Showerheads - Page 5

Oh gee, how can you fight the temptation to high-five someone right now?
Greg make sure your boss does not catch you posting this or you find yourself stay-at-home dad very soon.

No problem Borat - thanks for the heads up

I actually agree - every place I've had I replaced the regular head with the handshower. Love those things.

New place has a Grohe Jumbo Rain + 3 Grohe side heads + Grohe hand shower.. The mixer/thermostat unit is kind of annoying though. Too bad I probably won't spend as much time there as I'd like.

This thread reminds me of a Seinfeld episode -- "no low flow!"



+1

Mine is an old (12 yrs plus), unabashedly plastic Waterpik Shower Massage

In my experience, the homes with handheld massage showers are homes with women who spend a lot of time in the shower.

My parents have the hand-held head on the hose and I hate it (I love Hs though). It never stays oriented in the correct direction. To wash your rear with a wall-attached head, you just gotta perfect that hand-in-cheeks-now-splash-with-repetitive-motion thing. I know everyone knows it; I once had a girl in the shower with me and she said "you wash your ass just like me." I figured she wasn't that special. I live in a super-green, new condo development, and I just checked - my shower flow is about 1.5 gallons per minute, and it feels more substantial than what I've had at other places I've lived. I'm very happy with it. My toilet is a Caroma. What does that mean?

It means that you probably poop in it.



Caromas are well made, but nothing extraordinarily special in the way of performance that I'm aware of. I think their big thing is conserving water. A lot of their toilets have a dual flush. One for "solids" and one for "liquids".

My wife is too short to take it out of the bracket


I'm guessing you need to replace the little bracket that the thing sits in, then, since there is no problem with mine (I replaced that bracket about 5 years ago but still have the very old original handset).

Lots of great information in here. So, getting back to the original question...whats a good recommendation for a showerhead?

We're just redoing our bathroom and going with the Speakman. The local plumbing guy where I bought the other fixtures said it's the best showerhead he's tried except for a Dornbracht which is about 4x the price. I like the sort of old school utilitarian look, too, even though we went with slicker trim for the faucets and shower valves.

I tried out the Speakman with the side turny knob thing. Worst showerhead ever. It felt like I was showering while someone was dumping a bucket of water over my head. No pressure. I ended up with a Moen adjustable from Bed Bath & Beyond. Great settings and pressure and about the same price. It's plastic but who the fuck cares.

Strange, this is the exact opposite of nearly everyone's experiences I've ever heard.

Speakman usually excels in pressure testing where Moens many times do not.
Especially once you remove the regulator.

Excellent information Tokyo Slim!

First, I would get the flexible shower set consisting of vertical rod on which flexible shower head resides and slides up and down by pushing button.
Second, check for any plastic parts: the rule is the screws should never be plastic and both ends of the flexible hose should be made of metal. If they are not it is garbage not worth any money.

Third, get the normal faucet for your sink with one lever that sets the T of the water instead of two (Hot and Cold) also get the faucet with flexible bidet hose/head which attached underneather the sink.