Varieties of shower racks with mixer and overhead shower

If you are looking for up-to-date solutions for shower renovation in your apartment, country house or bathhouse, we bring to your attention an overview of shower racks with mixer and overhead shower.

A shower column with a mixer and an overhead shower has long and firmly entered our life. This is the best choice both for a compact city dweller's apartment and for completing a guest bathroom in a country house. And we just have to keep track of what innovations in this format are offered by engineers and designers from time to time.

Consumers love in this solution compactness, practicality, convenience, easy installation, intuitive control, quick ability to change the shower mode (for example, from an overhead shower to a hand shower with a flexible hose), a variety of designs, and most importantly - a large selection of options for equipment, manufacturers and price range.

First, define your budget. The cost of luxury models from world manufacturers will surpass all your courageous expectations, but be sure that you will also find your Moidodyr. This is followed by the design, the materials from which the system is made, as well as the built-in functions up to the illumination of the water jets.

Product design is very diverse: modern classics, minimalism, retro, shabby chic, eco-style, ethnicity and other varieties. Just flip through magazines or pictures on the Internet in order to understand what exactly your soul requires from the appearance of the shower today.

There are also options where the shower head can move horizontally. In addition, shower models are often supplied complete with equipment that allows you to keep the shower area in order: shelves, hooks and other accessories.

The main task of the manufacturer is to provide high anti-corrosion properties of equipment that is mounted in wet rooms of a shower, bathroom, pool or bath. So, today, a shower rack with a mixer and an overhead shower can be made of stainless steel and plastic, copper alloys, glass with protective coatings. Particularly picky aesthetes can opt for shower racks made of steel and tempered glass, in addition, a watering can for such racks can be offered with a stone one.

We recommend a faucet and an overhead shower made of chrome-plated brass. Perhaps this is the best choice. Next comes stainless steel. Both of these materials are durable, shiny and have long-term corrosion protection. But aluminum rigid vertical racks, which were so common back in the 90s of the last century, today are very rare in private housing, and we will not discuss their consumer shortcomings.

There is also a fairly wide selection of materials for a shower hose.

• Impact resistant plastic with increased flexibility and crease-resistant edges. It is quite convenient to take a shower with it, if you hold the watering can in your hands and direct the stream of water where you need it.
• Braided silicone. The smooth rubber hose is placed in a chrome-plated metal corrugation, while remaining very flexible and confidently withstands repeated kinks. Adequate hose length is essential for comfort and convenience when showering. So, it is desirable that the corrugated hose be at least 2 m in length, which will significantly increase its service life.

• Material for cartridges for shower systems that mix cold and hot water before it is fed into the faucet spout. There are ball and ceramic cartridges. At the same time, for shower systems with an overhead shower, it is recommended to choose a ceramic cartridge.
• The type of hand shower, both overhead shower and hand shower. Visible and, in fact, style-forming elements in your soul, today these details are distinguished by various designs and even sophistication. The overhead shower head can be round, rectangular or square with a diameter of 6 to 40 cm. The hand shower head can be either classic or innovative (cylindrical or parallelepiped).

It is desirable that the watering can have a regulator for switching water supply modes. (narrowly directed flow, massage or "rain"). However, your right to choose the simplest configuration of the watering can - without a regulator and without options. I would like to separately note the shower systems with rain shower heads. They are durable and very beautiful. This expensive system will add polish to even the smallest bathroom and ensure that you enjoy your bathing experience forever.

When choosing a shower system with a column and an overhead shower, remember to focus on the hardness of the water in your home. Does it give the limescale that so often spoils the appearance of even the highest quality sanitary ware, forcing you to change individual units over and over again? Make your choice based on this fact.

Let's take a closer look at a large selection of shower ensembles.

• Shower system with mixer, fixed tap and flexible hose. In a shower system with a mixer and a fixed faucet and a flexible hose head that serves as an overhead shower, a metal rod attached to the wall serves as a stand, on which the watering can is fixed. The most democratic shower solution, which can be additionally equipped with shelves and hooks for bath accessories at your discretion.
• Shower system with mixer, fixed faucet and fixed overhead shower. A shower system with a mixer and a fixed faucet and an overhead shower on a rigid column, which also serves as a pipeline, is the simplest and therefore durable option. But it is not very convenient, as it is static and is not designed to adapt to anyone who has decided to take a shower.

• Shower system with mixer and overhead shower on a rigid column and a flexible hose with a hand shower. A shower system with mixer and rigid overhead shower and flexible hose and hand shower can include an overhead shower in the price range you can afford. For example, enjoy a tropical rain shower from an overhead shower, which can hold up to 244 water holes.

You can also consider models with a thermostat to maintain your chosen water temperature. The thermostat, in turn, may not stand out for its appearance, but may have a shelf design. This system has two watering cans: stationary and movable on a flexible hose. Flexible hose allows you to direct the water where you need it. You can even shower while sitting. Interesting solutions are also possible with the design of the top watering can: you can change nozzles and modes to give the jet the required strength, change the angle of inclination of the watering can, while providing yourself with an invigorating or, on the contrary, calming flow.

• Shower system with mixer and overhead shower on a rigid column and flexible hose with hand shower and bath spout.The version of the shower system with a mixer and an overhead shower on a rigid column and a flexible hose with a hand shower and a bath spout allows you to take a shower or fill the bath from a conventional spout with a switch ("one-handed", that is, a lever). An excellent and at the same time compact option for those who keep a bath in their apartment.
• Shower system with mixer and overhead shower, hidden in the wall. The shower bar is sewn into the wall, the overhead shower is mounted directly into the wall, and the shower control panel is also attached to the wall. A stylish solution for those who prefer minimalism, visually expanding the room and space.
• Ceiling built-in watering can. Another option that can diversify the design of your shower is the in-wall shower system with mixer and ceiling-mounted overhead shower. There will be a little more hassle with water supply to the ceiling watering can, but this option looks very stylish.

Perhaps you will like additional technical solutions with which you can provide your shower:

• Thermostat - a convenient device that maintains a water temperature that is comfortable for you. It will protect you from both burns and ice water.
• Aerator Is a small element built into the mixer for mixing water with air. This makes the jet of water more voluminous and softer, and the shower becomes more pleasant. At the same time, much less water is consumed by "inflating" the water flow. As a result, we get not only a shower of superior comfort, but also savings.
• Shower head under bronze with LED illumination. The “mini-power plant”, which is also built into the shower system as a set, uses the flow of water to generate energy for the LEDs built into the shower head. Many people just love the colored jets of water. And someone even claims that at the same time taking a shower is a session of color therapy.

As we have seen, modern shower solutions have no particular drawbacks. They are comfortable both in use and in price and provide consumers with high-class water treatments.

How to choose a shower rack, see below.