ᐅ Showerhead: How can you tell the spray width before buying?
Created on: 17 Apr 2024 12:22
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r4mbazamba
Hello everyone. I have a rather unusual question regarding showerheads.
A few months ago, I bought a new showerhead from Hansgrohe, specifically the Pulsify Select S model. Compared to my very old, worn-out showerhead, the diameter of the Hansgrohe showerhead is almost DOUBLE the size.
However, to my big disappointment, the width of the water spray is very narrow, which means my body doesn’t get properly wet while showering.
Why is that? Although my old showerhead only had a diameter of 7cm (3 inches), compared to the new one with 11cm (4.3 inches), the surface with the nozzles was rounded on the sides. This caused the water spray to spread out quite a bit while showering, resulting in a wider spray overall.
The new one, on the other hand, is completely flat and all the nozzles spray straight downward. The result is that, despite a much larger surface area and more nozzles, the spray is too narrow, which has been really frustrating because I constantly have to move around to get fully wet.
My question now is: to avoid wasting another 30-40 euros, how can I tell which showerhead has a suitable spray width? Because even if some showerheads have a rounded shape, that doesn’t necessarily mean their nozzles are angled. They might still all point straight down.
It may sound like a small issue, but it’s really annoying me and I need a replacement. I just don’t know where to start. I can’t find any useful information anywhere.
I would really appreciate it if someone here has an idea or maybe expert knowledge in this area.
Thanks in advance and best regards!
P.S. If anyone suggests a rain showerhead, that’s unfortunately not an option for me. I live in a rental with timber framing and only have a bathtub where I shower.
A few months ago, I bought a new showerhead from Hansgrohe, specifically the Pulsify Select S model. Compared to my very old, worn-out showerhead, the diameter of the Hansgrohe showerhead is almost DOUBLE the size.
However, to my big disappointment, the width of the water spray is very narrow, which means my body doesn’t get properly wet while showering.
Why is that? Although my old showerhead only had a diameter of 7cm (3 inches), compared to the new one with 11cm (4.3 inches), the surface with the nozzles was rounded on the sides. This caused the water spray to spread out quite a bit while showering, resulting in a wider spray overall.
The new one, on the other hand, is completely flat and all the nozzles spray straight downward. The result is that, despite a much larger surface area and more nozzles, the spray is too narrow, which has been really frustrating because I constantly have to move around to get fully wet.
My question now is: to avoid wasting another 30-40 euros, how can I tell which showerhead has a suitable spray width? Because even if some showerheads have a rounded shape, that doesn’t necessarily mean their nozzles are angled. They might still all point straight down.
It may sound like a small issue, but it’s really annoying me and I need a replacement. I just don’t know where to start. I can’t find any useful information anywhere.
I would really appreciate it if someone here has an idea or maybe expert knowledge in this area.
Thanks in advance and best regards!
P.S. If anyone suggests a rain showerhead, that’s unfortunately not an option for me. I live in a rental with timber framing and only have a bathtub where I shower.
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nordanney17 Apr 2024 17:25r4mbazamba schrieb:
Do you have experience with the specific part from Schütte?Sorry, unfortunately not. We use the Hansgrohe Raindance with a 300mm (12 inches) diameter ourselves. It’s like a downpour. Plus, a Raindance Select E 120 3-jet hand shower. That one has a slightly wider spray – at least wide enough for my four women.
Unfortunately, I can’t share a video here.
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r4mbazamba17 Apr 2024 17:34nordanney schrieb:
Sorry. Unfortunately not.
We use Hansgrohe Raindance with 300mm (12 inches) diameter. It’s like a downpour. Plus a Raindance Select E 120 3-jet handheld shower. That one has a somewhat wider spray - at least good enough for my four women.
Unfortunately, I can’t upload a video here. Ah, so a fixed installed unit. Yes, that is obviously ideal. But that’s actually quite difficult for me because the ceiling is very low and I don’t have a proper standing shower anyway. Also, I would have to drill holes again, and that’s just too stressful for me since the regular showerhead worked fine before. I called Hansgrohe earlier, but unfortunately it was outside the customer service hours. The lady gave me the direct line and I will try to call tomorrow, maybe they can give me more details. After all, I already have a Hansgrohe showerhead and maybe they can provide technical information about which showerhead has a wider spray, etc. If that doesn’t lead anywhere either, then I don’t know what to do and will probably have to accept that showering won’t be as nice as before. It’s already a complaint on a high level anyway, since there are people who don’t even have enough water to drink, let alone to shower. In any case, thanks for your replies so far.
Here again is a picture of my old showerhead and the Hansgrohe one. Hard to believe, but actually the spray is wider with the smaller one.
A bit hard to see, but since I stand about 30cm (12 inches) below the showerhead, I am completely under the water with the smaller showerhead (middle picture). With the Hansgrohe (right), the water just hits my head constantly, and my shoulders and everything else stay dry. Not pleasant when you want to enjoy a relaxing shower. And somehow it always takes longer that way.
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