Kohler K-960 User manual
Installation Guide
Bidet Faucet
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K-960
1009770-2-B
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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
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 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 bidet.
Kohler Co. reserves the right to make revisions in the design of
faucets without notice, as specified within the Price Book.
Pipe
Wrench Adjustable
Wrench Channel
Lock Pliers
Hacksaw or
Tube Cutter
Thread
Sealant
Plumbers
Putty
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1. Spray Assembly Installation
Remove the spray head and flange.
Thread the nut, metal washer, and rubber washer to the bottom
of the shank.
Apply a ring of plumbers putty or other sealant according to the
putty manufacturer’s instructions.
From the underside of the bidet, insert the shank through the
spray hole.
From the top of the bidet, thread the flange onto the shank.
Securely thread the spray head as far as it will go onto the shank.
Thread the flange until it is snug against the spray head.
Securely tighten the nut onto the shank with a wrench. Do not
overtighten.
Remove any excess putty or sealant.
Rubber
Washer
Metal
Washer
Nut
Spray Head
Flange
Shank
Bidet
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2. Lift Rod Escutcheon Installation
Apply a bead of plumbers putty or other sealant to the underside
of the escutcheon according to the putty manufacturer’s
instructions.
Insert the escutcheon through the mounting hole from above.
From the underside of the bidet, slide the washer (tapered side
up), brass washer, and nut onto the escutcheon shank.
Securely tighten the nut with a wrench. Do not overtighten.
Remove any excess putty or sealant.
Apply
Plumbers
Putty.
Brass
Washer
Escutcheon
Washer
Nut
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3. 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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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.
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. Handle Valve Installation
Remove and save the dished washer and nut from the end
bodies.
Install a flexible hose to each valve body outlet. Tighten securely,
but do not overtighten.
Apply a bead of plumbers putty or other sealant to the underside
of the escutcheons according to the putty manufacturer’s
instructions.
NOTE: The end body marked ″COLD″with blue lettered tape
attached to the tube should be installed to the right of the faucet.
Insert the end bodies into the proper mounting holes.
From the underside of the bidet, slide a dish washer, washer, and
nut onto each end body.
Rotate each end body until the copper tubing faces toward the
outside of the bidet and the outlets face each other.
Firmly hold the end bodies in place and then securely tighten the
nuts with a wrench. Do not overtighten.
Remove any excess putty or sealant.
Dish
Washer
End Body
Outlet
Washer
Nut
End Body
Hose
O-Ring Dish
Washer
Escutcheon
Apply
Plumbers
Putty.
End Body
Nut
Washer
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