Tropical shower for the bathroom: which design to prefer

A modern bathroom can be equipped with many different devices to increase the comfort of hygiene procedures and achieve a relaxing effect. The most popular of these devices is the rain shower. What it is? How to independently choose a shower mixer with a rain shower and install it, read on.

Shower with massage effect

Types of shower options for bathrooms

Today, there is a clear trend towards arranging bathrooms not only as premises for domestic and sanitary purposes, but also as places for rest and relaxation. The bathtub and shower form the unity that provides the necessary conditions.

Shower stands consist of a mixer, a bar, one or two shower heads

The shower has many advantages:

• it has a preventive and therapeutic effect on the body;
• taking a shower is the most hygienic option for water procedures;
• simplicity and accessibility in installation and use;
• you can purchase a model for little money;
• does not require much space for placement.

There are several types of showers for the bathroom:

1. Shower stands. These are structures consisting of a rod, one or two watering cans, a hose and a mixer. (Some options do not have faucets included.)
2. Shower panels. Quite voluminous structures, representing a block in which nozzles for the massage functions of the shower are mounted, stationary and removable shower heads are attached.
3. Built-in models. The shower head has a stationary position and is mounted in the ceiling or upper part of the wall. The hot and cold water supply is hidden in the wall. This is exactly the design that a “tropical shower” shower often has.

This type of shower is quite popular. Almost all bathroom fixtures manufacturers produce similar models. A large number of variants of compact and volumetric designs have been developed, the technical level and product design are constantly being improved.

Shower panels are a block in which nozzles are mounted, and a removable and stationary shower head is attached.

Care

When caring for plumbing fixtures in a shower stall or bathroom, you must follow these recommendations:

• It is better to clean plumbing fixtures from limescale with specially designed equipment care products, which usually contain caustic alkali that does not destroy metals.
• When caring for plumbing fixtures, do not use abrasive substances and strong acids, which lead to the destruction of metal surfaces.
• To remove limescale deposits from silicone nozzles, simply wipe them with a soft flannel cloth - all deposits will fall off when the elastic surfaces are deformed.
• You should carefully monitor the tightness of the seals at the junctions of individual units of plumbing fixtures and, if a leak occurs, change the gaskets in a timely manner - the constant presence of water on the surface of the mixer or shower heads leads to an accelerated accumulation of lime deposits that spoil the appearance of the equipment.

Cost of popular tropical systems
The shower stand of a tropical shower is one of the popular types of plumbing fixtures that increase the comfort of taking water procedures. Most wall-mounted systems can be easily installed with your own hands by drilling several mounting holes in the wall using a hammer drill and attaching a stand to them with dowels and screws.

Design features of the “tropical rain” shower head

The main element of a rain shower is the watering can. It is large in size, the flow of water is divided into a large number of individual drops and falls, creating the effect of torrential rain. This mechanical effect of water on the body relaxes muscles and stimulates blood circulation.

Important functional components of the design include a bath mixer with a “tropical rain” shower. With its help, the flow strength is adjusted, which allows you to make the “rain” more or less intense.

The shape of watering cans can be very diverse:

• have the shape of a circle or oval;
• square and rectangle;
• triangle or irregular geometric figure.

There are several methods for installing a shower head:

• ceiling mounting;
• installation at the top of the wall;
• placement on the shower counter.

The rain shower head divides the water flow into a large number of individual drops

The last option can be considered universal if the rain shower mixer has a spout. This option allows you to take a shower and fill the bathtub with water.

Rain shower heads can be made of metal, metal with plastic elements, or plastic. Metal nozzles are the most durable, but have a high cost. The most affordable are plastic options, but their resource is quite limited. The most acceptable in terms of external and functional indicators are products with a metal body and a plastic divider.

Helpful advice! If the water used for showering is hard, you should choose shower heads with silicone inserts that prevent plaque from forming and closing the holes.

Tropical shower for a bathroom with mixer: design features

The mixer is the main mechanism for supplying water to the shower head. The functioning of the system as a whole largely depends on the quality of its work. Therefore, when choosing plumbing fixtures, you should pay attention not only to external indicators (coating, shape), but also to the quality of the internal parts.

