Hmm, I might be moving and need a new shower head, but the house I’m mainly fantasizing about buying doesn’t have pictures of the bathroom with the shower curtain open. So I don’t know what the shower looks like. The other house I’m fantasizing about buying has a weird bath with no room for a shower head.
@sammydog01 I’m thinking about trying to convince my mother to buy a house that she can take a shower in, but I would not be able to, assuming I stay upstairs. But the upstairs has a loft-style area and the photo has a big floor loom in it, so I want to live there. With the loom they’ll probably want to take when they move.
@mossygreen I would love to live in a big loft with lots of natural light. But weaving sounds like too much work. I guess you could use a hand shower attachment? A loft might be worth it.
@sammydog01 Oh, it’s not a real loft, definitely more of a glorified landing. I too would love a big loft, or a finished attic w/skylights. Sigh. Anyway, don’t underestimate the number of things you can hang on a floor loom you’re not using. It’s at least as good as a treadmill.
Super-Meh. Got this last time. Metallic foil plated onto plastic. Pitched it and got a legit brushed nickel Moen. Was not cheap, but you get what you pay for in materials cost.
Interesting. Of course, I can’t account for everything Moen makes and Moen would never use the word plastic. Instead, they say The outer shell of the hand-held, docking collar and some internal pieces are made up of a non-corrosive composite material. The kink-free hose is metal. I had a Moen handheld in a previous house and they certainly make nice stuff. But think about it; do you really want to wave a three-pound chunk of metal around your face when your eyes are full of soap?
@mike808 @Lighter is correct: I bought this last time around and plastic is the way to go. Waving a 3 pound metal cudgel around would suck. Dropping a 3 pound cudgel on a hose and it arcing gracefully into the sliding glass shower doors would double suck.
Pretty sure this is the one I got from meh back in August, and it’s nice. I believe it had a little plastic water pressure governor in the hose connector that I had to take out in order to get decent flow, but once I did that, it’s been great.
Good grief - 4.5 stars. That is two highly rated things in one week. Is a disgruntled meh addict holding them hostage and forcing them to sell decent stuff?
The pictures suggest it, but the write up doesn’t mention it - is there a temperature LED in the head? If so, the antimicrobial might be the only difference between what I already have and this one, and I could probably use that.
They tend to use alloys that inhibit microbes, so the metal parts don’t usually grow stuff. The soft bits that can be flexed to shoot little bullets of deposits from hard water probably had an issue. (Note: stand clear of the spray when massaging partially clogged shower heads.)
But looking at the Amazon Q&A’s the same question pops up several times - “Where’s the On-Off feature?”
It appears “On-Off” is not exactly accurate - it’s actually a “slow” setting, like pinching a hose.
Hmm…
(1) Footnote: in spite of our state being surrounded by really huge lakes our water bill is our most expensive utility on an annual basis and we rarely water the lawn.
@RedOak probably its just a trickle. I’ve never had a shower head that goes full off when using that feature and I actually like that it runs a little. Usually gives you just enough to rinse soap off your hands or rinse out you razor. Things you would actually do while “pausing” your shower instead of turning it off.
@RedOak@unksol That’s actually pretty cool. My shower stall is so tiny that I have to turn off my shower to soap up and condition my hair. If I could get it to trickle instead, that would be great. Hmmmm.
I bought one of these and received one in my instant regret kit full of stuff I already bought. So now I have two of these. I’d love to tell everyone they work great, but they refuse to install themselves.
Be careful. I bought a similar one a while back. My now ex wife started spending an inordinate amount of time showering. I think she discovered the secret 7th setting called “Who needs a husband”
Installed two of these about a year ago and I’m very satisfied with them.
To answer some questions: I’ve had no issues with the chrome flaking. Right, the “pause” is just a very slow flow (they imply that totally stopping the flow puts an inordinate amount of pressure on the shower head). There is no LED. Finally, all the settings work well but mine seems to lack the “Who needs a husband setting”. Can I come over and watch how yours works? Sounds like I’m missing something.
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Hmm, I might be moving and need a new shower head, but the house I’m mainly fantasizing about buying doesn’t have pictures of the bathroom with the shower curtain open. So I don’t know what the shower looks like. The other house I’m fantasizing about buying has a weird bath with no room for a shower head.
@mossygreen You’re thinking about buying a house you can’t take a shower in?
@sammydog01 I’m thinking about trying to convince my mother to buy a house that she can take a shower in, but I would not be able to, assuming I stay upstairs. But the upstairs has a loft-style area and the photo has a big floor loom in it, so I want to live there. With the loom they’ll probably want to take when they move.
@mossygreen I would love to live in a big loft with lots of natural light. But weaving sounds like too much work. I guess you could use a hand shower attachment? A loft might be worth it.
@sammydog01 Oh, it’s not a real loft, definitely more of a glorified landing. I too would love a big loft, or a finished attic w/skylights. Sigh. Anyway, don’t underestimate the number of things you can hang on a floor loom you’re not using. It’s at least as good as a treadmill.
Super-Meh. Got this last time. Metallic foil plated onto plastic. Pitched it and got a legit brushed nickel Moen. Was not cheap, but you get what you pay for in materials cost.
Would not buy.
@mike808 thanks for convincing me not to get this.
usually the comments do the opposite.
