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Aquatic 11

Builders’ Choice Air Owner's Manual & Installation Guide

Acrylic Tub

Framing

Skirt Frame (a)

STANDARD

Removable panels

(b)

REMOVABLE SKIRT PANEL FOR INTEGRALLY SKIRTED MODELS:

These models are offered with removable access panels. They provide a ﬂush-to-wall installation (sheet rock overlaps skirt

while still providing access). The skirt features a decorative removable panel enabling easy access to blower and electrical

hookups. IMPORTANT: Before installation of the panel, ﬁll the unit, test the air bath system for proper operation and check

for leaks, then drain.

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

INTEGRALLY SKIRTED AIR BATHS

Remove the shipping blocks of wood that are nailed along the back of the “H” frame.

1. To avoid obstructions during installation, make sure water lines, spout pipes and valve plumbing do not project into

alcove.

2. Ledger Strip: Fasten a 1” x 3” (25mm x 75mm) ledger strip along rear for alcove and along both sides in corner

installations at Dimension LH. (see diagram 1A)

3. Mix a 3 gallon bucket of plaster and water to a paste. Place three or four mounds of plaster away from drain hole in

a line or square, approximately twice as high as the cavity under the tub bottom.

4. Place tub into alcove with front skirt ﬁrmly on ﬂoor and depress cement mounds. Make certain that back ledge of tub

rests ﬁrmly on ledger strip. (see diagram 1A)

5. Using 1 1/2” (40mm) washer head screws: (a) spot-fasten the two bottom corners and the two top corners of the vertical

side nailing ﬂanges. (b) Fasten at each stud through the top sides ﬂanges and back ﬂange, working from both ends toward

back center. (c) Complete fastening vertical side ﬂanges.

6. When other than scratch coat is used, furring strips as thick as nailing ﬂanges are recommended for installation on