Shower Fixture Specifications

• Shower fixtures for penal use generally consist of a stainless steel wall plate with anchor rods securing it to the wall. Valves and piping are normally located within and behind the wall where the shower panel is mounted.
• Most commonly, a penal shower is served by a tempered water supply to a single pushbutton metering valve which the inmate can activate for a predetermined time by pushing the button. This is the most secure type of shower available for penal use.
  • This type shower requires an accessible pipe chase where valving and piping can be serviced without entering the shower area.
• There are some circumstances where an accessible pipe chase is not available and showers must be serviced from the shower room. Although these front accessible showers utilize tamper resistant screws, they are far less secure than rear mounted panels. In these cases specify:
  • a recessed front accessible shower can be specified or
  • a surface mounted shower panel .
• Also, these front access shower panels are frequently specified with a variety of optional types of shower heads and shower valves. Specify:
  • type shower head
  • type of valve
  • soap dish is desired,
    • surface mounted or
    • recessed type

Guidelines for writing other specifications: