Installation Guide

• ALWAYS protect your eyes with safety glasses.
SAFETY TIPS
IMPORTANT POINTS
Helpful tools to install this faucet:
•
basin wrench
•
Teflon tape
•
(2) crescent wrenches
•
silicon sealer
•
flashlight
•
faucet supply tubes
Models 522029, 522037
SINGLE HANDLE
TUB&SHOWER FAUCET
Design House is a registered
brand of DHI Corp.
Mequon, WI 53092
1-800-558-8700
Your new Design House faucet will give you years of trouble free performance.
Thank you for choosing a Design House product for your home.
Please read all of these instructions carefully before installing your new faucet.
• When installing your new faucet, hand tighten the connector nuts, then use one wrench to anchor
the fitting and a second wrench to tighten the nut one additional turn. Connections that are too tight
will reduce the integrity of the system.
• Wrap all threaded connections (except aerator thread in spout) with Teflon tape available from your
local hardware or plumbing supply store. Always wrap in a counter-clockwise direction.
INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
1 2a 2b
2A
2B
2E
2D
2A
2B
2C
Tub&Shower
Shower Only
30"
6" Dia
48"
1 1/4" Dia
1 1/4" Dia
48"
Shower Only
8" Min.
30"
Tub&Shower
3 4 5
1. SHUT OFF WATER SUPPLY.
Verify that the hole sizes and positions
of holes in the wall are correct.
Recommended component
measurements.
A. Shower and / or spout outlet hole:
1-1/4" diameter.
B. Valve access hole: 6" diameter.
C. Recommended valve depth to
finished wall: 2" min. to 2-1/2" max.
Be sure that the black template plate's
surface is flush with the finished
exterior surface of the wall. Be sure to
position the valve body correctly in
wall. "UP" marking up. The 8" Minimum
from the valve body to the tub spout is
required for proper operation.
2a. SUPPLY CONNECTION LAYOUT
Wrap plumber's tape around pipe
threads in a clockwise direction.
Connect water supplies to left (hot)
and right (cold) valve body inlets.
Connect shower outlet pipe (2B)
and tub outlet pipe (2C) to valve
body. Connect Pipe Elbow (2A)
(not included) to the end of the
pipe.
2b. SHOWER ONLY SUPPLY
CONNECTION LAYOUT
Wrap plumber's tape around pipe
threads in a clockwise direction.
Connect water supplies to left (hot)
and right (cold) valve body inlets.
Connect Shower Outlet Pipe (2B)
to valve body. Plug bottom outlet
(2D) with plug (2E). Connect Pipe
Elbow (2A) (not included) to the
end of the pipe
3. FOR SHOWER ARM INSTALLATION
Insert the long end of the shower
arm (3B) through the flange (3A)
then wrap plumber's tape to both
sides of shower arm. Screw long
end of the shower arm into pipe
elbow inside the wall and secure
with set screw (3C).
4. FLUSHING
For Tub and Shower Combinations:
Turn on Hot and Cold water supply
lines allowing water to flow from tub
spout outlet (4B) until all foreign
matter has cleared the line.
For Shower Only Combinations:
Turn on Hot and Cold water supply
lines allowing water to flow from
shower outlet (4A) until all foreign
matter has cleared the line.
Pressure must be approximately
equal on both Hot and Cold sides
for valve to function properly.
5. FOR TUB SPOUT INSTALLATION
Install tub spout. Thread spout onto
threaded connection clockwise until
the spout becomes flush with the
finished wall. Thread sealant may
be required depending on your
installation method.
All thread sealants may be found at
your local hardware store.
4A
4B
3A
3B
3C