Should You Install The Shower Spout Or The Good Old Bathtub

A challenge that many home owners face in the course of restoring or remodelling their bathrooms is the difficult choice of whether to install a bathtub or a shower head. Both have unique qualities, depending on the user's needs. However, at the core is one purpose, cleansing the body and surprisingly, even the mind.

As a home owner however, whether you settle on installing a bathtub or shower, the choice is entirely yours, but please ensure that your plumber carries out the installation process using materials stipulated in the WaterMark Certification Scheme under the Plumbing Code of Australia.

The Showerhead And Sprout

The shower spout is more recent than the bath tub which has been a constant presence in human civilization for millennia albeit in different forms and sizes. The typical man-made shower on the other hand, was first built and used by the ancient Greeks.

Their well-developed networks of lead piping and aqueducts made it possible to construct communal shower rooms used by the commoners and the well-off. However, the shower as we know it today was first invented by a stove maker named William Feetham way back in 1767.

In this article we look at the advantages of shower heads over the bath tub.

- Environmental Friendly

It is well known that the shower is far more efficient at conserving water than the bath tub. A recent study on water usage by WaterWise organization showed that a quick shower with minimum wastage used up only 32 liters of water. Compare this with the average bath tub which uses a staggering 80 liters regardless of whether or not you are actively trying to conserve water.

Those who are pro bath argue that the waste water after a bath (befittingly referred to as grey water) can be reused to water your backyard garden or even wash your veranda. While this has been in practice for a while, scientists are of the opinion that the chemicals from your bath water do more harm than good to the tomatoes and rosemary shrubs you have so diligently cared for.

- A Quick Shower To Start Your Day

A shower takes virtually no time at all to prepare each and every morning as compared to a bath. The bath dictates that you first heat your water and pour it into your tub before cooling it down enough to use. Granted some bath tubs can be installed to supply warm water but even then you still have to give it a few minutes to fill up.

Therefore, for the hustle and bustle of daily life, a shower is the bathroom fixture you want on your team, not the bath.

- Hygiene, Hygiene, Hygiene

In addition to being quick and environmental friendly, the shower is way more hygienic than the bath, especially where the bathroom is communal. This is because all dirt and grime from a person in the shower is flashed down the drain whereas in a bath tub, the grime collects on the sides and bottom.

Parting Shot!

The shower is better equipped to handle modern day life and that is the reason why so many homes are fitted with one over an extravagant bath. When that shower head has a designer sprout, you are a winner!


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