Questions and Answers for VIGO Brielle 71 in. H x 6 in. W 6-Jet Shower Panel System with Fixed Rainhead and Hand Shower Wand in Stainless Steel

A:  This unit could work on a tub surround, as long as there was a hole cut out for the valves to connect into the back of the shower panel. There would also have to be proper supports behind the tub surround, to support the shower panel.

A:  Yes. Just for fun, I turned on the shower and ALL the jets at the same time after we installed. Obviously, the pressure decreased when I did that, but they all worked.

A:  You can use all of them at once, if you want.

A:  Yes, this model has separate knobs for each of the functions. Therefore you can use more than one, or even all functions at the same time.

A:  Yes, this item can ship to Hawaii.

A:  Shower water pressure was fine; you can adjust the pressure of the flow, and it should be plenty to rinse shampoo out of your hair. You can't adjust the TYPE of flow or the number of jets that shoot out water, though.

A:  Yes, The overhead shower has enough force to rinse shampoo out of a head of hair.

A:  No. You can adjust the strength of the water FLOW, which will change the angle, but you can't otherwise adjust the water angle.

A:  Only the amount of water you have coming out is adjustable (from the knob on the shower panel). The shower head is not adjustable in any way.

A:  Hi Smk2u71, the shower head is fixed. However the hand shower and top shower head can be on at the same time. Also all the shower jets on the panel are adjustable, 30 degrees in all directions.

A:  It's a BIG unit - something like 70" high - about 6 feet. Our bathroom ceiling is about 7 feet; we installed it at about 10-1/2" off the floor, which gave us a couple of inches ceiling clearance. We initially tried installing it higher, but simply couldn't get the water fittings lined up with the hoses properly when we did that. The hand-held shower wand has a mount on the panel, but the hose does drag on the floor. I think that's unavoidable unless you mount the thing REALLY high. FWIW, mounting at 10-1/2" off the floor puts the shower head high enough for anyone who doesn't play professional basketball. I really can't see wanting to mount it higher.

A:  We typically do not give out this requested measurement, as we leave it up to the end user as to where they would like the placement of the jets and the hand shower. However, with the information you have provided me, I would suggest going some where between 15" and 20" off the ground. This will provide enough room at the bottom of the unit so that the hose is not totally laying on the floor. This will also work with your 8' high ceilings. In terms of the jets not hitting your shoulders and lower back, there are six jets that cover a good portion of this shower panel. Therefore, I do not see that being much of an issue, as even if the top jet is to high, the jets below would reach the shoulders and back.

A:  I just held it up to see how or where I wanted it to sit, so its up to you I think, I won't tell anybody if you put it higher or lower, lol

A:  24". It is angled slightly up also, it isn't quite perpendicular to the floor.

A:  the shower rain head is about 18" out if you install it on a flat surface, i installed mine in the corner of two walls. if you go to the dimensions page in the installation guide it will show all the dimensions of the shower unit. i believe this is a pdf file you can download on the home depot site.

A:  if the wall you intend to place your shower tower is a 4" stud wall, there is no reason why you couldnt recess the tower back into the wall. you would need to use backer board and tile it as a recess in which the tower could set back into. you would also have to allow for the hot and cold pipes to be recessed also. As the tower slips onto the pre-installed stainless brackets it should be an easy install. obviously the 2x4 studs, backer board and tiling would take some time, but would enhance the shower immensely. Hope this helps with your question....

A:  No, it can't be set into the wall, I've attached a pic of my shower to show you much the shower panel is placed in my shower. I hope this helps

A:  It is possible to set this unit back in the wall, however it is meant to be installed on the wall not in it. This will also make it difficult if down the road you ever need to replace a part in the back of the unit.

A:  This unit comes with a fully integraded valve system. All that is required are two 1/2" male, threaded connections, one for hot and one for cold.

A:  this unit has its own balancing manifold so that temp and pressure are the same from each shower port....

A:  Absolutely. This is an all inclusive deal, all your plumber will have to do is put in the right valves for your water supply. It actually has an anti scald manifold. You can set the desired temperature by looking at the adjuster knob (80, 90, 100, 108....etc. It has a safety feature built in to the temp handle if you want to go hotter than 100 deg F.

A:  this unit can be used on a retrofit...purchase the retro unit when you order it...

A:  There is no demolition to the shower wall involved at all. This unit is designed to hang or be mounted right on the shower wall.