Kohler K-169 User manual

Installation Guide
Kitchen Sink Faucet
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K-169, K-171
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Tools and Materials
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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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Before You Begin
Observe all local plumbing and building codes.
Shut off the water supplies.
Before installation, unpack the new faucet and inspect it for
damage. Return the faucet to the carton until you are ready to
install it.
Carefully inspect waste and supply tubing for any sign of
damage and replace if necessary.
For new installations, assemble the faucet to the sink before
installing the sink.
Kohler Co. reserves the right to make revisions in the design of
faucets without notice, as specified in the Price Book.
Adjustable Wrench Plumbers Putty Pencil Assorted
Screwdrivers Thread
Sealant
Pliers Assorted Hex
Wrenches Pipe
Wrench Tube Cutter
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1. Install the Escutcheon (Optional)
For 1-hole Installations
Use the appropriate washer (provided).
For 3-hole Installations
NOTE: When installing in marble countertops, use the gaskets
provided. Remove the adhesive backing and apply the gaskets over
the unused sink holes with the adhesive side down.
Apply a bead of plumbers putty or other sealant to the underside
of the escutcheon according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
Insert the O-ring into the groove of the spacer.
Set the spacer with gasket under the center hole of the escutcheon
with the gasket in position to make contact with the countertop.
Align the center hole of the escutcheon with the center hole of the
sink.
Apply
plumbers
putty.
Spacer with
Gasket
Center Hole
Center Hole
Sink
Optional Escutcheon
Spacer
O-Ring
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2. Install the Faucet
NOTE: A rubber washer is located in the depression in the round
base.
Slip the round base over the tubing and to the faucet base.
Fit the faucet through the sink hole.
Position the faucet so the spray inlet is toward the back.
Partially thread the screws into the ring until they barely protrude
from the backside of the ring.
Slide the fiber washer and metal washer on the threaded shank.
Thread the ring to the threaded shank until it is about 1/4 turn
from touching the sink bottom.
Turn the ring so the screws are to the front and back of the
faucet.
Tighten the screws using a Phillips screwdriver.
Fiber
Washer
Threaded Shank
Tubing
Metal Washer
Screws
Ring
Spray Inlet
Round Base
Faucet Base
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3. Install the Handspray
Slide the gasket (provided) onto the spray holder.
Slide the spray holder through the mounting hole from above.
Hand tighten the nut from under the sink.
Insert the spray hose through the spray holder.
Attach the spray hose to the spray inlet connector using thread
sealant.
Spray
Holder
Mounting
Hole
Spray Inlet
Connector
Nut
Gasket
Handspray
Spray Hose
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