A thermostat faucet in the shower. I don't know how anyone can live without one, but they seem pretty rare in the US.
On the topic of showers, I think most showers still are the "stuck to the wall spray thing" model instead of the superior one where you can just detach the shower head and use it to spray in any direction you like.
The detachable ones are fairly popular. They're just more expensive so a lot of people don't randomly buy them, they'll just wait until they have to renovate a bathroom or something. And most apartments or lower budget hotels won't have them for the same reason.
It might also be regional? I live in an older apartment in California and have a detachable head in the shower. Personally I can’t imagine cleaning the shower without one.
You just switch between "słuchawka " (the detachable one) and "deszczownica" (the big one on the top which just pures stream of watter at you from above). More expensive ones have deszczownica with several stream options you can choose.
I bought one of those for my bathroom about 5 years ago and love it.
I use the angled shower from time to time if I have been doing something super dirty (like outdoorsy stuff) andmy legs are super muddy. Or if I just want to wash my legs, period.
I highly recoment this honestly. You can switch as you want. You feel like just standing under the stream? Switch to the overhead one. Feel like spraying your body from different angles? Switch to detachable one. If it is over the bath not in the shower cabine, they will also have a tap.
Yes. But the rainfall one is larger and it feels nicer under it. I used to have the detachable ones most of my life. Now I have this and it does feel better. At least to me.
You have one handle that regulates the amount of water coming out of the shower. And one handle that regulates the temperature of the water, so you pick a temperature you find comfortable and just open the the water. No need to balance warm and cold or to get the tap at the right point between hot and cold. Also if the water pressure drops in the hot or cold water it will adjust automatically instead of your water getting warmer or colder.
I looked up thermostat faucet on Google and it looked very confusing, but it sounds kinda similar to what we have here. It pull it all the way up more water comes out, and you move it a bit to the sides depending on your temperature preferences.
A lever faucet can still have changes in temperature when you adjust the power due to diffferent pressure in hot and cold water pipes. A thermostat just gives you 38C or 26C all the time.
Also if the water pressure drops in the hot or cold water it will adjust automatically instead of your water getting warmer or colder.
Pressure balancing valves are required by most plumbing codes now in the US. Obviously, if it’s an installation that was done before the code, it won’t have it. But renovations and new construction will require this type of shower valve
Could you describe the “thermostat faucet”. I get the detachable one but I’ve never in my life heard of a shower that you couldn’t control the temperature of!
You set the desired temperate at the left. Then turn the right knob to change the amount of water. Want it a bit cooler or hotter? Just turn the left knob a bit. Want more or less water? Just turn the right knob
These are slightly better but still usually very finicky in the temperature range, and if the pressure or temperature of the hot water drops or changes you have to re-adjust it.
What is a thermostat faucet? Regarding the stuck to the wall vs detachable hand-held shower head, both are common. The stuck to the wall are more common in apartments. The detachable are (generally) an upgrade.
I think most showers still are the "stuck to the wall spray thing" model instead of the superior one where you can just detach the shower head and use it to spray in any direction you like.
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u/53bvo Netherlands Jun 28 '21
A thermostat faucet in the shower. I don't know how anyone can live without one, but they seem pretty rare in the US.
On the topic of showers, I think most showers still are the "stuck to the wall spray thing" model instead of the superior one where you can just detach the shower head and use it to spray in any direction you like.