Bathroom faucet with rain shower head can be with a ceramic or ball cartridge, with spout and thermostat

The types of bath faucets with a rain shower head can be as follows:

1. With ceramic or ball cartridge. Ceramic is more durable, ball is much cheaper.
2. With or without spout. The presence of a spout allows you to use the mixer not only for a shower, but also for a bath.
3. With lever or valve switch. The lever is simple and convenient, the valves require more effort.
4. With and without thermostat. The presence of a thermostat allows you to maintain a constant temperature throughout the shower. Without it, it is almost impossible to protect against sudden overheating or cooling due to increased water pressure in the water supply system.

Many people strive to purchase a tropical shower for the bathroom without a mixer. This option is convenient in cases where there is no reason to change an already installed mixer. Or preference is given to a certain manufacturer, a model that can only be purchased separately. The sizes of the fasteners are most often standard. And yet, before purchasing products from different manufacturers, you should make sure that the complete set of connecting elements is compatible and available.

If the previously installed faucet does not need to be replaced, then a tropical shower for the bathroom can be purchased without it

Varieties

The mixing equipment supplied to the market with the implementation of the function of a rain shower can be divided into the following types according to its design:

Shower head . Typically, this unit includes a mounting pipe or angle with fastening, and a reflector when installing the device on the ceiling. This set is designed for concealed installation of a shower in a wall or ceiling with water supply from the mixer through a pipeline located in the grooves behind the finishing materials, above the level of the ceiling covering.

Rain shower head on a separate stand . In this design, the shower system is connected to the tap via a flexible hose - this allows it to be connected to any mixing device. The stand can be located to the right or left of the mixer at any height convenient for the consumer; usually a mobile shower is attached to it. Both the rain shower head and the shower head can move freely along the bar over a certain distance.

The advantage of this connection system is its high maintainability; the disadvantages include a not very aesthetic appearance due to the hanging flexible hose, as well as damage to the tile covering when installing the stand on two brackets.

Shower integrated into faucet

Shower mixer with rain shower . In this type of design, the rod along which the watering can moves is vertically attached to the mixer, and water is supplied to it through an inner tube. In this case, the structure is a single unit with the crane, and if one of the elements breaks down and cannot be restored, in most cases the entire assembly will have to be replaced.

Shower panel with hydromassage and rain shower . This type of system is installed in shower cabins and consists of a single panel with a mixer, a rain shower and numerous nozzles located on its front part. A shower column can have two types of designs for water supply nozzles for hydromassage - from a series of individual protruding elements with small nozzles or one (several) sprayers integrated into the panel.

Shower panels with hydromassage

Panel shower system with rain shower

An improved modern model is a rain shower. Reviews about it are almost always positive (unless the system fails). Almost all connoisseurs of the shower as a water procedure want to install such plumbing in the bathroom. No sooner had the “rain” design become commonplace than an even more technologically advanced and functionally advanced option appeared - shower panels.

Their main differences from stands are their significant size, the presence of a massage function, and a variety of control methods. Watering cans are attached to the panel - stationary and removable with a hose; nozzles for a massage jet are built into it; a mixer is installed, with which the water supply is regulated. The flow intensity can be increased or decreased both on individual nozzles and on all of them simultaneously.

For some panel models, the overhead rain shower is not installed in a common block; it is mounted separately in the ceiling.

The functionality of such showers can be supplemented with aromatherapy, radio, and lighting. Modes are switched by touch (in more expensive models) or mechanically.

The body of a panel shower system can be made of metal, plastic, glass and ceramics

Important! Installing a panel shower with touch controls and a wide range of functions will require connecting to the power supply via a step-down transformer.

The body of shower panels can be made of plastic, metal, glass, ceramics. Models where different materials are combined in one product are quite common. Panel blocks are installed both in cabins and boxes, and in open showers.

Installation of a hidden mixer

The so-called “ibox” has a cross connection diagram. The internal mechanism can be turned in any way to change the purpose of the pipes. As a rule, the water supply is carried out from below and from one of the sides, the outlet of an additional spout is connected on the reverse side, and the tropical watering can itself is connected on top.

The mixer body is a cylindrical glass, which is attached to the wall with four adjusting pins. To make it easier to reach the final surface of the wall finishing, high-quality plumbing fixtures have a flip ring on the outside of the body, which serves as a back stop for covering the false wall. Ultimately, a layer of sheathing and trim is sandwiched tightly between this ring and the faceplate. If the mixer is embedded in a solid wall, the ring is removed.

