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@@Granto-ni9qw If you have an older house it maybe the feed pipe is depositing rust into the shower head directly and through the hot water tank. You can replace the shower head as they aren't so expensive, or try and blast it from the shower head in reverse and see what comes out. I have heard you can use WD-40 just spraying it on the shower head and its openings and this will reduce the blockage. Best to do this with a rag to catch the rusty bits that come out when you turn the shower on for the first time. If its not rust then this had been a useless reply for which I apologise.
I've been having poor shower pressure for two years in my house. A handyman came over and said that it was plumbing problema and that the whole wall of the shower would have to be removed as it was problem inside. I watched 1 and a half minute of this video, used a nail clipper and in less than 5 minutes solved problem that nobody could in 2 years. God I love the internet.
I did the same thing! The restrictor was in there, and now it's flowing way harder. Wife will be happy! which is good for me. (my water bill will make me sad though! haha)
Agree, about the shorter shower, since you won't be spending so much time trying to make the trickle of water most shower heads give effectively clean. Shower's with weak pressure take MUCH longer than those that don't, simply because you can rinse more effectively and much faster.
@@booman1545 $2 a month for one person. Imagine you got a wife and three kids. Now its $10 or more a month. Imagine already living on a budget. Imagine a pandemic that raises the cost of living, while eradicating employment. So yeah, $120 or more a year is a big deal. Not to mention it's wasting water, while the western U.S. is in a decades long drought.
Update: did it! Game changer--I love it! I cannot wait to go try this! Since my apartments remodeled our bathrooms, I'm so tired of having to take 20 extra minutes of time and water to rinse the shampoo and soap from my hair and body! Yes, I still use the same amount of water--maybe more!
I never knew this existed...I always got a shower in my guest bathroom because my bathroom (I thought) had bad water pressure...what a big difference this made...Thanks!
Thank you, thank you! My restrictors were a little tricky to remove so I broke them up and pulled out the pieces! What a life changing fix! I also removed a big rubber washer that had smaller hole and was sitting just inside the neck of the water pipe that the shower head screws into!
AWESOME!!!!!!! You just made me a Superbad and super husband yet again!!!!!!!!!!! our low water pressure issue in the bathroom just got fixed at no charge at all.
I realize that his video was back in 2020 but I was looking at RUclips yesterday and happen to come across it. We live in an area where we have a well and our water pressure is OK but won't blow you down. We have the removable handle wand on our shower so I went in took it off and like you video removed the restrictor. When I got in the shower this morning thought it was going to knock me down. WHAT A DIFFERENCE!!! I was excited to she my wife's reaction when she got in after me. Her words were 'it won't take as long to take a shower now'. We got married 17 years ago and she already had the house so we been dealing with this for over 17 years and I kinda knew about restrictors years ago but had forgotten so THANK YOU for the video. What a difference it will make in our lives.
Just bought the wife a new rainfall shower head - she says it's too soft now, lol. I knew to come right here as I've seen this video before and remove the restrictor. Genius. My wife is slowly thinking I am more handy than I really am. Thank you! Love this channel.
I did this to my shower head today before I took my shower. It is AMAZING how much better my shower was. I have long thick hair. It would take me way too long to wash n rinse my hair. Tonight I took the shortest shower I ever have since we’ve gotten our new shower put in. I LOVE IT!!! Thank you!
I completely agree with the video. I didn't even think about just pulling the restrictor out completely, last year I was able to drill a hole in my restrictor and made a world of difference. My tankless water heater has a flow control that doesn't kick on the heater until it meets a certain flow. My shower head was not allowing it to kick on so drilling the hole not only helped with the water heater being able to kick on and stay on, but it helped drastically with the shower pressure. Do it, you won't regret it.
Same situation for me...had a Navien tankless heater and couldn't figure out why I wasn't getting hot water....removed the flow restrictor and worked like a champ.
Removed the restrictor and the higher pressure nearly blew me out of the shower. I soaked it in white vinegar for 20 minutes, brushed it off, reinserted it and the flow is improved. Thanks!
So good to hear. Until you do it, you really can't believe what a nice feeling it is. Thanks for letting me know please share the video with anyone else that might enjoy it.
