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Review on Upgrade Your Shower Experience With TRUSTMI'S Adjustable Height 4 Inch Brass Shower Head Combo In Brushed Nickel by Gavin Dunne

Revainrating 3 out of 5

The Best You Can Probably Do

The Good: It's near impossible to find a short shower arm extender, so this might be your only option. It works just fine, extending your shower head just enough to give it a new perspective in your shower stall. It's generally well made, with a free-floating metal bolt on the important shower-arm end. And it tends to not leak from the adjustment screws (which is where these types of things mostly leak). With the dedicated application of a lot of extra teflon tape, this short solid arm seems to do the job.The Not-So-Good: It's not perfect. It's short and weak; you will have trouble trying to hold up a heavy dual or hand-held shower head. You need to apply a lot more teflon tape than you normally would consider. (Always wrap clockwise!) Aiming the arm is an exercise in coordination between tightening the joints. And the metal on the free-floating connector bolt is "soft"; you can see in my photo scratches on it made by my wrench despite using a cloth to pad the teeth. And. there's the inevitable leak. You can see it in the photo peeping out just behind the connector bolt. There seems to be no way to stop this. I replaced the included washer with a larger, tighter-fitting rubber washer inside the connection, and really tightened it down on the thick layer of teflon tape, and I still get this tiny slow drip at that juncture. I guess I can live with it. No adjustable shower arm extender of this design that I have ever installed has ever, ever worked perfectly. They all leak. This one leaks just a little, which is better than leaking a lot.Because of past experience with this kind of adjustable shower arm extender, every time I turn on this shower I expect this short arm to spring a serious leak somewhere. But so far, it has performed adequately. Worth a try.

Pros
  • It took no time at all to install this item, easy install and well made. works great.
Cons
  • May not be as eco-friendly as other showerheads