Instructions / Assembly

Aquatic • 8101 E. Kaiser Blvd. • Anaheim, CA 92808 • [phone] • FAX [phone] • www.aquaticbath.com
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Installation Instructions
Remodeline (Sectional Units)
Fax on Demand # 3900
Aquatic products may be specified as Lasco Bathware.
NOTICE: Please inspect the unit thoroughly before installation to make sure it has not been damaged during transportation.
If you have any questions please call Aquatic’s Technical Services Department at 800-945-2726.
IMPORTANT! Before installation begins:
a. READ ALL INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS COMPLETELY. IMPROPER INSTALLATION WILL VOID THE WARRANTY.
b. Make sure that walls and floors meet fire safety requirements of local building code and/or FHA/HUD Minimum Property Standards.
c. The blocks and/or legs attached underneath the bottom of the bath fixture are an integral part of the support system and should not be removed.
Although these blocks and/or legs need not touch for an acceptable install, this may be an indication that the unit and/or sub-floor are out of level.
To achieve a superior install, Aquatic recommends to shim, or support with foundation material, any gap under the support blocks and/or legs.
NOTE: Finished alcove must have interior dimensions, shown on product technical data sheet rough-in diagrams, to properly install unit.
Pre Installation Requirements
a. In remodeling, if necessary, add studs at each end to provide a vertical nailing surface for the side nailing flanges of bath fixture product.
b. To avoid obstruction during installation make sure that supply lines, spout pipe and valve plumbing do not project into alcove.
c. Shower stalls require a 6” (150mm) diameter floor opening for 2” (50mm) IPS drain fitting connection. [See Diagram 1]
d. Tub/showers require a 6” x 12” (150mm x 305mm) floor opening for the 1¹⁄₂” (40mm) drain, waste and overflow (DWO) kit. [See Diagram 2]
NOTE: Be sure floor opening location matches left-hand or right-hand bath fixture drain location.
e. Use of casting plaster/plaster of paris (foundation material) is recommended in all commercial structures (i.e. hotels, motels, dormitories,
health clubs, etc.).
INSTALLATION
If mounting fittings on tub or shower; from stable reference points (back wall studs, floor) measure the locations of spout and valves. Note measurements here:
Tub Filler: Valve:
Shower Arm: Valve:
(Mark dimensions only if shower arm is plumbed within bath fixture wall area.)
n Make sure framed-in alcove is of proper size per AQUATIC dimensions, square, and plumb; check floor for levelness.
n Disassemble unit as received into two/three separate sections (base and wall section/s) and save the connecting bolts from those units with split walls.
(If cartoned, separate sections and locate connecting bolts and plastic fasteners (BathLocks) provided.)
n Insert the three/four plastic fasteners (BathLocks) provided, into the base section, so they protrude upwards through each of the pre-drilled holes where
the connecting bolts were as originally received. Prior to inserting BathLocks, place a bead of silicone on the BathLock rim where the ribbed post meets
the flat disk. This will create a watertight seal once the BathLock is fully inserted. Use a hammer (lightly tapping) to drive up the fasteners. [See Diagram
3: Detail B]
n To prevent scuffing while installing unit cover the entire bottom of the unit with a piece of cardboard or other protective material.
NOTE: Fasteners: To wood framing - 1” (25mm) galvanized roofing nails or 1” (25mm) pan head screws; to steel studs - drill flanges and studs with
3
⁄16” (5mm) carbide bit and fasten with #10 x 1” (25mm) sheet metal screws with washers; to concrete/block walls use 1” (25mm) concrete nails with
nailing tool or impacter. NOTE: Pre drilling nailing flanges is recommended to avoid cracking the unit.
n Bottom support materials: Casting plaster/plaster of paris (herein referred as foundation materials) are not necessary but its use is highly
recommended for a firmer bottom support. When using foundation materials, the following applies:
In a bucket, mix foundation material. Place three or four mounds of plaster on the subfloor around but away from drain hole. The mounds should be
placed high enough so that when the unit is set, it will cause the plaster to displace and spread.
n Carry base into bathroom and place into framing pocket. Level lengthwise and widthwise using 3’ (915mm) level by shimming or depressing
foundation materials. The unit should be set level.
n Pre-drill horizontal nailing flanges along top of base section and nail fasten with 1” (40mm) galvanized roofing nails into each corresponding stud.
[See Diagram 3: Detail A]
n Pre-drill both (vertical) side nailing flanges and nail fasten to side studs 8” (200mm) on center.
n For three-piece units with two sectional walls, use the connecting bolts to re-assemble the wall sections prior to installing onto base. Caulk one side of
vertical joint, then assemble wall sections with bolts through existing holes.
NOTE: Use 100% silicone sealant with mildew resistant properties to caulk unit.
n Place a silicone bead on top of the base section ledge where wall section mounts to base, creating a seal that incapsulates BathLock posts at base.
Make sure that the silicone bead is placed completely around the protruding BathLock post in order to create a watertight seal.
Align wall section predrilled holes to BathLock fasteners and press down securing wall section onto fasteners until seam is closed. [See Diagram 3]