I thought something was wrong w/ our new house...nope. Removing these (2 restrictors; one at the base and the other on the removable head) worked like a charm! Thanks so much
My landlord had a new Moen head installed a few months ago. This morning I woke up and decided I've had enough low pressure haha. It was so bad half the water came out of the lower tub faucet. So much for "water conservation." Faster showers equals less water used, and I take 2 minute showers. With more pressure that will be knocked down to 1 minute. Thanks for the video! Made my life better!
So a few weeks ago i was cleaning my shower and I noticed that after I had done so my water pressure was a lot higher. I wasn't sure why but I was happy since I've always loved "Blast your hair off" water pressure showers (I've had them at hotels) and figured that something was changed with the water pressure in my building. Just today I stumbled on your video and thought, hmmm I should try that. Opened up the shower head only to find that the flow regulator was busted and letting water through like normal. Well now I know why my showers are so much better now.
UN-FREAKIN-BELIEVABLE! I honestly had my doubts cause my shower head is different than the ones in the video, but I did remove a teeny, tiny little rubber ring and BLAM! Hella water pressure! Just like that. Took me less than one minute. I'm so happy now! Thanks RUclips man.
This was no joke! I just took a shower after doing this and my shower knocked me all the way into next week! I had to put the restrictor back in but modified it slightly for a little bit more flow.
@@onward2727 the little plastic peice I took out of mine actually had a rubber gasket around the opening making the holes smaller. I took the gasket off and put the plastic piece back in and found it much more manageable. Without the plastic part the pressure was so high that it would hit your head and spray all over the ceiling. So I would say making the hole slightly bigger would probably work.
Bro, thank you so much. You're a life saver, seriously. I would go crazy if I had to deal with the shower pressure I had. Took me twice as long to clean myself than normal and wasn't refreshing at all. I had to stand directly under the shower head and take forever to get shampoo out of my hair etc lol. Just moved to a new place. This increased my shower pressure by like 75% LOL
Just bought a really wide shower head and notice the flow dropped significantly from my older shower head. Thought it was clogged until I saw this video. Now it's like standing in heavy rain. Love it!
Don't know if this has been mentioned, but it's important to note that the rubber O-ring in the green restrictor can be removed to improve pressure at the head also without full removing the restrictor. This will likely give you pressure in the middle of fully removing the green piece and not removing anything. Just a thought.
This is some of the best knowledge I’ve received from youtube. Mine was a little more difficult then in the video but I just took a small screw and screwed it into the restrictor and grab it with pliers. It’s literally the difference of night and day thank you
You just changed my world for the better. Great content, please keep it up. I have learned a lot on your channel. Still fighting those weeds but the war is not over.
Thank you for this tip.I have been struggling for almost a year. Thinking I need new or special shower head. Had to remove rubber ring seated on restrictor. Then melt plastic to remove center part. But I did it. YES! It's the small things in life. Thank you.
This fix is especially valuable when switching from a showerhead with few holes to one with many. More holes will reduce the water pressure, making the shower feel like rain drops and not a forceful stream. Removing all restrictors is the only thing you can do at the new showerhead to try to recover the same force.
House sitting my friend's house... her pressure sucked and I fixed it in less than 3 min. I am sure she'll love it when she gets back! The needle nose is great idea!
I went and dug up my old (brand new) shower head that dribbled water and tried this. Little thing popped right out, I was amazed BUT THEN there was a half moon of plastic blocking the way too! What the heck! It's like they know people now know the secret and are trying everything to keep us from having nice showers. Of course I drilled right thru it like butter and now it feels like a waterfall. Thanks Silver Cymbal!
The first one was like mine, but I had trouble getting it out using the method you demonstrated. I decided instead to remove the small black rubber o-ring and see what that did. It opened up all the holes and the shower is so much better. It's a much more conservative approach, but the flow in our shower is now great. I think removing the entire restriction would have been too much.
Absolutely life changing. 5 minutes is an over statement on my end. Removal had to have increased the pressure more than twice over. Thank you thank you thank you.
I’ve been complaining to my husband about the low shower pressure. I watched this video and removed the restricter and my shower pressure is 100% improved. Thank you! Thank you!
We recently had to switch our removable shower head and so we purchased a really nice Delta removable shower head system and were so disappointed in the water pressure of it u til I watch your video. Thank you so much for sharing, very easy to find and remove the water restricter and wow! What a difference. Like night and day. Thank you again so much. Plan on telling everyone. 👍👍👍👍👍👍
If your showerhead changed to lower pressure on its own, it was probably caused by sediment or debris. By removing the restrictor, you accomplished two things - you removed the accumulation AND you opened the interface to handle the full flow from your inlet pipe. Good job!
