Shower Pressure Restrictor Valve | How to Remove Restrictor and Increase Water Pressure
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- Опубликовано: 8 авг 2017
- Shower heads are now sold with water flow restrictor valve installed. If your shower head does not have a removable flow restrictor valve, then see my other video that shows how to drill the plastic restrictor valve out • Increase Shower Water ... .You can remove the flow restrictor valve to increase your shower water pressure very easily, right now. This video will show you how to remove the shower water flow pressure restrictor valve. Removal is very easy. Once you remove the restrictor valve from your shower you will enjoy much better water pressure. There are a few other tips in this video that will show you how to increase the performance of your shower head and get better pressure of water flow.
Don't use thread sealant tape between the connection of the hand held shower and hose. The rubber/nitrile washer is all that is needed. Most hand held shower units are made of plastic nowadays. You can split the plastic nut if you put extra material between the threads. (I just had one split the other day from normal use). The rule in plumbing is if there is a washer then don't use sealant. Typically the threads with washers are standard straight threads unlike tapered pipe threads. You can use sealant on tapered pipe threads. The 1/2" pipe thread coming out of the wall for the shower head is tapered pipe threads so that is where you can use the PTFE thread tape.
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you just saved me an unnecessary purchase. I was originally gonna buy a new showerhead considering our current one was no good- living in Texas, especially during the summer, means nothing but a trickle of water comes out of our shower. Instead, I decided to see if there were any alternatives. I came across this video, gave it a shot, and boom. Worked like a charm. Best water pressure I've had in years
I'll never understand the "save us from ourselves" pundits who seem to think that having to take a 15 minute shower with almost no pressure is better than a 5 minute shower with twice the pressure. The "trickle" shower actually uses MORE water than a full-pressure one. Save us from do-gooders who enact laws to cure non-existent problems & without actually researching to see if it needs fixing...or whether the "fix" is worse than the problem. Anyway, thanks for the video!! I just took apart my shower wand set and eventually found the restrictor, hidden inside the wand hanger section. Despite all my water pressure, the tiny little restrictor hole (less than 1/8" diameter) was forcing a lot of water out the faucet, rather than out the shower head. Not anymore!!
Exactly,
I spent more time looking for soap to rinse off than actual bathing. This water restricter removal information should be in the installation instructions, but I'm sure the manufacturers aren't allowed to inform the public even if they wanted to.
Exactly! Wouldn't want to run afoul of those federal regulations, would we? LOL I just showered with my newly-de-restricted shower head - thorough shower in 4 minutes...used to take 15 - 20 minutes.
Thank you for not mentioning that group by the more real name. I don't want our fine government telling me how to live, let alone how to bath or poop... But, we know they are trying to. And, I don't know about you, but... My bathroom is more private than my bedroom. ;-)
The Democrats think they are smarter than anybody and they want to control your life. The reality is only stupid people become Democrats so once they get power, the public is screwed.
Bahaha....do you realize how moronic your comments are? "Infinite Wisdom, " hardly. Only a moron (or Republican) would turn a plumbing video into something political.
This was a good help.... took the “O”-Ring and baaaam! All done..... wife is happy, she has more water pressure! Thanks Frostie✌🏾
Thank you so, so much! I just bought a detachable shower head and was shocked by how terrible the pressure was! It was like a trickling stream, which works for some but DEFINITELY not for me. I removed the plastic restrictor and the pressure is now nice and powerful!
Thank you for the tip. Took a corkscrew and pulled the valve right out. No more low pressure on my shower......me and my family greatly appreciate the tip
Absolutely well put. Clear instruction and helpful advice. Just what I was looking for. Thank you!
Oh this was EXACTLY what I needed... I've been living in this house for 1.5 years and the water pressure (even after changing head) always bothered me and this was the perfect (and quick) fix
I even went to our kitchen sink which basically dribbled water and applied the same method and now I'm able to fill the kettle without going for a nap
Thanks again
So guess everything has a restrictive device. Kitchen water sink. Drives me batty. Where is the restriction thing on the sinks. ? Thanks
@@stephanierobinette4425 The very end of the tap where the water comes out is removable. Unscrew it and inside you'll see the restrictor in there. Just pop it out and screw the tap end back on.
After following the instructions in this video for the shower head, I too went around the house and removed the rest. Man, what a difference. No more waiting forever for the hot water to get hot (or the cold to get cold) and rinsing the dishes before putting them in the dishwasher now just takes a few seconds, instead of standing there forever. And as the OP pointed out, filling the kettle is now done in a flash!
Thank you very much for your video! It definitely helped me understand my shower settings :) And, your wife's tip for cleaning the showerhead was great.
One of the rare times I comment just bought a new shower head from Wal-Mart long story short I didn't have any water pressure I do now thanks to this video and my wifes wine cap remover thank you so much sincerely a dirty mechanic
Great tip!
