Blue Ocean 52” Aluminum SPA33D Shower Panel Tower with Rainfall Shower Head, 8 Mist Nozzles, and Tub Spout

(Update 4 months later... I absolutely love the digital temperature display. I never step into cold water any more. The display tells me when it's warm and ready to use.)What a brilliant design. It gives so many shower head options with no special plumbing or valves needed in the wall.A neighbor recommended this for our bath remodel and I'm very glad he did. The plumber only had to install hot and cold water outputs from the wall. He connect those to this panel, hang it on the wall, and we were done. Works great. So versatile.And I imagine it'd cost 3 to 4 times this much if those valves were required to be plumbed inside the wall with separate nozzles to attach to the wall.This panel includes a rain head, hand-held head on hose (with 4 different spray options), 4 massage jets high, 4 massage jets lower, and a tub spout. The digital temperature display is an excellent addition - you know when it's the right temp without having to risk getting burned or feel frozen. (The display is hydro-powered from the flow of the water. You can install two AA batteries at the bottom if you want to push the button and have the display on without turning on the water, but it really only matters when the water is actually flowing.) It also includes a mirror and a small glass shelf.The temperature control knob has a natural stopping point in the middle: it defaults at 102 degrees. This is just right for us. If we want it even hotter, we have to push a button in on the knob to get it to go higher. I like that it stops naturally at a reasonable temperature. And I love having a temperature display so I know it's ready to step into.The chrome surface does show spots after use when it dries. I wish they offered a brushed nickel finish, but at the time of purchase I only saw chrome, blue or black.First about install: I'm glad my contractor added a wooden backing board in the wall so we'd have a really strong mounting surface. You have to drill holes through your tile and then screw the mounting bar into your wall behind the tile. My contractor did not use the anchors included with this panel. He thought they looked too wimpy and used longer, stronger screws.Second note about install: Get someone to hold this up as you decide how high to mount it and have the primary users stand in front of it. I wish we'd mounted ours a bit higher as the massage jets do not hit high enough on my back.Final note about install: This unit can simply hang on the mounting bracket as designed. It seemed very secure. But my plumber went ahead and also sealed the unit with clear silicone along the top and sides to the tile wall. He did not seal the bottom. In case water gets behind it, the water can still flow down and out. The silicone seal keeps water out from behind where it might generate mildew and it secures it even more strongly to the wall.

Love this shower unit. I've never purchased one of this type before (panel). I was installing this in a secondary shower which I didn't want to open up the walls and install everything into the tile. Having just a hanging shower panel with all the plumbing inside of it gives me peace of mind as if something starts leaking, it won't go into the wall and cause me a headache of ripping out the tile. If it breaks, I can just remove it, a great feature as I don't often go into that bath to check on it. This would be great in a second home or cottage for peace of mind.Getting to the features... As many have said, you can only run one setting at a time. For me this isn't a huge deal, but it would have been nice to run the rainshower head and the jets. The jets are nice, they aren't overpowering like some showers I've been in. But in general I don't think I'll be using them very often. The wand is nice and provides sort of a misting feature. I generally think it will just be used on the rainshower setting. I also really like the tub filler option for warming up the water before switching to shower.I was a little worried about the LCD display as I've never really been a fan of things like that if it doesn't need it. The photo showed that it is a blueish display, but I think the unit I got may be an updated model as it's a grey brown color. That said, the display is great! It's not bright, and it does not backlight, but that's perfect for me. It shows the temperature of the shower and the setting. I wouldn't buy it if it cost extra, but since it's included I will take it.The unit is a little flimsy. I was hoping for something a little more sturdy, but it doesn't matter once you get it onto the wall. You simply will not notice that part of it. The wand holder is cheaper plastic, which doesn't blend so well with the rest of the product, but I can live with that. The mirror feature is nice but it isn't fogless. The glass shelf looks great.I would buy another one of these in a heartbeat. My guests have complimented things such as "I call this Gods shower", and "craziest shower I've ever been in". It is great to get something they enjoy for such a low price.

This panel is really nice and seems to be well built. The mounting was straightforward although, it's a hanging bracket. There are new screws to secure the panel to the bracket, it relies entirely on gravity so, caulking around the edges is kind of important to keep it from moving.The unit arrived with a bent showerhead pipe but, I was able to get a replacement easily enough (not through customer support, I just spent the $15 to buy a new one). Once mounted, it looks great and the showerhead is great. The only bummer, and it's mentioned in several reviews and the product documentation is that you can only use one function at a time - shower OR jets OR hand wand OR faucet. You can't use them together. It's not a huge deal, but you need to be aware of it.The final gotcha is that if you want to change it from Celsius to Fahrenheit do it BEFORE you mount is. There's a switch on the back for this and it can only be accessed from the back so, do it first. The little panel runs off of either water pressure or batteries. I didn't install any batteries because I can't see a reason you would need the panel to light up unless the water is running so, until the water activated feature gives out, why bother?