Installation Guide

3. Complete the Valve Installation
NOTE: This section applies to all valve installation styles.
IMPORTANT! For bath-only or shower-only installations: Remove
and discard the aspirator. Apply thread sealant to a plug and install
it into the yoke in place of the shower or bath piping.
Plumb using 1/2″ N.P.T. copper tubing, elbows, and adapters.
Use thread sealant on all threaded connections.
Secure the bath and/or shower piping to the support framing and
install temporary nipples.
Install caps on the temporary nipples.
Turn on the hot and cold water supplies, and check for leaks.
Remove the caps from the temporary nipples.
Open the valve controls and cycle the controls through their
operating range. Check for leaks.
Turn the valve control off.
If the valve has stop valves, rotate both stop adjustments fully
clockwise.
Open the valve controls. Water should not flow.
Close the valve controls, and rotate both stop adjustments fully
counterclockwise.
Elbow
Elbow
Adapters
1/2" NPT
Copper Tubing
1/2" NPT
Copper Tubing
Temporary
Nipple
Temporary
Nipple
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