User Manual

ABF Installation with access under the floor (continued)

Install Drain Hardware

• Apply a bead of clear silicone or plumbers putty around the drain body and pass it through the drain hole.

• Apply Teflon tape to the threaded portion of the drain body.

• Apply plumbers putty to the washer and slide it over the bottom of the drain body.

• Attach the drain body nut on the drain body and tighten until the nut and washer have created a seal with the

bottom of the bathtub. Do not over tighten.

Install Overflow Hardware

• Place the back plate over the screw of the overflow cover.

• Align the overflow cover with the bar (installed at the factory) in the overflow hole.

• Carefully hand tighten the overflow cover until it stops. Do not over tighten.

Install Bathtub

• Apply a generous bead of adhesive

or silicone (such as GE 5040 Sili-

cone II) to the bottom of the tub sup-

ports.

• Apply a bead of tub and tile caulk

(such as GE 7000 Silicone II Pain-

table Silicone) around the edge of

the base.

• Carefully set the tub into position

and finish the installation of the tail-

piece (supplied by the installer).

• Be sure the tub is resting on the bot-

tom supports and not the acrylic.

Complete Installation

• Fill the tub with water to the over-

flow and drain the tub while in-

specting the waste connections

below the floor for leaks. Access

from below will be necessary for

this step.

• With the bathtub now in place

wipe off any excess tub and tile

caulk around the bottom edge of

the bathtub where it meets the

floor.

• Run a bead of tub and tile caulk

around the bottom edge of the bathtub where it meets the

floor. Wipe off any excess caulk with a wet cloth.