The mixer is connected to threaded fittings, which are sealed with anaerobic sealant. The diameter of the connections is usually 1/2″; accordingly, there is no obvious need to use a pipeline with a wider nominal bore. After connection, the mixer is finally adjusted with studs to bring the front side into the finishing plane, then the wall is walled up or covered. In the latter case, the remaining gap between the body and the casing is thickly filled with sanitary silicone, then a waterproofing collar is placed on the sealant around the protruding sides.

The installation is completed after tiling the shower. The parts of the internal mechanism are covered by an overhead panel, which for many manufacturers has up to a dozen variations in the appearance and ergonomics of the controls. Protection of the insides of the mixer from water ingress is provided by one or more contours of gland seals or gaskets along the contour of the panel. The panel itself is secured by tightening the decorative sleeves of the handles or using hidden clips.

Compact, convenient, stylish: built-in rain shower

Comfort is a combination of several components: safety, convenience, visual appeal, positive perception. In many photos of a tropical shower for a bathroom in the interior posted on the Internet, you can only visualize the watering cans and mixer switches protruding from the wall. This is what built-in shower systems look like.

This installation method has several advantages:

• visual minimalism;
• saving space, feeling of freedom, unclutteredness;
• interesting interior;
• Possibility of installation in a room of any size (even critically small).

A built-in rain shower has several advantages: original appearance, minimalism, space saving

The disadvantages include some trouble and lengthy installation process.

There are two ways to install built-in tropical showers for a bathroom with a mixer:

1. Build a false wall made of plasterboard or QSB boards and hide all communication parts behind it. This option is acceptable for spacious rooms where you don’t need to count every centimeter.
2. Make grooves in the wall and lay pipes there.

In the first case, the process is complicated by the need to purchase additional materials and time to create a frame for attaching the slabs. In the second option, you will need a special tool (preferably with a vacuum cleaner) for gating. Filling the grooves will also require effort and time, but the effort will definitely pay off with a beautiful bathroom interior.

Top models of German plumbing: Grohe tropical showers

German plumbing products are favorites not only in the domestic market. There are several dozen companies producing this type of product. Grohe occupies a leading position among them.

Grohe occupies a leading position among all sanitary ware manufacturers

This popularity of products is ensured by the following characteristics:

• high level of quality;
• variety of assortment;
• availability of goods of different price categories;
• well organized service.

Grohe produces showers for shower cabins, boxes, open structures, panels. Brass with chrome plated is used as the main material for shower racks. Such models have an average price level. The warranty period is 5 years. Among this type of product there are also exclusive options made of copper, bronze-plated, and high-strength brass. Such racks differ not only in the material they are made of, but also in their original design.

Shower panels have a wide variety of body shapes. Inexpensive options are made of aluminum profiles and plastic, more expensive ones are made of glass and ceramics. Corner shower panels deserve special attention. Such variety cannot be found from any other manufacturer. The devices are multifunctional, you can choose an option to suit every taste, suitable for certain technical conditions.

Rain shower for a bathroom with a Grohe mixer is an ergonomic and durable device. Self-cleaning shower heads, a mechanically resistant body, and a ceramic mixer cartridge ensure comfortable and stable use.

The rain shower for the bathroom from Grohe is ergonomic and durable

Tropical shower with lighting: interesting interior and psycho-emotional balance

In order for a tropical shower to bring maximum not only physical, but also aesthetic pleasure, it is equipped with lighting. LEDs are used for this. These elements require a minimal amount of energy, so there is no need to connect to the electrical network, and therefore the design is absolutely safe.

LEDs are built into the top shower head of the rain shower system, so almost the entire stream is colored. There are models where the light bulbs frame the frame of the nozzle mounted in the ceiling, but more often they are distributed over the entire area of ​​the divider. The second option gives a more intense “coloring” of the jet.

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LED lamps can be one color, the shade of which changes depending on the temperature of the water. Three-color lamps are also used.

The impact of color has a huge psychotherapeutic effect:

• red has a beneficial effect on blood circulation, stimulates;
• pink relaxes;
• green is calming;
• yellow stimulates mental activity;
• blue allows you to concentrate.

LED lamps built into the rain shower, depending on the water temperature, can change color

But rich blue and purple can be quite annoying.