Thank you for this video. We have a Delta showerhead and this video was spot on and allowed me to get normal water pressure back in less than 5 minutes.
In Brazil these restrictors are optional. They came in the package with the shower but it's up to the installer use it or not. In the instructions, they say you want to use it when the income water pressure is too high, even specifying the pressure, but most of the time nobody installs them because it's rare to need them.
Thanks for showing us had no idea just bought 2 shower heads and they sucked little water flow. In fact one shower head was the exact same one you had. The only weird thing is both of the shower heads I had were different did not have anything to pull on. So I used a drill to make a huge hole in the plastic worked the same thank you. I think they are changing it to make it harder to remove. Then again I live in California.
One of mine was in there for 6 years, when i finally removed it the difference is so nice. Life is too short for a crappy shower and you end being in there for less time.
Omgsh yes I just did this on a Kohler shower head that me and my husband just purchased for our new apartment and wow what a difference! Such an easy fix.
just purchased a new shower head for $65 and water pressure was terrible... I have very high water pressure in my house and I couldn't understand why this shower head wasn't putting out much ..I did exactly what he said but I used a drill bit and WOW!! and no change in the water bill!! THANKS ALOT !!!
I saved my old shower heads and the ones I had a friend of mine took a drill to the other ones, my friends want to take showers at my house lol, I love this video
Silver Cymbal I’m serious. LIFE CHANGING! I almost called a plumber to try and figure out why the pressure was so weak. It’s unbelievable! Thank you SO MUCH! 😘😘
Nice job! Thanks. I heard somewhere, they designed a new shower head with wi-fi to send signals back to the authority if you remove it. Next door neighbor removed it, and it got him in so much trouble, the county wanted to show the town people just how dangerous with the modified shower head is they used it to wash a 6 tons elephant, it pushed the damn thing off of the washing bay, at first turn on. Even local fire trucks too afraid to test it.
For anyone who can't remove the restrictor, here's a tip. My restrictor had a metal ring above it that prevented it from coming out. If you have the same problem all you need to do is drill a hole through the plastic center and tear it out piece by piece with needle nose pliers.
After years of noisy squealing pipes i said to the Mrs I would change out all the tap washers , well I changed a couple and realised I would have to change the spindles too. I said in that case "we might as well add new taps and be done with it for a few years" and changed them over . when finished it looked great and I eagerly turned on the shower only to find it would not get hot , out to the gas meter box to check the pilot light... it was instantaneous duh lol . Next stop was the internet and after a few searches that insisting a new shower head was required I saw your video and now have a hot shower that triggers the instant gas and has pressure which keeps the wife very happy. thankyou for sharing what now seems such an obvious solution but a greatly appreciated one too .
People will think you are nuts like me, UNTIL you actually try it. Now you see why I was so excited about this. Very nice experience! Thanks for sharing the link too.
@@yardlimit8695 This is government tyranny for ya. "There is no greater tyranny than to force a man to pay for what he does not want, simply because you think it'll be good for him". - Robert a Heinlein
The last two shower heads I bought they were very difficult to remove the restrictors even with needle nose and other tools. But I practically had to destroy the restrictors. I think they're making it harder and harder for consumers to remove them.
@@SilverCymbal Honestly my friend it was like night and day. It was like having a mild garden hose turned into a 3000 PSI pressure washer. Not that radical but you get my description...lol! As a husband who loves the tinker this is the stuff that just makes my day!!!
Amazing. All along I thought the little black o-ring was the flow restrictor. I just did this modification to my Speakman showerhead and holy crap, the pressure is incredible. Thanks!
Thanks a lot! I purchased a new shower head and this thing is (was) useless as it felt as if I was at a cheap motel taking a shower and saving money. This is exactly what I was looking for, something, "a rain shower" so simple yet hard to see if not shown.
I must say I didn’t have the needle nose pliers but got that little sucker removed the hard way and now my shower pressure is amazing. Thank you sir ! Update: 10 mins into a high pressured shower and I was sentenced to 30 years for removing the flow restricter. Remove at your own risk.
