ᐅ Experience with Hansgrohe shower fixtures

Created on: 1 Oct 2022 19:26
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netzplan
Hello everyone,

I find the shower fittings and showerheads from Hansgrohe appealing. In many promotional videos and on the control panels, I noticed that you can adjust the temperature and the water flow (hand shower or rain shower). However, you can also adjust the pressure or strength of the water.

Is this still necessary, or is it a new trend?

Thermostatic shower fitting with two round knobs, 40°C scale, shiny metal surface

I can imagine that you might want to rinse something off with a stronger spray in the shower or just stand under the showerhead with a gentler flow.
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JaiBee07
4 Oct 2022 13:40
I'm currently at the same point. I also think I will use the control knob from the first picture.
In the second picture, I'm not entirely sure how to turn it on or off. Do you press a button or turn the temperature control fully to the left or right?
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Pacmansh
4 Oct 2022 13:42
The thermostat is for controlling temperatures. 😉 Pressing the button is the way to go, all or nothing. However, I can’t remember the last time I only turned the water on halfway while showering.
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TmMike_2
4 Oct 2022 13:58
netzplan schrieb:

That would of course be good. I also just noticed that I posted the wrong picture. Two fixtures look like this:

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I have those, and I can recommend them.
I don’t miss the water flow reduction since I have the rain shower separately for that.
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Pacmansh
4 Oct 2022 14:55
TmMike_2 schrieb:

I have them and can recommend.
And do the buttons still work well? I actually find the solution quite appealing, but in bathroom showrooms the buttons felt rather flimsy and cheap (although not as bad as the equivalent from Grohe).
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netzplan
4 Oct 2022 15:58
Pacmansh schrieb:

but rather flimsy and cheap
There are also other manufacturers like Grohe, Hansa, Ideal Standard...
However, my heating engineer advised against the latter (A6956AA):

Wall-mounted shower mixer with two round stainless steel control knobs
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TmMike_2
4 Oct 2022 19:18
Pacmansh schrieb:

And do the buttons still work well? I actually find the solution quite appealing, but in bathroom showrooms the buttons felt rather flimsy and cheap (although not as bad as the Grohe equivalent).

This was in my new build; I have this faucet in all three bathrooms. Everything works fine, though 1.5 years is not really a long-term test. The quality seemed better 10 years ago, not just my impression. (Cheap chrome-plated plastic as a cover, especially for the price – sorry.)
But I just checked. We actually have Grohe in the kids’ bathroom, Friedrich Grohe. Also built-in, but adjustable. Why, I can’t say, my wife took care of the interior design, and we installed it ourselves.
I can’t comment on the quality difference because the kids’ bath was only used once for testing?
The basin faucets are all Hansgrohe Metropol again. Those are excellent.

GROHE wall-mounted mixer with two buttons and central lever on shiny wall plate.