Helpful advice! When choosing a shower with lighting, you should not neglect to find out the shades and intensity of the glow. Habits and taste preferences will definitely work. If the colors turn out to be unacceptable, the shower will be as annoying as the color of the wallpaper, flooring or other surrounding objects. And then there can be no question of complete relaxation.

For a bathroom, a built-in rain shower is an interesting interior solution in itself. If you add living greenery or photo wallpaper to the room, you can create an atmosphere as close as possible to the soft tropics.

Popular manufacturers

There are at least a dozen popular brands from manufacturers of plumbing products on the market. Consumers are well aware of plumbing equipment from brands such as Frap, Ledeme (China), Vidima (Bulgaria), Lemark, Ravak (Czech Republic), Jacob Delafon (France), Smart sant (Slovenia), Iddis, Rossinka (Russia), Oras (Finland) ), Belbagno, Cezares (Italy), Cludy, Grohe, Hansgrohe, Kaiser, Gappo, Wasserkraft (Germany).

All products of these brands are of high quality and have a long service life. The consumer can choose a product in accordance with his financial capabilities, starting from the most budget sanitary ware from Chinese manufacturers Frap, Ledeme, Russian Iddis, Rossinka, and ending with expensive Finnish shower systems Oras, German models Cloudy, Grohe, Hansgrohe and exclusive Cezares, the cost of which reaches 125,000 rubles

Standard shower configuration

How to install a rain shower in the bathroom: location and installation method

Spacious bathrooms have no restrictions regarding where and how to install a rain shower. When choosing, they are usually guided by preferences, desires and material capabilities. The situation is completely different when arranging small rooms. In most standard apartments, the expansion of living space is carried out through bathrooms and bathrooms.

But there is always a way out, and even in a room of 4 m² you can have a “tropical rain” system. An overhead shower mounted in the ceiling will be the most suitable option. With a watering can diameter of 200 mm and no tray, the structure will take up only a quarter of the room.

Wall-mounted tropical shower options are appropriate in cases where the shower is combined with a bathtub

Corner options are also a convenient model for small rooms. Moreover, you can purchase not just a stand, but a shower panel with all its inherent functions.

Wall-mounted shower rack options are appropriate in cases where the shower is combined with a bathtub. It is convenient to attach it to the side. In this position, the upper “tropical” swivel watering can is more functional. The width of the bathtub must be sufficient, otherwise water will splash out beyond its boundaries. Corner and round bathtubs are most convenient for combining with a shower.

A built-in tropical shower for a bathroom would be a good addition to the interior if it is placed in a transparent cabin or covered with translucent curtains. The room will seem spacious, and this contributes to a feeling of relaxation.

How to choose

When choosing a rain shower system, its cost and room size play a decisive role. When purchasing, pay attention to the following parameters:

• Nozzle size. The dimensions of expensive multifunctional rain shower heads can reach up to 1 meter in diameter; it is clear that they are more designed for installation in a shower room, rather than in a small stall. Some users place a rain shower head above the bathtub - in this case it is of a minimal size.
• Material of manufacture. Typically, watering cans are made from sheet stainless steel, chrome-plated brass, aluminum, less often copper, bronze; there are options for using glass and plastic coated with chrome paint. Unlike a mobile shower head, the tropical variety is not moved, so the metal and polymer models can last for a long time. It is important that the nozzles of the watering can are made of silicone - this material is easily cleaned of limescale when touched by hand, so the passage channels will always be in working condition.

Multifunctional shower heads

• Additional functions. Rain shower installations often use LED lighting, and the panels are equipped with a hydromassage function. Expensive brands equip their nozzles with additional modes - strong water jet, regular shower, water mist, and faucets with thermostats, push-button or touch control of modes on a switch attached to the wall. If desired, all these functions can be obtained by paying a considerable amount for a stand with a rain function in the tropics.
• Brand. All plumbing products on the market are of high quality, the most budget products costing about 5,000 rubles from the Chinese brands Frap, Ledeme, Russian Iddis, Rossinka; the prices of sanitary equipment from popular German brands Grohe, Hansgrohe are higher than others, and the cost of exclusive Cezares (Italy) can exceed 100,000 rubles.

