WARNING:
WHEN USING
ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS, BASIC
PRECAUTIONS SHOULD ALWAYS
BE FOLLOWED.
GROUNDING IS REQUIRED: The unit
must be installed by a Qualified Service
Representative and Grounded.
Followed carefully, the following points will
result in an easy, trouble-free installation of
your new Laurel Mountain Whirlpool, Inc. bath.
Any deviations, additions and/or deletions from
the prescribed installation of the whirlpool sys-
tem, pump or bath without prior written ap-
proval of our Customer Service Department will
void the warranty covering this product.
SPECIFICATIONS
• Your unit will arrive as ordered--as speci-
fied by Laurel Mountain Whirlpool, Inc., in all
of its literature and as described by its Sales
Representatives and Distributors.
• Construction materials shall be as presented;
I.e., of cast acrylic shells reinforced with a mix-
ture of processed chopped glass in a polyes-
ter resin applied to the underside of the shells.
Rigidity factor is reached by shape and thick-
ness of this material.
• Floors of bathtubs are reinforced in the fac-
tory by installing a wood subfloor and a molded
fiberglass base. Bases are designed to give
uniform support to the tub floor.
• Baths meet or exceed load-bearing and im-
pact resistance requirements of the listed stan-
dards without evidence of crazing or cracking
and with minimal deflection when installed in
accordance with Laurel Mountain Whirlpool, Inc.
printed instructions.
• Whirlpool equipment shall be completely
100% factory installed with a pump/motor as-
sembly--rigid PVC piping--air controls, venturi-
type jets and approved suction fittings, and any
options ordered.
• Each Laurel Mountain Whirlpool, Inc. unit
bears our company logo, a registered serial
number or the Standard Building Code as well
as a certification of a recognized National Test-
ing Laboratory which has found our products
to have complied with requirements set forth
by the American National Standards Institute
and Underwriters Laboratory.
LABELS AND PLACARDS
WARNING:
LABELS AND PLAC-
ARDS ARE PROVIDED AS A REMINDER
OF SOME IMPORTANT FEATURES,
“DO’S” AND “DON’TS” OF OPERATION
AND SERVICING. LABELS AND PLAC-
ARDS MUST NEVER BE REMOVED
FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF TUB.
BEFORE INSTALLATION . . . Inspect your
Laurel Mountain Whirlpool, Inc. Bath thor-
oughly upon receiving it. Check it immediately
for a possibility of freight damage. In the event
damage has occurred, make a notation on the
carrier’s bill of lading.
DO NOT remove the bath from its shipping
container until you are ready to pre-test and
install. When opened, cut some of the ship-
ping cardboard to fit in the bottom of the tub
to help protect the floor surface. DO NOT LIFT
the tub out of the box by its plumbing.
• One of the many phases of quality assur-
ance at our plant, prior to shipping, is an ex-
haustive water test to ensure water-tight op-
eration. Enroute, rough freight handling could
conceivably have loosened a connection. Place
the tub in an area where it may be drained af-
ter testing it. Fill it and operate with water to
the overflow and then allow to sit for fifteen
minutes. Inspect all fittings, apertures and
connections for the possibility of leaks.
• Examine the bathtub thoroughly. Any de-
fect must be discovered and reported AT THIS
TIME in order to qualify for our warranty cov-
erage.
• All connections, electrical and plumbing
MUST be made by qualified electricians and
plumbers. They can assure you that the in-
stallation will conform to all applicable local
codes as well as securing necessary permits
for the installation.
• Please regard all warning labels attached to
the bath. DO NOT LIFT by any portion of the
plumbing--or stand in the unit during installa-
tion--serious damage may occur to the unit.
FRAMING-IN INSTRUCTIONS
The dimensions in our literature may vary
slightly in the actual product measurement.
Therefore, installation measurements should
be made directly from your bathtub.
IMPORTANT: The entire weight of the tub can-
not be supported by the rim. The tub must be
supported by the base and sub-floor.
IMPORTANT: For best installation results, it is
suggested to install the unit using a mortar bed
or equivalent material.
When you install the drain fitting, you will
find it protrudes below the bottom of the tub.
Allow clearance in the sub-floor for this dimen-
sion.
Place the unit in its desired location, check
the tub and sub-floor for level, if not level, place
wood shims between sub-floor and support
base to bring to a level position. Mark stud
wall underneath the tub’s return lip. Remove
unit from position and install a 1x stop to stud
wall for lip to rest on to prevent deflection.
Check your unit at this time to see if any
wiring should be completed prior to further in-
stallation. (See wiring instructions.) If the floor
is out of level, the tub support base will have
to be shimmed. We suggest setting the tub
into a bed of concrete.
If all is level, reposition the unit in the de-
sired location.
Since a great variety of installations are pos-
sible with this Whirlpool Bath, special framing
procedures may have to be employed. A ledge
under the rim, or an apron without a ledge, may
be constructed as required. Where installa-
tion is planned against a wall, install the tub
against the studs as indicated, adding block-
ing below the rim to prevent deflection or
movement of the tub, but insuring that the tub
is not supported in any way by the blocking.
The opening should be 1” smaller than the
specified rim dimensions when placing the unit
in a platform floor or cut out installation.
A 1” integral up-flange is available on cer-
tain models. These units should be placed in a
pre-measured studded pocket. Pre-drill holes
through flange to align with studs. Use screws
to secure to studs. NOTE: Do not attempt to
nail directly through flange. Always pre-drill
holes.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
LAUREL MOUNTAIN WHIRLPOOL, INC.
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