Kingston BrassK136A0MB Victorian Showerhead, Matte Black,7.75 x 7.75 x 3.25

This is the showerhead I have been trying to find for years. It's a really odd thing to become obsessed over, but bear with me... a long while ago I stayed a friends house overnight, and they had an old fashioned Victorian house with a claw bathtub, and showerhead that came right out of the ceiling. It was antique plumbing but a unique experience that for some reason stuck with me. It was a round showerhead that pointed straight down and delivered a very soft but full amount of water. After that experience I wanted something like it, I loved the look and feel of the whole thing. I've bought a few different ones, mostly the WaterPik brands, the "drenching rain" ones that were the biggest ones I could find on a budget. Most of the ones I found similar to the one she had were outrageously expensive (people pay $1000 and up for a showerhead?!) and I just kept settling on ones that would do for the time being. After purchasing my first home I was determined to find a good one but not spend a fortune, and this one is perfect.It's no super-fancy vintage Victorian piece of plumbing, and I don't want to rip up my wall to make it drop out of the ceiling, but for the price and the addition of a 13" arm that allows it to point straight down, it's been a really satisfying purchase. I personally don't want a high-pressure shower and usually use the water at half-force, and this showerhead gives a truly "drenching" experience even at half-force. Full force, and it's still soft, but basically double the amount of water. So, double-drenching, I guess.So if you're not looking for a crazy high-pressure jet of water and want something that looks stylish and makes you feel like you're actually in a rain storm, look no further. This has been the best addition to my home so far.

This showerhead was used with matching 15" shower arm to replace a useless expensive Delta shower head. I used a flow restricter taken from my Delta showerhead because I live in the desert and am on a well. I installed it and I love it. My Delta faucet was a mixture of metal and plastic or rubber that clogged and deteriorated. I love the rainfall produced by this oversized shower. Restricting the water flow did not affect the use of this showerhead at all. I did buy the 15" shower arm to make room in my shower to allow for the water to fall directly overhead. It is amazing. I watched a you tube video and the installation was easy and flawless. The finish was perfect with the rest of the Venetian Bronze fixtures in my bath... The shower is better than ever. This was such a wonderful answer to my shower head frustrations.

Five stars as the product came as advertised, on time, with good fit and finish. But, some things to keep in mind:1.) As others have mentioned, water pressure will come into play with this showerhead. I'm afraid if you try to hang this unit off of a standard, angled shower fitting that you'll be disappointed: there won't be enough pressure from the showerhead to get the water to your body without standing uncomfortably close to the wall. This is definitely a "rainshower" head, it needs to be pretty much directly overhead to work as intended, OR you will need to have some seriously impressive water pressure. We already had one of those adjustable extensions in place, so we were good to go there. But:2.) If you ARE using an adjustable shower extension rod thingy, keep in mind that the weight of this larger showerhead, in conjunction with the extra water it holds, may be too much for the friction fittings on your extension. This happened to us. It looked fine during installation; but when I turned on the shower to test it, the weight of the water entering the head just pulled the whole assembly down, womp womp. The friction fittings on the extension just couldn't hack it, no amount of tightening would help them stay. I was fortunate enough to have some heavy gauge copper wire that I was able to use to MacGuyver a (somewhat ugly but workable) sling to hold the assembly up.I tried it out and had a fine shower with it. The proof in the pudding, of course, will be what the wife says when she tries it out!

'Wow' is the best word I can come up with, especially considering the price. I've always been envious of hotel rain showers and since my old showerhead was starting to come apart and leak profusely I figured "Hey, why not give it a shot?" I ordered this showerhead, a large S-curve shower arm (from here on Amazon), and some quality Teflon tape at the local hardware store and went to work. Installation was easy. The new showerhead looks great. The water flow is awesome and feels like a much more expensive system. Color me impressed.

If a "gentle rain" is the kind of flow you want from your shower head, then this is the perfect item. Even at full blast, it doesn't provide enough force to wash away the dirt of the day, but it can provide a very relaxing experience if this is your thing. The adjustable head does give some directional control, but it can probably only go an inch up/down/and sideways, so not a lot. And, as always, make sure to use plumbers' tape for proper install to avoid leaks.

It is great quality and made very nicely. Kingston seems to make a nice solid unit. The issue I had with this shower head was with the water pressure throughput. It was very very slow with not much pressure at all. Also, if you place the shower head at around a 45 degree angle in the shower (meaning it is not directly overhead), the shower head restricts the waterflow where the bottom has water coming out (low pressure) and no water comes out of the top 1/3rd area. If you truly want a rain drop like experience and you can mount this horizontally overhead, then it would be ideal.