What Are Steam Showers?

With the many types of showers available today

, shopping for showers can be exciting as well as confusing, particularly if you don't know what each shower represents. A very popular shower on the market today is steam showers.

What are Steam Showers?

Steam showers are actually regular showers with different water controls and usually more than one showerhead, although there may be just one showerhead. They're a small enclosed room. They consist of a vapor-tight door and a steam shower generator, which heats the water to boiling point and provides the room with vapor. The entire area (floor, ceiling and walls) must be constructed with materials that are not affected by the steam. Steam showers often have a bench or seat where you can site and relax, while enjoying the steam.

Are Steam Showers for Everyone?

Steam showers are great for medicinal purposes such as soothing aching muscles and joints or giving new life to tired bodies. Although the idea of having a steam shower in your home will make you feel like you're in a luxurious spa, they're definitely not for everyone. For instance, small children or pregnant women should not use steam showers.

Individuals with health conditions such as diabetes or high blood pressure should also not use steam showers with first consulting with their doctor. Thanks to modern technology, DIY individuals can now purchase equipment to put steam capabilities into their conventional showers, offering them the option of the steam without having to pay for an entirely new steam shower.

Before you buy steam showers...

Before you go out and make that big purchase, speak to a contractor about the cost of having it installed or possibly doing it yourself. If you're on a budget, you don't want to buy this luxurious shower only to discover you can't afford to have it installed properly.

It's also important to know that you'll have to take certain precautions so other walls in your home are not affected by the steam, causing mold and mildew to develop. To protect yourself further against unnecessary expenses, get a one to three year warranty if possible.

by: QW HON

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