Imagine that you are designing the house of your dreams, with an unlimited budget at your disposal. You have laid out as many bedrooms as you want, with a deluxe kitchen, a study, library, and living room. Perhaps you have even included a snooker room. Now we are looking at the bathroom, and you need to decide which kind of shower unit you would choose. This is not necessarily so easy because there are several types to look at. Let’s see what kinds of shower unit are available and which one you would choose for your dream home.
There are several types of shower unit on the market, and they often differ in terms of the way that they heat the water. The first type is the electric shower, which can be used with any type of water system. It is connected to the mains cold water and the hot water is heated by passing through an element. There are various regulations regarding the fitting of an electric shower, so if this is what you would choose you would have to get competent advice on how it would be fitted.
The next type of shower unit is the mixer shower. This is so called because it mixes existing hot and cold water with a special valve before it reaches the shower head. You can hide the pipes for this kind of shower unit behind the wall of a shower cubicle, should you decide that this is the kind of unit that you would like. A mixer shower works with the current water pressure, rather than adding water to your system. The only problem with it is that it is connected to pipes that supply water to other points. This is why, if you are using a mixer shower, it can drive you crazy if another person in the house washes the dishes at the same time because the hot water will suddenly go very cold!
Another type of shower unit is the power shower. Apart from being a rather catchy name for a shower unit, the power shower is essentially a mixer shower with a pump that increases the flow of water from the shower head. Remember that this system can only be run with a tank-fed water system, and the water system must be above the shower unit to enable the pump to work properly.
Some shower units take the form of a shower cubicle. This type of shower unit is great if you are not expecting small children to use it. But then in your dream home, everyone has their own private bathroom, so it’s not an issue. If you want a shower cubicle as opposed to a shower unit over the bath, you can choose from all types of design, some with sliding doors, others with bi-folding doors, and others with circular doors. The most important factors here are how well the cubicle prevents water from spilling on the floor, how easy it is to clean, and how good it looks.
It’s your dream home, and the choice is all yours.