Kohler K-942 User manual

Installation Guide

Widespread Lavatory Faucets

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K-942

1009772-2-B

Thank You For Choosing Kohler Company

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

the back cover. Thanks again for choosing Kohler Company.

Tools and Materials

Before You Begin

Observe all local plumbing and building codes.

Shut off the main water supply.

Carefully inspect the waste and supply tubing for any sign of

damage.

Replace waste or supply tubing if necessary.

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.

Pipe

Wrench Adjustable

Wrench Hacksaw or

Tube Cutter Plumbers

Putty

Thread

Sealant Channel Lock

Pliers

Pipe Sealant

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1. Spout Installation

Apply a bead of plumbers putty or other sealant to the underside

of the spout or putty ring (if supplied) according to the putty

manufacturer’s instructions.

Locate the center hole and insert the spout.

Position the metal washer so the second hole lines up with the

drain lift rod hole on the back of the spout.

Securely tighten the nut with a wrench. Do not overtighten.

Remove any excess putty or sealant.

Apply Plumbers

Putty

Putty Ring

(if included)

Metal

Washer

Nut

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2. Handle Valve Installation

NOTE: The valve body marked ″Cold″(with blue lettered tape

attached to the tube) should be installed to the right of the faucet.

Apply a bead of plumbers putty or other sealant to the underside

of the escutcheons according to the putty manufacturer’s

instructions.

From the top of the lavatory, insert the ″Cold″and ″Hot″valve

bodies into the mounting holes.

Install a washer and a nut onto the underside of each valve body.

Align the end bodies so the supply tubes ﬁt evenly into the valve

body outlets.

While holding the valve bodies in place, securely tighten the

locknuts with a wrench. Do not overtighten.

Remove any excess putty or sealant.

Handle

Escutcheon

Apply Plumbers

Putty.

Valve

Body

Copper

Tube

Nut

Washer

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3. Flexible Hose Installation

Thread a ﬂexible hose onto each handle valve outlet.

Securely tighten the hose with a wrench. Do not overtighten.

Connect the ﬂexible hoses to the supply tee. Do not use thread

sealant. To avoid kinking the hoses, loop them as shown. Securely

tighten the hose with a wrench. Do not overtighten.

Hose

O-Ring

End Body Outlet

End Body

Supply

Tee

Flexible

Hose

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4. Drain Style

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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5. 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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6. 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.

Faucet

Rod

Clip

Thumb

Screw

Link

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7. 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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8. 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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