does this diverter reduce the water pressue on both the shower head & hand held unit ?
140226
Yes it does reduce the flow by about 15-20% unfortunately. Just had to take it off and re-do the teflon tape on it and used the showerhead without this diverter. It's solidly built and made out of metal. Well built
140227
not that I detect. It's just effectively another couple inches, and angles, of pipe.
140228
Not sure what you mean about reducing pressure you can only have either the shower head OR hand held unit operating at one time. I did not notice a drop in pressure to the shower head from when I installed it.
140229
When in the position that allows both the hand held and shower head to spray water...YESIf position on only shower head or only hand held, I don't notice any pressure loss
1203183
Both heads are high pressure when on individually and there is a slight drop when both are on at the same time, but that drop is hardly negligible. I did, however, remove the 'governor' when I installed it. How to do that is included in the instructions that come with the shower head. I've had this installed for several months now, and with daily use, it still works as well as when first installed. Enjoy!
900139
No just spray variations. I had to get a diverter change from overhead shower head to hand held or both at once.
1851075
There is no noticeable reduction in water flow or water pressure even with two shower heads in operation.. Love this product.
206449
No it does not.. its a diverter. You have to manually direct where the water should go.
996751
Yes. It decreases water pressure to both, but they will work at the same time.
1688377
Needs separate valves, but they are included. One water valve, the other is a diverter valve. 3 position diverter, so you can have two heads and the hand held, we simply plumed the valve to operate the shower head in 2 of the positions, then the other was for the handheld.
652293
You would need to have a two-way water diverter to connect to a hand held shower spray. One outlet of the diverter goes to the handheld and the other outlet goes to the extended arm with the help of a coupling.
852820
I hope this is the answer to the question you are asking..... It seems to me that it reduces the flow or volume of water that emerges from the shower head. Before installation I had a high volume with strong force.... water splashed out of the shower stall door. After install the water flow was greatly diminished. As I wrote to another person... I installed this in the guest bathroom at my summer home with two goals.... 1) to reduce the mess 2) to provide an unsatisfactory guest shower so that they leave on time and not linger for "a few more days". Both goals achieved.
1702827
the diverter valve swings from on on the handheld whiler shower head is off. As you goe from handheld to rain shower they will both be on at reduced pressure until you reach the rain head position then the hand held is off.
26626
Yes it wili. You can turn on the divertor and the hand held and rain head have there own cut offs.
1985356
That depends on the pressure your shower head has. We had our pressure regulator on the shower head removed before we purchased the Shower Pik and we feel like it causes too much pressure for the Pik. We have to use ours on the lowest setting but this is a very effect tool for cleaning teeth. We have a single point faucet also which means you have to have the shower flowing at a warm setting or else if you turn the faucet down to a slower flow we have cold water to floss with which is not good. A two handle faucet would allow better flow control for water conservation.
1564125
It is not possible to turn the water off from the handheld head.I am using it in a shower unit and do not use a diverter as one would in a tub set up. Only control in the actual handheld is the kind of spray.
2077998
On mine I usually keep the hand-held part turned off. When they are both on the water from the hand-held part doesn't hit the fixed head - I have quite good water pressure though.
1684731
NO for us. We are on a well and have better pressure than most in our area. My shower head has a setting for water saver that was unusable with the hose that came with it. The pressure is better with this hose than with our previous short hose.
1260832
There is a diverter that allows flow to either the shower head or handheld wand.. I suppose you could mid position it for combined flow, but we do not.The shower head is at a fixes ..non moveable vertically location. My wife loves it, and feels that it met our needs and expectations. Just make sure you check the plumbing hookup you have for it to be installed. My installer had to sweat the connectors out of the wall to adapt to this shower system. Also, you will need a dedicated mounting 2x4 for the head and control valve assembly. Hope this helps..
825843
The shower head I purchased does have an on/off valve so that either the shower head or the hand held can be used as desired.