Rough In Installation Sheet

Pressure Balancing Shower & Tub/Shower Valve
46-2-BODY, 46-2X-BODY
Installation Brief
1 2 3 4
Pipe
Sealant
Plumbers
Putty
Tools & Materials
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Model Numbers
46-2-BODY
Temptrol pressure balancing Shower
& Tub/Shower valve body
46-2X-BODY
Temptrol pressure balancing Shower
& Tub/Shower valve body with
built-in service stops
Temptrol
®
Figure 1 Mounting plate
(valve without IPS ports shown)
p/n T-176
p/n T-177
Protective shield
When mounting plate is used,
then shield is optional for
protecting end of valve during
installation.
"snap on-off"
wall cutout hole size
3-1/2" (89 mm) min
4" (102 mm) max
nished
wall
Ensure valve’s
mounting plate
is ush against
inner wall
Walls for using T-177 valve mounting plate
 Fiberglass or acrylic walls (required)

Plaster or other type walls (optional)
1/16" (2 mm) min  1/2" (13 mm) max
wall cutout hole size
3-1/2" (89 mm) min
4" (102 mm) max
Finished wall must be
ush with back side of
protective shield surface
nished wall
Dry wall, plaster or other type wall
1/2" (13 mm) or greater
Protective shield
"snap on-off"
(required when
valve mounting
plate is not used)
Reference rough-in
dimensional
drawing on page 2
Figure 2 Mounting valve (valve without IPS ports shown)
Rough-in Installation
Installing control valve, piping & fittings
Reference rough-in dimension illustration
on page 2 as required.
1) Determine wall thickness
■ Determine type of wall and wall
thickness where valve will be mounted.
■ Consider whether to use mounting plate
by reviewing gure 2 below.
■ Skip ahead to Step 3 if mounting
plate will not be used.
2) Attach mounting plate to valve
Seat mounting plate against valve
assembly as illustrated in gure 1.
3) Attach protective shield
■ Reference gure 2 to determine
whether shield is required.
■ Attach plastic protective shield by
snap tting over end of valve spindle.
4) Install piping, fittings and
control valve
Piping and ttings not supplied
■ Control Valve
Install valve through cutout hole in
wall as specied in gure 2 below and
dimension illustration on page 2.
■ Showerhead (S on valve)
Pipe from outlet port on valve marked S
to showerhead mounting arm location.
■ Hot & Cold Supply (H & C)
Pipe hot water supply to valve input
marked H and cold water supply to
valve input marked C.
■ Tub Spout (T on valve)
Pipe from outlet port on valve marked
T to tub spout. (46-2-BODY)