American Standard Town Square S 6-3/4-Inch Slip-On Diverter Tub Spout - AMS-8888109

The 8888109 is a slip-on spout, so it slides over a 1/2 inch copper stub-out and locks down with a set screw underneath rather than threading onto a nipple. If your existing spout screws off by turning it counterclockwise, you have a threaded connection and this is the wrong style. Check for a small set screw on the bottom of the spout you are removing: that tells you slip-on.

Yes, it is a diverter spout, so it feeds the tub filler and, when you lift the diverter, sends water up to the shower head. That makes it the right spout for a tub/shower combination. For a tub-only installation with no riser, a non-diverter spout is the correct part.

Five finishes, each its own part number: Chrome (8888109.002), Polished Nickel (8888109.013), Matte Black (8888109.243), Brushed Nickel (8888109.295) and Brushed Cool Sunrise (8888109.GN0). If you are matching Town Square S trim already on the wall, order the suffix that matches the rest of the set, since the family carries the same finish codes across the line.

Overall the spout runs 8.875 inches long, 4.5 inches wide and 4.375 inches high. Those numbers matter on a tiled deck or where a tub filler sits close to the rim: measure from the wall face out to the tub edge before ordering, since the reach dictates whether the stream lands inside the tub or on the rim.

Metal construction, not plated plastic. It weighs 2.161 pounds, which is what you would expect from a solid metal body rather than a chrome-plated ABS shell. For a rental turn or a unit that sees hard use, that is the difference between a spout that survives a tenant hanging a shower caddy off it and one that cracks.

It is a hex key job. Loosen the set screw on the underside of the old slip-on spout, pull it straight off the stub-out, slide the new one on, and tighten the set screw back down against the copper. No pipe dope, no thread tape, no wrench on the finish. Seal the back of the escutcheon flange to the tile with silicone so water does not run into the wall.

American Standard classifies the Town Square S 8888109 as a residential product in its luxury tier. It works fine in apartments and condo units where you want a decorative crown-molding profile, but for high-abuse commercial washrooms, a spec-grade commercial spout is the better call.

The 8888109 spout finishes are stated to resist scratching and tarnishing, which is the area that takes the most handling on a diverter spout since the buyer grabs the lift knob every day. Matte Black (8888109.243) and Brushed Cool Sunrise (8888109.GN0) are both offered on the same metal body as the chrome version.