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The Waterfall Wall-Mount Faucet: Installation Overview, Slider Bar, Finishes and Fill Expectations

Updated September 2026

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  1. What the Package Includes
  2. How the Installation Goes
  3. Fill Expectation
  4. Which Tubs It Suits
  5. Slider Bar, Shower Column or Waterfall?
  6. Related Guides
  7. Common Questions

Waterfall faucet installation is wall work: the Ella Waterfall Bathtub Faucet is a wall-mounted brass faucet with a 24 inch slider bar and a hand-held shower, roughed into the wall by a licensed plumber before the walls close. It comes in matte black, chrome and brushed nickel, and on the demonstration tub it filled the bath in under 5 minutes. This article explains what is in the package, how the installation goes and what to expect from the fill. The deck-mounted 2-piece and 5-piece fast-fill faucets are compared in fast-fill faucets, 2-piece versus 5-piece.

Brushed nickel Ella waterfall wall-mount faucet filling a walk-in tub, with the hand shower resting on its 24 inch slide bar
The waterfall faucet in brushed nickel, wall-mounted above the tub with the hand shower parked on the slider.

What the Package Includes

  • Main faucet body cast from A-grade brass with a ceramic cartridge in a brass housing, double-handle hot and cold control, wall-mounted.
  • Slider: brass base with a 304 stainless steel tube, 24 inch slide travel, and a brass slide sleeve.
  • Two stainless steel hoses, each about 59 inches long.
  • Extendable multi-function hand shower with four spray settings, resting in a holder that adjusts up and down and side to side. The attachment is reversible so the hand shower can sit wherever you prefer.
  • Shower diverter valve, installation hardware (screws, washers, fittings), brass connectors, wall mounts for the slide bar, decorative cover plates and a hex key for assembly.

Maximum water flow is rated at about 10.5 gallons per minute. Finish options are matte black, chrome and brushed nickel; the rest of the tub hardware stays chrome.

How the Installation Goes

Installing a Waterfall Tub Faucet

Watch: Installing a Waterfall Tub Faucet For Your Walk-In Tub (Is It Worth It?) on its own page.

No written transcript is available for this video yet, so treat it as a visual companion showing the faucet fitted to a finished wall; the product page also hosts a short installation clip. In broad strokes: the hot and cold supplies are roughed into the wall at the faucet body's centers, the brass body is set to the wall on its cover plates and connected to the supplies, the slide bar's wall mounts are marked level and anchored, the two stainless hoses connect the diverter and the hand shower, and the hand shower is seated in its holder on the column. Because everything is wall-mounted, the supply rough-in must be finished and tested before the wall surface is closed and tiled, so have a licensed plumber do this work and add solid blocking where the body and the slide bar mounts will land. Ask the team for the dimensioned drawing from the specification sheet before the wall is framed, and plan reachable shut-off valves at the same time.

Fill Expectation

Waterfall Faucet upgrade
Chapters in this video
  1. 0:00 Introducing The Waterfall Faucet The video introduces the Ella waterfall fast-fill faucet, which delivers water in a soothing cascade.
  2. 0:12 Extendable Multi-Function Hand Shower The waterfall faucet includes a new extendable multi-function hand shower with four settings.
  3. 0:37 Available Faucet Finishes The Ella waterfall faucet is available in chrome, brushed nickel, and a matte black finish.

Watch: The Luxurious Walk-In Tub Upgrade You Need - Waterfall Faucet with chapters and a full transcript.

The product video introduces the faucet: water arrives in a soothing waterfall cascade, and this high-capacity faucet filled the demonstration tub in less than 5 minutes. It also shows the extendable multi-function hand shower with four settings, resting on a shower column that is easily adjusted up and down and side to side, with a reversible attachment. Your own fill time depends on your home's water pressure and the size and capacity of your water heater, so treat the demonstration as a best case rather than a promise. What a realistic fill looks like, and how to size the heater so the water stays warm, are in fast-fill faucet expectations and hot water heater requirements.

