page_title: Shower
section_title: Drainage
hierarchical_section_title: Shower / Structure and design / Drainage
caption_attribution_description: English: A handyman project to redo pipes behind the shower. I'm attaching PEX connectors. I paintbrush on the gray pipe joint compound, and then use a wrench to tighten the connections on securely. It means there is no soldering near the valve itself -- sometimes extreme heat can damage the diverter valve.
context_page_description: A shower is a place in which a person bathes under a spray of typically warm or hot water. Indoors, there is a drain in the floor. Most showers have temperature, spray pressure and adjustable showerhead nozzle. The simplest showers have a swivelling nozzle aiming down on the user, while more complex showers have a showerhead connected to a hose that has a mounting bracket. This allows the showerer to hold the showerhead by hand to spray the water at different parts of their body. A shower can be installed in a small shower stall or bathtub with a plastic shower curtain or door. Showering is common in Western culture due to the efficiency of using it compared with a bathtub. Its use in hygiene is, therefore, common practice. A shower uses less water on average than a bath: 80 litres for a shower compared with 150 litres for a bath.
context_section_description: Some shower areas utilize a second emergency drain outside of the shower in case of overflow. In Australia and some European countries, plumbing codes require this second emergency drain (but not in the United Kingdom nor North America).
caption: This diverter valve about to be installed behind a shower mixes hot and cold water.
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