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Showering with a digital control panel

Installing RainPad: Everything you need to know

The hansgrohe RainPad allows digital control of showering pleasure. Temperature, water volume, shower scenarios: Everything is controlled via the smart control panel. You install it permanently in your customer’s shower, letting the faucet technology disappear behind the wall. When you install it, you use new hardware and software. Find out how it all works here.

hansgrohe RainPad installation example: control panel in the shower.
The hansgrohe RainPad is a smart control panel your customer can use to control all shower functions via touch sensors and a large control knob.

Elegant, intuitive, cleanly designed: The control panel in the shower    

  • With the RainPad, all showers can be controlled from one central control panel – with sensor buttons.
  • The flat RainPad replaces the faucet or thermostat.
  • The control panel can also receive RainTunes shower scenarios via the hansgrohe home app. Just start the preconfigured programs at the touch of a button when you get in the shower. 
The RainPad image gallery below clearly shows all the functions and operating options. 

Our RainPad installation video will also guide you through the entire process step by step.

Everything the RainPad can do in the shower

hansgrohe RainPad is activated via control knob.

Starting RainPad: The control panel is activated by pressing the large, round control knob. Then the symbols will light up.

hansgrohe RainPad: Shower water is heated to 38 ℃.

Warm-up function: Lightly pressing the temperature symbol will flush all showers until the water is 38 ℃. Now the shower can get off to a pleasant start.

hansgrohe RainPad: Start and stop overhead shower.

Touching the shower sensor on the far left starts the overhead shower with a full, soft PowderRain spray. Turning the control knob controls the temperature.

hansgrohe RainPad: Safety lock at 40 ℃.

Protection against scalding: A safety lock is installed at 40 ℃. This can be unlocked via the temperature symbol, and the temperature can be increased to a maximum of 45 ℃.

hansgrohe RainPad: Start and stop shoulder shower.

The central shower sensor starts/stops the shoulder shower. A wide PowderRain spray pours pleasantly over the body, leaving the hair dry.

hansgrohe RainPad: Start and stop hand shower.

The right shower sensor intuitively starts and stops the hand shower.

hansgrohe Rainfinity hand shower: Change spray settings via knob.

The handle of the Rainfinity hand shower includes the Select button, with which you can switch between three spray modes: PowderRain, Intense PowderRain, and Mono.

hansgrohe Rainfinity hand shower: pouring water with mono spray.

Rainfinity wellness hand shower: hansgrohe has developed the mono spray for refreshingly cool water showers on arms and legs.

hansgrohe RainPad: Shower scenario function.

Shower scenarios can be loaded into the shower via the hansgrohe home app. Start your selected scenario by touching the Play sensor.

hansgrohe RainPad: Regulate water flow function.

Volume control: The water volume can be regulated by briefly pressing and turning the control knob. The scale on the display goes between 1 and 10.

hansgrohe RainPad: Stop the shower.

To end the feel-good shower, simply press the large control button again.

hansgrohe RainPad: Special cleaning function.

To prevent the showers from starting when cleaning the control panel, press and hold the button for three seconds. A countdown of 60 seconds will appear. Time to clean!

hansgrohe RainPad: Special hot water rinse function.

Hygiene rinse: To rinse the pipelines with 70 ℃ hot water, press the sensors in a specific sequence (see installation manual). The rinsing process takes three minutes.

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RainPad design and shower control    

  • The frame and handle of the digital control panel are made of chrome-plated metal (special finishes possible). The display is made of black lacquered glass.
  • The RainPad has a minimalist design and can be freely combined with all hansgrohe showers, meaning your customer can put their showers together from our complete product range. 
  • If the shower is controlled via RainPad, the minimum solution consists of one shower. The maximum, and thus the ultimate showering pleasure, comes with three consumers.
You can see a selection of possible shower components in the product carousel below. 

 
Overhead shower 360 1jet with wall connector
hansgrohe Rainfinity

Overhead shower 360 1jet with wall connector

Model no. 26230000
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Wall outlet Porter 500 with shower holder and shower shelf right
hansgrohe Rainfinity

Wall outlet Porter 500 with shower holder and shower shelf right

Model no. 26858000
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Hand shower 130 3jet
hansgrohe Rainfinity

Hand shower 130 3jet

Model no. 26864000
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Shower hose 160 cm
hansgrohe Isiflex

Shower hose 160 cm

Model no. 28276000
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Shoulder shower 500 1jet with shower shelf
hansgrohe Rainfinity

Shoulder shower 500 1jet with shower shelf

Model no. 26243000
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Professional installation of the RainPad with hardware and software    

hansgrohe has developed new hardware and software for installing the RainPad control panel. As a hansgrohe Smart Living partner, you will receive thorough training beforehand. 

Features of the iBox Control

The iBox Control is an electronic concealed thermostat in which cold and hot water are mixed and the water flow is regulated. Solenoid valves are installed in the device for shower control. The iBox Control must be accessible at all times; an inspection shaft is required.

The RainPad mounting base is also installed under the plaster. You later place the RainPad control panel on it. A control line is laid to the permanently installed control panel.
Installation of the hansgrohe RainPad behind the shower wall.
This is what the architecture behind the app looks like: When you install the RainPad, you install the iBox Control and RainPad mounting base behind the wall.
Shower installation with hansgrohe RainButton.
Alternative to RainPad

Control the shower via freely positionable control knobs: How to install RainButton correctly.