Top critical review
3.0 out of 5 starsWater hog, but feels amazing.
Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2019
First and foremost, I feel that this shower head is a really good deal for the price it is offered for. It feels amazing! There are a couple things I think a buyer should be made aware of before buying however.
While the silicone nozzles are super nice, the stainless steel is definitely not touch resistant. It is very hard to keep clean. This is a minor issue though really because once it’s installed you really shouldn’t have to touch it all that much. Had I known, I probably would have worn gloves during the install.
We have the U by Moen shower with a regular shower head and this rainfall shower head. This is a very accurate and fast acting electric valve with a digital readout. I say that to say this, I run out of hot water a lot faster when using the rainfall shower as opposed to the regular shower head. I conducted a little experiment for the benefit of Amazon review readers. When taking a shower using the rainfall, I run out of hot water in about 6 minutes. When using the regular shower head I run out of hot water in 18 min. In both cases, the U by Moen was set to exactly 100° F. I took careful consideration to make sure no hot water was used before each shower for 8 hours before and took other considerations as well. Fact of the matter is that I run out of hot water 3 times faster with the rainfall shower head. I saw the question posted that this uses 2.5 GPM (standard shower heads use 2.0 GPM) and I’m not convinced that is true. I might grab a 5 gallon bucket and time a minute to see how much water actually comes out but as of now, I would guess it would be pretty full if not over flowing.
So, If you are a water conservation nut or if you live in California I wouldn’t necessarily recommend this. But if you’re like me and waste more water on your lawn than in your house just turn up the temp on the water heater to get a better mixing ratio for longer showers.
All in all, I really like this shower head. The only reasons I’m not giving it 5 stars is because I think they could have done a better job with the stainless steel and I don’t think they’re being honest about the amount of water this shower head uses.
**quick 2 year update** Still working great! The silicone nozzles are super easy to clean by simply pinching and giving a light tug and all the lyme buildup simply comes out in between your fingers. I’ve only done this a handful of times and only as a preventative measure, never because I had an issue. Preparing to build a new house and I’ll be buying this again (only in black this time) for 2 or 3 of the bathrooms. It has stood up to the test of time and I definitely recommend!
