Best Shower Head EVER!!
Written: May 05 '08
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Pros: Strong spray, very warm and cozy! Navy shower feature.
Cons: Takes longer to purge pipes of cold water and heat up (because of low-flow)
The Bottom Line: So inexpensive, easy to install, and absolutely fantastic that you have to go out and try one.
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| fauxvirgo's Full Review: The Incredible Head Power Showerhead |
I've owned one of these for seven years without any problems whatsoever; it's been through 5 houses. I've taken it with me every time I've moved. I've even converted my friends and family over to this shower head. It's so inexpensive that I've bought ones for my stay at my parent's house and left it with them. They won't go back to their old shower head!
First of all, this is unlike any conventional shower head. It's a low-flow head which usually means a skimpy little stream of water. This one, however, pressurizes the water and sprays it in a mist instead of a steady stream from 10 or 12 jets. This high-pressure mist is kind of like the misty blast from a pressure washer. Even though it's not a whole lot of water it completely soaks you. Nowadays, when I get in a "normal" shower, my first thought is the lack of wetness the shower head provides.
The mist heats up the air around it and forces it down on you also. This is GREAT!!! Not only do you have warm water, but a warm breeze blowing on you too! However, this becomes a disadvantage when two people are in the shower, because the breeze generated circulates the cooler air in the shower also. The person not directly underneath the head can get cold. I realize might not a problem for most people though, heheh.
The navy shower feature is very nice in my shower stall; I can turn the water off while shaving so the water doesn't rinse the lather off my legs.
I've had this head in 5 different houses, all with a wide range of water pressures. The head works equally well in high pressure and low pressure conditions.
The only real downside to this head is the fact that it takes longer for the hot water to start spraying when you first turn it on. This is because of the low-flow design - it just takes longer to purge the cold water out of the pipes and for the hot water to reach the shower head. I've worked around this issue by turning on the hot water at the bathroom faucet to help move the cold water out of the pipes. Once hot water is coming out of the bathroom faucet, which only takes a few seconds, the shower is ready to go. If I waited on the cold water to flow through the shower head, it would take at least a minute. Again, it's not really a flaw but a simple fact of life. When you flow less water, it takes longer to flush the cold water out of the pipes.
Recommended:
Yes
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