How to Install a Drain for a Delta Bathtub: A Step-by-Step Guide

In this tutorial, we're going to share how to install a drain for a delta bathtub. We've got a lot of great tips so let's dive in.

First and foremost, it's essential to choose the right drain that fits your whirlpool tub. The drain should fit between 12 inches to 24 inches, depending on the size of your tub. For our project, we installed a 19-inch table, but make sure to check the dimensions before purchasing a new drain.

Before starting the installation process, it's crucial to measure the length of the bottom drain assembly to ensure it fits perfectly in your space. We temporarily cut the assembly to its current length and then set it aside for now. Our overflow will come down from this point, so we need to give ourselves some room to work with.

To make sure our flow fits properly, each table size is different. You'll want to measure carefully to ensure a proper fit. The goal is to have the top drain about 4 inches long, which will provide us with enough space to install the assembly without any issues.

Before proceeding, we need to thread in the slip ring with the tapered edge towards the fitting. This will allow us to slide the assembly into place easily. We won't tighten it all the way yet; that's what we'll do after assembling everything together.

To secure the assembly, we use a little nut that cranks into our bottom drain assembly. Make sure to apply a rubber gasket before proceeding, as this will help prevent any leaks.

Now that we've got our components in place, let's proceed with threading the assembly into the space. We're going for a six-inch clearance here; anything less than that might cause us some problems later on down the line. Once everything is threaded together properly, use your hand-tightened nut to secure the fitting tightly into position before further tightening.

After securing the assembly and making sure there are no leaks or issues, let's take a moment to inspect our work so far. Make any necessary adjustments as needed before moving forward with installation.

To complete the installation process, we apply hybrid sealant that is recommended by Delta for this particular drain model. This will ensure maximum effectiveness in preventing leaks from occurring during use.

Finally, let's place everything together and make sure all connections are secure before proceeding further into setting up our new system fully functional.

The next step after placing all parts inside would involve adding an appropriate sealant where needed to prevent water escaping through the tub while also adjusting your desired height as per requirement.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enin this tutorial we're gonna share how to install a drain for a delta bathtub we've got a lot of great tips so let's dive in alright so we're gonna be installing this ever built cable driven bathroom drain we have it in a chrome finish but it was important as it fits whirlpool tubs 12 inches to 24 inches we just installed a 19 inch table so you want to make sure when you buy the drain it fits this basically this is kind of fits all tubs for the most part typically a regular bathtub is about 13 inches and then your bigger role pools get up to about 24 inches alright so the first step you want to do if you don't since see how long this this actual bottom drain assembly is first let's just cut this temporarily just get it down into our space first because we obviously won't need all this length here far out our overflow is going to come down so we'll obviously have a rubber gasket on here so we want to just give ourselves a little bit of room so we're gonna ask them eight on this on this top drain to basically have a four inch section L now each table depending on the size that you have is gonna be different this make sure our flow fit in that so that actually looks like that'll work time I get my gas it'll clear so make sure you have your little slip ring with the the tapered edge towards the fitting that you're threading on then you can slip this on and we're not gonna we're not gonna tighten it all the way we'll tighten it after we get assembly put together okay so what you need is this little nut and this will crank into our bottom drain assembly you do want to put a rubber gasket but for right now I'm just going to temporarily thread this in so I can get a better accurate measurement of my overflow okay so then you've got a ton of room here about six inches of room so there's no reason to to make this tighter have to fight it so we'll just go right in the middle and cut our overflow okay so for below for drain assembly make sure we use this hybrid sealant that is recommended by Delta for it okay and then put it on your actual drain connection to the tub and why should go into the drain make sure all this the breeze out of the way okay I personally like to put a little bit of sealant around my gasket towards my overflow - same one that so you really just want to really just get this hand tight on a top like this as you can see there's like a lot of flexibility if you tighten this too much you will end up getting that rubber gasket to squeeze out the sides so really just like a little bit past hand tight is about all you can really do on these but then obviously testing its gonna make sure that you're not you don't have any leaks everything put together and you can tighten these down and again these are just hand tightened and then this is what the drain looks like once it gets installed now here's the deal on the under underside you want to make sure that that rubber gasket between the drain piece and the tub doesn't squeeze out and so that's what we were inspecting there and then we're just putting the cover over top of the lever so there's just a screw that kind of holds that in place and that's a neat little contraption because all you have to do is twist it and it turns the the drain piece up and down okay and then this little drain if it doesn't pop up high enough you can adjust it and then they just have a setting nut they keep that in place but this really just slides in there it's kind of nice I really like the cable drains because it's very simple they just slide in and like even if you wanted to drain really quickly you just pull the thing out and let it drain but you want to kind of adjust this thing to where it obviously stops the water but also pops it up high enough for when you're taking a shower alright so that's how we installed the drain for this Delta bathtub pretty easy and straightforwardin this tutorial we're gonna share how to install a drain for a delta bathtub we've got a lot of great tips so let's dive in alright so we're gonna be installing this ever built cable driven bathroom drain we have it in a chrome finish but it was important as it fits whirlpool tubs 12 inches to 24 inches we just installed a 19 inch table so you want to make sure when you buy the drain it fits this basically this is kind of fits all tubs for the most part typically a regular bathtub is about 13 inches and then your bigger role pools get up to about 24 inches alright so the first step you want to do if you don't since see how long this this actual bottom drain assembly is first let's just cut this temporarily just get it down into our space first because we obviously won't need all this length here far out our overflow is going to come down so we'll obviously have a rubber gasket on here so we want to just give ourselves a little bit of room so we're gonna ask them eight on this on this top drain to basically have a four inch section L now each table depending on the size that you have is gonna be different this make sure our flow fit in that so that actually looks like that'll work time I get my gas it'll clear so make sure you have your little slip ring with the the tapered edge towards the fitting that you're threading on then you can slip this on and we're not gonna we're not gonna tighten it all the way we'll tighten it after we get assembly put together okay so what you need is this little nut and this will crank into our bottom drain assembly you do want to put a rubber gasket but for right now I'm just going to temporarily thread this in so I can get a better accurate measurement of my overflow okay so then you've got a ton of room here about six inches of room so there's no reason to to make this tighter have to fight it so we'll just go right in the middle and cut our overflow okay so for below for drain assembly make sure we use this hybrid sealant that is recommended by Delta for it okay and then put it on your actual drain connection to the tub and why should go into the drain make sure all this the breeze out of the way okay I personally like to put a little bit of sealant around my gasket towards my overflow - same one that so you really just want to really just get this hand tight on a top like this as you can see there's like a lot of flexibility if you tighten this too much you will end up getting that rubber gasket to squeeze out the sides so really just like a little bit past hand tight is about all you can really do on these but then obviously testing its gonna make sure that you're not you don't have any leaks everything put together and you can tighten these down and again these are just hand tightened and then this is what the drain looks like once it gets installed now here's the deal on the under underside you want to make sure that that rubber gasket between the drain piece and the tub doesn't squeeze out and so that's what we were inspecting there and then we're just putting the cover over top of the lever so there's just a screw that kind of holds that in place and that's a neat little contraption because all you have to do is twist it and it turns the the drain piece up and down okay and then this little drain if it doesn't pop up high enough you can adjust it and then they just have a setting nut they keep that in place but this really just slides in there it's kind of nice I really like the cable drains because it's very simple they just slide in and like even if you wanted to drain really quickly you just pull the thing out and let it drain but you want to kind of adjust this thing to where it obviously stops the water but also pops it up high enough for when you're taking a shower alright so that's how we installed the drain for this Delta bathtub pretty easy and straightforward\n"