For most people, enjoying a refreshing and warm shower early in the morning or right before calling it a day is the recipe for comfort and relaxation. In fact, some find the showering experience to be so beneficial, that besides using it for hygiene and unwinding purposes, they find it ideal for creativity too.
As there are so many options of bathroom shower sets that are both functional and aesthetic, and they happen to be the keys to making the most of the daily showering besides impacting the room’s décor, shopping for the ideal one shouldn’t be taken lightly. A lot goes into choosing the perfect set, so here are some aspects you need to pay attention to.
The Types of Shower Heads
The choice from the variety of shower heads, and the respective shower arms comes down to the kind of household you live in. Specifically, whether or not you share the shower with others – while it might not seem that important, people of different heights have different showering needs.
In case you live in a home all by yourself, you have the liberty of choosing any of the wall-mounted, rainfall, hand-held and body spray shower heads. And those who share it might have to look carefully into these options to find the one that best suits them all.
Wall Mount
These are the fixed type and among the most widely used and popular you can choose from. As they’re installed, and you don’t get to move them when you shower, they make part of shower sets that are perfect for individuals with certain disabilities as they’re among the means to make a handicap accessible home.
Besides being easy to use, they’re also low in maintenance, and you have the choice to pick from those that are adjustable and those that aren’t by the choice you make with the shower arm. In case you’re installing on a water outlet that happens to be rather lower than you find it useful, you could solve the issue with an extension arm.
Rainfall
Again, this is a fixed shower head, that provides the showering experience of rainfall. Typically flat and large, it’s got the advantage of spraying water over a larger area as opposed to that of the regular shower head, without wasting a bigger amount of water. Usually, it goes with a straight extension arm.
Hand-Held
As might be guessed by the name, this kind of shower head can be held, and it offers more flexibility when it comes to where you want the water sprayed at over your body – it’s ideal for utmost control over your hygiene as you can easily reach those hard to reach spots for a thorough rinse. Additional benefits include not getting your hair wet when you don’t want to, as well as easily cleaning up your shower cubicle and around.
They’re usually mounted on a fixed-mount bracket, and they can easily be adjusted to the ideal height so they’re perfect for the different showering needs of a bigger household shared by both kids and adults. In case this sounds as great as the fixed shower head, you could get the best of both worlds with the combined bathroom shower sets. These offer you flexibility to switch from one or the other with an integrated diverter.
Body Spray
If hand-held sounds like too much work, and you still want the hands-free experience, this might just be your ideal option. Consisting of various small showerheads, they’re mounted over the wall one above the other so they cover up different body levels, and work simultaneously providing you with a great showering like you’d expect to get at the spa.
The Spray Patterns
You might not find this aspect to be among your priorities, however, have in mind being able to use a variety of spray patterns from the same shower head means you get to reap the benefits of a variety of functionalities.
For instance, while the sharp spray that allows you to easily target specific body parts is great for massaging, the rain-like dripping is ideal for daily relaxation as well as thorough rinsing of shampoo and body lotions. Choose them carefully to customise your own hydrotherapy showering, and experience new sensations every day.
The Materials
You aren’t out of options when it comes to materials too, since besides the affordable plastics, you can find bathroom shower sets made from various types of metal, like stainless steel, as well as brass. Moreover, you can also find them in different finishes, so you mix and match those with the rest of the bathroom tapware and hardware. You have the chance to pick from polished chrome, copper, brushed and polished nickel, antique brass, matte black or white.
The Budget
Don’t forget to use the budget as your guiding point first and foremost, because what you may be up for inviting in your bathroom oasis may not be possible due to lack of money. Think of ease of maintenance, durability, and how quick some materials suffer wear and tear before investing, as it all adds up to the initial and later costs.
The Energy Savings
If you care about the environment as much as you care about your cleanliness and relaxation, it’s important to buy the shower set that is compliant with the Watermark standards of Australia. This is addition to the WELS requirements. Moreover, be sure to check the water pressure you have at home, and buy the suitable model so you don’t create any plumbing issue, or suffer from insufficient pressure when you shower.
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