American Standard Slip-On Diverter Tub Spout - AMS-8888026

Yes. The 8888026 diverter tub spout is built for 1/2 inch copper water tube, and it slips on rather than threading. That means the nipple coming out of the wall has to be bare 1/2 inch copper stub-out, not a threaded IPS nipple and not a 1/2 inch copper adapter with threads on the end. If what you have sticking out of the wall is threaded, this is the wrong spout and you want a threaded (IPS) style instead.

A slip-on spout slides over a plain copper stub-out and is locked with a setscrew underneath; a threaded spout screws onto a threaded nipple. They are not interchangeable, and the plumbing already in the wall decides which one you can use. The American Standard 8888026 is the slip-on type for 1/2 inch copper tube. On a remodel where you cannot see behind the wall, pull the old spout first and look at the stub-out before you order.

It does. The 8888026 is the diverter version, so the pull-up knob on top of the spout redirects water to the showerhead. If the valve in the wall is a diverter tub-and-shower valve that already handles the switching, you want a plain spout without the diverter instead, or you end up with two diverters in the same line.

Brand does not decide it, connection type does. Any slip-on spout on a 1/2 inch copper stub-out can be replaced with the 8888026, regardless of who made the original, because the spout is holding onto the tube and not onto anything brand-specific. What you cannot do is swap a threaded spout for this one without changing the stub-out.

Metal construction. For multi-family and hospitality turns that matters, because plastic-bodied diverter spouts are the ones that crack at the diverter stem after a few hundred pulls. A metal body holds up better to tenant use and to being grabbed as a grab bar, which is what actually happens in a tub surround.

Chrome, ordered as part number 8888026.002. For a property manager standardizing a building, chrome is the one that matches the bulk of existing American Standard tub and shower trim, so a whole stack of units can be re-spouted on one part number.

The spout ships as the spout. Installation needs a clean, deburred 1/2 inch copper stub-out cut to the right length for the spout to seat against the wall, plus silicone at the wall escutcheon. There is no nipple or adapter included, and none is used with a slip-on, since the spout goes directly onto the copper.