American Standard Aspirations 1.8 gpm/6.8L/min Shower Trim Kit With Water-Saving Showerhead and Double Ceramic Pressure Balance Cartridge With Lever Handle - AMS-TU061507

No. The Aspirations TU061507 is trim only, and it needs an American Standard Flash shower rough-in valve, ordered separately. What you get in the box is the 4-spray water-saving showerhead, the metal lever handle, the one-piece cartridge, and the shower arm with flange. If you are roughing in a new shower or gutting an existing one, budget for the rough-in valve on the same order or the job stops at the wall.

The showerhead flows 1.8 gpm (6.8 L/min), which is below the 2.5 gpm federal maximum and meets the 1.8 gpm threshold used by water-conservation programs in jurisdictions like California and Colorado. For multi-family or hospitality retrofits where you are chasing water and water-heating cost per unit, that is the number that matters. It still runs four spray patterns: Drench, Sensitive, Jet and Massage.

Only if the existing valve behind the wall is an American Standard Flash rough-in. The Aspirations TU061507 trim is built to that valve, including the one-piece pressure balance cartridge it ships with. On any other brand or an older non-Flash body, the trim will not mount or seal correctly and you are opening the wall to change the valve. Property managers standardizing a building usually confirm one unit first, then order trim in volume.

Two things do the work. The double ceramic pressure balance cartridge holds outlet temperature steady when someone flushes a toilet or starts a laundry load and supply pressure shifts. On top of that there is an adjustable hot limit safety stop, so you can cap the maximum handle travel at whatever temperature your facility standard calls for during trim-out. That adjustment is set at the cartridge during installation, not by the end user.

Two: polished chrome, model TU061507.002, and matte black, model TU061507.243. Chrome is the usual pick where you are matching existing multi-family stock; matte black is the one to specify if the rest of the bath package is already dark. Order by the full suffix, because the base number alone will not pull the right finish.

Metal throughout, including a brass escutcheon plate and a metal lever handle. That matters for high-traffic openings like dorms, gyms and hotels, where plastic handles and stamped plastic escutcheons are the first thing to crack or spin loose. The lever handle also gives you an easier grip than a knob for accessible units.

The Aspirations TU061507 is set up for shower and tub applications, but as supplied it is a shower trim package: showerhead, arm and flange, handle and escutcheon. There is no tub spout in the kit. For a tub/shower combo you order the spout separately and use a rough-in valve with a tub outlet.

No, both are in the box along with the showerhead. The only separate purchase for a standard shower installation is the Flash rough-in valve. That makes the trim-out itself a short call for a plumber: set the escutcheon, handle and cartridge at the valve, thread the arm into the drop ell, and hang the head.