Which Tubs It Suits

The waterfall faucet is the natural choice for tubs that are not drilled for a deck-mount faucet. The LayDown 30 x 60 never ships with a factory faucet and needs a wall-mounted faucet of this kind; the LayDown 32 x 72 is faucet-ready and offers optional deck-mount Ella faucets, or you can choose the wall-mounted waterfall. If you would like a walk-in tub delivered without deck faucet holes so the waterfall can be used, mention it to your Ella dealer or the team at (800) 480-6850 when you place your order; the rules are in ordering without a faucet and using your own.

Slider Bar, Shower Column or Waterfall?

Three Ella products put a shower within reach of a seated bather, and they are not interchangeable. The 24 inch hand shower slider bar reuses the hand shower that came with your deck faucet, needs the barrel extension hose, and can be fitted to an installed tub; see installing the hand shower slider bar. The shower column kit adds a rain head to a tub with a deck faucet; see installing the shower column kit. The waterfall is a complete wall-fed faucet with its own hand shower and slider, for tubs with no deck faucet at all.

Common Questions

Can I use it together with a deck-mounted Ella faucet?
A tub normally has one fill faucet. If your tub is already drilled for a 2-piece or 5-piece deck faucet, the waterfall would be a second faucet on the wall; ask your Ella dealer or the team before combining the two so the deck holes and hand shower are planned together.
Does it include a hand shower?
Yes, the Ella Waterfall Bathtub Faucet package includes an extendable multi-function hand shower with four spray settings. It also comes with the hand shower's two stainless steel hoses, the shower diverter valve, and a 24 inch slider bar with a brass base and a 304 stainless steel tube.
Do I still need the barrel extension kit?
No, you do not need the barrel extension kit for the Ella Waterfall Bathtub Faucet. The barrel extension kit is designed for deck-mounted pull-out hand showers that are being relocated to the wall. The waterfall's hand shower is wall-fed from the start and does not pass through a deck hole.
Is the waterfall faucet worth it?
The Ella Waterfall Bathtub Faucet is worth it if you want a fast, wall-mounted fill with a hand shower on a slider, and your tub has no deck faucet holes. This faucet delivers water in a soothing cascade and filled a demonstration tub in under 5 minutes. For specific buying questions, please contact your Ella dealer or the Ella's Bubbles team.
Can the slider be mounted anywhere?
The 24 inch slider bar for the Ella Waterfall Bathtub Faucet can be mounted wherever the wall has solid backing within reach of the two stainless steel hoses. It is important to choose the position for the slide bar's wall mounts before the wall is finished so that solid blocking can be added for proper anchoring.
Which finish should I choose to match the tub?
To match the tub's existing grab bars, drains, and trim, which are chrome, choosing the chrome finish for the Ella Waterfall Bathtub Faucet will give the most uniform look. Brushed nickel and matte black finishes are also offered, subject to availability, for bathrooms designed around those specific finishes.
Can the waterfall be added to a tub that is already installed?
Only if the wall can be opened for the supply rough-in and blocking, because the body and slider are wall-mounted and fed from inside the wall. On a finished bathroom the slider bar kit is the simpler way to add a wall-height hand shower.
Does the faucet have a thermostatic valve?
No, the Ella Waterfall Bathtub Faucet does not have a thermostatic valve. It uses a double-handle hot and cold control with a ceramic cartridge, requiring you to set the water temperature by hand each time. Ella's thermostatic control valve is typically included with the deck-mounted fast-fill faucet packages.
Why is my fill slower than the video?
The demonstration was on a well-supplied line. Your fill rate follows your home's water pressure, supply pipe size and water heater; if the fill is slow or the water runs cool before the tub is full, the two articles on fill expectations and water heater requirements linked above explain what to check.

For anything specific to your model, serial number or order, open a ticket at ellasbubbles.com/support.

About this guide. Answers in the Ella’s Bubbles Support Center are compiled from real conversations with tub owners, our technicians’ notes and the product documentation, then reviewed by our team. Tub models and options have evolved over the years, so a detail here may differ slightly from your exact tub. If something looks different on yours, send us your serial number and a specialist will confirm it for your model.

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