The Head Is Furred Up And The Hose Has Started To Weep
Showers fail a piece at a time, which is why most people put up with them for years: fixing it properly means a head, a hose and a bracket bought separately in three finishes. The Ionara is all of it in one box, in one gunmetal finish.
A head with three spray modes, a thumb stop button, and soft rubber teeth ringing the face so limescale rubs off instead of blocking nozzles. With it: a stainless steel hose, a wall bracket and five filter cartridges. It all screws together by hand.
Why It’s Better
- Everything In One Box: Head, steel hose, wall bracket and five cartridges, all in one finish.
- Thumb Stop Button: Stops the flow without touching the mixer, so the temperature survives.
- Rubber Teeth: Soft nozzle tips rub clean with a thumb rather than furring up and blocking.
- Stainless Steel Hose: A steel-wrapped hose rather than plain plastic, which is what usually weeps first.
- Five Cartridges: Enough to keep it running for a long while before you buy anything.
- Fits By Hand: Standard threads throughout. Five minutes, no tools.
Perfect for a tired shower and an afternoon you were not planning to spend
There is no plumbing in this. The head unscrews from the hose, the hose unscrews from the wall outlet, and the bracket sticks on. Five minutes, no tools, no shutting off the water at the main. For a room people otherwise leave alone for a decade, that is an unusually easy thing to put right.
The whole shower, in one box.
Your Questions, Answered
What comes in the set?
Four things: the shower head, a stainless steel hose, a wall bracket with a fixing pad, and five filter cartridges. That is everything between the wall outlet and the water, so there is nothing else to buy and nothing to match up on finish.
Will it fit my shower?
Yes, if your shower has a hose. Domestic shower hoses use one standard thread at both ends, so the hose screws to the wall outlet and the head screws to the hose. Unscrew the old set by hand, screw this one on, check both washers are seated.
Do I need a plumber?
No, and you do not need to turn the water off at the main either. Everything unscrews and screws back by hand at the fittings you can already see. The bracket has an adhesive pad, so there is no drilling unless you would rather screw it to the wall.
What are the rubber teeth for?
They are the nozzle tips. In a hard water area limescale builds on nozzles and blocks them, which is why an old head sprays sideways. Soft tips let you rub the deposit off with a thumb in a few seconds, so the spray pattern stays as it was.
How do the modes work?
A collar behind the face steps through three patterns, from a wide soft spray to a narrower stronger one. You turn it one-handed while standing under it, which is the only way anybody actually changes a shower mode.
How often do the cartridges need changing?
Swap one when the flow starts to drop off, which is the same signal you would use on a kettle filter. Five come in the box, so it is a long while before you think about it again.
Why this rather than replacing just the head?
Because the hose is usually the part that is actually failing, and a new head on a weeping hose fixes nothing. This replaces the whole run for less than a head and a hose bought separately, and every piece matches.
What’s Included & Key Details
- Type: Complete handheld shower set
- Included: Head, stainless steel hose, wall bracket, five cartridges
- Modes: Three, on a rotating collar
- Stop button: Thumb button on the handle
- Nozzles: Soft rubber teeth that rub clean
- Hose: Stainless steel wrapped
- Bracket: Wall mount with an adhesive fixing pad
- Fitting: Standard threads, hand tight, no tools
- Material: ABS with a gunmetal finish
- Color: Gunmetal gray
- Care: Rub the nozzle tips clean, soak the face in vinegar and water in a hard water area
