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Serenity DriftBath Owner's Manual & Installation Guide
1A
Ledge Installation - 1
1B
Ledge Installation - 2
1C
Apron Installation
1D
Wall Installation
1E
Sunken Installation
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
STRUCTURAL PREPARATION:
Note: The bath should remain in its shipping carton until time of installation.
1.
Literature dimensions are for reference only. Installation dimensions should be taken directly from the tub. An access
panel of 16” x 16” minimum must be provided at the pump end of the tub allowing sufficient clearance to make final
connections and for servicing the pump and power panel. Access may be through the wall or platform apron at the
end of the unit. In the case of sunken installations, access should be made through the ceiling below.
IT IS THE INSTALLER’S RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT SERVICE ACCESS.
MAKE ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN THAT ACCESS PANELS AND/OR SERVICE OPENINGS ARE PROPERLY
PLACED AND THAT ALL POSSIBLE AREAS WHERE SERVICE MAY BE REQUIRED ARE ACCESSIBLE.
2.
Install the drain fitting to the bath.
THE DRAIN FITTING WILL PROTRUDE BELOW THE BASE OF THE TUB
APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2”.
Clearance must be provided for the drain by cutting away the subfloor (where possible)
or by blocking below the tub as may be required.
NOTE:
Watertight installation of the drain and overflow is the
installer’s responsibility. Drain and/or overflow leakage is not included in the warranty of this product.
WARNING:
Factory skirts do not allow for blocking up of the tub base. All blocking must be solid and provide
uniform support to the tub base.
3. Tub must rest entirely on the base.
DO NOT SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE TUB BY THE RIM.
Where leveling is
required, and to reduce vibration noise, prepare a bed of wet mortar in area where tub is to be installed. Carefully
level unit, ensuring that uniform support is given to all areas of the base and no portion of the lip is bearing weight.
4. Frame out under the tub rim as shown in one of the illustrations below.
NOTE:
Due to the variety of installations
possible, framing procedures other than those described may be required. Plumb in selected location using a level.
Level front to back and across both sides. A ledge under the rim, or an apron without a ledge, may be constructed as
required (see Diagram 1A and 1B). Where installation will be against a wall, stud wall framing should allow for wall
sheathing material to run full length to the floor (see Diagram 1C). Install tub firmly against sheathing as dicated, with
blocking below rim to prevent deflection or movement of tub. To prevent a rocking movement of tub after installation, it
is important to have rim in contact, but not supported by blocking material.
5. When placing the tub on a platform or cut out (see Diagrams 1A and 1D), the opening should be 1” smaller than the
specified rim dimensions. Extreme care must be taken in this type of installation to ensure the tub will come to rest
entirely on the base.
WARNING:
ALL ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS SHOULD BE MADE BY A LOCALLY LICENSED ELECTRICIAN/TECHNICIAN.
