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In addition to a comfortable throne, customers want a super-satisfying shower, the kind you never want to leave, even if you’re already late for work. “We’re noticing an increase in steam showers,” Driscoll says. “In the winter we were selling a lot of steam units. There are lots of health benefits and it takes the bitter edge of a Winnipeg winter off a little.” Body jets in the shower are going out of style, but two shower heads are still better than one, and hand-held models are especially efficient for cleaning the stall itself. “In the shower, a lot of folks are doing two functions, so say a slide rail with a hand wand where they can clean out the shower, as well as a rainhead — a bit bigger of a shower head — coming from the wall or ceiling. It creates a bit more spa-like feel. Or maybe two people are in the shower and one can have the hand shower and one can have a rainhead.” Still, simplicity is key. Driscoll says some customers are asking for a thermostatic shower valve, which allows the user to regulate water temperature within one half of a degree, but most are sticking with the standard pressure-balance valve.
FUNCTIONAL FACILITIES Cont’d from page 37
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