lawgolfer |
12-10-2022 03:15 PM |
Buy Modified Shower Head on eBay
As noted by others, you may have a "pressure" problem, but, more likely, have a "flow" problem.
If the flows at your faucets are fine, it's not likely you have a "pressure" problem. If there are problems at the faucets, there could be numerous causes. They range from calcium build-up in the pipes; a defective pressure regulator; a collapsed matrix bed in a water softener; or a cartridge filter that needs to be replaced.
Most likely, you have a "flow" problem due to the restriction in your shower head. Even before the government mandated "low-flow" heads of 2.5 GMP, hotels were installing these heads to save money. I used to travel for business. I got so tired of not being able to take a decent shower in many hotels that I started carrying a screwdriver to pry out the restrictor plate that was inserted in the shower head. With the passage of years, manufacturers seldom add these plates to restrict flow and, instead, design the shower head with a small diameter hole in the "ball"which is what allows the head to swivel on the pipe from the wall. To increase the flow with these heads, you have to drill out the hole. This can be hard to do as the "ball" easily turns as it is designed to allow the head to swivel.
Fortunately, some entrepreneurs have solved this problem for you. Go to eBay, search for shower heads, and then search for "modified" heads. Usually, these are Delta heads which have had the "balls" drilled out. Most state they increase the flow to 10-14 GPM. DO NOT buy one which only says it is a "high pressure" head.
The Delta heads are satisfactory, but plain vanilla. I searched longer and found a fancy head which is only sold overseas and is not subject to the 2.5 GPM mandate.
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