How to choose a shower cabin to your liking

The abundance of choice often confuses people. The same thing happens with showers. Any store that sells plumbing supplies, no matter how small it may be, always has at least several types of these devices. European and Chinese manufacturers, ahead of each other, are trying to flood our market with their creations. The incredibly extensive selection of a wide variety of models is not only amazing, but can easily confuse anyone. In order not to waste your hard-earned savings, you need to initially determine for yourself the functions that are necessary.

I would like to warn you right away that devices from the budget segment, despite their popularity, often have a huge number of shortcomings.

No matter how much their Chinese friends boast, no matter how much they “stuff” their own cabins with various things, no matter how much they declare joint production with Italians, Finns and Americans, and no matter how they try to attract our inhabitants with low prices, the quality of their product was and remains lower European.

Often they don’t have enough spare parts in the kit, and something creaks suspiciously in the pallets. Sometimes they become covered with cracks. Glass can suddenly collapse, all the shiny things can stop working. In a word - complete disaster.

Criteria for choosing a shower cabin

What kind of water is in the pipes of your house or apartment? Tough? Then feel free to skip the “tropical shower.” Its small nozzles will clog very quickly and it will not work.Why pay for something that will soon break?

Be sure to check how the doors work. Open them and close them. Their movement should be smooth and silent. They should not require effort and, of course, should close tightly.

Since the doors are the only protection against water splashes, check whether the magnetic tape is in place at their junction.

If you need a shower solely to rinse off in the morning and evening, then you should not look towards additional “goodies”, such as a hydromassage, a steam generator or a radio station. Take a regular box with a shallow tray, this will be enough for you. And it won't hurt your pocket too much. There is no reason to pay for something you won’t use.

When going to the store, estimate the size of your room. Then study the store offers - what size showers are available for sale? If the room is small, then an overly large cabin will take up all the space: not only will other equipment be cramped, but you yourself will not be able to turn around. When drawing up the layout, do not forget that you need to connect the power supply and pipelines.

With an electric wire everything is easy and simple. It can be easily decorated. But sewerage is a complicated thing. Usually the drain in the pan is located in the corner. And it is precisely at this angle that it should be placed towards the wall where the pipe is installed. The closer the pipe is to the shower, the less chance there is of a blockage.

If you are a happy father or mother of a baby, then it would be right to purchase a design with a deep tray. If you open the doors, this tray can easily replace a baby bath. And if necessary, you can wash your clothes.

The best shower cabin

The domestic plumbing market is represented not only by foreign manufacturers, but also by domestic ones.The latter's products are represented by cabins of both Russian and foreign assembly. Often it is the name of the manufacturer that dictates the cost of the shower stall. It is quite an ordinary situation when a product with the same functions from different manufacturers costs different money. Essentially, we are forced to pay for a name and a logo.

Everyone is well aware of the products from the Italian manufacturer Jacuzzi, but the prices for their products are simply shocking. True, the level of quality of the Italians allows them to occupy the top lines of any rating.

The native Russian manufacturer is represented by the brands “Radomir” and “BAS”. These are the oldest representatives of the domestic industry in the plumbing sector. Quite good products with acrylic pallets can be purchased from Aquanet and Akvarel.

If you are looking for a shower stall for a small room, then be sure to take a closer look at “Aqua Joy”; their specialty is compact plumbing equipment.

But if you want, first of all, to capture the imagination of your friends, then take a closer look at the Laniver designer models.

The lower price segment has been completely “occupied” by Chinese companies. If you look purely at their models, their quality is a big question, but there are products that, although produced in China, are controlled by Europeans.

These controlled goods are made with high quality, there are no defects, and the material is the best. There is quite a lot to choose from. Appolo, Aqualux, AquaStream, Goldman and Optima have good models.

Europeans are firmly established in the middle price range. These are German brands Edelform, Wasserfalle, Westerhof, Czech Luxus and Riho, Finnish Oras, Ido, Nimo, Master Finn, as well as Italian Primo, Valencia. They offer high quality cabins with extensive additional features.Naturally, the more different add-ons, the higher the price tag rises.

In fact, all European companies in the middle price category have excellent product quality. Therefore, there is no point in choosing based only on the brand. It is better to build on the design and the proposed set of functions.

Reference! It is difficult to recommend any specific model or manufacturer. It will be much easier to say what exactly you need to give up.

You should not buy a low-cost cabin from European manufacturers. Usually these are just Chinese knockoffs..

Cabins under the TIMO brand - although it is stated that they are produced by the Finns, are in fact produced by the Chinese.

In principle, TIMO has good quality for its price tag, but why mislead the buyer? And it’s better not to rely on high-quality warranty support.

At the same time, the manufacturers Appollo, Aquamarine and others do not hide their origins, are developing well and successfully exist in our market.

If you are short on funds, you can find a good option in the assortment of Chinese manufacturers. The main thing is to approach the purchase issue responsibly. Study the package, pay attention to the quality of the material, find out about warranty service.

By the way, you should also pay close attention to domestic producers. It’s better to play it safe and buy products produced jointly with Europeans.