How to use the shower

Our shower has a thermostatic valve that shuts the water off when it gets to shower temperature. This means you can twist the control below the shower head far to the right to start the flow of water, and while it warms up, you can do something else like brush your teeth. You’ll know the water is ready when the shower slows to a trickle.

Once that happens, you can pull the string near the shower to release the valve and start a nice warm shower.

On the control, twist less or clockwise for colder water and to shut the shower off. Turn counterclockwise to increase water temperature.

Using the hand shower

There is a valve with a small handle and several icons on it that controls whether the shower will use the rainfall showerhead, the handheld showerhead, a combination of both, or temporarily pause all water flow for things like shaving. It's set to use the rainfall showerhead by default.

Twisting the hand shower changes the direction the water comes out from outward to upward. You probably don't want to do this unless you're trying to clean something in the tub. It's best to leave it as is - it is set to spray outward by default.

Hot water

We have a tankless hot water heater, so you shouldn't run out of hot water. If you plan to take a long shower or bath, it's a good idea to set the water monitoring app to sleep mode so it doesn't try to shut the water main off thinking it's an unusual usage pattern.