Grohe has launched what it claims to be the most advanced digital shower in the world. The Grohtherm Wireless! shower can be switched on and off from any room in the house, enabling the homeowner to walk from his or her bed straight into a shower that is running at a pre-programmed temperature and flow rate, without having to wait for hot water supplies to arrive at the shower and then leap around whilst a comfortable temperature is established.

Using a Remote Control that can be mounted on any surface, for example on the wall by the bed, the owner simply pushes a button to send a signal, which simultaneously activates the shower’s Main Control and starts the shower at the user’s preferred setting or, if the ‘SafeStart’ option is chosen, at a comfortable 38°.

The Main Control is ideally positioned on the shower enclosure wall or over the bath, and can be used during showering for making temperature or flow rate adjustments and for pausing or switching the shower off. (The shower can also be operated by using the Main Control’s rotary controls for flow and temperature making it easy to use by guests or family members who prefer using the shower this way). The Main Control is also used for programming and storing the owner’s preferred temperature setting and flow rate, which are then effortlessly replicated automatically so that they are available for use on the Remote Control.

Upon receipt of an ‘on’ instruction from either the Main or Remote controls, the system communicates - wirelessly – with a concealed base unit that draws the water from hot and cold supplies and mixes and feeds it, at the chosen temperature and flow rate, to the shower head. This base unit (there are two versions, one of which is includes a pump for homes with low or variable pressure) can be placed in the loft, under a bath, concealed in a cupboard, or even housed in an adjacent room. Each member of the family may programme and store their own settings, or one person can store diverse instructions for different times of the day, for example programming hot showers for the morning and warm ones for a relaxing early evening shower. Up to eight Grohtherm Wireless! controls can be added to a single system if desired, additional Main and Remote Controls can be bought to exploit this feature.

As soon as the required temperature is reached, visible and audible signals report this fact and the flow rate is reduced, pending confirmation from the user via the Main Control that he or she is ready to use the shower, whereupon the flow rate reverts to that programmed. In the event of the shower not receiving confirmation of intended use within five minutes of it being activated, it switches itself off. The Main Control also has a ‘pause’ button, a practical touch that is useful when washing the hair, saving water and enabling hair to be washed without it being a race against the clock.

Simple and Safe in operation...
Easy to read back lit digital displays make programming and using the Main Control unit extremely simple, with temperature adjustments being made in half degree centigrade increments. Equipped with Grohe TurboStat® technology, Grohtherm Wireless! offers split second response to any change in water pressure that could adversely affect the temperature at the shower head, guaranteeing total user safety and comfort. An additional safety feature is the ‘SafeStop’ button designed to prevent young children or confused elderly people from scalding. To access temperatures in excess of 38°, this button must be used in conjunction with the rotary temperature control button.

Choice and Flexibility…
A key appeal of Grohe’s Wireless! is that it can be used with ANY Grohe shower set, from a hose fed Movario handset to a top-of-the-range high performance shower like the Grohe Freehander or Rainshower. “No other shower supplier can seriously offer this array of flexibility and choice, which in performance terms, is light years ahead like Grohe’s Rainshower” says Grohe’s Marketing Director, David Doust.

The system (ie Base Unit, Main Control and Remote Control) can be purchased without a shower set so the dealer can ‘mix and match’ the chosen shower combination or it can be bought as a complete boxed set with Grohe’s Movario Trio which incorporates a universal shower set, capable of delivering the mixed water either through the wall with a wall outlet or via a telescopic extension pipe for supplies from the ceiling, thereby minimising any damage to tiling.