We recently installed the Hansgrohe. In our shower, it's one of two showerheads; the Raindance 150 is on an adjustable bar, and the other is a ceiling mounted Hansgrohe (Axor) 10" rainshower. Having never had a rainshower before, I wasn't sure if I would really like it, but I love it. But I agree that a true rainshower head isn't probably strong enough for all purposes, so having a head with multiple sprays is a good idea. I tend to shower with the overhead rainshower and then turn on the Raindance 150, set to "whirl", when I shampoo. My wife, who has much thicker hair than I, generally uses just the Raindance 150. We're both happy with the showerhead and would recommend it.

-- Eric

Ditto what jacabse said. I installed the Hansgrohe raindance shower pipe with the 3 way hand held shower spray and LOVE IT!
The raindance is pretty powerful. ANd it's beautiful too!

Thank you Jacobse and Yvette123!!

Do you think I'll have the functionality I need if it's my only shower head?

Bebotivo, yes, I think you could be happy with the S 150 as your only shower head. In the rain setting, it gives you most of the effect of our larger 10" rain showerhead. In the whirl setting, it's much stronger, but as cat_mom says, it's not one of those sprays which can almost feel like it's hurting you. But optimal shower spray strength/pressure is such a subjective thing, one person's perfect could be too weak or too strong for someone else.

I'm not sure where you live, but if you can get to a bath showroom that carries Hansgrohe, you might be able to see one working and better judge for yourself. We found two bath showrooms when we were doing our research which had shower areas with a dozen or more shower heads hooked up, and that helped ease our decision.

-- Eric

Thank you Cat_Mom! It's great to get some additional details about the Hansgrohe. Jacobse, thanks again. I'll call a few local showrooms.

For comparison, I was wondering if anyone out there has ever used the Grohe Rainshower 27 135? It seems to be a popular model.

I have the Grohe 27 135 as the only shower head in one of my two newly renovated bathrooms. The jury is still out on this one. I like the rainshower setting for most purposes, and I think (but am not sure) that the other settings will satisfy my own occasional wish for a more forceful spray, though I might possibly replace it with the Tempesta, which we have in the other newly renovated bathroom and like a lot. My son (in his twenties) complains that the rainshower isn't strong enough for everyday use, and the other settings aren't broad enough. It obviously depends on what you like.

Woody_2010, thank you for your reply. It's great to hear from a Grohe owner especially since you've tried the 27 135 Rainshower and the Tempesta. Now I'm thinking we may be safer with the Tempesta. I like the idea of a rain shower head but I'm worried it won't be enough pressure to rinse shampoo out of my hair. Thanks again!

Jacobse, do you have the Hansgrohe Raindance Showerhead attached to your Jaclo Grab/Slider Bar?

Is it possible to actually grab the grab bar, or is the hose from the showerhead in the way?

bebotivo, Which is more important to you, style or function?

We demolished and rebuilt our large shower in 2002, and the plumbing fixtures we put in were Hansgrohe (that was before Hansgrohe was bought out and became a Masco company.) We had a rainshower-style shower head. We have low-ish (not REALLY low, but fairly low) water pressure, and after seven years we decided last year that we wanted more vigorous showering.

In searching for a replacement showerhead, we conducted very extensive and intensive research into our options, including purchasing, installing, and (up to the last) returning several showerheads from several different makers.

The bottom line: you owe it to yourself to include the Moen Velocity 6320 in your plans. Accept no substitutes. You will see a lot of positive user reviews of the Moen Velocity on amazon.com and elsewhere; the positive reviews are true, based on our own experience.

Returning to the style or function issue, the Moen Velocity is a rainshower-type head, but it is pretty heavy. Your articulating connecting arm had better be able to keep the head perky. We had to use a chrome-plated arm from Danze that does not match the brushed nickel/stainless steel plumbing fixtures that we have elsewhere in our bath.

The performance of the Moen Velocity is very much worth the loss of style points from the mismatched finish in the arm. And (a bonus) Moen customer service really is customer SERVICE in these days that "service" seems to be more of a word than a concept. Encourage them.

caiquemom, the Jaclo grab bar/slider I've mentioned in previous posts is in the other bathroom, our gust bath, we re-did this summer. We put a matching Jaclo showerhead in that shower/tub. That room was done with oil-rubbed bronze fixtures, and with the significant variations in color of that type of finish, we wanted to match the showerhead and the bar.

In our master bath, we have the Hansgrohe Hansgrohe Raindance S 150 showerhead on a Hansgrohe slider: the Unica S wallbar

Since there's no climbing in our out, or sitting/standing, we didn't feel we needed a heavier-duty grab bar for the shower. (I think if I was slipping and grabbed it for support, it would be adequate, but it's definitely not a heavyweight bar intended for someone to pull themselves up like the Jaclo.)

-- Eric

Eric, thanks for the info!