Where Can I Buy Tub and Shower Combo Faucet Fixtures?

The faucet and shower fixtures that turn an Ella walk-in tub into a tub and shower combo are chosen with the tub itself, through your Ella dealer or the team at (800) 480-6850. They are the 2-piece or 5-piece fast-fill faucet set, which includes an extendable multi-function hand shower, and the optional shower column kit that adds an overhead rain shower. Where can I buy a walk-in tub shower combo with professional installation? covers the whole combo order. This page stays with the fixtures: which ones come from Ella, which ones you or your plumber supply, and when each one has to be decided.

The Fixtures That Turn an Ella Tub into a Shower

Ella's Bubbles does not build a separate combo model. Every Ella walk-in tub with an Ella deck-mount fast-fill faucet can be used as a shower, so the combo is really a short list of fixtures chosen together when your order is placed. What Is the Best Walk-In Tub and Shower Combo? explains why the right combo starts with the tub that fits your bathroom and your bather. The fixtures themselves are these:

• The 2-piece fast-fill faucet set. It includes an extendable multi-function hand shower, so you can rinse while seated even without a column. You push the diverter button on the set to send water to the hand shower.
• The 5-piece fast-fill faucet set. It includes the same style of extendable multi-function hand shower. On this set the diverter is a handle that you turn, not a button that you push.
• The shower column kit. It is made for walk-in tubs with deck mounted faucets and connects to either the 2-piece or the 5-piece set. It adds a height adjustable multi-function hand shower that tilts and swivels in several directions and detaches easily, plus a large overhead rain shower head that pivots and swivels for a standing or seated shower.
• The four-fold glass screen. It is not a faucet fixture, but it is chosen at the same time, and it keeps shower spray inside the tub while you stand or sit.

The shower column video on this page shows the fixtures working together. Push the diverter button on the 2-piece set or turn the diverter handle on the 5-piece set, and you have a five-setting hand shower. Engage the diverter for the shower head, and the overhead rain shower comes on. The rain head adjusts in height, with a maximum of approximately 90 inches and 14 inches of available adjustment to bring it down to approximately 76 inches.

Which Faucet Set Comes with Which Tub

The faucet is confirmed with the rest of your order. Your Ella dealer or the team at (800) 480-6850 confirm the model, door side, therapy package, faucet and accessories before the tub is built and tested. A few models have a fixed answer that is worth knowing before you call.

• Ella Standard. It ships with the 5-piece Ella Fast-Fill faucet with a pull-out hand shower as part of its one configuration.
• Tub4Two and Companion. These two-seat tubs come with a 2-piece fast-fill faucet set.
• Big4Two. It comes with a dual 2-piece fast-fill faucet set. The two-seat video on this page shows that both sets feature an extendable multi-function shower head.
• LayDown tubs. No LayDown tub includes a faucet by default. The LayDown 30x60 is never supplied with a factory faucet and has no faucet option, so it needs a pre-existing faucet or a new one you supply, typically wall-mounted. The LayDown 32x72 is faucet-ready and offers an optional Ella deck-mount faucet.

The LayDown point matters for a combo, because the shower column kit connects to an Ella 2-piece or 5-piece fast-fill faucet set. If you are planning a lie-down tub as a shower combo, raise the faucet and column question with your dealer or the team at the start. It is settled when you order, not after the tub arrives.

Why the Fixtures Are Decided Before the Tub Is Installed

The shower column kit needs access to the back side of the tub for its connection, so it is installed prior to the final installation of your walk-in tub. This is the most important timing point for anyone shopping for combo fixtures. Once a tub is set in place against finished walls, the back side is no longer easy to reach. Decide on the column when your order is placed, so your installer can fit it before the tub goes into its final position.

Installation itself is local work. Ella's Bubbles manufactures the tub and the fixtures, and a local licensed plumber or electrician does the labor in your home. Have the faucet set, the column and the screen on site together, and let your plumber know in advance that the column goes on first.

If you would like to see your options before you talk with anyone, Ella offers an online shower builder tool for putting together a custom shower design, and a walk-in tub builder tool as well. Ask your Ella dealer or the team at (800) 480-6850 for the link. Where Can I Buy an Ella Walk-In Tub or Shower? describes how that design becomes the starting point for your project.

Fixtures for an Ella Shower Kit Are a Separate Shopping List

If your project is an Ella walk-in shower, not a tub, the fixture picture is different. An Ella shower kit ships with the shower stall, the grab bar set listed for that kit, and the drain. It does not include a shower head, a hand shower, a mixing valve or valve trim. The wall arrives solid, with no valve cutout and no preset height or offset, so your plumber selects the valve and cuts the openings on site.

That means the shower valve with its trim, the shower head and any hand shower are fixtures you plan to buy separately before installation day. The full carton list is in What Comes in the Box With an Ella Shower Kit, and What You Still Need to Buy. A short checklist keeps the day on track:

1. Choose the shower valve and trim with your plumber, and have it on site before the stall is set.
2. Buy the shower head, plus the hand shower and slide bar if you want one. Choose that hardware when you select the valve so the openings can be planned together.
3. Confirm that the drain position on the stall matches the rough-in in your floor.
4. Agree with your installer that the grab bars will be mounted as part of the job, since they ship loose.

How the Warranty Treats Ella Fixtures and Fixtures You Supply

Where a fixture comes from also decides how it is covered. The Ella Lifetime Limited Warranty covers the supporting equipment on the tub, including fixtures, the faucet, the waste and overflow, and plated finishes, as parts only. Two published exceptions apply to faucets. Tubs equipped with an Ella thermostatic faucet package include a built-in Ella Thermostatic Control Valve that mixes hot and cold to a set temperature, and that valve carries a 1-year limited warranty. Non-Ella brand faucets carry only their own manufacturer's warranty.

Labor is never part of the warranty. When a covered part is needed, the part ships under the warranty and a local licensed plumber does the work. If you are weighing an Ella faucet set against one you would supply yourself, that difference in coverage is worth a moment of thought. Your Ella dealer or the team can confirm the published terms for your order.

Related Guides

• Ella Fast-Fill Faucets: 2-Piece vs 5-Piece, Finishes, and the Waterfall Option
• Buying a Fast-Fill Faucet Set or Valve Body on Its Own: Specs, Finishes and Deck Hole Size
• Installing the Shower Column Kit on Your Walk-in Tub

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