Speakman introduces the latest
technology in Showerheads
The Speakman Company formed in 1869 as a privately held plumbing pipe fitting supply company. Speakman showerheads, first marketed nearly 100 years ago, introduced the concept of showering in the U.S. with the "Anystream" line of showerheads and have continued to introduce new showerhead technology.
Leading hotel chains, such as, Hilton, Marriott, Westin and the Ritz-Carlton, have all chose to install Speakman showerheads in their luxury rooms and suites. Speakman fabricates showerheads that are durable, with a strong spray volume and popular spray patterns that patrons of these hotels demand.
Westin Hotels and Resorts did a survey of some 1,000 men and women regarding their bathing habits while traveling. The survey determined that insufficient water pressure when showering was the number one inconvenience that travelers encountered while staying at a hotel. As a result, Speakman designed a custom dual showerhead, which they named the "Westin Heavenly Shower", a dual showerhead system, comprised of two Speakman "Anystream 2000" showerheads.
Speakman manufactures dual showerheads similar to the Westin model, for the homeowner. Besides major hotel chains, Speakman showerheads are installed on U.S. Navy ships and even in the White House. Speakman showerheads won ‘Best Buy’ award from Consumer Digest in 1994, 1997 and 2000, as well as similar rave reviews from popular magazines such as, Better Homes and Gardens, Esquire and Good Housekeeping.
The Speakman Company produces a wide variety of showerheads. Popular models include the "Anystream", four-jet, with 32 channels, six-jet, with 48 sprays, eight-jet, with 64 sprays. They also manufacture five and eight jet massaging showerheads, with 50 and 80 sprays, respectively.
The majority of Speakman showerheads are easy to install, and compatible with all ½ inch diameter shower arms (as standard in U.S. homes). The large spray adjusting handles on all Speakman showerheads lets one customize their shower from a full-body drenching spray to a needle-sized, pinpoint spray that provides relief to sore muscles and is ideal for rinsing hair.
The new "Speakman Versatile" shower system was introduced to the public on November 17, 2006. This Shower system includes an "‘Anystream 2000" handheld showerhead with 50 sprays, nine center vibrant-massage streams, a no-tangle six foot metal hose, and a wall-mounted three-position handheld shower holder.
Speakman has been a pioneer in the showerhead industry. They have even developed deluge safety showerheads and fixtures for emergency contamination cleansing.
Speakman "Anystream" showerheads are among the best made today, comparable in quality to Moen and Kohler products. Speakman showerheads are built to last; in fact, there are 50 year-old "Anystream" showerheads still in use today.
Easy maintenance of their showerheads, with simple to install replacement parts makes this possible. Their patented spray jets provide a powerful stream of water at various settings while maintaining the 2.5-gallon per minute output, which is the current water-conservation limit as determined by the U.S. Government.
Speakman offers a wide variety of fixed, dual, handheld and rain showerheads, with prices starting at about $16 for the S-2271-AF model, a simple five jet, fixed showerhead, up to the $199.00 VS-1001-ADA-PC model, a 50 spray "Anystream" showerhead with slide bar/grab bar, arm mount bracket, vacuum breaker, and a 5-foot metal hose.
Speakman offers a six-year warranty on workmanship on their showerheads. One can purchase Speakman showerheads online at a plumbing supply website or at the Speakman company website.
There is an obvious need to conserve water in every aspect of our lives. There are many ways that water savings can be achieved, but some options are not as popular as they could be. Water saving showerheads seems to be one of these undesirable options.