I live in the UK and my shower head does not have a detachable restrictor. However, the thread that holds the hose to it has a hole moulded into the threads housing so by making the hole bigger you are increasing the water flow. Thank you for this.
I had an anemic flow at my last rental, when I removed the shower head the restrictor was a metal disc with a hole in the middle, I used a wine corkscrew and pulled it right out.
My shower pressure was horrible I thought it was maybe something with the water meter, saw this video, followed the steps, soon as I turned the shower back on I said oh shit wit a big ol smile
yep, that worked like a charm, thank you so much! It's like 10x more water flow and pressure, I was just sitting under a dribbling stream and now it's like a normal shower head. That black rubber piece was also stuck up into the pipe instead of the shower head.
So, how does removing a “Flow Restrictor” increase water pressure(psi)? I can understand that by removing the flow restrictor it will increase the water volume being used, but if you have 70psi in the water main that serves the property, than the maximum amount of psi you can get is 70psi.
Have you ever folded a water hose to restrict the flow? The water pressure is the same, but you are making the hose inner flow diameter smaller. Same concept.
@@davidb7180 So, are we in agreement that a Flow Restrictor has no effect on water pressure just water volume? I have came across many people who believe that if they have a small water flow they think that they have low water pressure. Typically these people have 20+year old galvanized pipes and/or clogged aerators.
Fluid dynamics. You are thinking in terms of static pressure. After encountering an obstacle upstream, the downstream pressure will always be less: see 'Bernoulli's Equation'
The restrictor is a pressure drop. so if you have 50psi at the pipe, after the restrictor you may only have 20 or 30psi at the nozzles. The pressure at the nozzle is what create the velocity that you feel. If you have 70psi and lots of flow capacity, then the restrictor drops you to 40 or 50 psi. Therefore homes with lots of water pressure and flow may not need this trick.
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What do you mean, if it’s legal! If it belongs to you, you do what you want with it
My head doesn't have it in it it's terrible do they all have the warter saver in them ???
@@Granto-ni9qw If you have an older house it maybe the feed pipe is depositing rust into the shower head directly and through the hot water tank. You can replace the shower head as they aren't so expensive, or try and blast it from the shower head in reverse and see what comes out. I have heard you can use WD-40 just spraying it on the shower head and its openings and this will reduce the blockage. Best to do this with a rag to catch the rusty bits that come out when you turn the shower on for the first time. If its not rust then this had been a useless reply for which I apologise.
@@stever8669 Hi s my shower head doesn't have the plastic bit to take out I look at a different head
All this time I thought it was a gonk build up
I've been having poor shower pressure for two years in my house. A handyman came over and said that it was plumbing problema and that the whole wall of the shower would have to be removed as it was problem inside. I watched 1 and a half minute of this video, used a nail clipper and in less than 5 minutes solved problem that nobody could in 2 years. God I love the internet.
Ikr - So many untrustworthy, greedy bass-turds out there! Ugh lol
Don’t use a handyman regardless, they are a jack of all trades and a master of none. Don’t jerry rig your home.
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Most plumbers are crooks unfortunately
Cm
Very, very rare, for a video to get to the point off the tip. 100 thumbs up sir.
I love that he mentions it's legal. Like are the showerhead police randomly doing inspections? Don't worry it's legal.
😂😂😂😂😂
Certain sex positions are supposed to be illegal in certain state's. I always wondered how do the enforce them.
In 2021 and the Nazi tyrants in charge, I wouldn’t doubt shower police coming by. 🙄🙄
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yeah, almost like going to jail for not wearing a mask....oh wait🤔😷
As soon as I finish typing this I am going downstairs and check my shower head. This information is pure gold. Thumbs up
I really appreciate it, glad it was helpful
I did the same thing! The restrictor was in there, and now it's flowing way harder. Wife will be happy! which is good for me. (my water bill will make me sad though! haha)
@@mrdjsubz Yes it will...
Quickest. Shower. Ever. I think I got my whole shower in the amount of time it used to take ti rinse the conditioner out of my hair. Thank you!!!!
So glad it helped, so much nicer too!
Thank you! I'm so sick of my showers taking 3 times as long b/c of low flow. That's not saving water.
Agree, about the shorter shower, since you won't be spending so much time trying to make the trickle of water most shower heads give effectively clean. Shower's with weak pressure take MUCH longer than those that don't, simply because you can rinse more effectively and much faster.
