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   rez | Oct 20, 2007 07:51pm | #1

   bump

    

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   plumbbill | Oct 20, 2007 08:27pm | #2

   Is this a "close out", IIRC the K839 is a 5 & 1/2 foot drop in tub in the 1000 dollar range.

   I have never had a problem with any Kohler cast iron tub.

   “The Hand of providence has been so conspicuous in all this, that he must be worse than an infidel that lacks faith, and more than wicked, that has not gratitude enough to acknowledge his obligations.” —George Washington

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   DanT | Oct 20, 2007 08:54pm | #3

   About 4 year ago we installed one.  Low side comparativly, good finish but thin cast iron.  Not so thin you are afraid to stand in it but just thinner than the better tubs.  Good finish though.  We warned the client is was low (I can't remember the measurement but I think 14") and once installed they mentioned it.  But for the money ($480 at that time) it wasn't bad.  DanT

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   davidmeiland | Oct 20, 2007 10:34pm | #4

   Doesn't appear to be a closeout. It's an 18-1/2" deck height which seems fine to me, not low. Thin casting makes sense... less material, cheaper to ship. I would much rather see a cast iron tub than a plastic one, both from a completed-project point of view and in terms of working around it after we install it.

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   plumbbill | Oct 20, 2007 10:52pm | #5

   It's not a low tub like a villager that is 14", & at 350 pounds seems on par since most 5' tubs are 300 to 320 so an extra 6" of tub I could see picking up that extra 30 to 50 pounds.

    

   “The Hand of providence has been so conspicuous in all this, that he must be worse than an infidel that lacks faith, and more than wicked, that has not gratitude enough to acknowledge his obligations.” —George Washington

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   Jeff_Clarke | Oct 22, 2007 06:28am | #6

   I have one just put in the master bath - very good tub.   Ours is undermounted with a granite top.

     

   TR