body jets/spray jets: which model to buy?
Rai F
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Julie K
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoRelated Discussions
Shower Controller(s) Needed for Shower Head and Body Jets??
Comments (10)Well...first you need to find out the worst case scenario. Add up the flow for your two body sprays, plus the flow of your shower head. That's the GPM that you need to carry to through your shower valve and to your diverter. You;ll need a valve that can pass through that volume of water. You can do what you want with an A/B/AB diverter. Coming out of the diverter is where you can run one 1/2" copper run to the shower head and a second 1/2" copper run to the body sprays. That's when using a separate on/off valve and a separate diverter. However, for your setup, you can run all three outlets from a 1/2" copper supply going into the valve and with 1/2" copper running from the valve to the fixtures. There are quite a few valves that can do what you want. One of the last houses I did I used Hansgrohe Thermobalance III valves in all of the bathrooms in the house. The TB III is an A/B/C/BC type of valve. It's also a 1/2" valve. I used it that way in a couple of the bathroms, in others the A and B outlets are looped together (let's call this new combined AB loop "D") so you now have a D/C/DC setup. "D" can be your shower head. "C" can be your body jets. "CD" can be your car wash with everything throwing water at you. In case that's confusing, think of it as the A/B/AB valve that I described in the beginning. It's an approved way to plumb the valve, and it with the TB III having ON/OFF, temp, and diverter all in one valve, you'll have an uncluttered wall. But again, besides the TB III there are other valves out there. So can you do it with a single control head? Yes. Can you do it with 1/2" copper into the valve and 1/2" copper coming out of the valve? Yes....See MoreBody sprays/body jets--are they worth it?
Comments (11)I put in the handheld for a couple of reasons, one is that the hose allows the head to be moved around and hung from other points in the shower. Example; I have a head bracket in the wall down low, my wife sometimes hangs the head on that when she's shaving her legs, etc. Or the hose allows you to easily use the head to rinse down the walls and floor of the shower. Some people use it to wash their kids or even their dogs. One thing I learned a few years ago is that handhelds are no longer the cheap leaking showerheads that I grew up with back in the 70s. Hand held heads are now the same fine quality shower heads that go on a shower arm, except they're mounted on a (ta da!) handle. The only caution I'll offer is that rain heads have a gentle flow, it's not the vigorous spray that typical shower heads provide. Some people with long hair would find rinsing shampoo from their hair to be a slow process. So don;t plan on a rain head as your "main" shower head....See Moreshowerhead/handheld/jet at the same time?
Comments (20)socalgrl, Thanks for your reply. We are also the exact same heights so I would take your advice but...apparently, I have the world's dumbest plumber. He kept telling me that the shower shelf was adjustable and could go anywhere on the bar so yesterday, I pulled the whole thing out and played with it to see how to put it together (the same one you have) and the shelf HAS to be on the bottom like the picture. Now I have a problem-grrr. He mounted the elbow 4 inches below the valve and if I lower the bar, the hose will run over the shelf. As it is now, there is only one way to mount the bar and the height is going to be too tall for even dh at 6'2". I am about to cry. So the shelf will be directly below the valve/plate/handle to turn on the water and above the elbow for the hose and that puts the bottom of the bar 40 some inches from the shower floor-ack! I wanted to be able to flip the head over to be able to use the spray at least on my lower back. (I love this thing and how it flips!) I think I will try and take some pictures and see if anyone here can help me figure it out. The painter comes tomorrow so I still have a few days. Thanks again!...See MoreWaterway Jet Selection help needed
Comments (9)The Poly storms are the best. You dont get alot of presure from some of the massaging ones. If you are using a blower with them, dont over size it as they cant take a lot of pressure. Do you have the rest of the parts. The Jet itself actually installs after plaster. You need to set the plaster rings, (not easy with these) then you set up the 1" for proper depth and glue it together. Just follow the directions carefully. I am sure you have seen this but here is a link to the page with the parts. Also it is important to remove one of the control pieces so they all can not be shut off dead heading the pump. If you have kids this is possible. Here is a link that might be useful: Go to page 40...See More
roarah
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoI love jetted showers. i have a shower tower unit in my outside shower that was a dyi assembly and works pretty well but i have terrific water pressure😊.
In my master shower I four jets and hand held and large ceiling rain can plumbed with 3/4 pipes in a loop attatched to its own instantaneous water heater. i can use all heads together or alone with out losing hot water or water pressure but a plumber needs to kniw how to do the loop properly and you need great water pressure.
I have three water valves to turn on each shower head( the jets are on one valve, the rainhead on another and the hand held on the third) and one thermostatic pressure valve that sets the temp for all heads. I rarely use my rain can but use the body jets for a minute or two every shower and longer when needed. My jets can spray or be jets with a twist.
I used grohe
shower tower
Rai F
2 years agoroarah
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoI did it five years ago and most systems at the time in different brands did not offer the two setting options of spray and/ or jet and i liked the shape of their controls. i had one spray break and it was easily handled under their warranty.
I like the flush look better in kohler but i love that mine function as a spray or jet.
Rai F
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