power shower

High-pressure bath spray

A power shower is a shower unit with a built-in pump that boosts water pressure, common in British homes where gravity-fed systems produce weak flow.

The pump draws water from a storage tank and delivers it at higher pressure than the plumbing alone would allow: We installed a power shower to get decent pressure upstairs.

The term sometimes loosely describes any forceful shower experience.

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