Schemes for installing a shower on the ceiling

Tropical shower for the bathroom: conditions for a smart choice

Every user expects a special feeling from a rain shower. In order not to be overshadowed by reality, it is worth taking a very thoughtful approach to the choice of design. The following factors are very important:

When choosing a rain shower, you need to pay attention to such points as equipment, price, installation method, functionality

1. Equipment. It can differ even for seemingly identical systems. Sets are available with and without faucets. The top watering can is most often equipped with a rotating mechanism, but there are options with a rigid mount. Some faucet designs have a spout, while others are intended only for showers.
2. Rain shower price. It is worth noting that cost is almost always a reflection of quality or durability of use. If it is small, you should be prepared for the fact that individual parts may quickly fail. And you can’t count on a full range of possible functions.
3. Installation method. Is it possible to integrate into the existing type of walls? Will it be possible to carefully drill holes in the tiled walls to fix the necessary elements? Will the position of the hot and cold water pipes be suitable for optimal placement of faucets, etc.?
4. Additional functions. If you really want to purchase a system with a thermostat or backlight, but at the moment there is no option that meets the technical requirements, it is better to continue your search. Wishes must come true.
5. Reviews. Many people use rain showers today. They willingly share their first impressions on social networks. Some do this after the initial excitement has passed. Both opinions are valuable and will help you form your own.

Installation and connection of the watering can

The final part of the installation is the installation of the watering can itself. Installation on a rod extending from the wall is considered the least problematic. It is enough just to insert a sealing gasket into the threaded connection and screw on the watering can itself. After tightening the threaded connection, the watering can is positioned for its correct orientation (especially important for square watering cans) and horizontal position. Both problems are solved by an adapter with a ball joint.

Mounting a watering can to a ceiling threaded outlet is somewhat more difficult due to limited space. This problem can be partly solved by using a decorative insert that acts as an extension cord. Its installation is not always possible; in some cases, the ceiling height is a limitation, although an extension even 20–30 mm long will significantly facilitate installation.

Tropical shower for the bathroom with mixer: reviews, opinions

When it comes to opinions about the rain shower for the bathroom, reviews can be divided into three main categories: rating only the good; skeptical - from those who did not receive a miracle; picky - there is imperfection in any design.

Reviews of the rain shower for the bathroom with mixer tap can be divided into three categories: good, skeptical, picky

“Lemark stand, bought for 12 thousand. We don’t mind the money at all, we’ve been using it for three months now, there’s no limit to our joy. My husband promised to do the lighting himself. You can’t drag your family out of the shower, we’ll set a schedule soon...”

Elena, Minusinsk

“...it’s a thrill, it’s impossible to describe, it’s worth a try. The watering can needs to be large, our length is 40 cm, but it would be better if it was even longer. In addition, the thermostat is a great thing, you don’t need to play with the lever, the water flows at the right temperature.”

Andrey, Valuyki

There are many positive reviews about Grohe bath faucets with tropical showers: “...I only buy Grohe, a real German thing, it’s been working for 7 years without any problems at all, without any disassembly. Now the shower is like this. The mixer is soft, very comfortable...”, “We took Grohe based on advice and were not disappointed...”, “...after six months I took apart the watering can and the mixer to see what was there, maybe clean it... I didn’t do anything, I put it back together...”.

However, there are also negative opinions.

“...just a big shower, and water flows from it. And the consumption is also very high...”

Semyon, Kursk

Some users in their reviews note the technical shortcomings of the rain shower

“We bought a Timo panel and paid 64 thousand rubles. And it's not the most expensive. They also paid for installation. The costs didn't end with purchasing a shower. As a result, the most popular is the small watering can. The large top one is not suitable for regular showering. And the massage is generally useless. The money practically went down the drain.

Evgeniy, Khimki

Many users note technical shortcomings.

“...I assembled it quickly, but the holder for the small watering can keeps falling down. Not so critical, but annoying that you constantly need to raise it..."

Garik, Krasnodar

“We’ve been using the “tropics” for six months, the Wasserkraft stand, expensive, beautiful. Everything is fine, but when we bought it, no one warned us that the overhead shower did not turn. It’s straining: neither move nor move...”

Ivan, Novoshakhtinsk

Operating parameters of the water supply system

A rain shower is not suitable for every plumbing system. The first and most important criterion is the operating pressure of the system: for proper operation, both the upper and lower limit thresholds are limited. Specific values ​​may vary slightly for different shower models, but the average is approximately 3 to 4.5 atmospheres.

