Lumex Splash - Installing the Bath Lift

4. Installing the bath lift
i) Pickupthebathliftholdingitascloseaspossibletoyourbody.
ii) Placethesuctionfeetontheatbottomofthetubandasfarbackaspossibleattheopposite
endtothefaucets.Ifthereareanyoverheadobstructionsatthebackofthetubthatcannotbe
removedandarelikelytointerferewiththeupwardmovementofthebathlift,movethebathlift
further forward in the tub until clear of the obstacle.
iii) Nowpressrmlydownontheseat,ensuringallfoursuctionfeetareattachedtothetubsurface.
NOTE:
 Thesuctionfeetmaynotsticktoverycurvedorcontouredsurfaces.
iv) Unfoldthetwosideapssotheyrestagainstthesidesofthetub.(Sideapseasetransfer
onandothebathliftandalsopreventngerentrapment.)Ifsideapprotectorsarerequired
andhavebeenttedtointegraltubhandles,ensurethetwosideapsarerestingsubstantiallyon
them.Ifthesideapsarestilllikelytocatchunderhandles,movethesideapprotectorsasfaras
possiblealongthehandlesuntilthesideapsareoverthem (see g 4).
Ifthisstilldoesnotimprovetheaps’positiononthesideapprotectors,movethebathlift
slightlyforwardinthetub.Alternatively,asideapprotectorextensionkitisavailable(seesection
15,“Accessories”).
v) Fillthetubwithwatertotherequiredlevelensuringtheactuatorcasing(see g 5) is not
submergedinwater.Checkthatthewatertemperatureisnottoohotbeforeusingthebathlift.
NOTE:
Water level will rise when your body enters the tub and
displaces the water.
 Thedepthofthewaterisnottoexceedthedepthas
 indicatedbythelabel(seeright)onthebackandsides
 oftheLumex®Splash.
vi) Thebatterycannowbeconnectedtothehandcontrolonyourbathlift(seesection5,
“Connectingthehandcontrol”).
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