All-Directional Chrome Showerhead

After moving into a new apartment, I discovered to my dismay that the shower had been designed for someone 5 feet tall. After a few days of hunching to get my head under a shower head pointed squarely at my shoulder blades, I started the search for something to extend the height of the shower. I stumbled across this unit while looking at extending arms that cost more without a head. I was interested in a new shower head anyway, so I pulled the trigger on this one.SETUP:Setup was easy, and it took me 2 minutes to remove the pre-assembled arm and showerhead from the box, and connect it to the shower outlet. I then adjusted the arm to an ideal height and angle, and twisted the two wing nuts to tighten them into place.QUALITY:The unit stays in place on its own, although it doesn't seem like it would hold up to repeated adjustment. There were no visible leaks in the hinges or otherwise. Although made of brass inside, the finish feels fairly cheap.SIZE:One thing that might be unclear from the photos is the size of this unit. The arm extends about 9 inches, and the head is fairly small, less than 3 inches in diameter. The angle set the spray perfectly above my head.RAIN vs PRESSURE:It should be clear that this is a "rain" type showerhead, and not a "pressure" type. It has many small openings that gently pour water on the user, rather than blast a powerful spray. Even with the small pink flow limiter removed from the unit, you still won't do better than medium-low pressure with this showerhead. I would prefer closer to a medium-high pressure, but I can still get a decent shower with this showerhead. One thing to note is that you cannot remove the showerhead and add a different one; it won't fit the connector.Overall I'm happy with this unit and the fact that I paid less than half the price of what its parts would have cost separately. If you need adjustability and like rain showers, this is the unit for you. If you need lots of pressure or plan to move the arm a lot, look elsewhere.

I bought this because it was inexpensive and I thought I might be able to replace the head if it wasn't quite what I wanted. Well, the head is pretty generic and I would like to upgrade it (continuing to use the nice extension), but that doesn't work. Still, if you are OK with a plain vanilla spray, this is an excellent value.Pros:--All metal and seems well-made (some similar models are reported to be flimsy plastic).--Easy to install (good thing, since there are no directions).--Gentle flow with good coverage for one person (with flow limiter still in).Dimensions:--Pivot-to-pivot = 8.5"--Max extension (from original pipe to center of shower head) = 11"--Shower head diameter = 3.5"Cons:--The main con for me, and maybe others, is that you can't remove the shower head and replace it with another head. It does not have a standard fitting at the shower head end. Yes, the picture looks like it does, but it doesn't. So if you are getting this as an inexpensive extension for a fancier head, you'll be disappointed. Which is a shame because it's a pretty good extension at less than half the cost of some extensions by themselves.--If that's not an issue for you, there really are no cons unless you're looking for a pummeling spray (which might be available if you remove the limiter, but I haven't tried that).Other:--Both pivots rotate in the same plane. Up and down (unless you install it at an angle, and then only in that plane). Not really a con, since the head does rotate, but not quite "all-directional."--The 2 up-down pivots are easy to adjust (firm thumb and finger pressure are sufficient to loosen and tighten) but my sense is that they may be the weak points (or maybe the leak points) if your family adjusts them a lot. OTOH, who cares if they end up leaking a bit? You're taking a shower, after all. I haven't had any trouble, so this is just a guess.

I moved into an apartment with an AWFUL shower head, and wanted something inexpensive and easy to install that would fix the problem. This was incredibly less expensive than other options I found, and it had great reviews. I've had it for about 2 years now, and I still use it every day. I moved out of the apartment, and brought it with me when I purchased a house.Every guest that has used my shower tells me how much they love my shower. And it's adjustable, so everyone can put it in the position they like best. Some of my good friends even come over JUST to use my shower rather than showering at their house LOL!When I bought this 2 years ago, it was $15.99, which is an unbelievably good deal.My only complaint is that it leaks a little bit at some of the joints. This was an easy fix with some teflon tape (aka plumbers tape). You can find this at Lowe's or Home Depot for about $1. Just wrap it around the threading in the same direction that you will screw the adjoining part back on (so when you screw it back together, the tape tightens rather than unraveling). It also can get kind of loose when it'd adjusted often, but the screws at the joints allow you to tighten it.I wish they had this in an oil-rubbed bronze color. I've redone my whole bathroom with all the fixtures in oil-rubbed bronze, but I refuse to get rid of my amazing shower head, even though it doesn't match :)