Kohler K-138 User manual

Installation Guide
Centerset Lavatory Faucet
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K-138 K-139
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We appreciate your commitment to Kohler quality. Please take a few
minutes to review this manual before you start installation. If you
encounter any installation or performance problems, please don’t
hesitate to contact us. Our phone numbers and website are listed on
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Tools and Materials
Before You Begin
Observe all local plumbing and building codes.
Shut off the main water supply.
For proper lift rod operability, allow a 2-3/4″(7 cm) clearance
between the faucet center and the wall or lavatory.
Carefully inspect the waste and supply tubing for any sign of
damage. Replace if necessary.
This faucet is for use on a single-hole lavatory. If faucet is to be
mounted on a three-hole lavatory, use the optional escutcheon.
For new installations, install the faucet before installing the
lavatory.
Kohler Co. reserves the right to make revisions in the design of
faucets without notice, as specified in the Price Book.
Adjustable
Wrench Hacksaw or Tubing Cutter Plumbers Putty
Thread
Sealant Supply Stop(s)
and Tubing
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1. Install the Escutcheon
NOTE: For single-hole lavatories, the escutcheon, space and gasket
are not required. Use the rubber washer only.
For Three-Hole Lavatories
Installation to marble or plastic: Do not use plumbers putty.
Remove the backing from the gaskets and firmly press them over
the two outside lavatory holes.
Installation to any other material: Place a bead of plumbers
putty around the underside of the escutcheon according to the
putty manufacturer’s instruction.
Position the spacer over the center lavatory hole with the gasket
surface down.
Position the escutcheon over the three lavatory holes.
Escutcheon
Spacer
Gasket
For Three-Hole Lavatories
Apply
plumbers
putty.
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2. Faucet Installation
For All Lavatories
Thread the mounting stud into the bottom of the faucet body.
Installations with escutcheon: Fit the faucet into the lavatory
hole. Insert the lift rod into the faucet body.
Installations without escutcheon: Apply plumbers putty or other
sealant around the underside of the round base according to the
manufacturer’s instructions. Fit the round base onto the faucet. Fit
the faucet and round base in the lavatory hole. Insert the lift rod
into the faucet body.
All installations: Install the bracket and spacer to the mounting
stud, and thread the nut in place. Position the faucet and securely
tighten the nut.
Remove excess putty from the escutcheon or round base.
Lift Rod
Mounting
Stud
Do not use
round base with
escutcheon.
Apply plumbers
putty.
Escutcheon
Faucet Body
Bracket Spacer
Nut
Mounting
Stud
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3. Choose Drain Type
Refer to the illustrations above to determine the drain style you
received with your faucet.
Please follow the instructions for your drain style.
Style A Drain Style B Drain
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4. Drain Installation-Style A
Remove the protective material from the flange.
Wrap the bottom 2/3 of the flange threads with three layers of
sealant tape.
Apply a ring of plumbers putty or other sealant to the underside
of the flange according to the putty manufacturer’s instructions.
Insert the flange into the fixture drain hole.
Assemble the gasket (tapered side up) and washer to the flange
and partially thread the nut to the flange. Do not fully tighten the
nut at this time.
Install the body washer and drain body with the seal hole facing
the back of the fixture and securely tighten the nut. Use care to
avoid scratching the finish.
Remove any excess putty or sealant.
Insert the stopper into the flange.
Insert the seal into the seal hole on the body.
Seal
Stopper
Lavatory
Screw
Spring
Clip Gasket
NutNut
Link
Rod Seal
Flange
Apply plumbers
putty.
Apply 3 layers of
sealant tape to
bottom 2/3.
Washer
Body Washer
Drain Body
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5. Complete Drain Installation-Style A
For regular installations, insert the short end of the rod into the
body seal hole and under the stopper. For vandal-resistant
installations, fit the rod through the hole in the stopper. Secure
with the body nut.
Remove and adjust the stopper so it lifts about 3/8″(1 cm) when
opened. To adjust, loosen the stopper nut and shorten or lengthen
the stopper as needed. Tighten the stopper nut.
Apply three layers of thread tape and a small bead of pipe
sealant to the tailpiece threads.
Thread the tailpiece to the body and tighten securely.
Slide one end of the clip onto the rod. Slide the link onto the rod
with the thumbscrew facing the back of the fixture.
Squeeze the other end of the clip, aligning the hole with the rod.
Move the link to the proper position by squeezing the clip and
sliding it along the rod.
Insert the lift rod into the hole in the faucet and then into the
hole in the link.
Tighten the thumbscrew onto the link so the lift rod knob extends
above the lift rod hole.
Body Nut
Stopper
Body
Tailpiece
Seal
Seal Hole
Rod
Apply 3 layers of
sealant tape and a
small bead of pipe
sealant to threads.
Stopper
Nut
Faucet
Rod
Clip
Thumb
Screw
Link
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6. Drain Installation-Style B
Remove the protective cover from the flange.
Apply a ring of plumbers putty or other sealant to the underside
of the flange according to the putty manufacturer’s instructions.
Assemble the nut, flat washer, and tapered gasket (tapered side
up) fully onto the body.
From the underside of the fixture, insert the drain body up into
the drain hole.
From the top of the fixture, securely hand tighten the flange onto
the drain body.
Make sure the drain body seal hole is facing the back of the
fixture, and securely tighten the nut.
Remove any excess putty or sealant.
Apply plumbers putty.
Flange
Gasket
Washer
Nut
Drain Body
Fixture
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7. Complete Drain Installation-Style B
Press the seal into the seal hole on the body.
Insert the stopper into the flange.
For regular installations, insert the short end of the rod into the
body seal hole and under the stopper. For vandal-resistant
installations, fit the rod through the hole in the stopper. Hand
tighten the body nut.
Remove and adjust the stopper as needed so it lifts about 3/8″(1
cm) when opened. To adjust, rotate the threaded stopper rod in or
out as needed. Retighten the stopper nut.
Apply thread sealant tape to the tailpiece threads, and thread the
tailpiece to the body. Tighten the tailpiece securely.
Slide one end of the clip onto the rod. Slide the link onto the rod
with the thumbscrew facing the back of the fixture.
Squeeze the other end of the clip, aligning the hole with the rod.
Move the link to the proper position by squeezing the clip and
sliding it along the rod.
Insert the lift rod into the hole in the faucet and then into the
hole in the link.
Tighten the thumbscrew onto the link so the lift rod knob extends
1/2″(1.3 cm) above the lift rod hole.
Body
Rod
Clip
Stopper
Nut
Flange
Seal
Nut
Tailpiece
Apply
thread
sealant.
Thumb
Screw
Stopper Rod
Link
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8. Supply Connections
If the lavatory is not installed, install it at this time. Follow the
lavatory manufacturer’s instructions.
Identify your supply connection type.
Connect the supply tubes to the supply stops. (Left is hot - right
is cold.)
Wrench-tighten all connections.
Hot Cold
Union
Compression
Nut
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