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Review on 11-inch Chrome SparkPod Shower Arm Extension - Durable Solid Brass with Universal Connection to All Shower Heads, Quick Install, Advanced Anti-Leakage Technology by Brian Trotter

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Easy to install, set up

Arrived on Wednesday after a long and hard day at work. The coronavirus blues were depressing me too, so I thought about taking a shower as soon as I walked in the front door. What is that? Crate. I opened it and found the shower kit I had ordered from Revain. Fur! I was too tired to fix this and I really wanted to take a shower now. As I turned to leave, I glanced at the photo of the shower head and stopped. I then looked at the extension and filter housing afterwards. In the blink of an eye I realized I had installed many shower heads in my time and at that moment I was able to install this in 10 minutes. Now I've challenged myself and accepted the challenge. I ordered a high pressure 'Rain' shower head, an 11" extension and a filter housing with a cartridge from Spark Pod. Everything came in color boxes with photos, wrapped inside a clean plastic bag, with full instructions, extra seals and filters.All packaging was fine and clean with no visible defects.sticking out of the wall.you may need a crescent wrench to remove it if it's really stuck.It took less than 2 minutes.The old one went straight into the bin Next I attached the filter housing to the shower rod, after applying plumber's Teflon to seal any exposed threads. I did it by hand, no tools required. The body simply screws onto threads covered with water tape. Set ensure that there is a rubber O-ring on the body shaft For the next connection of the attachment point to the extension already inserted on the built filter housing, you also need a filter mesh. Attaching these two pieces by hand took less than 3 minutes (no tools). By the way, a filter cartridge should already be in the case. The case easily unscrews by hand, revealing the internal cavity where the cartridge resides. Lastly, add the shower head to the extension. Again, make sure to apply the tape to the exposed threads. Also make sure each connection point has an o-ring. There will also be another mesh filter where the hand is connected to the shower head. Took me another 2 minutes with no tools. Another minute to ensure all connections are hand tight after turning on the shower to check for flow and leaks. I had a very small leak in the filter housing when I first checked it, so I turned it around a bit by hand and the leak went away. 5 days later and no leaks. If you want faster flow, you need to remove the restrictor ring from the shower head. You will need to remove the rubber o-ring from the open end of the connection. This is easy to do with tweezers. If you then twist the open connector end down, the plastic stop ring should fall out. If it gets stuck in the threads, it should be easy to pull out with tweezers. Removing this ring will increase flow from the shower head. So I'm not a plumber and was able to remove and install this three piece shower set in about 10 minutes. I think most would find it worth it if it took 20-30 minutes. how is the shower Compared to an old showerhead, it's like swimming under a waterfall. The extra adjustment range of the extension makes me forget about the detachable head attached to the hose. The added benefits of a filter should mean fewer potential toxins and more nutrients for my shower. So if you're looking for an economical shower head that's easy to install and give you a great shower, I'd highly recommend it.

Pros
  • Great price
Cons
  • Big and bulky