Tropical shower - a rain shower from the tropics in your home

Innovations in the production of sanitary ware now allows you to get close to the tropics right in your bathroom, because with a special shower system you can create a simulation of tropical rain. Such shower for its resemblance to a tropical downpour is called a tropical shower. It is not just original and beautiful, but also has a therapeutic effect, because the splashing water in such a shower relaxes the body, helps relieve stress.

If previously this kind of shower was only possible to see in a sanatorium, public swimming pool or spa, but now tropical showers are installed in country houses and urban apartments.

Tropical shower is represented by several variants of manufacture.

The shower panel is suitable for both the bathtub and the shower cabin (with it the panel is used more often). Panel is easy enough to install, thereby expanding the functionality of your bath or cabin.In its location by mounting the shower panel tropical shower can be ceiling as well as wall-mounted.

The advantage of the device is the connection in one body mixer and shower head. Also in such shower panels are often additionally installed nozzles for hydro-massage. Many panel models have added features - backlighting, radio, thermostat, and more.

The downside is the cost, since this is the most expensive version of a rain shower.

The shower rack is optimal in terms of cost and functionality.

The rack is versatile, so it combines with both shower cabins and bathtubs. It is a wall-mounted bar to which the shower head is attached (it differs from the usual one in its size).

Water to the shower head can be brought either by a fixed pipe in the rack design or by a flexible hose.

It differs from the standard mixer with a larger watering can (its diameter can be up to 250 mm).

Note that this option will not be able to provide you with a full-fledged tropical shower because of the smaller size of the width of the water flow (it does not cover the entire body). As in the variant with a rack, the mixer can be approached by a flexible hose or a stationary pipe.

With a shower head, an ordinary faucet can be made to look like a rain shower. This is the cheapest option, because you can buy a showerhead and attach it to the hose of your existing faucet, but it only remotely resembles a real rain shower.

This kind of shower, such as a tropical shower, refers to overhead showers, because the water jets often fall on the body from above, and thanks to the drip system they are represented not by a stream of water, but by soft droplets.

A distinctive feature of tropical shower fixtures is a large-sized showerhead, equipped with a special system that supplies water and distributes it. The drops fall from a height of about 2 meters, creating the effect of being under a warm downpour.

The geometric shape of the shower head comes in different shapes. Almost all modern rain showers have a special backlight. Many shower models are also equipped with a control panel that allows you to change the nature of the shower from a light rain to a heavy downpour.

Since this type of shower has a positive effect on the psychological state (relaxes, reduces stress reactions, removes anxiety), it is also called the shower of positive emotions.

Thanks to the additional aeration of water inside the faucet, such a shower has a hydro-massage effect. As a result, such a shower improves peripheral circulation, relieves muscle tension, invigorates and improves mood. Due to the soft hydro-massage the skin becomes firmer and tighter after such a shower. Separate positive effect noted from the effect of lighting in a tropical shower.

British company Otler offers a wide choice of installation systems with different forms of shower heads. The shower models of this manufacturer differ in the number of nozzles, the type of shower head, backlighting, and the material of manufacture. For a standard steel, glass or chrome system you need to pay up to 50 thousand rubles, and designs with additional options (unusual design, regulation of irrigation mode, sensor control) cost more.

The most popular manufacturer of racks for rain showers is the German company Hansgrohe. Its products differ in size and shape of shower heads. Metal racks can be bought for 20,000 rubles, and systems with a thermostat, made of brass - for 70 thousand rubles.

Panels for rain showers are also manufactured by Novellini. Their price is 60000-150000 rubles and is determined by the size, manufacturing material and configuration of the device. The most affordable are acrylic and aluminum shower panels. The most expensive are high-tech panels, complete with LED lighting, seat, mirror inserts, thermostat and footrest.

Ceiling rain shower will decorate the room and can serve as an addition to a beautiful bathroom interior. While a regular shower can act as an irrelevant detail in the interior, the tropical shower, on the contrary, will become a stylish "highlight" of the room.

It is preferable to install a shower system in a bathroom with a large area. If the bathroom is small, it is worth stopping at such a design of tropical shower, as a shower rack. The form of the shower head should be chosen according to the style - round is more suitable for a classic interior, and rectangular will fit perfectly into a modern or high-tech bathroom.

Backlighting can be chosen as a harmonious addition to the texture and color of the walls, or as a contrast to the finish of the room. Thanks to the light overflow design bathroom can be transformed and become memorable.

Its presence allows you to get from the tropical shower not only physical benefits, but also aesthetic pleasure. Backlighting of such a shower consists of LEDs built into the panel. Since it is not connected to the power grid, it is completely safe. Backlighting is turned on by the pressure of the water in the shower.

Having learned about the benefits of a rain shower and having seen quite expensive offers of well-known manufacturers of sanitary devices, the thought may arise - is it possible to make such a shower yourself? It is quite possible, if you prepare well and think everything through. To make a tropical shower with your own hands at home you need to buy a mixer, a watering can and pipes. Installation can be done openly, but the best choice would be hidden installation.

Start to implement the idea of installing a tropical shower at home should be during the repair, because you will have to make chinks in the walls. In the center of the hole system must create a recess for the faucet. It should be led to him four strokes - two will be pipes bringing water to the mixer, one will be a pipe that will carry water into the bathtub, and another one will be a pipe to supply water to the watering can.

After installing the necessary pipes (for concealed installation it is better to use polypropylene or copper pipes), then mount the shower head and the lever that controls the faucet. Then you can continue with the repair work in your bathroom and finally install a shower stall (open-air) or a bathtub with an overhead shower in place of the tropical shower.