The problem of excess pressure can be solved using water reducers. For apartments with hot water supply, you will need two of them - one for each riser for the mixer to work correctly. Lack of pressure is more difficult to eliminate, while with low pressure aeration may not occur at all. You can build up pressure using a low-noise water pump with a soft start system or an individual water supply controller.

In addition to the noise from the operation of the pump itself, pressure shocks during start and stop can be a significant hindrance, so you will have to take care of correctly setting the pressure switch and supplementing the system with a hydraulic accumulator of the appropriate volume - 5-7 times the displacement of the entire water supply system. Installing check valves at the inlet and outlet of the pumping unit will also help get rid of water hammer. published

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Minimum costs and a lot of pleasure: do-it-yourself tropical shower

Anyone who has at least partially done their own home or apartment renovations can independently install a tropical shower for their shower room. To complete the task you will need:

Anyone who has done at least a little DIY renovation in their apartment will be able to install a rain shower.

• pipes for supplying hot and cold water;
• wall chaser;
• mixer, watering can.

The procedure may be as follows:

1. Grooves are made, pipes are laid in them to connect hot and cold water, supplying flow to the upper watering can. A hole is made in the center for mounting the mixer.
2. Then the mixer is installed. It is worth considering that all threaded connections must be sealed with special tape or tow to avoid leaks.
3. The watering can is attached depending on the design features. The nozzle can be installed at a common level with the ceiling, overlapped, or suspended.

Helpful advice! If you are planning a suspended ceiling, it is not necessary to make grooves along its concrete base: the pipe can be secured with clamps.

If all the work is done correctly and carefully, a do-it-yourself tropical shower with mixer tap will give you a lot of pleasant sensations.

If all the work is done carefully, then a rain shower installed by yourself will give only pleasant sensations

Quite often, the pipework already exists; you just need to supplement the system with a “tropical rain” shower by organizing a water supply to the ceiling and installing a watering can.

Set of tools

Before connecting a rain shower, you need to prepare a basic tool kit and materials. To do the work yourself you will need:

• adjustable wrench;
• bubble level;
• sealing thread or fume tape;
• tile drill;
• sealant gun;
• sanitary silicone.

When connecting, it is not allowed to use a gas wrench. It has notches that can scratch chrome parts. Ideally, use an adjustable or open-end wrench.

Rating of TOP 5 models: characteristics, photos and price

In conclusion, we present to you a small rating of popular products on the market.

1 Jacob Delafon Eo E3875–CP

Cost 2020: 8720 rubles.
The photo shows Jacob Delafon, a French brand that produces premium products. The plumbing is of high quality and high in price. Model Eo E3875–CP is a classic ceiling rain shower head.

It is made of chrome-plated steel, the internal spray system is made of durable plastic, which allows you to protect the metal. The system is used both individually and in conjunction with other parts of the shower system.

2 Rossinka S S35–45

Price 2020: 7500 rubles.
Rossinka is a Russian company operating in the niche of medium-priced and high-quality equipment. Specializes in creating simple shower systems with reliable solutions. S35–45 consists of a ceiling shower, a stand, a separate hand shower and a mixer.

The material of manufacture is brass with the use of plastic elements. Ceiling shower of small diameter – 130mm. The system does not have a separate outlet for direct water flow, so provide this when installing it in a bathtub.

An additional advantage of domestic plumbing is the availability of spare parts. Finding gaskets or bolts for Russian, Belarusian or Ukrainian models in the store is easier than for German or French ones.

3 Raiber R0805

Cost 2018: 8500 rubles.
Raiber is a German company. The system involves a vertical shower, a separate watering can and a mixer without water outlet.

The material of manufacture is chrome-plated steel with an internal plastic lining to protect the system from corrosion. A distinctive feature is the ability to additionally install systems similar to the model.

4 Raiber R9504

Price 2020: 10674 rub.
An option from a German company, R9504 is distinguished by a hidden mounting system. The elements are installed on the wall. The solution requires additional skill to dilute the water, but is completely worth it in the benefits received.

The set includes a vertical watering can, a wall-mounted mixer and direct water drainage. The parts are made of chrome steel and plastic to protect the metal from corrosion in the internal part of the system.

