Symmons Carrington Shower System Installation

Shower System
Installation Brief
Model Number
S-4401 Shower System
Decorative Finish Code
append to part numbers if applicable
-STN Satin Nickel
-- Chrome (standard)
Rough-in Installation
Control valve, piping & fittings
Reference rough-in dimension illustration
on page 2 as required.
1)
Determine wall thickness
■ Determine type of wall and wall
thickness where valve will be mounted.
■ Consider whether to use mounting plate
by reviewing figure 2 below.
■ Skip ahead to if mounting
Step 3
plate will not be used.
2)
Attach mounting plate to valve
Seat mounting plate against valve
assembly as illustrated in figure 1.
Walls for using T-177 mounting plate
 Fiberglass or acrylic walls (required)
 Plaster or other type walls (optional)
1/16" (2 mm) min  1/2" (13 mm) max
Protective shield
When mounting plate is used,
then shield is optional for
protecting end of valve during
installation.
"snap on-off"
p/n T-176
wall cutout hole size
3-1/2" ( 95 mm) min
Carrington
S-4401
Tools & Materials
Plumbers
3)
Attach protective shield
■ Reference figure 2 to determine
whether shield is required.
■ Attach plastic protective shield by
snap fitting over end of valve spindle.
nished
wall
p/n T-177
4" (101 mm) max
Figure 2 Mounting valve
Putty
1 2 3 4
Figure 1 Mounting plate
Dry wall, plaster or other type wall
1/2" (13 mm) or greater
(51 mm ± 13 mm)
Ensure valve's
mounting plate
is ush against
inner wall
Finished wall must be
ush with back side of
protective shield surface
Protective shield
"snap on-off"
(required when
mounting plate
is not used)
wall cutout hole size
3-1/2" ( 89 mm) min
4" (101 mm) max
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4)
Install piping, fittings and
control valve
Piping and fittings not supplied
■ Control Valve
Install valve through cutout hole in
wall as specified in figure 2 below and
dimension illustration on page 2.
■ Showerhead (S on valve)
Pipe from outlet port on valve marked
to showerhead mounting arm location.
■ Hot & Cold Supply (H & C)
Pipe hot water supply to valve input
marked and cold water supply to
H
valve input marked
nished wall
2" ± 1/2"
pipe centerline
to nished wall
S
.
C