Installing a walk-in tub from Costco

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Terry

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Here we look at installing a walk in tub for a customer of mine. What they had was a standard five foot tub which was going to come out.

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This is the new tub we installed.

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We started with this. Standard steel tub and lav.

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Since the new tub was shorter, we framed in the wall at the back. The kit came with a clip on fiberglass panel for that, but really that would have made the job nearly impossible in my oppinon.

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Already to make the turn into the bathoom, we had to remove the door and open the wall up to move the tub into the room. A 36" hallway does not allow you to make the turn.

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It comes with leveling legs to set in place. The jetted pump is nice too.

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The tub on the jet end.

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All very cool when done.
This took much more time and effort than a standard tub install. The first tub he had son site was a demo that wasn't intended to be installed. I filled it with water in the garage before we committed to installing it. Water poured out the bottom. I glad I checked first. I suggested he buy a new one with a warranty. He found one at Costco and that is the one in the pictures here.

I needed to reroute the water supply and at the same time a created an access for the tub valve connections. I'm glad we had room on the other side of the wall for that.
 
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The few I have connected came with washing machine hoses for the water supplies and a drain hose the went into an open "P" trap in the floor. Strictly designed as a "portable " unit. To build them in they had to improvise to seal it to the wall.
 
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The few I have connected came with washing machine hoses for the water supplies and a drain hose the went into an open "P" trap in the floor. Strictly designed as a "portable " unit. To build them in they had to improvise to seal it to the wall.

This thing really drains fast. It's like a power drain. Everything tight and together.
 
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