Interesting. Of course, I can’t account for everything Moen makes and Moen would never use the word plastic. Instead, they say The outer shell of the hand-held, docking collar and some internal pieces are made up of a non-corrosive composite material. The kink-free hose is metal. I had a Moen handheld in a previous house and they certainly make nice stuff. But think about it; do you really want to wave a three-pound chunk of metal around your face when your eyes are full of soap?
@mike808
@Lighter is correct: I bought this last time around and plastic is the way to go. Waving a 3 pound metal cudgel around would suck. Dropping a 3 pound cudgel on a hose and it arcing gracefully into the sliding glass shower doors would double suck.
@Dabidoh @Lighter @mike808 you say that now but when buglers try and steal your soap you’ll be kicking yourself you don’t have those 3 pounds
@Dabidoh @mike808 @unksol When shower heads are criminalized then only criminals will have showers.
Or something like that.
@Dabidoh @Lighter @mike808 what no joke about bugles cause I can’t spell
@Dabidoh @Lighter @mike808 @unksol Buglers are the WORST
@unksol I was trying to be nice.
@Dabidoh @Lighter @mike808 @therealjrn that’s better
@Dabidoh @mike808 @unksol I thought I’d let you toot your own horn.
@Dabidoh @Lighter @unksol Did someone mention The Buggles?
Pretty sure this is the one I got from meh back in August, and it’s nice. I believe it had a little plastic water pressure governor in the hose connector that I had to take out in order to get decent flow, but once I did that, it’s been great.
Good grief - 4.5 stars. That is two highly rated things in one week. Is a disgruntled meh addict holding them hostage and forcing them to sell decent stuff?
Can you run both heads at the same time?
Absolutely
@croneyzzzz If you are a man…No
I bought a Speakman 2005 after being impressed by one at a Residence Inn. It’s big, but I like it.
The pictures suggest it, but the write up doesn’t mention it - is there a temperature LED in the head? If so, the antimicrobial might be the only difference between what I already have and this one, and I could probably use that.
Everyone really needs to stop all the microbes because we don’t have any soap that can do the job… oh wait.
@hchavers The anti microbes is for the shower head, not you. So it doesn’t get clogged up.
@Fuzzalini @hchavers I thought shower heads got clogged with lime?
@Fuzzalini @hchavers @sammydog01 Shower head parts look gross when they have a thick microbial film on them.
They tend to use alloys that inhibit microbes, so the metal parts don’t usually grow stuff. The soft bits that can be flexed to shoot little bullets of deposits from hard water probably had an issue. (Note: stand clear of the spray when massaging partially clogged shower heads.)
So that feature sparked my interest.(1)
But looking at the Amazon Q&A’s the same question pops up several times - “Where’s the On-Off feature?”
It appears “On-Off” is not exactly accurate - it’s actually a “slow” setting, like pinching a hose.
Hmm…
(1) Footnote: in spite of our state being surrounded by really huge lakes our water bill is our most expensive utility on an annual basis and we rarely water the lawn.
@RedOak probably its just a trickle. I’ve never had a shower head that goes full off when using that feature and I actually like that it runs a little. Usually gives you just enough to rinse soap off your hands or rinse out you razor. Things you would actually do while “pausing” your shower instead of turning it off.
@RedOak @unksol That’s actually pretty cool. My shower stall is so tiny that I have to turn off my shower to soap up and condition my hair. If I could get it to trickle instead, that would be great. Hmmmm.
NOTilus?
Yeah, NOT buying…
Ah yes the thing I got from meh forever ago that is still in the box waiting to be installed underneath the sink in the guest bathroom.
@DLPanther What a strange place to install a shower head. To each his own, I suppose.
@djslack @DLPanther You mean you don’t have leprechauns living under the sink in your guest bathroom? I thought everyone had them.
@djslack @DLPanther @JohnMorris
I always assumed this was the storage place for the 1-ply.
I bought one of these and received one in my instant regret kit full of stuff I already bought. So now I have two of these. I’d love to tell everyone they work great, but they refuse to install themselves.
@warpedrotors Well you probably need to pay them or something. Sounds like they are on strike. Either that or they are teenagers.
Be careful. I bought a similar one a while back. My now ex wife started spending an inordinate amount of time showering. I think she discovered the secret 7th setting called “Who needs a husband”
I check meh at least 5 times a day now.
Just to make sure I clicked the meh button.
@Woody1 so the nefarious ”Traffic Improvement Plan” by Meh worked.
Who wants to fall into the 7-day click abyss?
Again!?
Installed two of these about a year ago and I’m very satisfied with them.
To answer some questions: I’ve had no issues with the chrome flaking. Right, the “pause” is just a very slow flow (they imply that totally stopping the flow puts an inordinate amount of pressure on the shower head). There is no LED. Finally, all the settings work well but mine seems to lack the “Who needs a husband setting”. Can I come over and watch how yours works? Sounds like I’m missing something.
@bigmeh I think that setting is just point and clit. Err click
Just two days after I bought one shower head from Costco.
@sarahtarah Costco makes it easy to do returns.
Got one. Loved it. Bought another elsewherefor mo money. Dang it. Don’t need a third.
Got one, love it.
I just bought two more. I have hard water and it’s easier to replace these when they get clogged up than CLR them.
@j37hr0 Use vinegar. Be gentle with your head.
So I can wash my hair and my junk at the same time groovy baby