Author Topic: Shower Heads in the USA (Read 1330 times)

USSEnterprise · « **on:** November 30, 2005, 10:22:24 am »

I want to get my father a gift for his birthday. I always hear him complain about our low flow showerhead. I also hate such showers. Is there any foreign or otherwise showerhead that I could buy and adapt to an American fitting?

This is reminding me of a Seinfeld ep.

Stingray · « **Reply #1 on:** November 30, 2005, 10:26:17 am »

Most shower heads just have a restricter inside that makes it low-flow. You can knock it out with a hammer & a screwdriver.

-S

nostrebor · « **Reply #2 on:** November 30, 2005, 10:33:06 am »

Get him one of these. They are cheap and "feel" high flow while being low flow.

Stingray · « **Reply #3 on:** November 30, 2005, 10:40:42 am »

I had no idea that you could legally sell "incredible head".

-S

ClubNinja · « **Reply #4 on:** November 30, 2005, 10:41:17 am »

I'd certainly feel uncomfortable giving incredible head to my father for his birthday.

Harry Potter · « **Reply #5 on:** November 30, 2005, 10:41:48 am »

Or if you want "Lousy Head", call Seph's mum.

ChadTower · « **Reply #6 on:** November 30, 2005, 10:48:12 am »

nostrebor · « **Reply #7 on:** November 30, 2005, 02:31:10 pm »

So I said to myself, "I'm going to post this shower head all serious like, and make no snide comments. I'll just leave that to Chad and Stingray."

My plan is working quite well...

It really is a good gift idea. Think of all the fun your family wil have at Dad's expense after he opens this thoughtful gift.

mr.Curmudgeon · « **Reply #8 on:** November 30, 2005, 02:33:49 pm »

How many pictures of half-naked wrestlers does Chad have sitting on his hard drive anyhow?

mrC

Stingray · « **Reply #9 on:** November 30, 2005, 02:35:32 pm »

Quote from: mr.Curmudgeon on November 30, 2005, 02:33:49 pm

How many pictures of half-naked wrestlers does Chad have sitting on his hard drive anyhow?

mrC

Best to not even ask the question.

-S

ChadTower · « **Reply #10 on:** November 30, 2005, 02:39:57 pm »

Quote from: mr.Curmudgeon on November 30, 2005, 02:33:49 pm

How many pictures of half-naked wrestlers does Chad have sitting on his hard drive anyhow?

22.

3 of them are of AmericanDemon.

Stingray · « **Reply #11 on:** November 30, 2005, 02:41:47 pm »

Quote from: ChadTower on November 30, 2005, 02:39:57 pm

Quote from: mr.Curmudgeon on November 30, 2005, 02:33:49 pm
How many pictures of half-naked wrestlers does Chad have sitting on his hard drive anyhow?

22.

3 of them are of AmericanDemon.

See, I told you.

-S

JonnyBoy · « **Reply #12 on:** November 30, 2005, 06:16:30 pm »

From what I understand, all showerheads are regulated to a certain flow rate. Sometimes a showerhead shoots more air into the stream of water, causing it to feel low flow.

USSEnterprise · « **Reply #13 on:** November 30, 2005, 06:54:57 pm »

But it remains that all showerheads in the US are limited to 2.5 gal per minute

markrvp · « **Reply #14 on:** November 30, 2005, 07:47:58 pm »

For his birthday stand his ass in front of the nearest fire hydrant you can find and open her up. After you dry him off, tell him his present is helping him properly appreciate the shower head he already has.

DrewKaree · « **Reply #15 on:** November 30, 2005, 09:20:30 pm »

Quote from: USSEnterprise on November 30, 2005, 10:22:24 am

I want to get my father a gift for his birthday. I always hear him complain about our low flow showerhead. I also hate such showers. Is there any foreign or otherwise showerhead that I could buy and adapt to an American fitting?

This is reminding me of a Seinfeld ep.

The showerhead you're referring to is a Speakman. They DO sell them here if you want. Sharper Image sells them, but so do a TON of other people. Check out Brookstone or see if the Improvements catalog has 'em (google those words).

If you want some nice ones, Home Depot has that showerhead nos pointed out for a few bucks, and I've found the higher-dollar MOEN showerheads are pretty sweet. Also, on the MOEN showerheads, IIRC, they tell you right in the instructions how to take out the limiter if you so desire. It was a little blue thingamabob (sorry for the technical jargon there) that you could pull out with a pliers, even came with a little tab doohicky (again, sorry....this lingo is prolly throwing you off thinking it might be too hard) to give you something to grab onto with the pliers.

Home Depot in my area carries the Speakman's, but they seem way too overpriced for what they don't do. The MOEN's are about the same, but at least you've got several different water patterns to fool you into thinking it's worth it.

J_K_M_A_N · « **Reply #16 on:** November 30, 2005, 11:07:14 pm »

Just take a drill and make 1 bigger hole in the plastic right inside the shower head. I have done that a few times. One thing you want to try and do is make it RIGHT in the center because it WILL flow a little weird if it is off. Also, don't go TOO big with the drill bit. It may be easier to just widen the holes already there to keep it uniform.

J_K_M_A_N

RayB · « **Reply #17 on:** December 01, 2005, 12:14:25 am »

Keep in mind if your home's water pressure is not up to code in the first place, no shower head will fix that.

ChadTower · « **Reply #18 on:** December 01, 2005, 09:34:49 am »

It's a bit odd that my house has low pressure, yet my 50 year old shower head can actually put out pressure that leaves marks on your shoulder if you turn it to max.

USSEnterprise · « **Reply #19 on:** December 01, 2005, 09:41:53 am »

I think we get about 60-70 PSI

ChadTower · « **Reply #20 on:** December 01, 2005, 09:44:48 am »

I have no idea what we get but the sinks are pretty low pressure. The shower head, though, if you turn it up all the way, somehow delivers the goods. It's old, made of solid metal, and was there when I bought the house. I turned it all the way up one day after a football game and accidentally got myself in the eye with the water... it was like getting hit with a pool cue.

whammoed · « **Reply #21 on:** December 01, 2005, 09:45:52 am »

You could put one of those brass garden hose nozzles on there!

allroy1975 · « **Reply #22 on:** December 01, 2005, 09:54:35 am »

I seem to remember taking a shower once where there was no shower head.

the water comes out pretty hard when there's no head.

nostrebor · « **Reply #23 on:** December 01, 2005, 10:22:27 am »

The topic reminds me of Springsteen.

We need a pic of Bruce wailing into a microphone stand with a shower head on it. STAT!


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