OK seriously, you can follow this other advice offered but for like 10
bucks you can shower the NAVY WAY! I fell in love with this shower head
in the Army, it's called a low flow shower head and it conserves water.
I got mine at Wal-Mart or something. Not fancy but has a "Navy button"
that allows you to stop flow and turn it back on. You don't have to use
it that way. The pressure is great for all that it costs you. I got one
for free when I lived in NY from Niagara Mohawk utility company. I see
that a lot of utils still offer them for free so you may want to check
yours. Here's an example of one:
http://www.saws.org/conservation/how_you_can_help/showerhead.shtml
Anyway, here's a site that sells them online:
http://showerbuddy.com/Showroom/_Shower_Head/Low_flow_shower_heads/low_flow_shower_heads.html
but you should be able to find them in any local store or from your
water company for free. Probably offers a better shower then those high
dollar 'fancy boi' jobbers. I love mine.
Steve Tomporowski wrote:
Oh, I'm sure it's a flow restrictor, but it's a cheap shower head with a
bad spray pattern. I'm looking for something that doesn't just give you
a circle. Gmail actually threw up this website:
http://www.highpressureshowerheads.com/
Which looks interesting. And now that Rick has mentioned Waterpic, yes
those are good, have used them before, the only problem is that the ones
I've had began to leak after a couple of months...around the adjustment
ring.
Steve
On 4/20/06, *Winterlight* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:
Assuming your water pressure is good, then it's probably the restrictor
within the shower head, which is code where I am. But if you had
plumbing
work done, it could also be clogged up from new plumbing. Sometimes when
you first use new copper pipe and fittings, tiny bits of dirt, and
metal,
come off the inside of the pipe, over time, and clog up the fixture.
This
is why the lines should be blown out before putting on the fixture.
It is
not unusual to have to go back and blow them out again.
Since you just had this done, I would call the contractor and see
what he
says. If he says it is the constrictor, and he won't help, then you
can fix
it yourself. Technically, he can't really help you without violating
building code.
First, take the shower head off and turn on the water to clean out the
line. Is the pressure good now? If it is still slow, then you have a
pressure problem. Check your pressure. It should be at least 45 psi.
But if
your pressure is now great, then you have a restricted fixture, so
look at
where it connects to the half inch shower arm, and remove anything
you see,
so you end up with a clean threaded half inch fixture. The
restrictor looks
like a piece of plastic in the form of a cross, or star, often with a
gasket. Just pull all that out, put some Teflon tape on the shower arm
threads, and screw the fixture back on. Now you can enjoy your good
water
pressure.
Licensed General Contractor
>The water pressure at my house isn't the greatest and the 'new'
shower
>head that the contractor put in, frankly, sucks. We've had a
'soaking'
>shower head but that particular beast had a huge head and pretty much
>drizzled rather than sprayed. Does anyone know of a good shower
head that
>gives you coverage and a reasonable spray? The current one acts
like the
>water flow is restricted, but even so, there's only a row of ports
around
>the edge so it give you a circle of water. Any leads appreciated!
>
>Thanks...Steve
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Cheers,
joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key)
