One shower head or two?
One shower head or two?
My bath is going - after feedback from guests - and I will have a shower in a recess with a sliding door.
I am wondering whether to have just a slider with a shower head on a flexible hose or to have fittings which combine a fixed (larger) shower head along with the smaller one on the flexible hose?
Advice appreciated
I am wondering whether to have just a slider with a shower head on a flexible hose or to have fittings which combine a fixed (larger) shower head along with the smaller one on the flexible hose?
Advice appreciated
haha...I just posted this on the other new bathroom thread........
I can only speak for me (obv.) - I think I'm going for a slider with flexible hose...only.
My research suggests that drenchers are fab but:
need good water pressure as usually a wider head
need higher temperature as cools quicker (I'm limited by a small-ish immersion tank)
use more water as guest maybe inclined to stay under it longer?
So for my purposes a good quality slider etc is fine.
I can only speak for me (obv.) - I think I'm going for a slider with flexible hose...only.
My research suggests that drenchers are fab but:
need good water pressure as usually a wider head
need higher temperature as cools quicker (I'm limited by a small-ish immersion tank)
use more water as guest maybe inclined to stay under it longer?
So for my purposes a good quality slider etc is fine.
My very small survey amongst the family is that boys like rain showers and girls don't like getting their hair wet but it is true you need good pressure to have the overhead monsoon type shower. I have just installed both in our cottage but had to put in a hot water pump to match the extraordinarily high pressure of our mains, off which the cold part is coming. The only time I can be enticed into having a shower (I do bathe in a bath, by the way!) is if the water pressure is massive so it really warms one up. If pressure is an issue (I hadn't thought of the extra cost factor which is very valid) then I would go for just the handheld.
I've got a slider for the new bathroom as it's a shower over a bath...and I know mums like to use this for doing the kids hair etc.
When I do the en-suite and remove the bath and replacing with a walk in shower I was going down the fixed head route with a shower attachment.....but now you've made me think. Maybe I'm going for style over purpose.
Mmmm...Mousie thinking
x
When I do the en-suite and remove the bath and replacing with a walk in shower I was going down the fixed head route with a shower attachment.....but now you've made me think. Maybe I'm going for style over purpose.
Mmmm...Mousie thinking
x
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If you're taking out a bath, then in my humble opinion, you should put in the best shower you can. For me, that would mean both options; a fixed overhead rain shower head and a smaller head on a flexible hose and slider.
I have that at home and it then suits all the members of the family; whether tall or short, male or female, wanting to wash hair or keep hair dry. I use both depending on circumstances.
I have that at home and it then suits all the members of the family; whether tall or short, male or female, wanting to wash hair or keep hair dry. I use both depending on circumstances.
Many thanks Nemo and everyone ..
After a sleepless night (dreaming of shower heads!) I got back to my bathroom fitter ... as I really, really wanted both the overhead drencher head - and a flexible hose on a slider on the wall. I couldn't reconcile myself to the idea of just a flexible hose..
The good news is that I will now have the overhead fitting - flush to the ceiling.. to overcome the problem of a relatively low ceiling
After a sleepless night (dreaming of shower heads!) I got back to my bathroom fitter ... as I really, really wanted both the overhead drencher head - and a flexible hose on a slider on the wall. I couldn't reconcile myself to the idea of just a flexible hose..
The good news is that I will now have the overhead fitting - flush to the ceiling.. to overcome the problem of a relatively low ceiling