Wow! I had no idea that it was the cause of the low water pressure at the shower. Thank you for the great video, and the vinegar and water bag trick too!
Very helpful! I texted my new landlord today after my first shower was pitiful and took forever to get shampoo out of my hair. Thankfully they responded to help fix it that day very quickly, but when I got home from work later it was the same. This video thought me how to remove an o ring and clear out some major calcium buildup that was in there. Put it back on and works great! Thanks!
Your advice to use a screw saved my life, and my shower head!! Thank you so much!
The Corkscrew FTW!! Thank you. I tried everything else short of a drill and no luck. Appreciate this tip! Ty
Glad it helped!
Dude, you're awesome. I just took a shower with a fire hose after using a super soaker 50 for the past few days.
Hahah!!
Lmao!! Enjoy
haaaaa....
Thank you so much for this instructive video! I was able to follow the directions easily and now I have great water pressure!
The corkscrew method worked amazingly. Thank you
A fee years back i purchased a cheap made in china showerhead with no restriction and worked perfect.but with time it had to be replaced,and i noticed every showerhead has that freaking restriction valve,just purchased a nice discount one at a local tjmaxx and goodbye restriction valve.thanks for the video!
these sickos devil minions is sickos with china!!!
Wow! It did miracle for me after following your meticulous instructions. What a relief to see my hand shower with full pressure and my family is soooo happy.
Thank you! I found that just removing the O-ring gave me the extra pressure I needed.
The ladies made the video POP!!! Great job!!
I literally took a hammer and a screw, beat the screw in, and pulled it right out. Thank you!
This was a good video, I don’t even have this problem and I watch the whole thing because you’re so personable
Thanks to your video I solved my issue. Flow regulator issue. Great video! Thanks
WE JUST FIXED OUR SHOWER!!!! THANK YOU!!!!
Did it! Works great.Thank you.. I was about to go buy another shower head !
Exactly what I needed to know! Thanks for the lesson!
Just gotta say that I just tried this and wow I’m mind blown!! Thank you so much for making this video! Those flow restrictor valves really do decrease the flow! This was the answer for better water flow, at least for me it was. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
I have the harder process of using needle nose pliers or even a screw to get mine out but right now my shower head is soaking in vinegar to remove hard water build up and I've got my humidifiers soaking in the tub for the scale buildup lol so I won't be trying My shower heads until tonight. I'm excited lol It's amazing how one tiny thing can make someone so happy
Great explanation and demo! Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks a lot!
Thank you easy to follow simple and clear
This gent was very diplomatic about these flow restrictors; me, I don't appreciate government overreach into my shower!! Yes, as another commenter said, you just end up taking a longer shower and using the same or more water. Just like the water saver toilets, you just end up flushing several times what one flush in an old toilet would have done.
Thank you so much. I have been trying for years to remove that restrictor value. God bless you
As long as I pay for water, I will do what I want with it!
Environment?
Frosty you just saved me $40. thank you!!
Totally worked and I just removed the little rubber ring and cleaned the sediment out. Thanks for explaining how shower heads work!
I found the restrictor but just removed the little rubber ring and the pressure was much better. Did not have to bother trying to remove the restrictor. Soooo happy!!!!
Thank you for making this video! It was so helpful!
Great video. Just purchased a Moen handheld yesterday and the pressure was weak. This video made removal of the flow restrictor much simpler than I thought.
Great to hear!
And a yellow lab, too! What a nice family, and thanks for the instruction: well done!
i just followed your instruction step by step, it happens, OMG! REAL rainfall throws out from the shower head. THANKS!
Worked like a charm! Thanks for great info!
HUGE difference now. Thanks.
Fabulous-did the trick My shower head hose was filled with black junk, and only one year old. Thanks!
Cool. Thank you from Lockdown Sydney Australia
Great help! Now I can shower in style my friend.
Thanks a million! I used the wine opener method and it worked just great. Love this video. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks, great info. Did it and it works, shower pressure and water flow so much better!
Ohhh HELLL YESSSS... WOOHOO... SCREW THE WATER BILL... MY SHOWER IS NOW LEGIT! 😍😍😍
Thank you so much !!!!!!! I simply couldn't figure it out until I saw your video
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OMGOD!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! I LITERALLY LOOOOVVVEEE YOU FOR THIS!!!!
I've been having miserable showers for about a year-and-a-half, and I thought it was due to the new one handle faucet the building management had a plumber install in my shower.
I'm sure that had a little something to do with it.
But after watching this video and following the steps showing how to remove all the water restrictor valves, I simply can't describe how friggin relieved I am to have a proper shower now!!!
I have longer hair so you can imagine how frustrating it was for me to try and get the shampoo and the conditioner out every single time! It was simply miserable.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS HELPFUL VIDEO!!!!
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Removed o-ring and two restrictors from Moen Head. Used a sharp pointed scratch awl to remove easier than one can imagine. Great video, thanks.
very clear and very helpful. Thanks, man.
