A friend is thinking of having a steam/shower cabin installed. I was wondering what you all thought of them. I seem to remember them getting a bit of a slating on here not long ago.
i've installed a couple that were in the 2500-3000squid bracket and they were absolute rubbish. absolute sods to fit, cant remember a specific make but i seem to think that they were italian made. all clear hose and jubilee clips with electric cabling hung in stupid/dangerous places and tiny flexible waste pipework. i had no end of leaks on the one and the manufacturers agent came several times to the other. i'd not be keen to get involved again.
Teuco is probably the best manufacturer of steam cabins in the EU... Theyre Italian made, and they start around £2000 and go up to about £20000 depending on specification
i'm sure they were italian made that i fitted, the one was bought from a uk company (somewhere in gloucestershire) and badged as their own kit.
Im genuinely not saying this to be argumentative but I've been installing Steam Units for years ( i still get paid to repair them) and in my opinion the most common fault is with the installer. However, I do believe that the pigeon English used in the instructions doesn't help.
Im not talking about the cheap plastic ones that retail at £500, i do mean the expensive top of the line ones
one i did a couple of years ago was from a big DIY warehouse, no idea what make but had a few problems since the install, cracked overhead shower head and leaking body jets, as said clear hose and crimped clips
The ones made out of PVC are... But theres some very good glass and alu frames steamed units out there.
Never seen one I must admit! All I have ever come across is Chinese rubbish - some costing several thousands! Which I am usually removing!