Easy Steps for Installing your new Bath shower set
A shower system is a great way to transform your bath from just an average shower to a custom shower. It adds value that take your shower experience into a new level. The installation process of your new shower system is simple. With a little knowledge, you will be ready to put together the shower system of your dreams.
Practically any shower system you will select comes with the simple installation diagram, and you can choose from several different configurations. With a few basic elements, you will be able to choose from a wide variety of fixtures: from shower heads, to pulsating or intense body jet sprays, handheld showers, multiple shower heads – the sky is the limit if you understand how the system works.
Height and distances – For a body height of 1.8 meters, shower mixers should be of 1.262 meters and head showers, of 2.373 meters.
Mounting – You can choose between recessed or surface mounted showers. Recessed showers are fitted behind a wall, while the shower valves of surface mounted are visible. They also come with different finishes including oil rubbed bronze. The essential parts of any built in shower system are rough-in valves, copper pipe and thermostatic control. To create a custom shower system you need to have a valve to power it all.
The thermostatic valve is a special, high flow valve which generates enough water pressure to power the entire system. The copper piping (both hot and cold) will run into this valve and build the necessary water pressure to send water to the rest of the shower system’s faucets. The thermostatic valve has another important function. It mixes the hot and cold water, and allows you to set the water to a desired temperature.
The thermostatic valve then directs the pressurized, warm water to the 4 port diverter valve. Why do you need the diverter? Without a diverter, even though you could split the piping and send water to each individual shower faucet in the shower system, you could not control them individually.
The diverter valve and control allow you complete control over which shower faucets will actually spray water and when. If your diverter has for example 6 settings, this allows your individual control over all the shower faucets with one control. If the diverter has 4 ports, one port must be reserved for the water flowing from the thermostatic valve into the diverter valve. This means you can choose 3 shower systems.
