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Custom Shower Design Guide (DL-1810)
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Custom Shower Design Guide (DL-1810)

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Custom Shower Design Guide Overview
This guide provides a comprehensive step-by-step process for designing a custom shower, focusing on creating a personalized shower experience with Delta Faucet Company products.
Step 1: Define Your Vision
Begin by envisioning your ideal shower experience. Consider factors such as relaxation versus invigoration, user demographics (adults, children), enclosure preferences, renovation scope, and budget. Different components like showerheads, handshowers, and body sprays offer varied experiences.
Step 2: Gather Information
Collect essential measurements of your bathroom and shower space. Assess your water heater's capacity and water pressure to ensure compatibility with your chosen system. Proper drainage planning is crucial, with recommendations for drain sizes based on system flow rates.
Step 3: Select Your Valve
Choose from Delta's MultiChoice® Universal rough valves, which offer flexibility with pressure-balanced or thermostatic cartridges. These valves support various trim styles and ensure consistent water temperature and pressure.
Step 4: Choose Your Configuration
Decide between a Semi-Custom Jetted Shower XO® system or a fully Custom Shower system. The Jetted Shower XO® is budget-friendly and uses existing plumbing, while the Custom Shower offers a spa-like experience with multiple body sprays and showerheads.
Step 5: Select Your Shower Components
Select components that match your desired shower experience, considering the number of outlets and their placement for optimal water coverage and pressure. Ensure compatibility with your plumbing setup and consider user height for component placement.
Installation and Technical Information
Includes detailed specification sheets for various Delta rough-in components, ensuring proper installation and performance of your custom shower system.
Conclusion
This guide empowers users to design a shower tailored to their preferences, balancing functionality and luxury with Delta's innovative products.
Specifications:
  • Rough Valves: Required rough valves include R18000-XO, R18000-XOWS, and R10000-UNBX, with additional diverter rough R1827-XO for certain configurations.
  • Trim Kits: Various trim kits are available for different collections such as Trinsic™, Leland®, Lahara®, and Linden™. Each kit includes specific showerheads and settings.
  • Showerheads: Options include H2Okinetic® Raincan, full body spray, and various settings ranging from 3 to 9.
  • Handshowers: Available in multiple settings and finishes, including ActivTouch® and Palm® models.
Procedures:
  • Selection Process: Choose the collection that fits your style, then select components based on your configuration from pages 15–20.
  • Installation Requirements: Ensure the correct rough valves and diverter trims are selected for the desired shower setup.
Finishes: Available finishes include Chrome, Champagne Bronze™ (CZ), Venetian Bronze® (RB), and Brilliance® Stainless (SS).
Recommendations:
  • No more than one In2ition Shower is recommended per valve.
  • Individual showerheads and In2ition Showers do not include arm and flange.
Additional Options: The document also provides options for showerhead accessories, ceiling mount arms, wall supply elbows, and hoses to customize the shower experience further.
Installation Guidelines:
  • Installation must comply with local plumbing codes, and performance may vary based on local water supply conditions.
  • Figures provided illustrate water flow for different diverter settings.
Sustainability Commitment: Delta emphasizes sustainability by using FSC-certified paper and focusing on water-saving technologies without compromising user comfort.
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Imagine a shower experience all your own. With the This guide walks you through the process of perfect mix of function and relaxation. And the exact designing your ideal custom shower, step-by-step. right features in the exact right places. With Delta Faucet Company, it’s easy to make your vision a reality. Whether you’re building a new home or remodeling an existing bathroom, we have a breadth of options that, together, help bring your dream shower to life. Step Step Step Step Step Define your vision. Gather information. Select your valve. Choose your configuration. Select your shower components....

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step 1: Define your vision. Have you considered? Different types of components deliver very different experiences—either alone or in concert: • showerheads: Experience sensations from falling rain to invigorating, full-body coverage. • handshowers: Put water where you need it to make More than likely, you already have some image of the perfect shower in your mind—how it looks and feels. tasks easier, from shaving legs or bathing children to washing the dog. following questions: • Are you looking for relaxation at the end of a stressful day? Or an exhilarating experience to get your day going?...

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step 1: Define your vision.

