Shower head restrictor

[Dadillac]

So I use a rainfall shower head. When I first got it I removed the water restrictor and my showers were awesome. High pressure to quickly wash away the soap so that I don't have to rub and rub the soap away. Problem here is the water usage. My house has a 40 gallon water heater and it can't keep up with the shower head and no restrictor. So I bought another of the same shower head that comes with a 1.75 gpm and a 2.5 gpm restrictor. I am using the 2.5 and I am not happy with it. I need something between the 2.5 and the deleted restrictor. Has anyone ever modified a restrictor so that it will flow somewhere in the 3.5 gpm to 4.0 gpm? If so what is the best approach? I thought about drilling a few small holes through it but I am not sure that will actually work. Please advise if you can. Thanks

Don

 

[Rand]

drill a hole in the restrictor instead of removing it?

Try a 1/8" hole and go from there.

I think my last one I did 2 or 3 holes.... you can always drill more holes but not less..

 

[4WD]

So I use a rainfall shower head. When I first got it I removed the water restrictor and my showers were awesome. High pressure to quickly wash away the soap so that I don't have to rub and rub the soap away. Problem here is the water usage. My house has a 40 gallon water heater and it can't keep up with the shower head and no restrictor. So I bought another of the same shower head that comes with a 1.75 gpm and a 2.5 gpm restrictor. I am using the 2.5 and I am not happy with it. I need something between the 2.5 and the deleted restrictor. Has anyone ever modified a restrictor so that it will flow somewhere in the 3.5 gpm to 4.0 gpm? If so what is the best approach? I thought about drilling a few small holes through it but I am not sure that will actually work. Please advise if you can. Thanks

Don

Does the head have threads ?

https://www.build.com/product/summa...MI273_q9r5jgMV4yzUAR0fGjPoEAQYASABEgIQwfD_BwE

 

[GRUMPYDUDE2]

So I use a rainfall shower head. When I first got it I removed the water restrictor and my showers were awesome. High pressure to quickly wash away the soap so that I don't have to rub and rub the soap away. Problem here is the water usage. My house has a 40 gallon water heater and it can't keep up with the shower head and no restrictor. So I bought another of the same shower head that comes with a 1.75 gpm and a 2.5 gpm restrictor. I am using the 2.5 and I am not happy with it. I need something between the 2.5 and the deleted restrictor. Has anyone ever modified a restrictor so that it will flow somewhere in the 3.5 gpm to 4.0 gpm? If so what is the best approach? I thought about drilling a few small holes through it but I am not sure that will actually work. Please advise if you can. Thanks

Don

Drill baby drill!

 

[Egg_Head]

Really? Get a bigger HW heater or go tankless. I have Speakman shower heads throughout my house and have drilled out the Al Gore pleasure-restrictors. LIfe's too short not to enjoy your shower time.

 

[burbguy82]

did the internal restrictor have a small little o ring ......and if you remove the o ring, it reveals a thing that puts you in mind of a strainer?

 

[IcarusLSC]

Check out the difference in size between the two restrictors you have and maybe try drilling it out more and see how it goes? You can always keep going bigger/test/trial and error?

 

[ka9mnx]

Take shorter showers?

 

[Gyro Gearloose]

For 10 cents you can make a custom restrictor and have whatever flow you want. Take a dime and start with 3 1/16 holes. Put the dime between gasket and shower head. Enlarge holes until desired flow achieved

 

[ripcord]

That's it!! I'm out of here. This place is full of felons. Next ya'll will be advising folks to remove the tags from throw cushions!

 

[Rob_Roy]

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Install a mixing valve and set the tank temperature at 140F.

 

[ripcord]

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Install a mixing valve and set the tank temperature at 140F.

That's awesome! I didn't know those existed.