Digital & Touch Showers in India: How They Work, What They Cost

Short answer

A digital or touch shower replaces the diverter knob with electronic valves and a touch panel: you press a button for each outlet instead of turning a handle. In India the one we sell is Jaquar Qloud, a thermostatic touch shower that costs ₹49,500 to ₹1,16,900 complete with us (2 to 4 outlets, nine finishes). It runs on a small mains adapter at 6 V with a battery backup, needs at least 1 bar of water pressure, and is fitted before tiling. If what you actually want is a steady temperature, a conventional thermostatic diverter does that from about ₹15,400 without any electronics.

In detail

Four ways to control a shower

"Drifts" means the temperature moves when the cold or hot pressure changes — when someone flushes a toilet, say. Prices are complete systems in chrome: Jaquar's Aquamax 2- and 3-way thermostatic diverters, and Jaquar Qloud with 2 to 4 outlets, which can also run two outlets at once.

The jump from the third row to the fourth is not about temperature — both are thermostatic. It is about control and design.

What "digital" means in a shower

Behind a touch shower's panel sit solenoid valves: electrically operated valves that open and close when you touch a button. In Jaquar Qloud they sit in a control unit linked to the touch panel by cable, while a thermostatic body in the wall mixes hot and cold to the temperature you set. That arrangement gives a touch shower its three practical differences:

1. One button per outlet, so there is no handle to turn through positions.
2. More than one outlet at once — Qloud runs up to two together.
3. It needs power — a mains adapter, a cable route and, in Qloud's case, a battery backup for power cuts.

Jaquar Qloud in brief

Full details: Qloud price list, Qloud review and Qloud installation.

Is a touch shower right for an Indian bathroom?

Yes, when:

• It is a new build or a full renovation, so the body, pipes and cable routes can go in before tiling.
• The supply is pump-fed or from a high-rise system with at least 1 bar.
• You want rain and hand shower running together, or four outlets on one control.

Think again when:

• The bathroom is gravity-fed from a tank just above it — pressure may be too low.
• The bathroom is already tiled and you do not want to break the wall.
• The goal is only a stable temperature: a thermostatic diverter does that for about a third of the price.

Questions people ask

Does it work in a power cut? Qloud does — Jaquar fits a battery backup.

Is it safe with water and electricity together? The panel runs at 6 V DC from an adapter; Jaquar rates the touch panel and battery box IP65 against water. The mains socket for the adapter should sit in a dry spot your electrician approves.

Can I fit it to an existing shower? Only by opening the wall, because the thermostatic body sits inside it.

Buying from us

We are an authorized Jaquar dealer in Borivali West, Mumbai, selling Qloud and Jaquar's thermostatic range at Jaquar's 2026 NRP with a GST invoice. WhatsApp +91 79770 04273 with your bathroom plan and we'll tell you which suits it.

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