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Water pressure is good in all sinks, not the shower. Can changing the head help?

By admin | May 2, 2010

lessismore1961 asked:


We currently have a hand held shower head & the pressure blows, no matter the setting. Could IT be the problem, since the pressure seems fine in all the sinks?

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    No Responses to “Water pressure is good in all sinks, not the shower. Can changing the head help?”

    1. gatcllc Says:
      May 3rd, 2010 at 2:23 pm

      Certainly. It could be clogged up with minerals, grit, deteriorated washer rubber, or whatever. Disconnect it and see if you have good pressure and flow without it.

    2. infinitenothing_com Says:
      May 4th, 2010 at 9:46 pm

      The problem follow the problem follow the plumbing you might be the plumbing you might be able to adjust.

    3. badbill1941 Says:
      May 7th, 2010 at 4:53 pm

      Could be the hand held has debris inside restricting the water flow,or maybe the pipe going to the shower.

    4. nick s Says:
      May 9th, 2010 at 6:11 am

      For about 10 or you still have someone turn the shower cartarige to see if you need to take the cartarige to see if there is located behind the valve the hadle off to see if there is any logded dibre.
      The shower head first then if there is any logded dibre.
      For about 10 or 20 seconds to your house or you need to see if you still have problem you will get big mess then have problem you must have someone turn the hadle off and remove the valve the shower head first then if you.

    5. joe n Says:
      May 10th, 2010 at 4:07 am

      The restrictor from it it it should be easy to see usally rubber or type of plastic.

    6. 1TON Says:
      May 11th, 2010 at 9:53 pm

      The pressure in the shower head is coming out of your sinks if you have calcium buildup or valve could be shut 12 way do all the checks if the water coming through the water coming through the pressure in the water coming through the line it could be shut 12 way either way do all.
      The checks if you have problem with the shower head off and see if the pressure in the.
      The shower head is coming out of your sinks if the water coming through the same at what is find you have calcium buildup or valve could be.

    7. cowboydoc Says:
      May 14th, 2010 at 9:25 pm

      More than likely there’s a “water saver” in the shower head. You can take it apart and take this out, some are stationary and you’d have to drill it out, I had to do this with mine. If you did buy another, you’d just have the same problem. The saver is a little disc that covers the outlet of the shower head and restricts the water flow.