Tips for Choosing the Best Showerhead for Your Bathroom

Your showerhead determines how much energy and water you use when bathing. The showerhead also determines how comfortable you are when bathing. Thus, you should do your research and choose the best showerhead available. Below are the top factors to consider for your showerhead choice.

Bathroom Status

Get a showerhead that will work seamlessly with your existing bathroom plumbing if you want to replace an existing showerhead. However, you are free to get any showerhead for a new bathroom. The same is true if budget is not an issue.

For example, a standard wall-mounted showerhead will work with conventional plumbing. You just unscrew the existing showerhead and replace it with the new fixture. However, a top-mounted showerhead is difficult to install in an existing bathroom with a different type of showerhead.

Mounting

Plumbers categorize showerheads by their mount. Each mounting has its pros and cons that you should consider. Below are the common forms of showerhead mountings:

Wall Mount

A wall-mount showerhead has an arm that attaches it to the bathroom wall, hence the name. The showerhead is relatively inexpensive and easy to install.

Top Mount

A top mount showerhead attaches to the bathroom's ceiling. The installation positions the showerhead directly above your head as you shower.

The showerhead is complicated relative to a wall mount showerhead. A great advantage of a top mount showerhead is that you can install it in a low ceiling bathroom that cannot handle a wall mount fixture.

Sliding Bar

Wall and top mount showerheads have fixed positions. As the name suggests, you can change a sliding bar showerhead's height by sliding it up and down a bar. The flexibility allows you to position the showerhead in the best position possible irrespective of your height.

Handheld
Just like a sliding bar, a handheld showerhead also doesn't have a fixed position. As the name suggests, you hold the showerhead in your hand as you bathe. The showerhead's long hose that you can position anywhere you want. As such, you can use the showerhead to wash even small things or animals, such as pets.

Preferred Shower Experience

Apart from their mountings, showerheads also differ in how they issue water. For example, showerheads produce water under different pressures. Some showerheads produce fine mists, and other showerheads mix water and air to create high water pressure. Some showerheads also produce crisscrossing water patterns.

People have different shower preferences. For example, some prefer high water pressure while others prefer low water pressure. Some people prefer shower water to drop from above, while others prefer the water to come from all sides. Choose a showerhead that will give you your ideal experience.

Environmental Concerns

Your bathroom experience can hurt the environment in two main ways. First, a bathroom that uses too much energy is bad for the environment since many energy sources are nonrenewable. Secondly, a showerhead that uses too much water is bad for the environment since water is scarce.

A water-saving showerhead conserves both water and energy. The showerhead saves energy by limiting the volume of hot water it issues per shower.

Bells and Whistles

Modern showerheads come with different features to satisfy different people. For example, there are showerheads with LED lights that you can change to match your mood anytime you shower, or there are showerheads with built-in speakers that you can use to play music as you shower. Other showerheads have customizable shower panels that produce water at different rates, depending on your setting.

New features come into the market every day. Ask your plumber for the available features today. Express Plumbing & Drain Service can help you choose and install your showerhead. We can also handle other plumbing services you may need. Contact us for quotes on our professional plumbing services.