subject: Types Of Showers & Lighting [print this page] How do you want to generate the hot water from your shower? Via your household hot water system or via a shower that heats up cold water as and when you need it.
Is your water mains pressure low or unreliable?
What type of water system does your home have? A high pressure system or a low pressure system?
Would you prefer to have multiple water outlets, such as body jets as well as a showerhead?
Would you prefer thermostatic temperature control?
Now once you have got a rough idea for these questions its time to go shopping for showers. Depending on what features you want from your shower you can choose from the following ranges of Triton Showers:
Care Showers
Digital Showers
Eco Showers
Electric Showers
Power Showers
Mixer Showers
Electric showers run from the cold mains water, the water is then heated up as it goes through the shower to the temperature you require. The care showers are even easier than standard showers for use for the elderly or disabled and are usually electric.
Power showers require hot and cold water from the boiler inside the property, which is the pressurised by the pump within the showers.
Mixer showers also use water from the hot and cold supply from the boiler; the water is mixed inside the shower to the desired temperature and exit the unit.
Digital showers use the latest shower technology; it requires power from a power unit which is usually installed in the loft to prevent the possibility of an electrical accident. Electric and mixer showers are both available as digital Showers.
When considering the Bathroom Lighting that will be in your bathroom there is plenty of choice whether you want a more traditional feel or more contemporary one. Be sure that the bathroom lighting you do get is IP rated, and that they are not in direct contact with water as this is likely to damage the lights as well as posing a health and safety risk, most of Modern Lighting is however if you have older lighting then its best to get a registered electrician to come and check that its suitable for use in a bathroom.
Small touches to the bathroom add up to make a big difference too. It is crucial to match the right accessories with the theme of the bathroom itself to make the room truly stand out.
