Placement of shower fittings

Hello everyone,

usually shower fittings are installed directly under the showerhead (or next to the shower rail). In my opinion, this is impractical because, firstly, they get scaled up relatively quickly due to the large amount of water, and secondly, you are already standing under the shower when you turn it on and immediately get the first cold water stream.

That’s why I suggested to our installer to place the fitting in the opposite corner. This way, you can comfortably adjust it with the cabin door closed without really standing underneath it, and the fitting would not be exposed to as much splash water. The shower is 110x80, showerhead centered on the 80 side, fitting then at the end of the 110 side. He resisted strongly because this is not normally done but could not give me a valid reason why not.

Do you have arguments that I might have overlooked? Water pipe from fitting to showerhead too long (2m instead of 1m) and therefore slower reaction?

Thanks, Dirk

I am not an expert, but I can't think of a serious reason not to handle it that way. On the contrary: in several good hotels where I have stayed, it was arranged like that. Most of the time, there was a rain shower installed that really lets the water pour freely onto your head, and as is well known, that can be very cold. But I could also imagine that it is inconvenient to attach the water and temperature controls far away from the "Wasserhahn" = showerhead. Everything has to be properly connected.

How about this?


Sorry, it just came into my hands.

I also find the rain showers mentioned by kevink annoying.
When you try to turn them on, you always first get a splash of cold water.
At home, I always take the showerhead off.
So your idea is not that bad at all. Just don’t place the faucet too far away so you can easily adjust the temperature.

The only thing that could be against a long hose are the ideas of small children. If they can run out of the bathroom with the running shower, then the hose was too long. Maybe that’s why the hoses are always only as long as the shower tray is big.

For the installer, this is no problem at all and I don't understand why he doesn't want to charge you for the special item?

So I will have it done that way after all. There is technically nothing against it and he will install it for me like that. It is probably more the case that it is usually always done according to the same scheme ("we have never installed it like that before...").

PS: the hose outlet is of course still directly next to the rod and the line runs under plaster. So no long hose.

I have often experienced that you are actually too lazy to chisel out the slots because of the debris.