Just did this. Feels like I’m showering in a hurricane with the head set on jet stream. Love it
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Just did mine. Huge difference 👍
It's like the Seinfeld showerhead episode. 🚿🚿
Just wait till ya get the water bill. Twice the water, twice the cost. Also bad idea if your in a draught.
@@__cypher__ water bill came in. $2 higher. lol. I guess to some people who pinch pennies that is a big deal.
@@booman1545 $2 a month for one person. Imagine you got a wife and three kids. Now its $10 or more a month. Imagine already living on a budget. Imagine a pandemic that raises the cost of living, while eradicating employment. So yeah, $120 or more a year is a big deal. Not to mention it's wasting water, while the western U.S. is in a decades long drought.
Just did mine and wow! What a different flow. So much better!
"We got'em..." *BANG BANG BANG* "FBI open up!"
Omg - after 2 years in my flat, I finally get a good shower. Thanks mate.
So glad it helped! Until you do it, its hard to realize what I nice difference it makes
@@SilverCymbal Wil try this
Careful Tim, he only referenced US law. You have to make sure to obtain your High Flow Shower Head License in the UK.
See any difference in your bill?
@@dookieboy81 hi but must do this cos my shower 🚿 is like a warter can terrible
Update: did it! Game changer--I love it!
I cannot wait to go try this! Since my apartments remodeled our bathrooms, I'm so tired of having to take 20 extra minutes of time and water to rinse the shampoo and soap from my hair and body! Yes, I still use the same amount of water--maybe more!
I never knew this existed...I always got a shower in my guest bathroom because my bathroom (I thought) had bad water pressure...what a big difference this made...Thanks!
Right in the middle of this video I ran over to the shower and removed it. Yeah. It works. Great video.
Glad it helped
So did I haha
Same here. Made me glad to own slip joint and needle nose pliers.
Thank you, thank you! My restrictors were a little tricky to remove so I broke them up and pulled out the pieces! What a life changing fix! I also removed a big rubber washer that had smaller hole and was sitting just inside the neck of the water pipe that the shower head screws into!
AWESOME!!!!!!! You just made me a Superbad and super husband yet again!!!!!!!!!!! our low water pressure issue in the bathroom just got fixed at no charge at all.
So glad it helped! It really makes an amazing difference. Like falling in love for the first time.
I was doing that 30 years ago. That doesn't make your video bad, it just makes me old. keep up the good work.
Thank you
I realize that his video was back in 2020 but I was looking at RUclips yesterday and happen to come across it. We live in an area where we have a well and our water pressure is OK but won't blow you down. We have the removable handle wand on our shower so I went in took it off and like you video removed the restrictor. When I got in the shower this morning thought it was going to knock me down. WHAT A DIFFERENCE!!! I was excited to she my wife's reaction when she got in after me. Her words were 'it won't take as long to take a shower now'. We got married 17 years ago and she already had the house so we been dealing with this for over 17 years and I kinda knew about restrictors years ago but had forgotten so THANK YOU for the video. What a difference it will make in our lives.
Just bought the wife a new rainfall shower head - she says it's too soft now, lol. I knew to come right here as I've seen this video before and remove the restrictor. Genius. My wife is slowly thinking I am more handy than I really am. Thank you! Love this channel.
So glad it helped. It seems like nothing until it comes and it's like WOW!
I did this to my shower head today before I took my shower. It is AMAZING how much better my shower was. I have long thick hair. It would take me way too long to wash n rinse my hair. Tonight I took the shortest shower I ever have since we’ve gotten our new shower put in. I LOVE IT!!! Thank you!
"Nervously takes out restrictor, hears sirens!" 😨😨😨
They gave me 10 years for doing it.
California taking notes. Figuring out how they can enforce this...
Stop resisting
Like taking the tag off your mattress
@@pinker812 🤣
Just did both shower heads. Both have 4 settings, only two worked, now all settings work. 🎊🎉🎊🎉
Huge improvement....WOW
THANKS!
I completely agree with the video. I didn't even think about just pulling the restrictor out completely, last year I was able to drill a hole in my restrictor and made a world of difference. My tankless water heater has a flow control that doesn't kick on the heater until it meets a certain flow. My shower head was not allowing it to kick on so drilling the hole not only helped with the water heater being able to kick on and stay on, but it helped drastically with the shower pressure. Do it, you won't regret it.
