Factory Direct Hardware Toto ABA782L - Manual (Page 5)

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.
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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.
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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.
4 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.
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