SSPA392B

I have had the panel for about three months now. I am really happy with it. There are a couple of items worth mentioningI installed the unit in a typical construction grade tub/shower arrangement with curtain. This was a bit like installing a diamond in a piece of coal but my plan was to prototype a panel in the guest bath for eventual installation of a similar or nicer unit in my master bathroom. The net result is I now take all my showers in the guest bathroom.Why? Well, the panel has a temp gauge so I can easily see where I'm at when I get the shower warming up. I know what my best temps are for post workout shower and normal evening shower. I can set the faucet up and get exactly the right temp before I step in. Very cool.The panel looks great in the shower. It really looks high quality for the price. If you have hard water, be prepared to give the fascia a wipe down after your shower in order to keep it shiny. No biggie, takes me about 30 seconds.The shower head is a fixed spray but I love the rainlike quality of the shower. Water flow is very evenly distributed across the large square shower outlet and is just feels great without splashing all over the place. You could almost shower without a curtain. For those who want a massage effect you can use the hand held shower fixture which provides different spray patterns.The small spray outlets on the fascia work OK but I find them somewhat superfluous. Some people would probably like them.The install was a bit of a pain but that had to do with ancient plumbing at my place, all of which I had to cut out and replace. Good news is I was able to find all necessary parts on Amazon.Finally the shower fascia is like a mirror so you can use it to shave in the morning. There is a small flat area on top of the panel which is perfect for shaving cream and razor storage.Overall I am really happy with this shower and consider it a great value for money as of the three month point.Edit at the one year point. Still very happy have not remodeled yet but shower still looks and operates beautifully.Update 12/02/19 - well, I now have nearly two and a half years on this panel and it is going great. Couple of tips and lessons learned.1. As mentioned in my original review. If you have anything but the softest water, invest thirty seconds of time to wipe the unit down after use. I do this and the darn thing still looks brand new. it is used a lot too.2. When you first get the unit, pay special attention to the nut which holds the shower head to the panel. Mine is a little looser than I would like and I keep having the readjust the shower head pipe coming out of the panel. No leaks there but just an annoying adjustment. To fix this I will have to remove the panel from its brackets to get behind the fascia and tighten the nut. That is a bit of a pain so check tightness before you install.Overall I am still extremely happy. The unit continues to function perfectly. I intend to buy a second one to install in the master shower.update 08/11/23Time flies!! But it does not seem to be flying for the shower panel. Still looks and functions like new.Couple more observations first, the nut to tighten the shower head pipe is not accessible even with the panel off the wall. As, mentioned earlier, not an issue leak wise but annoying having to tweak the orientation of the shower head from time to time. They probably have that fixed by now.The internal plumbing of this unit is the secret sauce IMO, All you need on the wall is a cold and hot water outlet. I pity those of you who have a behind the wall multi function valve. Heads up people, sooner or later you are going to have to replace this valve and it will cost a fortune. Do yourself a favor, buy a shower panel which includes the valve and plumbing. And reconfigure your bath to simply provide hot and cold water outlets (similar to what you see with a clothes washer). This way when something goes bad you can simply replace the panel and it will take you about 30 minutes AND the install will be FREE. You can buy one of the panels for the cost of two hours of plumber's labor, not that you'll have to because this thing is holding up beautifully after almost six years.01/25/2025 - unbelievable. This darn thing still looks and works like new. I now have one in my master bath (black glass) and it works great too since 2019.I can not say enough re this panel. It continues to perform flawlessly 7 and a half years after initial install. WOW!!But, as I have said several times before, you must take a minute to wipe it down after your shower, otherwise it will begin to cake up with mineral deposits just like any other metal thing in your shower. When we finally remodel, these are going in without a shred of doubt. When my kids visit they ask if I am running a high end hotel... this thing still gleams...

My husband installed this in our master bath a week ago. Is it an overstatement to say it's the most wonderful thing to come into my life since my children? Will readers cease to take me seriously if I do my imitation of Meg Ryan in "When Harry Met Sally"? But really, it's just that incredible. It's a *great* product, and given the current price (less than $300 at the present time) it's a wonderful, reasonably affordable luxury.The shower panel is well-made and very attractive. Though it looks complicated, my husband (very handy, former kitchen contractor with decent plumbing knowledge) installed it in a short period of time. If you need a pro to install it, maybe you shouldn't be intimidated about it being super-expensive, because this isn't a huge job (so if they tell you it is... you can invoke my claims here). He did have to open up the wall behind the bathroom, but we were doing that anyway because of other renovations.I bought this based on the excellent reviews I read here, so I just want to add a few things that I didn't catch in other reviews:1) Both showerheads and the screen have lights that turn blue and then orange based on whether the water is cold or hot. The circle of lights on the rainfall showerhead flashes constantly. I am very sensitive to annoying lights, so that worried me more than a little, but I rarely even see these because they're over my head, so it works out fine.2) All eight of the jets down the front DO operate at once when on the farthest-to-the-right setting. They individually adjust to either a "jet" or "mist" setting. Warning about the "mist": this is soft and relaxing if you turn down the pressure (i.e., push in the handle to lessen the force of the water). If I go straight from rainfall showerhead to "mist" on the top jets, it's exactly like the time I got a Mystic Tan and the force of the tanning mist almost knocked me into the opposite wall. If you haven't had a Mystic Tan, imagine you are a bug being chased with a can of Raid. But that's user error, not a problem with the shower panel.3) You can indeed trick the panel into doing "rainfall showerhead" and "top four jets" at once by toggling the control between the two settings. It works, but the pressure is lower for both. However, since a couple of people have mentioned water pressure as a general concern, I have no problem at all with this.4) Yes, there seems to be no way to change the temp readout to Fahrenheit, but who cares. Apparently I like my shower at 42 degrees Celsius, and that's all I need to know. If it says 38 I will be unhappy. I can remember those two numbers and do not find myself stupefied by the Metric readout.5) I have no idea what that button just below the temp screen does. It seems to do nothing, but I am not 100% sure about this. Is it meant to set a preference? Change the Metric/English setting? Call flying monkeys, or a butler with a hot towel? It is doing none of these things.So, I enthusiastically recommend this product. It will help with your stress level, brighten your day, cause your hair to be better rinsed and improve your social life as your friends start coming over with lame excuses to take showers at your place. Also, when I enthused about it on Facebook, a friend said she once dated a guy for his shower. It must have been this shower. I would marry for this shower.

I absolutely love this rainfall shower system. It has transformed my bathroom into a peaceful, relaxing space. With all the different options, from handheld to jets, it is incredible. My son and husband installed it with very little trouble. I love that I can set the temperature and know what to expect each time I turn it on. It works well and is beautiful as well.

Nice unit, bought to replace a previous similar system. Plumber said it was easy to install. Just got it hung so to soon to speak to durability but the unit's build quality is good.