The sweeping arch of the Roman faucet neck is on a tub’s rear deck, rather than the front of the tub, to create an interesting focal point. Some Roman tub faucets come. As it needs some soldering skills installing a Roman tub faucet is a bit more complex than installing a wall-mounted tub faucet.
Turn off the shutoff valves to the toilet water supply.
Assess the distance from the center of the holes to the center of this hole onto the tub. Cut aluminum. Twist a tool inside the aluminum tubing ends to remove any burrs. Polish the ends of the pipe by massaging them with 120-grit sandpaper.
Apply an even layer of glue flux to the interior of the aluminum tee, the interior of the valve bodies, the exterior of the copper tubing ends and the bottom valve finish that’ll fit in the leg of this aluminum tee.
Insert the copper tubing into the flat”arms” of the aluminum tee. Insert the end of each copper tubing into the corresponding fitting onto the valve bodies that are handle. Insert the bottom faucet valve finish into the”leg” of this aluminum tee. When constructed when done properly, all 3 valve bodies will face up. Check the position of the valves and fix if needed to make them parallel to one another on the assembly.
Set aluminum tubing assembly and the valve onto a flat, sturdy surface. Double check that the valve assemblies all are parallel. Wear safety glasses and soldering gloves. Light the torch and adjust the flame to a moderate fire. Move the flashlight fire side to side the aluminum tee over to heat the fitting. Touch the solder wire to the metal surface that is hot to make it melt. Capillary action will suck on down the solder . After the molten solder appears on all sides of the joint, then remove the solder wire. Repeat this process with all the valve handle bodies to soldier it. Wait for the aluminum tubing assemble to cool to the touch.
Insert the faucet and handle up valves . Twist the valve flange nut within the valve assembly to break on the top of the tub deck. Slide center-body and then the retainer onto the tap valve. Insert the faucet plug into the top of the centre body and tighten it with a wrench. Place the faucet spout over the valve assembly. Insert the hex screw and then tighten it to secure it.
Slide the valve assembly gasket within the valves. Screw on the fasteners. Place the grips on the fasteners. Insert the handle screws and tighten them to secure the grips. In case your roman tub faucet comes with a hand-held bathtub, join the nut end of this shower attachment hose to the faucet handle using a wrench and insert the shower attachment upward. Build the bathtub attachment’s head according to the packing directions.
Connect the aluminum pipe that contributes to the bathroom’s main water line. Apply an even layer of flux to the interior of either side of the aluminum pipe adapter. Apply flux to the aluminum pipe that leads from the tub to the water line and the exterior of the aluminum water line pipe. Slide the aluminum pipe adapter. Insert the tub copper pipe. Heat the adapter and touch soldering wire to each end of the adapter to solder the pipes together.