Installation Sheet
INSTALLATION PROCEDURES:
Installation must comply with local and national codes.
WARNING: When installing Whirlpools, Air, or Total Massage Baths, observe basic
precautions, including the following:
• DANGER: RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK! Connect only to a separate circuit
protected by a ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI)
• Installation must provide access for servicing pump/motor.
1. Install tub waste/ overow tting according to instructions provided.
2. Construct support framing for the tub, allowing for a 16” X 20” access opening for servicing the pump/motor on
whirlpool models.
3. DECK / PENINSULAR INSTALLATION - Deck surface can be any width. Allow for the thickness of the wall board and
tile or other surface material between the deck (see “Height to Lip” illustration D & F) and underside of the tub lip.
4. ALCOVE / CORNER INSTALLATION - Wooden 1” X 4” support stringers must be attached to surrounding walls at the
recommended height. If you use a skirt, refer to the specic skirt installation instructions provided with that product.
NOTE: Alcove and corner installations may require the use of a Tile Flange Kit (Part#TLK and TLKC) to prevent water
from pentrating the wall board. After the framing is complete, set the product in place to check the t and make certain that
it can be properly leveled. (Caution: if the tub is not level (use the deck surface for checking the level) water will not drain
properly.)
WARNING: Never support the tub by its deck-lip or stringers, as this could result in product failure and void the
Warranty. Level and ll the tub with water and test it for proper operation and drainage or possible water leaks due to
transit-handling damage. Remove the tub from its framing.
5. The tub MUST be supported from the tub bottom and not the tub lip. The lip should only rest on the nished deck
surface or support stringers. The tub bottom must be supported by a setting compound such as cement or mortar (fast
cure materials are not recommended due to excessive shrinkage). A sheet of plastic lm, both under and on the top of
compound is recommended as a barrier. The tub should be set in place (do not handle the whirlpool by the piping) while
the compound is still soft and that the compound will conform to the tub bottom. The tub should be worked down into the
compound lip of the tub. It should just barely make contact with the nished deck surface or support stringers. It may be
necessary to partially ll the tub with water to aid in properly setting the tub.
6. Verify that the product is level by checking the tub deck surface.
7. Place the ll spout and supply lines at your desired location. If you are installing the spout and supply lines on the deck
of the tub, mark the location rst and drill pilot holes from the acrylic side of the product. Use a properly sized hole saw,
and drill the spout and supply line holes from the acrylic side of product.
8. Connect the water supply lines and the waste overow.
9. Plug the pump cord into specied dedicated 120V/20A GFCI outlet to supply electrical power to the system. The cord
and the plug is shipped with your system.
10. After plumbing and electrical connections have been made the tub should be cleaned of dirt and debris. Follow
“Cleaning and Maintenance” instructions in these instructions
11. In nish-out of Corner/Alcove installation, be certain to allow for an expansion gap between wall board and tub deck as
well as between tile or other water material and tub deck.
INSTALLING A OVAL TUB WITH A TEMPLATE
Our oval tubs have a template printed on the carton box it was delivered in. The template is one inch smaller all around
than the actual rim of the tub. This provides the tub rim with sufcient margin for an overlap with the platform.
Cut out the template with scissors or another suitable tool. Place the template on to the desired location of your tub
platform and use it to trace the shape with a pencil or marker. Cut a hole in the platform according to the tracing. Place
the tub carefully in the cut out hole of the platform. Take special care that you do not to drop the tub in the platform cutout,
because the tub might break and the ensuing warranty limitaions would become effective. For additional quesions on
intstalling your tub read “installation proceedures” above.