Delta T18255 Series Showerhead and Tub Spout Installation, Copper tube 1 must be 1/2 nominal

18 Series Installation - Separate Units

4 Showerhead and Tub Spout Installation
A.	1	FOR SHOWERHEAD INSTALLATION:
		Connect top outlet (1) to shower arm (2)
		with proper fittings. To prevent damage
		to finish on shower arm, insert wall end
		of shower arm into shower flange (3)
3		before screwing arm into riser connection.
		Thread showerhead (4) onto shower
2		arm. Apply Teflon® tape to pipe threads on
		both ends. Do not overtighten
		showerhead.
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FOR TUB SPOUT INSTALLATION:

Refer to the installation instructions supplied with your spout. Do not connect deck mount spouts to in-wall valves. Do not use hand showers connected in lieu of a tub spout to a tub/shower valve. Do not use PEX tubing for tub spout drop.

B-1	Slip-On Installation
	The copper tube (1) must be 1/2” nominal
	copper. Important: If it is necessary to
	cut the copper tube, the end must be
	chamfered free of burrs to prevent cutting
	or nicking O-ring inside the spout. Slide
1	spout over copper tube flush with the
	finished tub or wall surface. Tighten set
2	screw (2), but do not overtighten.

B-2

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B-3

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Iron Pipe Installation

Install threaded pipe nipple (1) to extend past finished wall. Apply Teflon® tape to threads on pipe nipple and screw on tub spout.

Copper Sweat Installation

Remove O-ring (1) from adapter (2). Solder adapter to tube taking care to keep solder away from O-ring groove. CAUTION: NO SOLDER PERMITTED ON OUTSIDE DIAMETER OF ADAPTER ADJACENT TO O-RING GROOVE. Cut off tube (3) and replace O-ring on groove of brass adapter. Thread tub/spout onto adapter, taking care not to damage O-ring, and hand tighten until spout is firmly against finished wall and all slack is taken up behind wall.

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