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Shower style - drencher or standard head on a hose?

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JugglingChaotically · 17/09/2014 13:11

It's that simple really.
Head would have adjustable spray options and be height adjustable as on a rail.
Is that really old fashioned?
Drencher is DDs choice?
Would both be OTT?
Help??

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crossandcrosser · 18/09/2014 06:10

We have a drencher which we all love, but I hate not being able to clean the glass properly.
Next time we'll have a fixed head and a little hose hung on the wall.

BillStickersIsInnocent · 18/09/2014 06:14

We have both for all the reasons above!

DH loves it but I rarely use.

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JugglingChaotically · 18/09/2014 06:17

Will look at both I think! Tks all.
Lots going on so will be posting here regularly over the next few weeks .......

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Kitsmummy · 18/09/2014 07:07

We have a drencher (love it) and a hand held with hook (no rail) and I love this set up. I shower in the drencher and use the hand held to clean the shower, may be for the kids etc (but they love the drencher too and they're little). We have a Hudson and reed one, it's great

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JugglingChaotically · 18/09/2014 21:05

Kits mummy. Tks. Think that's the ideal solution for DDs tiny shower room. Tks! Looking at Vado.

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charleybarley · 18/09/2014 21:21

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enriquetheringbearinglizard · 18/09/2014 21:29

We have a very tiled floor shower area in the bathroom with a big drench head and an adjustable head on a rail shower.

Hate the drench head with a passion. We have to use the pump to get the right flow of water (not necessary with the standard head as the pressure is fine) and the amount of water produced with the pump on produces a huge amount of condensation and a very heavy puddle for the drain to cope with - not always totally successfully.

I don't want to get my hair wet every time I shower, so when doing another bathroom I chose an adjustable shower head on a rail and no drench.

I'm also wondering how best to clean the drench head. We have extremely hard water and it doesn't take any time at all to look grimy.

FamiliesShareGerms · 18/09/2014 21:33

Both

PigletJohn · 18/09/2014 21:55

We still need to establish how the HW is heated, because of the vast amount of HW that drenchers consume.

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JugglingChaotically · 19/09/2014 06:37

Boiler with mega flow so mains pressure. Think both is the answer - worry now is that they will take up too much space on 80cm sq space. Tiled on 3 sides and bifold door on 3rd.
No ability to enlarge for this one.

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TheOneWiththeNicestSmile · 19/09/2014 12:17

Ours is the same - 3 tiled walls & a bi-fold door, hinged on the L - the riser is on the R as you look in & that leaves plenty of space, even with one of those corner wire shelf units in the RH corner opposite the door

PigletJohn · 19/09/2014 12:35

If you have a Megaflo or similar, yes, a drencher will work fine.

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JugglingChaotically · 19/09/2014 19:03

Thanks for confirming piglet john.
The one ..... Bit confused. We were thinking door hinged on left with controls and shower on right so could stretch in and switch on easily and shower doesn't spray at door. Then if room cubby holes build into stud wall opposite door for shampoo etc.
Does that sound ok?
Worried on position of shower and controls.
Tks

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JugglingChaotically · 19/09/2014 20:52

TheOne......
Just realised the L etc were not shape of shower but Left and Right!!!
So layout is just what I was wondering might work.
Thanks!!

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TheOneWiththeNicestSmile · 19/09/2014 21:58

oh sorry Juggling! Glad you worked it out Smile & honestly it's fine.

cubbies recessed into stud wall if deep enough would make it even better (in fact there is width to do it either side of the riser on the RH wall, if there are wide enough spaces between the studs)

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JugglingChaotically · 19/09/2014 23:08

Ooh. That would be ideal. Had assumed there wouldn't be any space.
So diff (for me!) to see a space that is partly built outside walls only at the mo and studs!
Thank you Grin

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JugglingChaotically · 19/09/2014 23:10

One last q - does your bifold door open in or out? If in, can you for in there? I have visions of turning sideways to make space and getting stuck.

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TheOneWiththeNicestSmile · 19/09/2014 23:14

it opens in - the widest bit of it is only 30cm, so when I get in & stand right against the back wall there's nearly another 30cm between me & it & I'm pretty large these days Grin

if you were pg it might be a problem but not otherwise.

TheOneWiththeNicestSmile · 19/09/2014 23:21

ah - thinking on, it's a 60cm bifold, but with 2 lots of metal side pieces fitted each side. I think they were meant to be either/or, but we had a creative plumber. if you had a 70cm or 80cm bifold then obv each half would be bigger & would leave less space inside

I can't remember what we got or how we got it at the time (it was 15 years ago), but if you can't get the filler pieces you could still get a 60cm bifold door & have a 10cm tiled bit each side - or a 20cm tiled bit one side & just the frame the other (iyswim Grin)

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JugglingChaotically · 19/09/2014 23:25

Hadn't thought of that. Great idea. Tks!

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PrimalLass · 20/09/2014 11:00

I hate our drencher shower. The water runs in my eyes.

madamemuddle · 20/09/2014 11:13

Standard.

Bit old fashioned but far more practical IMO.

PigletJohn · 20/09/2014 11:19

You can get a head on a hose, where the head is a size of a saucer, and the head has a sliding rail but can be lifted off and used as a squirter. Maybe that would suit everyone.

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JugglingChaotically · 21/09/2014 14:46

Great idea piglet john. Hadn't realised you could get larger ones? Thank you!

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TheOneWiththeNicestSmile · 21/09/2014 15:43

I mentioned those on Wednesday Grin

Aldi and/or Lidl usually have them in when they're doing bathroom stuff