INSTALLATION A. Install sinks level and plumb according to roughing-in drawings. B. Install supports, affixed to building substrate, for wall-hung sinks. C. Install accessible wall-mounted sinks at handicapped/elderly mounting height according to ICC/ANSI A117.1. D. Set floor-mounted sinks in leveling bed of cement grout. E. Install water-supply piping with stop on each supply to each sink faucet. 1. Exception: Use ball or gate valves if supply stops are not specified with sink. Comply with valve requirements specified in Section "Ball Valves for Plumbing Piping" and Section "Gate Valves for Plumbing Piping." 2. Install stops in locations where they can be easily reached for operation. F. Install wall flanges or escutcheons at piping wall penetrations in exposed, finished locations. Use deep-pattern escutcheons if required to conceal protruding fittings. Comply with escutcheon requirements specified in Section "Escutcheons for Plumbing Piping." G. Seal joints between sinks and counters, floors, and walls using sanitary-type, one-part, mildewresistant silicone sealant. Match sealant color to fixture color. Comply with sealant requirements specified in Section "Joint Sealants." H. Install protective shielding pipe covers and enclosures on exposed supplies and waste piping of accessible sinks. Comply with requirements in Section "Plumbing Piping Insulation." 3.3 CONNECTIONS A. Connect sinks with water supplies, stops, and risers, and with traps, soil, waste, and vent piping. Use size fittings required to match fixtures.
