Axor ShowerSelect
ShowerSelect is the Select operated shower control from Axor, the premium design line at Hansgrohe. Everything here is built for concealed installation, so the working parts sit inside the wall. Two generations run side by side here, the original Axor ShowerSelect and the newer Axor ShowerSelect ID, along with the concealed valves that extend either to a third outlet.
Why the Range Is Grouped Here
Axor supplies these under two spellings, ShowerSelect and ShowSel, and we list each as it arrives, so searching one spelling misses roughly half the range. The rest of the shorthand follows Axor's own abbreviations: th and therm are thermostatic, conc and con are concealed, o and outl are outlet, sq is square, rd and rnd are round, SoftSq is SoftSquare and SoftC is SoftCube. BBR is Brushed Bronze and BRG is Brushed Red Gold.
ShowerSelect or ShowerSelect ID
Both work the same way at the wall. A central control holds the temperature you set, and Select paddles change outlet with a press rather than a twist, so an overhead and a hand shower each get their own button. The plate is where they differ. The original Axor ShowerSelect is made as square, round or SoftCube. Axor ShowerSelect ID is the later design, made as square, round or SoftSquare. Both come in the Axor FinishPlus surfaces, the PVD programme the brushed tones in these titles belong to.
Functions, Valves and What Goes in the Wall
Axor counts a module by functions, written as outlets in some titles. A one function thermostat feeds one outlet, a two function thermostat feeds two, and for a third a separate ShowerSelect valve for concealed installation does the diverting. Those valves carry no thermostat of their own and are ordered alongside one, so read the title. HighFlow versions pass a higher flow rate and suit large overhead showers.
The visible thermostat is half the purchase. The basic set is the body plumbed in and plastered over before tiling, ordered separately, and ShowerSelect ID is built around the Axor iBox universal 2. Those bodies are on Axor concealed shower mixers. For ShowerSelect alongside the thermostatic modules from Starck, Citterio, Montreux and Axor One, see Axor thermostatic shower mixers, grouped by type not by range, and the full Axor range behind both.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between Axor ShowerSelect and Axor ShowerSelect ID?
They are two generations of the same concealed thermostatic control and both use Axor's Select paddles to switch outlets. The visible plate is the practical difference. The original ShowerSelect is made in square, round and SoftCube. ShowerSelect ID is the later design, made in square, round and SoftSquare, and it is built around the Axor iBox universal 2 valve body. Match the shape across a bathroom rather than mixing the two.
What do the abbreviations in the Axor ShowerSelect product titles mean?
Axor ships these with heavily shortened descriptions and we list them as supplied. Th and therm are thermostatic, conc and con are concealed, o and outl are outlet, sq is square, rd and rnd are round, SoftSq is SoftSquare and SoftC is SoftCube. BBR is Brushed Bronze and BRG is Brushed Red Gold. The range name itself appears both as ShowerSelect and as ShowSel, which is why they are grouped on one page here.
What else do I need to install an Axor ShowerSelect thermostat?
A concealed thermostat is two purchases. The basic set is the body that the plumber pipes into the wall and the tiler covers, and it is bought separately from the visible finish set listed on this page. ShowerSelect ID is designed around the Axor iBox universal 2. The basic set has to go in before tiling, so order both together and give the plumber the article numbers at first fix.
How many functions or outlets should I choose?
Count the outlets the shower will run. A one function thermostat serves a single outlet, typically an overhead or a hand shower on its own. A two function thermostat serves both and switches between them. For a third outlet, such as a body jet or a bath filler, add a separate ShowerSelect valve for concealed installation, which diverts but does not control temperature. Decide this before the wall is closed.
What are BBR and BRG, and are the finishes the same across the range?
BBR is Brushed Bronze and BRG is Brushed Red Gold, two of the Axor FinishPlus surfaces applied by a PVD process. Most of the ShowerSelect stock here is in one of those two, with some pieces in chrome. Finishes are applied consistently across Axor ranges, so a FinishPlus surface on a ShowerSelect plate is intended to sit alongside the same surface on a basin mixer from another Axor range.
