deanbrew
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My wife wants something more than the usual showerhead. I've visited web site after website as well as three local plumbing stores, and I'm still dazed and confused.
Here is my wife's dream system:
But I have several reservations about it. One, I don't want to spend $800 on friggin' shower plumbing. Two, I can just imagine the water meter spinning like an odometer at 100 mph when my wife is taking a shower. And three, the only place I can find a system like this is from showerbuddy.com, made and sold by Zoe Industries. Whoever heard of Zoe Industries?
Now, what I want to do: I'm willing to give my wife two shower heads plus a handheld, but I'd really rather only have one shower head plus a handheld. I like the slide bar idea. I don't need a thermostatic valve, which adds about $100 to the price of the faucet, I believe.
A local plumbing store put together a package of Jaclo brand plumbing: pressure balance valve, two shower heads on a "T" splitter mounted to an arm, diverter, handheld head and shower bar, totaling $500 or so.
It seems to me I can still save quite a bit using "standard" brands like Moen or Delta. Is that a mistake? I want something nice, but not extravagant. Is feeding two shower heads a bad idea?
Does anyone have any suggestions, advice or comments about showers? Which brands of valves are good (Moen, Delta, Grohe, etc.)? Which showerhead do you love or hate?
Here is my wife's dream system:
But I have several reservations about it. One, I don't want to spend $800 on friggin' shower plumbing. Two, I can just imagine the water meter spinning like an odometer at 100 mph when my wife is taking a shower. And three, the only place I can find a system like this is from showerbuddy.com, made and sold by Zoe Industries. Whoever heard of Zoe Industries?
Now, what I want to do: I'm willing to give my wife two shower heads plus a handheld, but I'd really rather only have one shower head plus a handheld. I like the slide bar idea. I don't need a thermostatic valve, which adds about $100 to the price of the faucet, I believe.
A local plumbing store put together a package of Jaclo brand plumbing: pressure balance valve, two shower heads on a "T" splitter mounted to an arm, diverter, handheld head and shower bar, totaling $500 or so.
It seems to me I can still save quite a bit using "standard" brands like Moen or Delta. Is that a mistake? I want something nice, but not extravagant. Is feeding two shower heads a bad idea?
Does anyone have any suggestions, advice or comments about showers? Which brands of valves are good (Moen, Delta, Grohe, etc.)? Which showerhead do you love or hate?
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