American Standard 4834.SWTS Installation Procedures, Hole Locations for Fixtures, Front

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2 INSTALLATION PROCEDURES:

IMPORTANT The shower base or bath must be in place before the shower walls can be installed. Make sure that these

fixtures are installed correctly and are level. Please cover the

CARDBOARD

 

fixtures with plastic or cardboard to prevent damage during

FRONT EDGE

TEMPLATE

installation. Allow 1/8" gap per width of panel for expansion.

OF TEMPLATE

 

 

 

 

FRONT EDGE

This applies especially to applications where both vertical

 

 

 

 

OF PANEL

sides are restricted, such as between end walls. Also, allow

 

 

 

1/16" to 1/8" space at the bottom between the panels and

 

 

(PANEL SHOWN

the bath or shower base.

 

 

ON BACKSIDE)

 

 

 

HOLE LOCATIONS FOR FIXTURES:

1.Turn off hot and cold supplies remove existing handles, escutcheons and shower head & arm.

2. Cut a template from the shipping carton the width & length of

BOTTOM EDGE

the side panel, mark the template "front". See Fig. 1.

OF PANEL

 

3. Draw a vertical line from the top corner of the bath or

 

 

 

shower base using a level to 1" below the ceiling.

 

 

FIG.1

 

See Fig. 2 & 3.

 

 

 

 

 

4. Measure the centers of the shower head pipe

 

 

 

 

and faucet valve stem(s) as referenced from the

 

 

 

 

top of the mounting surface shim (made from

 

 

 

 

narrow wooden strips or plastic) and the vertical

 

 

 

 

line made in step no. 3.

 

 

 

 

5. Transfer these hole locations to the cardboard

 

 

 

 

template and cut holes in the template large

 

 

 

 

enough to fit over the faucet valve stem(s) and

 

 

PENCIL

 

the shower pipe.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LINE

 

6. Place the template on the wall and align the front

 

 

 

 

edge with the pencil line scribed from step no. 3.

 

 

 

 

Check for accuracy of the holes. If a hole is off,

 

 

 

 

place masking tape over the incorrect hole and

 

 

 

 

spot the new, correct center. Mark the front of

 

 

 

 

the template (side facing you) for later

1/16" TO

 

1/16" TO

 

identification.

 

 

 

 

1/8" SHIM

 

 

 

BATH

1/8" SHIM

SHOWER BASE

7. Place the side wall on the floor with the grooves

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

facing toward the floor and place front of the

 

FIG.2

 

 

template on top (facing down). See Fig. 1 Make

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sure the front of the template is lined up with the

 

 

 

 

front edge of the panel, and the bottom corresponds to the top of the

 

 

 

shower base. Line up the front and bottom edges and mark the hole

 

 

 

centers on the shower wall with a grease pencil.

 

 

 

 

8. Drill holes in the panel. Using a carbide hole saw, drill holes of sufficient

 

 

 

size to allow for clearance of stems and valves, and to allow for future

 

 

 

servicing of these components. Make sure that the holes can be covered

 

 

 

by the escutcheon. Drill holes from the backside of the panel to avoid

 

 

 

chipping the front surface.

 

 

 

 

9. After drilling the holes, dry fit the panel against the wall and check for

 

FRONT

 

 

 

 

accuracy lining-up the edges of the panel with the traced line from step

 

 

 

no. 3.

 

 

PENCIL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LINE

 

 

IMPORTANT:

USE ROUTER, SPADE BITS, TWIST DRILLS OR

1/16" TO

 

 

HOLE SAWS ONLY. DO NOT USE AUGER BITS.

1/8" SHIM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIG.3

 

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