Do you have photo of your rain shower head?

16 years ago

Do you have photos of the installation of your rain shower head? What brand did you buy? If you put the rain shower head in the ceiling, where did you put the shower light? How do you divert the water to the various heads?

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callaloo
16 years ago
Here is a photo which shows a hint of where my rain showerhead is -- but it is wall-mounted, so there was obviously no problem with a shower light in the ceiling (not visible). It's a Hansgrohe Phoenix. We don't divert water from the various heads because each one is on a separate control (which I would recommend, so that the heads can be used simultaneously if desired).
ashlander
16 years ago
We have the Grohe rain shower mounted on the ceiling, as well as another shower head on a fixed bar. Each has it's own control so it is possible to have one or both shower heads on at the same time. We also have the thermo-balance control, recommended by many on this forum.

When we take a shower, we depend on the lights over our vanity mirrors. It's quite well-lit in the shower because the glass surrounding our shower is translucent. Also, light from the six light bulbs is reflected from both mirrors.

I don't have a picture of the rain shower head, but I'll include a picture showing the controls and the shower glass.
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Just another thought, the water is probably traveling more distance within the wall (and up into the ceiling) before exiting the rain shower head than a wall mounted hand held spray. Depending on insulation and the temperatures of adjoining spaces (next to and above the shower by the pipes), I would expect there could be more heat loss there than in the drop from the head to your body. The ambient temperature in a shower (at least in my experience) is typically quite warm, so I wouldn't expect a "short" person would experience much of a loss of heat vs someone a few inches taller. (Disclaimer: I am not a plumber, expert in thermodynamics, or rain shower head owner.)
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You are right, that is the best solution-if you are going to mostly store the shower curtain inside the tub. I'm only going to be using this for an occasional shower at, if at all so the shower curtain will usually be hanging on the outside of the tub. Even I even keep it hanging; I may just have the contractor install the rod and skip the curtain for now. Can anyone who showers with a rain shower help me??? Does the water splash less towards the back wall???
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ashlander
16 years ago
We have 9' ceilings and I didn't realize we have a light in our shower. I hardly ever look up! No wonder it is so well lit in our shower. LOL I don't know what I was thinking, because right before I enter the shower, I press the light switch.

Our Grohe rain head is centered in our 3.5 x 4.5 shower. About a foot away we have a can light. It is at the edge of the shower, close to the glass wall, but still within the shower.

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