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Choose the innovations that are right for you. H2Okinetic® Shower. Why settle for an ordinary shower, when you can have an extraordinary experience? Using proprietary technology, the larger droplets formed in an H2Okinetic shower move in a unique wave pattern, helping them retain their heat better and creating a warmer shower experience that feels like more water, without using more water. You’ll find H2Okinetic Technology in many of the showers, handshowers, body sprays and jets featured throughout this guide. Standard Shower More Coverage: H2Okinetic® Showers provide 3X the coverage of a standard...

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step 1: Define your vision. Water. your Way. One shower experience does not fit all. That’s why in addition to shower styles, we provide plenty of water spray patterns to suit different needs. So you always get the exact shower experience you’re looking for. Wake up Relax Escape Recreational Shave legs Warm up Cool down Cleaning Shampoo Rinsing with Massage (SRM) Shampoo Rinsing Spray (SR) Soft Drench with Massage (SDM) Soft Drench with Full Spray (SDF) Soft Full Spray (SF) Soft Drench Spray (SD) Soft Rain Spray (SRS) H2Okinetic Spray with Massage (H2OM) Wash children or pets Full Spray with...

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Showerhead and handshower sprays. Adjustable Full Body Spray (AF) Adjust the water flow for a harder or softer spray. Fast Massage (FM) Strong, pulsating spray. Crossing Full Spray (CF) Crossing Full Spray with Massage (CFM) Full Body Spray (FB) Allows for full flow or water-efficient spray. Consistent pressure from all spray holes with crossing streams for more coverage. Coverage of crossing full spray with addition of a soothing, pulsating spray. Consistent pressure from all spray holes. Full Spray with Massage (FSM) Consistent pressure from outside spray holes, plus soothing, pulsating spray....

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step 2: Gather information. Water heater. The hot water supply is critical in determining whether the system you’ve designed will be a success. Your water pressure should be at least 45 psi, plus you’ll need to determine if you have 1/2" or 3/4" supply lines at your shower. Delta Custom Showers do not require 3/4" supply lines. For help in determining the demand of your system, use our Hot Water Demand Calculator (below). Ultimately, be sure to consult a licensed plumbing contractor—and/or the water heater manufacturer—to determine if the size and model of your water heater are appropriate. hot...

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step 3: Select your valve. Dual-Function Thermostatic Valve Cartridge. • Measures and monitors the temperature of the water and automatically adjusts the water mix to maintain a more precise water temperature • Maintains constant temperature during a shower (+/-3.6º F) Dual-Function Pressure-Balanced Valve Cartridge. MultiChoice® Universal. One rough. Unlimited possibilities. With either the pressure-balanced or thermostatic cartridge, you only need one rough from Delta®—the MultiChoice Universal. This single rough works with any Delta valve cartridge plus any Delta faucet trim package for unlimited...

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Semi-Custom and Custom Shower Styles* Arzo® Bath Collection Dryden™ Bath Collection Victorian® Bath Collection Cassidy™ Bath Collection Addison® Bath Collection Ara™ Bath Collection Compel™ Bath Collection Trinsic™ Bath Collection Leland® Bath Collection Lahara® Bath Collection Linden™ Bath Collection *All trim styles are available as semi-custom Jetted Shower ™ systems except for Vero, Arzo and Dryden. Finish Abbreviations The following codes are added to the end of each product number, indicating the finishes that are available for that product. No suffix = Chrome CZ = Champagne Bronze™ PN...

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step 4: Choose your configuration. • Standard 1/2" piping uses the existing drain or It’s time to create your shower. We know it can be confusing, water heater—eliminating the need for extensive so we’ve included a chart (page 6) to help you decide plumbing upgrades. which components can create the experience you deserve. *To create a Semi-Custom Jetted Shower XO, begin on page 14. Option 1: Jetted Shower XO® Semi-Custom System. Option 2: TempAssure® Thermostatic Custom Shower System. Introducing the only semi-custom showers in the industry: If you’re looking to transform your bath with a rejuvenating,...

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things to consider. Here are some thoughts to keep in mind as you develop your dream shower: • The more outlets (showerheads, In2ition® Showers, body sprays or handshowers) you have in your shower, the greater the amount of water pulled through your valve. If you have too many, the spray may be softer with less pressure. • Make certain you can stand under the showerhead and feel the body sprays hit you at the same time. • Try to keep body sprays from aiming at the door. It will help prevent water from leaking out of the shower. • For an optimal experience when creating a custom shower system...

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*Prices are pre-tax. They exclude delivery charges and customs duties and do not include additional charges for installation or activation options. Prices are indicative only and may vary by country, with changes to the cost of raw materials and exchange rates.