Speakman, Brushed Nickel S-2005-HB-BN Hotel Anystream High Pressure Shower Head-2.5 GPM Adjustable Replacement Bathroom Showerhead

The water pressure at my house is not terrible, but certainly lethargic. Being of a lethargic temperament myself, rather than drain the pressure tank and adjust the water pressure, I just ordered this shower head. I took the advice of others on here and removed the flow limiter before installing, which was a bit of a pain but successful.And boy, I am happy with my purchase. I'm going to take it with me wherever I live for the rest of my life. My showers just got 75% more enjoyable.I told my family, Add 20% percent to your life happiness with this one simple step that anyone can do! Buy this shower head. Lol - but for real, I love it.

I bought this to replace a beautiful rain showerhead. I couldn’t believe my pressure was so bad because of tan expensive masterpiece. After reading Google reviews on how powerful this was, I had it installed and was prepared to be disappointed. There was absolutely no disappointment! The pressure is phenomenal, although it did almost to make me late for work as I didn’t want to leave the shower

Has good pressure but have used hotel shower heads that blast you. But we are happy with this one. The massage setting is really good.

So the old shower head was removed for painting, an upon reattachment the plastic fitting which screwed onto the pipe cracked..... so my shower head sprayed to the front and the back.... so this is an awesome replacement....

We went through like A FEW different shower heads and complete systems that also came with a hand-held. A couple of those were big name brands that advertised THE BEST flow, etc.Narrator: (They did not have good flow)You know those cheap shower heads that have good flow but no way to adjust them? You know those expensive ones that have like 50 settings but none of them give you good enough water flow? Yeah…This one has awesome flow, and the adjustment is a continuous turn—as in, it doesn’t click into one or the other setting. You can spin that little thing around 360° as it goes from full spread to narrow blaster mode and back again. We love this shower head. It was a reasonable enough price that we bought a diverter valve, a little arm, as well as a rainfall-style shower head that we can switch to with the diverter. For the same price, we previously bought some junk. If we just got this one to start with we would’ve saved a good amount of money.Our shower times are a fraction of what they used to be, and we feel more refreshed afterward. It’s worth more than you think.Of course, this doesn’t have a hand-held attachment. Know what? We’re really not missing it much. Just bend over slightly and it will blast those nether-regions just fine. And you don’t have to fiddle with an attachment.As for all that stuff about removing the screen: Don’t do it until you test it. We have average water pressure for the U.S., and this thing is great as-is (proof that those other name-brand ones we tried are just gimmicky). If you have low water pressure, though, maybe remove the screen. Don’t worry about it until you test it, though. Just screw it on and run it real quick without the plumber’s tape to get an idea before you fully install it.Also: After all the friggin’ shower heads we’ve gone thorough, here’s some tips: Before you install it, just screw it on without some tape all the way until you feel it hit the solid rubber washer. That will give you an idea at what point it starts to create a seal, and what orientation you want to start at. Put some extra plumber’s tape on there, a few more turns. It sucks getting your shower head all situated and then when you go to adjust it it comes loose. The extra tape allows you to get it more secure without over-crushing the rubber washer inside. Over, tightening the thing causes the rubber washer to squash out, and may even restrict the water flow, and you know we don’t want that.

PLEASE NOTE: We have a typical well system. This review looks at how two Speakman units do on a well system. If you are on a municipal water supply you likely have higher pressure and water flow rate. I also removed the 2.5 gal limiter - more on that at the end of this review.I replaced our old Speakman Classic 32 (4 jet unit about $22 here on Amazon) with this S-2005-HB unit. Below is a review of both units.Speakman Classic 32 (found elsewhere in this Amazon shower head list) - A few years ago, and after trying quite a few mediocre shower heads, we stumbled upon this mighty little shower nozzle. It is about 2 1/2" in diameter with a more powerful spray than any other we had tried. It had only this one usable spray setting with maybe two dozens small, powerful streams but it made for a very nice shower experience. The Classic 32 lasted 4 or 5 years on our filtered well water system. However, it was slowly giving up the ghost to mineral deposits. I tried to clean out the jets a bit with a toothbrush but that only made it worse. We liked the Classic 32 unit so much I almost ordered a duplicate but decided to try a better Speakman unit instead.Speakman S-2005-HB - First thing you should note is that this is a big shower head - maybe 5 inches in diameter or about the size of the end of a 2 liter bottle! It is heavy, with a full chrome finish. The female 1/2" fitting is all metal too, as opposed to some with a female fitting made of chromed plastic. It really has two usable settings on the variable shower control lever.The first lever setting is a 4" wide rain shower with a lot of water flow from some 50 streams. Truth be told, it is not quite as powerful of a stream as the Classic 32. However, the Classic 32 has about half as many individual streams coming out so that makes some sense. Move the control lever 180 degrees and you have a very powerful shower message jet. This single massage jet is very impressive and effective - all the more so on our lower pressure system.The manufacturer claims that the lever allows unlimited, variable shower settings but that seems to be a bit of advertising fluff to me. I prefer to call it two settings only as the in-between positions on the variable lever really just split the water between the sets of jets, reducing both nozzles flow to the point of being ineffective in our installation. (PLEASE NOTE: If you have higher pressure and water flow rate, these in-between settings may be more useful. Please remember that I am on a well system).So what's the verdict? The less expensive Classic 32 is slightly more vigorous than the S-2005 on it's stream setting, but not by much. Having said that, the S-2005 does have a much wider coverage on your skin with more jets and it seems like the big nozzle delivers more water to rinse more quickly. The big difference between the two units is that the S-2005 also has that great massage setting that makes it clearly the better shower nozzle and maybe worth the extra few bucks to most people. On a well water system EITHER Speakman unit is better than most any other shower nozzle we have tried through the years!WARNING - Removing this restrictor is difficult so the following procedure is done at your own risk. You may also be subject to criminal prosecution and incarceration, ridicule from your friends, and nasty letters from the Audubon Society for being so "ungreen". But much worse, it will void your warranty so you are on you own now!Removing the restrictor - First, remove the black washer with stainless steel screen from the end of the fitting. The screen is easily bent back into shape before reinstalling it so just grab the screen with needle nose pliers and out it comes. Underneath is a round, white gizmo with an "o" ring in the middle of it. That is the restrictor. After I broke off all these little tabs trying to pull it out whole, I just drilled it out carefully with a 1/4" drill bit and took it out in pieces. Rinse it out, reinstall the filter screen and screw the nozzle back on to the shower nipple. It does seem to make the shower even better but it is a subtle improvement at best on my well system. Still, every little bit helps when on a well system.I hope this review was helpful to you. I try to give you the best info I can because I appreciate it so much when other reviewers give me the real facts I need to make an informed buyers decision.

We have somewhat low water pressure, so based on others reviews this seemed like the ideal shower head. I was not disappointed. We installed it as is and it works great - excellent spray with great water pressure. I had read where others had to remove a part that limits pressure but ours seems fine as is. The price is quite reasonable for this quality product.

Could not be connected to existing fittings

Nice showerhead. Feels sturdy. Bigger than expected, as many have posted. The only downside is with the low flow restrictor, the massage functions are not too strong, making them a bit useless.

Same shower head as in a hotel I stayed in that I just had to have. Has a perfectly wide stream that covers my entire body and the right amount of pressure. Its like a blanket of warm water

works great ... mod is easy and very useful .. fast delivery