Help choosing shower head

10 years ago

I am having difficulty choosing a shower head and hand shower for
our master shower. We currently have an older Grohe hand shower mounted
on the shower arm and only use one setting for actual showering.

Prices for showerheads seems to vary widely even in the same line;
Ferguson quoted the following just for Grohe heads. When I asked about
the price, they told me it was design elements only.
Axor Citterio 3-jet 2.0GPM $474.16

4-function 2.0GPM $59.66
Movari 2.5GPM 5-function $175.60
Raindance S $374.34
Randance E $447.01

The best thing I could find was on the Rohl website, a video that
actually showed each of their shower heads in operation. Ferguson quoted
$175.30 for the Rohl Ocean4 showerhead.
Do I just choose a basic rainshower for the main showerhead, and the
multi-function for the hand shower? What is the correct placement of the
hand shower in relation to the main shower head? (I've seen some where
the hand shower bar is mounted so that the top position of the hand
shower is parallel horizontally to the main shower, some so that the
hand shower is down and over a foot.)

Thank you in advance!

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chispa
10 years ago
Try and search for an old post from the past year or so, about showerheads. The clear winner was http://speakman.com/

A lot of these choices come down to personal preferences. I like a simple, but strong flow, showerhead placed high up on the wall. I like a combo grab bar and handheld shower bar. There are also some old post w/ Jaclo having good options. I like shower bars that are at least 36" long so you have the whole range of height options. I used a 48" one in my master shower.

Placement of handheld shower bar really depends on the design of the shower. In my large master shower they are on different walls and allow two people to shower at same time. The smaller showers in the other bathrooms will have the main showerhead and handheld bar on the same wall and not too far from each other, simply due to space constraints.

My favorite handheld is a common model from Grohe with several spray patterns. I got talked into a more expensive one before and it was too bulky and heavy for a handheld.
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