LMW - Colony Collection Owner’s Manual
*It is
VERY
important that your tub is supported by its base and not the rim.
*Take your installation measurements directly from your tub, as they may vary slightly from our literature.
When installing the drain fitting, you will notice it protrudes below the bottom of the tub. You will need to
allow clearance in the sub-floor for this dimension. Now you are ready to place your tub in its desired
location. Check the unit and sub-floor to ensure it is level. If it is not, insert wood shims between the sub-
floor and support base. Mark stud wall underneath the tub’s return lip. Remove the unit from position and
install a 1x stop to stud wall for lip to rest on to prevent deflection.
Since a great variety of installations are possible with this bath, special framing procedures may be needed. A
ledge under the rim, or an apron without a ledge, may be constructed as required. Where installation is
planned against a wall, install the tub against the studs as indicated, adding blocking below the rim to prevent
deflection or movement of the tub, but ensuring that the weight of the tub is not supported in any way by the
blocking. (Diagram A) When placing the unit in a platform floor or cut out installation, the opening should be
1” smaller than the specified rim dimensions.
A 1” integral up-flange is available on many rectangular and corner models. These units should be placed in a
pre-measured studded pocket. Pre-drill holes through the flange to align with studs. Use screws to secure to
studs (Diagram B).
DO NOT
attempt to nail directly through the flange.
Always pre-drill the holes
.
Rough in the wiring on a single 120VAC, 20 amp, GFCI protected dedicated circuit for each accessory installed
on the tub.
WARNINGS:
1) All electrical connections must be made by a licensed certified electrician in accordance with the
requirements of the National Electrical Code and applicable state and local codes and procedures.
2) All circuits connected to this unit must be equipped with Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI)
protection. It is the tub installer’s responsibility to wire the circuit with GFCI.
3) All bathtubs equipped with a heater require a dedicated circuit for the heater.
4) DO NOT splice a longer cord to the power supply cord and DO NOT connect to an extension cord.
The heater is equipped with a molded plug on the end of a power supply core. Also, the power supply cord is
is only 2.5’ long so locate the GFCI wall outlet within 1.5’ of the heater.
Please note
, that when sizing the electrical circuits to power the unit, you should always check the rating
labels on equipment because there could be changes.
