You Should Also Know Before Buying a Shower Head :

Types of Shower heads:

Bathing is one of our day to day habit and what’s better than standing beneath a shower and having the water spray pattern that you prefer. After working out in a gym or after performing some physical task all you need is to refresh yourself. Standing in the shower and relaxing your body is a great way of getting refreshed. Along with all these we wish to have a fancy bathroom so that you feel like taking a shower every day.

So here in this article I will be telling you about the different shower heads that you can install in your bathrooms according to your requirements for a much better bathing experience. So let’s discuss them one by one:

The handheld shower heads are of great use to you if you are a kind of lazy person and don’t prefer standing all that long in a shower or even useful for those who have some difficulty in moving. This is so because the handheld shower heads are detachable from the walls or shower arm and have long hoses which can help you rinse the body parts that is hard to reach from a fixed shower head. It provides a better experience and great flexibility in use.

Dual Shower Heads:

The dual shower head is combination of both fixed shower head and a handheld shower head in a single design. Both the shower heads might have different sizes and functions but each of the shower head has its own water spray control so that the user can use it according to his convenience. There is a diverter valve present in the dual shower head to control the flow of water.

There are basically two types of diverter valve that is a two-way diverter and a three way diverter. The two-way diverter valve allows you to select one of the two shower heads while the three-way shower head allows you to use either one or the other shower head at one time or both the shower heads at the same time. Since it has a handheld shower head, you are provided with all the benefits of the handheld shower head. So depending on your mood you can choose which shower head you are going to use.

Everyone loves to have bath standing in a shower with great water pressure. These high pressure shower heads provides you a better experience compared to those shower heads with low water pressure. The advantages of having a high pressure shower head is that it provides a better bath and allows you to wash shampoo or soap easily. It also reduces water consumption and saves money by using the same amount of water flow with high pressure.

Sometimes the low water pressure results in the low pressure of the shower head. It may be due to low pressure from the water supply line in such case get a good plumber and try to rectify the problems.

The rain shower heads are the once that provide you the experience of standing in the rain. These are designed in such a fashion that the water can flow out evenly from the number of holes that are present in the shower head. Well you can’t enjoy the rain every time it rains because of some reasons.

But here you have your own personal shower head where you can enjoy the hot or cold rain every morning after waking up. Providing you a fresh start each day. These shower heads also come with multiple settings like the drenched rain storm etc.

Led Shower Heads:

Led Shower Heads are the shower heads that have built in LEDs. You can think it of as all the above discussed shower heads but just having a new feature of studded LEDs. So there can be a LED rain shower head, a LED dual shower head etc. Some of these shower head requires batteries for glowing the LEDs while some does not. Now these LED shower head can be divided into two types:

One that randomly changes color

The one that are temperature sensitive

Now talking about the shower heads that does not require batteries. If they really doesn’t require the batteries then how the LED actually glows! Well, the shower head contains a tiny turbine. So when the water flows through this turbine it creates the energy that powers the LEDs and produces lively colors while taking shower. These LEDs change color according to the temperature of water. The hot water have a different color while the cold has other.

Shower Filter:

This is something that is used to remove chlorine or harmful chemicals that are present in the water. It is not a shower head but is used with the shower heads because the water that we are using is full of chlorine and harmful chemicals which can cause skin irritation, dryness and many more. It is found that our body absorbs more chlorine while taking a shower compared to drinking chlorinated water.

It is because when we are taking shower with warm water the pores of our skin get wide open and absorbs chlorine continuously while we are in the shower which is not a good thing. So using these shower filters is good for our health benefits. As we know health is wealth so it’s advisable to get these shower filters in your shower heads if you haven’t installed it yet.

Bluetooth Shower Head:

If you are music freak and love to listen music while doing any kind of work than this is the perfect shower head for you. A Bluetooth shower head is the one with a built in speaker which allows you to play songs/music with the help of bluetooth. Imagine how refreshing it would be an early morning shower with a song of your choice. It will just make your day. Not just music/songs you can even turn the radio on and listen to news.

It would be timing saving if you are a working man/women.The Bluetooth speaker that is attached to the shower head has a long battery life and is rechargeable. Once fully charged it can go on for 6-7 hours which will turn out to be almost a week as you approximate shower time would be around 8-12 minutes. The speaker provides a good quality of sound plus now you don’t have to worry about carrying your phone to bathroom for listening songs and for placing it away from water.

