Sifu
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Using the 2009 ANSI 117.1 standard, for a transfer type shower, a seat complying with 610 is required on the wall opposite the control wall per 608.2.1.3, and 610.3 requires it to extend along the seat wall to a point within 3" of the compartment entry. 610.3.1 then requires the side of a rectangular seat to be 1 1/2" max from the back wall. The min. width of the compartment is required to be 36". Assume that is the actual width of a transfer type shower, so the rectangular seat would need to be 31 1/2" wide in order to comply. The seat specified is 17" wide, so no-go. All the seats I could quickly find all are less than 31 1/2", and they all say "ADA compliant". I know this is a misleading statement, as many things may be ADA compliant, depending on how they are installed, but it seems to me that any rectangular seat, no matter how it is installed would need to be 31 1/2" min. in order to comply in a transfer type shower. What don't I understand? I would like to know if I am misunderstanding this and if any exist before I send the applicant off on a quest to find something that doesn't exist. (The ADA requirements are the same as the ANSI standard in this case) I did find some L-shaped seats that would comply.