Thank you FROSTY Life for posting this video. Very helpful.
Thank you soooo much! I've watched several videos about this, and yours was the only one that mentioned using a corkscrew! IT WORKED!! And it worked QUICKLY THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOUUUUUU!!!!!😃
Seriously...not selling anything...but I LOVE that you took the restrictor valve off...MUCH, MUCH better!!!!!
I just took care of mine. Now I have great water pressure in the shower. I always thought it was my water pump. Thanks.
The wine opener worked for me! It's like showering under a waterfall!!
Just removed it from my shower head. A very noticeable stronger flow! Thanks
I love helping people. Thank you.
Thanks for the easy instructions
Thank you! OMG life changer. I almost bought a new expensive shower head.
Thank you! I used the screw method and pliers! Done!
Thanks for showing that. I never knew it was that easy.
When I discovered that I could fix my low water pressure easily I was very excited. I am glad this shower pressure tip helped you.
Thank you for the tips, shower is back to full force! Although I did find large piece of calcified rusted water pipe crap clogging water entrance.
Excellent advice sir. Mine was just a small rubber o ring. Now my family loves me. (I left you out.) :-)
Worked perfectly! Thank you!!
Thank you I feel great being able to do this myself, I really appreciate your clear helpful video.
Was good!... and I sat though the whole thing (rare for me)!
Only thing that erked me... you didnt show the after! So you went through all the effort and put together a good vid but didnt show us the new flow without the restrictor :(
That would certainly be hard to see (tell) from his simply showing spray on video.
Niagara Falls is the same; when that water volume was reduced by nearly half, the look of the falls did not change.
Visitors to the attraction were unaware of any diversion of water; to the power generating plant.
Have A Nice Day.
👍🏻 Thank you! This was very helpful!
sound perfect!! I'll do it right away.
I don't you but I freaking love you. Since we renovated our bathroom 3 years ago I've been extremely dissatisfied with the water pressure coming out if my shower fixtures. (I have a fixed spout and a hand held sprayer) Thanks to you I removed both flow restrictors and voila` great water flow through both. God bless u brother.
Thanks very much for the helpful video, just got a Pfister from Home Depot for $20 and after first installing it, the water pressure was awful. Followed your video and took the low flow thing out, in Pfister it was purple not green but the same thing. Also had trouble pulling it out with pliers so was able to unscrew part of it and push it out from the other end with a nail and a hammer, it was really in there. Cheers =)
Wow! That helped a lot!
i removed and love it! I can actually rinse the soap off me body in less than 45 minutes (shower reduced to 3 minutes). just flip handle up turn off between rinse wash rinse. saves water. ..and soap allergies alleviated.
Yes, I believe we should have the ability to have the choice of water flow rates, depending upon what we need. I really like giving people the knowledge and ability to choose what is best for them.
Thank you I was able to use the screw method and it worked.
Thank you for your help, your video was easy to follow. We got the job done, quick and easy
I am very happy to hear that it helped
Thanks! Was able to find mine right away and pop it out.
Thanks. One of your techniques worked for me.
Sweet, I am very happy to hear my shower video helped you get the shower pressure to be better.
Thank you for such awesome video.I have just fixed my shower flow.
Thanks to you my family can now shower the soap off faster and massage painful arthritic lower back and hips. Some other Content Creators say only to remove O-Ring and leave 2nd restrictor in place GARBAGE!!! Your way is the best way😄😍😃🚿.
Works like a charm
thank you
Good call on the wine cork screw that worked right away LOL thank you!
Wife is gonna love it! Happy wife happy life!
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MIght be the greatest video on youtube of all time!
dude! this was so helpful. clear and step by step what to do. very good video.
thank you so much for taking the time to write such a positive comment.
Well explained, kemosabe! Thank you.
Great video thanks
Thank you !!!I just did My 3 showers and they are awesome !!!
Thank you so much!!! You save my shower time!!! You are a hero!!!
totally worked! thx!
Many thanks for a great video and demonstration.
Thanks! Removing the black o ring was enough for us...
Thanks for the update
Thanks!!! I fixed my shower! The corkscrew worked😻😻😻
thank you for sharing. i too have this problem and now i know how to fix it. thanks again. look forward to more tips from you.
Thank you for the encouragement. I am glad I was able to help you figure out the shower pressure problem.
Worked like a charm. Thanks!
I love helping people. I am happy to hear that my video helped you get your shower water pressure increased.
Worked great! Thanks a lot!!
Thank you very much! This actually works!
I am very glad my shower pressure tip helped you
looks like you have a nice family! thanks for the tips
Our entire family loves to share daily family vlog videos. I am very happy that you enjoyed our video so much. Thank you.
Beautiful family!!! Thank You sir fort a great video!!!👍👍👍
worked like a charm. thanks.
Thank you for video hope my water flow increases