Preventive measures

Problems with hard water appear even in the operation of a regular faucet or watering can. Stains and a cloudy deposit of lime appear on the surface. Installing filters at the inlet of the water supply system will help reduce the amount of salts in the water. It is the salts that leave a residue when liquid droplets dry.

But if the problem was only in the damaged form of the watering can, mixer, stand. Salt particles clog the injectors. It reaches the point of complete obstruction of water through the nozzles. When several holes are already clogged, the quality of the shower decreases. There is no need to talk about the pleasure from such procedures.

In this situation, cleaning the watering can is simply overdue. An inexpensive and at the same time simple method is to treat the surface of the watering can with a vinegar solution. Remove from the hose and place in a container with vinegar. She will lie in this position for a couple of hours. The solution acts on solid salt particles. The nozzles of the ceiling rain model also break through.

It is recommended to place stainless steel and chrome-plated equipment in vinegar. Their appearance will not change under the influence of the chemical activity of vinegar. The same cannot be said about devices made of brass and bronze. Watering cans will oxidize and lose their original beauty.

Stationary shower

Like all other types of shower, the stationary one has a watering can and a water supply.

However, the watering can is permanently attached to the wall, but has a movable mechanism that allows you to change the angle of direction of the nozzle.

As for the water connection, it is done in a hidden way, using the same water pipes as the entire plumbing network in the apartment.

Classified as a wall-mounted shower, it can have a high impact area.

This type of shower is not very common in the bathrooms of modern apartments and private houses, but can be found often in public showers.

Of course, it is necessary to plan the water supply distribution scheme in advance; the most popular today is a collector scheme, which supplies water more evenly to consumer appliances.

Shower cascade

This is the most luxurious and exotic wall-mounted overhead shower, which has a wide range of modes: from soft (thin rare jets of water) to high intensity (imitation waterfall).

From English cascade - waterfall, therefore, a cascade shower is purchased for the very same mode of simulating a waterfall, but the water consumption is up to hundreds of liters per minute.

It is mounted to the wall as a separate product, or (more often) it is included in a set with a shower column, an artifact shower, a massage stand, which has a horizontal shower (Charcot, etc.) and ends with a watering can with a cascade shower function.

Rotary shower

It is a plumbing fixture of a special design: roughly similar to a propeller, a fan with blades. This overhead shower unwinds during operation and thus generates spiral-shaped jets of water, which have a powerful massage effect on the human body.

The principle of operation of a rotary shower is based on the reactive force of water, which, entering the blades of the shower head, passes through nozzles set slightly obliquely. Thus, water, relatively speaking, is a working fluid through which a moment of force—torque—is generated. Hence the name - rotational shower (from the Latin rotatio - circular, rotational movement).

Like other types of showers, a rotary shower can have a variety of shapes (different numbers and shapes of blades), which affects the intensity of the massage effect and water consumption. The packages are also available in a variety of options. Since the shower is accompanied by a torque, which leads to strong splashing of water beyond the area of ​​its reception, it is used only in closed cabins.

Features and principle of operation

This system allows you to recreate a tropical shower right in your home, simulating drops of warm rain; because of this similarity, the system is called a “tropical shower”. This device not only looks beautiful and original, but also has a therapeutic effect: drops of water help reduce stress and relax the body.

You can install a tropical shower in the bathroom, but a shower stall is better equipped for this. This type of plumbing belongs to the overhead shower system, since water falls from above in soft drops, and not in a stream of jets under pressure. Droplets fall on the body from a height of about 2 meters, creating the same effect of being under a warm tropical downpour.

A distinctive feature of this system is a large shower head, which is equipped with special devices for supplying and distributing water. The watering can be of different geometric shapes; almost all modern systems have special lighting that enhances the relaxing effect. Some models have a control panel that allows you to change the intensity of water supply.

Until recently, such a shower could only be taken in a spa, sanatorium or private aqua center. But today such systems are often installed in private homes and country cottages; you can often find a tropical shower in the bathroom of a city apartment.

Shower artifact

In terms of its rich equipment, it is similar to a shower column, but in appearance it is something similar to a rotating shower.

This system comes with a wide variety of nozzles, and the system itself has a large number of nozzles, which provides a large area of ​​action and many jets of water.

During the operation of the shower-artifact, you can observe a large area of ​​influence, which is similar to types of showers such as a chandelier, cascade, rotary. However, this is classified as a separate system since there is no torque provided (as in a rotary shower).