When purchasing a shower head, you can consider the following aspects to ensure that you choose a product that is both suitable for your needs and cost-effective:
First, determine the type and requirements
1. Type selection:
– Hand-held shower: Flexible and convenient, suitable for small Spaces or occasions requiring mobile washing.
– Top spray shower: large water area, better shower experience, suitable for family use.
– Side spray shower: rare, but easy to clean the back and other hard-to-reach places.
– Shower set: including hand-held, top spray and other forms, comprehensive features, suitable for most home decoration needs.
2. Functional requirements:
– Constant temperature function: can automatically adjust the water temperature, providing a stable and comfortable shower experience.
– Pressurization function: suitable for low water pressure areas, improve the shower effect.
– Self-cleaning function: reduce scale blockage and extend service life.
– Multi-water mode: rain, massage, etc., to meet different bathing needs.
Second, pay attention to material and technology
1. Main material:
– Copper: strong and durable, anti-corrosion and anti-rust, fast heat conduction, effectively reduce heat loss, and has a certain bactericidal effect.
– Stainless steel: strong corrosion resistance, high hardness, but relatively single style.
ABS plastic: lightweight and affordable, but not as corrosion-resistant and durable as copper and stainless steel.
2. Spool material:
– Ceramic spool: wear resistance, high temperature resistance, long service life, best tightness.
– Other materials such as paraffin, memory alloy, etc., although they can also adjust the water temperature, but the performance and durability may be slightly inferior to ceramic spares.
3. Hose material:
– PVC hose and stainless steel hose: each has advantages and disadvantages, but it is recommended to choose a hose with explosion-proof and anti-tangle function.
4. Surface process:
– Plating: preferred choice, smooth and delicate surface, strong corrosion resistance.
– Drawing: Drawing on stainless steel substrate to create a matte texture, beautiful and durable.
– Baking paint: multi-layer color after high temperature baking process, can do a variety of colors, but the durability is not as good as electroplating.
Third, water effect and cleaning maintenance
1. Water effect:
– Ensure that each orifice dispenses roughly the same amount of water and produces even water.
– Choose a shower with a variety of water modes to meet different bathing needs.
2. Cleaning and maintenance:
– Easy to clean silicone water outlet hole: the water is more comfortable, and not easy to plug, easy to clean.
– Self-cleaning thimble design: Remove deep scale by manually pressing the switch.
– Removable shower head: easy to clean internal scale.
Fourth, brand and cost performance
1. Brand selection:
– Choose a well-known brand of shower, such as Jiumu, Wrigley, Moen, etc., these brands of product quality and after-sales service is more guaranteed.
2. Cost-effective consideration:
– Choose the right product according to your budget and needs, don’t blindly pursue high or low price products.
Fifth, other precautions
1. Installation conditions: constant temperature shower has certain requirements for installation conditions, and it is necessary to consult the installation conditions before purchase.
2. Size adaptation: Choose the right size shower shower set according to the size of your bathroom space.
3. After-sales service: Understand the after-sales service policy of the product, so as to solve the problem in the process of use in a timely manner.
To sum up, the purchase of shower should consider the type, function, material, process, water effect, cleaning and maintenance, brand and cost performance and other aspects of the factors to ensure that the choice of both their needs and cost-effective products.
