Review (3/5): Platinum DZ956F8 Is my unit
I like my steam shower. I agree with many of the prior comments...it is EXTREMEMLY difficult to install as there are virtually NO directions...a weird diagram that's IT....then there is NO operations manual...I STILL can't figure out the aromatherapy after 10 months! The stools are good only to place foot on to shave legs...too small to sit. The 2 person unit is good for ONE. You cannot operate all the water at the same time...I have HUGE water pressure, so that's not an issue...it's the manufacturing. The rain shower will not operate at the same time as the jets (jets have VERY little power...no "jet" there....) Then the cleaning is very difficult...yes, the wooden floor is VERY heavy and has to be caulk-eyed to remove, without hitting any of the plastic handles, or glass....once removed, it has to be scrubbed and it is gross. Then the plastic floor underneath is bad too. I do it once a week (I won't allow my house keeper to touch...too gross to hand to her) and it does NOT smell BUT I had to remove the drain catch...that would just stop up drainage the minute the floor was put on, due to the weight of the floor...the drain catch turned into a water stop which would flood out of the shower onto the floor........so totally removed that....and it drains fine....hence why mine doesn't smell...there is no standing water in the bottom under the wood. The issue is the wood catches everything...soap scum and hair....and that is a chore to clean. is it worth it? YES. Would I buy another? YES...but I'd consider a different style...larger....the 2 person is still cramped...it's too narrow to be comfy or I'd build a shower from stone 5'x5' next with a floor drain. But the music and lights and the rain shower are WONDERFUL. The steam cleaner nozzle fell off mine...seemed like it blew up...no one had used the shower in 12 hours...it just blew off the wall and hit the door....so go figure - company sending free replacement...no explanation. We had problems with the door for months after installation...didn't seal properly...we had to alter the seal and it works fine now.
It took a plumber a LONG time to figure it out and many calls to company to get it installed. It's not easy....even with licensed pro's....so expect to PAY.
For the price....and headaches of installation and the crampedness....I'd consider a custom shower first....I do enjoy this shower but it was a disappointment from what I expected. I expected to use REAL jets and rain shower at same time, or Jets and hand held...or rain shower and hand held...as it's supposed to be TWO person....but 2 people have to take turns in center of shower to get any water.....NOT two person.