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HOW TO INSTALL A SERENADE BATH

Installing a SERENADE bath, jetted bath, corner bath panel or shower tray is simple if you follow these steps:

| Bath | Jetted bath | Corner bath panel | Shower tray |

HOW TO INSTALL A "SERENADE" BATH

• Decide how high you want the bath above the floor. (It is recommended that it should be at least 450mm above the floor.) Securely fasten support battens against the back of the sidewall. make sure they are level.

• Place the bath in position with the backside resting on the battens. Check the levels.
• To support the underside of the bath, place three equally spaced rows of bricks, with ample mortar, under the reinforcing ribs of the bath. The first row should be as close as possible to the waste fitting. Make sure the open sides are now level with the ends of the battens.

• Install taps and waste pipe fittings.

• Brick up the open sides of the bath. Plan your access trap (inspection door) to allow access to the waste and overflow should the need arise. Allow enough space so that when it is plastered and tiled, the tiles will be even enough with the edge of the bath. Plaster walls and lay tiles when ready. Use only mildew-resistant silicone sealant between top edge of bath and tiles.

Remove all plaster, broken tiles and paint splashes from bath and check for scratches. Scratches can be removed by polishing with a metal polish (e.g. Brasso). Deeper scratches can be removed by first sanding with a very fine water paper, followed by polish.

HOW TO INSTALL, OPERATE AND CLEAN A SERENADE JETTED BATH.

Conversion includes:

• Serenade bath of your choice.
• Minimum of 4 adjustable white jets with matching suction.
• Self-draining system.
• High quality SABS approved pump with safety cut-out.
• Custom built cradle with adjustable feet.
• Chrome or gold jets and fittings are supplied along with an inline heater (by special order only).

Make sure that all of the above items are included.

Installation instructions

• The Serenade jetted bath should be installed like any normal bath using battens to secure the lip of the bath, the bath mounted onto a custom build cradle and feet.
• Throw a thin, approximately 40mm, mortar base on the floor to secure the bath in position.
• Make sure that the clear tubing (3mm pipe) is connected between the PVC junction box and its below button.
• Plan your access trap (inspection door) to the pump and inline heater before bricking up of the bath. The access trap should be approximately 500mm x 500mm. Where possible, one should allow airflow under the bath.
• The electrical connection from the pump must be connected to a 15-amp normal house supply directly to a D/B board through to an earth leakage.

Operating the Spa System

• The jets should be submerged before starting the pump.
• The jetted bath is also manually operated via the air control situated on the bath (push button).
• The air intake on your jetted bath is also manually operated via the air control situated on the flange of the bath next to the push button (flat round DID).
• The flow through the jets can be adjusted by screwing the nozzle in or out.

Cleaning the Spa System

• For cleaning purposes the chrome or gold air jet covers in the bottom of the bath may be removed by placing the hand flat on the cover and then unscrewing.
• Replace the air jet covers firmly after cleaning.

HOW TO INSTALL A SERENADE CORNER BATH PANEL

• Turn bath around, screw panel clips onto panel blocks no. 3.
• Clip panel onto the bath by using the clips.
• Line up the block no. 2 and fasten them to the panel blocks no. 1.
• Mark the holes to be drilled into the panel indicated in drawing A.
• Install bath the same height as the panel.
• Insert panel as per drawing B & screw panel onto blocks with the panel screws.
• Now put the panel screw caps on.

HOW TO INSTALL A SERENADE SHOWER TRAY

• Place your new Serenade shower tray in the position on the floor that you would like it to go.
• Mark the outline of the tray on the floor with a marker, also remember to mark the waste position.
• Remove the shower tray.
• Ensure that the floor is clean and free of dirt.
• Lay PVC pipe over the marked hole. (Allow an extra pipe, which can be cut to size later.)
  • Remember to allow a suitable fall in the PVC pipe to cater for fast drainage of wastewater.
  • If you are unable to get a good 'fall' on the pipe, we advise you to build up the shower to allow for this.
• Lay your bricks around the marked area on the floor. (So it looks like a small 'dam'.)
• While the mortar is drying, you can connect your Tourbillion Waste to the tray.
• Double check that your PVC pipe and waste will connect. (Do not connect yet.)
• Once the mortar and brickwork is dry, tile over the bricks inside and out.
• Please remember to seal the grouting with Bond it or Shower Seal. (Both products are available from CTM.)
• Place some river sand inside the small 'dam'.
• Take the Shower Tray and wedge it into the sand so that the edges of the tray touch all around the small 'dam'. You may have to add or remove some sand to get it level. The key thing to remember is that the tray must feel solid.
• Once you have this right, connect the PVC pipe and the Tourbillion Waste. (Please check that there is not sand or dirt in the PVC pipe.)
• Apply silicone sealant around the edges of the shower tray. This will prevent any water running under the tray.
• Please make sure that you wait the required time specified on the silicone label before using the shower.