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Buyer’s guide
SHOWERHEADS
Thehard-working heroes of our bathrooms,today’s
showerheads deliver a luxuriousexperience without
compromising water efficiency, writesSarah Pickette.Photograph by Chris Warnes/bauersyndication.com.au.
C
hoosing the right showerhead
isoneofthemostimportant
decisionsyou’llmakewhenyou
build or renovate a bathroom. You want
your showerhead to complement the look
of your bathroom, be water-efficient
and to feel fantastic – and all this needs
tobeweighedupbeforeit’splumbedin.
“Tounderstandthetypeofsprayyou
find most appealing – and there are
many to choose from – visit a showroom
andtestthemallout,”saysDaniela
Santilli,bathroombusinessmanager
at Reece. “Some people like a relaxingrainshower; others prefer a reviving
massagespray.Insomecases,it’sgood
to choose a showerhead that will give
youbothtocatertoeveryone’swishes.”
Selectingashowerheadthatprovides
the perfect spray means you’ll enjoy
your shower every day, but there are
other considerations. Practicalities may
well dictate whether you choose a hand
shower (good for washing children’s hair
andforcleaningtheshoweritself),arail
shower (height adjustability means
it will suit the whole family), or a twin
shower that does it all. If creating a>