If you are looking for water efficiency then the low flow shower heads are the best buy for you. Since the standards set by the government is 2.5 gpm ( gallon per minute ) at 80 psi ( pounds per square inch ) . A low flow shower head will consume around 1.5 to 2.0 gpm which ultimately leads to water saving, energy saving and money saving.

These water heads are already consuming less water earlier the water head used to consume around 5.5 gpm.Moreover, the standards are set for 80 psi and it not possible to have a constant water pressure at our homes so it is advisable to get you water pressure known and then buy the shower head according to it because a low water pressure often leads to clogs and leaks.

Ceiling Shower head:

It is similar to the rain shower head. It has all the functionality that a rain shower head has. As the name suggest it is attached to the ceiling and because of that it covers a large amount of area providing a good bathing experience for the user.The disadvantage with the ceiling shower head is that it’s difficult for people to reach it for cleaning and for maintenance as it is attached to the ceiling. Moreover, it doesn’t allow the users to decide where the water should fall and what area it should cover.

So above is the list of different kinds of shower heads that you can go and look for in the market according to your requirement. I hope this article was useful for you and you get what you were looking for.

So try buying a shower head that you won’t regret buying as bathing a daily habit and you are supposed to feel energised and refreshed after having a shower. It your start of the day is good then there are more chances of having a good day overall.If you are a music person than I would recommend you to go for the Bluetooth shower head as it would make your every bath refreshing and relaxing. You can enjoy your favorite song in their while taking a shower.

If you like showing off a bit then go for the LED shower head that would give your bathroom a luxurious look.And for those who have some difficulty in moving or a quite lazy to stand up that long in a shower then go for handled shower head.

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Shower Head Brands & Comparison

It is your choice to experience each drop of water the way you want. It give you the right amount of water pressure and water pattern you want to experience.There are many brands which make shower head according to the people need in their daily life and many factors which make their shower head the best among others.

Customers buy these shower heads considering many factors in mind kept under consideration by brands while making shower head.

There are some factors or the construction points which should be kept in mind to meet the customer demand. Different brands shower head differ to each other according to some factors :

Shape & design

Finishes like steel and brass

Water conservation technique

Gentle ,relaxing shower head

There are different brands which make shower heads according to customer demand-

Kohler

Let’s consider some of its features :

Katalyst cutting edge technology gives the best showing experience as it indulge showering experience in some focused coverage of area.

It focused coverage with large water droplet minimize wasteful overspray.

It helps to clean the body like head easily giving best showering experience.

It helps to save the pressure of water than 2.5gpm.

Showerarm and flange not included.

Advantages :

Katalyst air induction technology.

½ inch NPT connection.

2.0 GPM (gallon per minute) rate flow.

Optimized sprayface feature.

Concentrated spray setting.

Moen

Let’s consider some of its features :

Shower massage is one of the most rejuvenating Bath which is to be experienced .

Full spray pattern in this shower head work efficiently to clean the body in proper manner.

Four function combination spray for more variety; full spray, invigorating spray, targeted and massage spray.

Advantages :

4-3/8’’ diameter spray head.

2.5 gpm.

Spray pattern-full ,massage.

2 spray setting mode-rain & full.

Four function combination spray.

½ inch IPS connection.

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Speakman

Let’s consider some of its features :

It is patented with Anystream technology which enable it to adjust full body spray.

It have 8 precision jet which have the capability to transform Water into 64 spray channel.

It also help to experience the rain rinsing and also drenching in full flood sprays.

The 360 degree rotation help clean whole body in very intense flow of water.

It have solid brass construction.

One can experience all in one shower bath due to this shower head.

Advantages :

Anystream 360 degree technology.

2.5gpm(gallon per minute).

Easy to fit no plumbing necessary.

3 spray pattern : Flood,Rain,Intense.

½ NPT inlet.

64 spray channels.

Niagara

Let’s consider its some features :

Having reduced rate of pressure it have gentle spray.

9 jet turbo massage.

It have both facility as handheld and trouble free whenever you want.

If you want to experience the gentle flow of each drop during bathing it is the best choice.

Advantages :

2.0 GPM (gallon per minute).

Non aerating spray.

High nozzle quality.

Full space spray pattern.

Easy to fit.

Stainless & corrosion resistance.

Waterpik

Let’s consider some of its Features :

It has power spray which increases the water pressure.

6 spray setting gives you the best bathing experience by switching in any mode.

Full body spray.

Combo spray.

Center spray.

Water pause settings depended on need of the user

Advantages :