GB
Xpelair
Toilet/Bathroom
Fans VX100,
VX100P & VX100T
Please leave this
with the fan for the
of the user
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If installing in a ventilation shaft
1. Check there are no buried pipes or cables
in the ventilation shaft.
If in doubt, seek professional advise.
2. Cut a hole 110mm in diameter, in the side of
the shaft.
3. If the shaft has cavity wall, use the wall tube
to bridge the cavity.
4. Fit ducting and condensation trap if
necessary, positioning condensation trap as
near to the fan as possible.
If installing in a ceiling
1. Check there are no buried pipes or cables
in the ceiling/joists etc.
If in doubt, seek professional advise.
2. Cut a hole 115mm diameter.
Preparing the fan for installation
Remove the front cover by pressing the release
catches located on the sides of the unit with a
3mm screwdriver, whilst pulling the front cover
forward L
If installing in a window or panel less than 16mm
thick, the fan spigot needs to be cut back to the
visible step 20mm away from the rear of the back
plate.
1. Remove the impeller by pulling it forward.
2. Cut the spigot back to the step using a junior
hacksaw, ensure that the motor shaft is not
marked by the hacksaw.
3. Remove any burrs from the edge of the spigot.
4.
the impeller by locating it onto the shaft
and pushing it on fully.
Mount the fan in the hole
If working above ground
appropriate safety precautions must be
observed.
If installing in a wall, ceiling or vent
Mark the position of the back plate
1. Hold the backplate so that the terminal block
faces you in the top left hand corner and the
lip points towards the hole.
2. Carefully insert the lip into the wall
duct/ceiling or vent shaft.
3. Adjust the position of the back plate until it is
level.
4. Mark on the wall/ceiling or vent shaft the
positions of the three
plate.
5. Remove the back plate from the ducting.
6. Drill screw holes in these positions if
necessary, and
wall plugs if necessary.
Mount the back plate
C
1. Push the ribbed gasket (RG100) onto the lip
of the back plate 1
2. If installing in a ceiling or vent, push the
larger diameter piece of the telescopic wall
tube onto the ribbed gasket. Cut the tube to
the required length
if necessary.
3. If wiring the fan from behind, remove
4. If wiring from above, leave the cable free to
5. Insert the lip of the back plate into the wall
6. Fasten the back plate to the wall/ceiling or
Mount the back draught shutter
1. Peel the backing from the foam strip supplied
2. Go outside. Holding open the top and bottom
3. Making sure that the back draught shutter is
4. Remove the back draught from the wall duct.
5. Drill screw holes in these positions, and
6. Holding open the top and bottom vanes,
7. Make sure that the vanes open
If installing in window or panel
Sealing the hole
1. If installing in a window or panel no more
level,
B
Attach the back draught shutter to the
spacer F
1. Holding the top and bottom vanes, insert the
2. Insert two of the
holes in the back
Mount the fan in the window
1. Someone else must hold the back draught
2. Make sure that the two raised
3. From inside, hold the back plate so that the
knockout. Feed the mains cable through the
cable entry hole in the back plate to the
terminals D.
be
into labyrinth.
duct/ceiling or vent shaft as before.
vent shaft using appropriate fasteners. If
using screws, do not overtighten the
screws.
and attach it around the outside of the lip on
the back draught shutter.
vanes, insert the lip into the wall duct.
level, mark the positions of the two
holes in the top right hand and bottom left
hand corners.
the remaining wall plugs.
the back draught shutter and fasten it to the
wall using the pointed and self-tapping
screws. Do not over tighten screws.
and shut freely.
E
than 9mm thick,
the white rubber gasket
around the edge of the hole. If installing in a
panel or sealed double glazing more than
9mm thick, a DXDG double glazing kit is
required. Follow the instructions supplied with
the special kit.
back draught shutter 2 into the spacer 3 so
that the
holes in the top right and
bottom left hand corners match those on the
spacer.
ended self-tapping
screws provided and fasten the back draught
shutter to the spacer.
shutter and spacer in position outside, with
the spacer against the glass.
the spacer are horizontal and are positioned
within the hole.
terminal block faces you in the top left hand
corner and the lip points towards that hole.
G
holes in