subject: Unique Steam Shower Accoutrements [print this page] If you are looking to save money on a steam shower, take a look at prefabricated steam showers. They often come with attachments, at a cheaper price than you'll find in some of the non-prefab systems. Add-ons range from in-line water heater thermostats to ensure that the water is heated before it touches your body to iPod plugins to make sure you don't have to foresake your tunes while you're showering.
One of the more popular steam shower attachments is the overhead shower add-on. When you use this, you have the feeling of being outdoors in the midst of a rain fall. The adjustable nozzles let you easily control the force of the "rain" customizing it to your preferences.
These days, many people consider a good speaker system almost a necessary addon. A number of of the high end steam showers will allow you to integrate the speaker system with your telephone, iPod, and even your radio. So, if the phone rings while you are in your shower, you no longer have to get out of the shower. You simply press a button on the shower console and you're hooked up. And some of the sound systems come with really great speakers, rivaling the ones in your family room or entertainment center.
You have a choice of buying a steam shower with or without seats. It is definitely an asset if you spend a lot ot time in the shower but it is hardly necessary.. Also, a steam shower unit with a seat will increase the shower's overall footprint which the aesthetics of your bathroom may not allow for.
When you purchase a steam shower, you basically have a choice of 2 size options, single and double. The purpose of double showers are to allow two people to enjoy the shower simultaneously. Double showers normally arrive with two seats as well. On the other hand, the single steam shower is meant for one person - much the same as the normal bathroom shower that you probably have in your home. Some high end single showers, however, are actually larger than lower priced double showers - with customized and add-on features contributing to much of the size increase.
A great safety feature that many of the best steam showers possess is a thermostatic valve. This is a feature that controls the mixing of hot water with cold water in your shower system. The purposes served are twofold. The most important one is that it prevents scalding - it ensures that the water that reaches your body is never hot enough to cause damage.
The other thing that this valve does is to make sure that the water in the steam shower is heated up to a temperature that is hot enough to destroy bacteria which thrive in moist temperatures. And from a completely comfort level standpoint, a thermostatic valve helps the temperature to remain constant - in other words, it's not constantly shifting from hot to cool and back again.
Usually you don't have to worry about a steam shower being too big for your space. Usually you can find one to fit basically any space requirements that you are limited to. For example a corner steam shower is designed to fit in a corner. But, if for some reason, a corner is not an option for you - you can choose a free standing steam shower which can basically fit anywhere - as long as you can get plumbing to it.
