Plumbing & Electrical

Drains, supply lines, water heater sizing, GFCI circuits, and amperage by model.

• What Size Water Heater Do I Need for My Walk-in Tub? What size water heater do I need for a walk-in tub? For most homes the answer is a 75 gallon or larger…
• Which Cord Plugs Where: Identifying Control Boxes, Cords, and Air Tubes After Installation Which cord plugs where on an Ella walk-in tub is answered by the component diagram for your therapy package: every pump, heater…
• Water Supply Lines, Shut-Off Valves, and Pipe Size for a Fast Fill The water supply lines for an Ella walk-in tub are included with the faucet: every Ella 2-piece and 5-piece fast-fill faucet ships…
• Common Electrical Questions: 15 or 20 Amps, One Circuit or Two, GFCI at the Outlet or the Breaker, Cord Labels and Diagrams The walk-in tub electrical requirements for an Ella tub come down to this: every tub with pumps runs on dedicated 20 amp,…
• Connecting the 2 Inch Tub Drain to 1.5 Inch House Plumbing, and the Straight-Down Exit for the LayDown Brass Drain Yes, an Ella walk-in tub connects to 1.5 inch house plumbing. Every Ella tub drain is 2 inches, which is larger than…
• Where to Put the Outlet: Seat-Side Placement, Cord Reach, the 20 Amp Receptacle, GFCI Under the Tub, and the Three Foot Rule Ella walk-in tubs are plug-in, never hardwired. Every pump and heater runs on ordinary 120 volt household power, and each labeled line…
• Common Plumbing Questions: One P-Trap or Two, Y Versus T, Center Drains, Drain to the Floor, Supply Threads and No Drain Pump These are the plumbing questions installers and owners ask most often, answered in a sentence or two each, with a link to…
• Electrical requirements by model: dedicated GFCI circuits for your walk-in tub The electrical requirements by model for Ella walk-in tubs are simple to state: every tub with pumps needs its own dedicated GFCI-protected…
• Plumbing and drain configurations: connecting your walk-in tub to the house drain Connecting your walk-in tub to the house drain is straightforward on an Ella tub because most models use our dual drain system:…