottom, and 25mm at the top), to ensure a tight contact with the glass clamp at the bottom when in the closed position. 5mm 16mm Bottom Notch Cut Step 24 - Silicone 1. On the outside, silicone around all three junctions with the wall and tray, and also on the frame where the sill meets the uprights. On the inside, only silicone along the two vertical junctions with the wall, and around the shim. Outside Only 2.If there is an uneven gap, the glass in the door can be adjusted either up or down at each corner with the rollers. Using ozi-head Screwdriver, loosen or tighten the bolt located on the top of each roller set. Each roller has around 6mm of adjustment, clockwise will lower the glass, anti-clockwise raises the glass. Inside Only Do not silicone seal on the inside of unit (except where shown). Sealing the wall posts & sills to the tray on the inside can result in leakage problemsplease note that, in use, water can penetrate into the frame extrusionsthis has no detrimental effect to the product- however, this water must be allowed to drain out of the extrusions to the inside. Silicone down the wall posts wall junction, around the shim and at the bottom between the fixed glass seal and wall post. SILICONE ALONG SHIM ONLY Step 25 - Wait 24hr 1. Allow 24 hours before using the shower. 7 Issue 01 MAR.19 ">

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Key features
- Curved Offset Design
- Adjustable Height
- Overlap Seals
- Sliding Door Mechanism
- LifeShield Glass Treatment
- Fixed Panel
- Easy Installation
- Easy Cleaning
Frequently asked questions
Use the nylon adjustment screws located on each side of the frame to adjust the height and ensure the frame is level.
Use a clear silicone sealant specifically designed for bathroom applications.
Use a detergent and aroma-free glass cleaner or a 50/50 mix of white vinegar and water. A squeegee is recommended to remove water droplets and prevent residue build-up.