Same situation for me...had a Navien tankless heater and couldn't figure out why I wasn't getting hot water....removed the flow restrictor and worked like a champ.
These flow restrictors need to be banned. They are a problem that prevents a solution.
Removed the restrictor and the higher pressure nearly blew me out of the shower. I soaked it in white vinegar for 20 minutes, brushed it off, reinserted it and the flow is improved. Thanks!
Beautiful video. Love your use of the phrase “having a bad experience”
This fixed me up!! My plumber suggested a pressure mechanism going into my house. This was a game changer. Thank you for sharing!!!!
OMG, I can't believe this actually worked!!! My water pressure is SO much better now! Thank you so much!
So good to hear. Until you do it, you really can't believe what a nice feeling it is. Thanks for letting me know please share the video with anyone else that might enjoy it.
I thought something was wrong w/ our new house...nope. Removing these (2 restrictors; one at the base and the other on the removable head) worked like a charm! Thanks so much
Thank you man. My cousin is a plumber. Shame on him for not telling me about this a long time ago. Works great!
Glad it helped
My landlord had a new Moen head installed a few months ago. This morning I woke up and decided I've had enough low pressure haha. It was so bad half the water came out of the lower tub faucet. So much for "water conservation." Faster showers equals less water used, and I take 2 minute showers. With more pressure that will be knocked down to 1 minute.
Thanks for the video! Made my life better!
So a few weeks ago i was cleaning my shower and I noticed that after I had done so my water pressure was a lot higher. I wasn't sure why but I was happy since I've always loved "Blast your hair off" water pressure showers (I've had them at hotels) and figured that something was changed with the water pressure in my building. Just today I stumbled on your video and thought, hmmm I should try that. Opened up the shower head only to find that the flow regulator was busted and letting water through like normal. Well now I know why my showers are so much better now.
UN-FREAKIN-BELIEVABLE! I honestly had my doubts cause my shower head is different than the ones in the video, but I did remove a teeny, tiny little rubber ring and BLAM! Hella water pressure! Just like that. Took me less than one minute. I'm so happy now! Thanks RUclips man.
This was no joke! I just took a shower after doing this and my shower knocked me all the way into next week! I had to put the restrictor back in but modified it slightly for a little bit more flow.
I was thinking about that, modifying it a bit. Like opening the hole a little, is that what you did?
@@onward2727 the little plastic peice I took out of mine actually had a rubber gasket around the opening making the holes smaller. I took the gasket off and put the plastic piece back in and found it much more manageable. Without the plastic part the pressure was so high that it would hit your head and spray all over the ceiling. So I would say making the hole slightly bigger would probably work.
@@peterpowers4851 ah, gotcha, that’s awesome, hopefully mine has a similar option haha, thank you!
@@peterpowers4851 Instructions unclear
My water bill hit my wallet
I was told by a Lowes specialist on how to do this. I couldn't be happier. It really works
I took mine out before this video ended, what a life changing experience.
Thank you! I just did it to my handheld shower wand. It did the trick ...nice strong pressure!
Bro, thank you so much. You're a life saver, seriously. I would go crazy if I had to deal with the shower pressure I had. Took me twice as long to clean myself than normal and wasn't refreshing at all. I had to stand directly under the shower head and take forever to get shampoo out of my hair etc lol. Just moved to a new place. This increased my shower pressure by like 75% LOL
Just bought a really wide shower head and notice the flow dropped significantly from my older shower head. Thought it was clogged until I saw this video. Now it's like standing in heavy rain. Love it!
Don't know if this has been mentioned, but it's important to note that the rubber O-ring in the green restrictor can be removed to improve pressure at the head also without full removing the restrictor. This will likely give you pressure in the middle of fully removing the green piece and not removing anything.
Just a thought.
When you start to remove '0' rings and rubber washers, you cause leaks! They are there for a reason.
@@M_Ladd no, the o ring in the restrictor has nothing to do with sealing for a leak. It is part of the flow reducer.
@@therising1Maybe they’re stoked on o-rings after the challenger documentary.
This is some of the best knowledge I’ve received from youtube. Mine was a little more difficult then in the video but I just took a small screw and screwed it into the restrictor and grab it with pliers. It’s literally the difference of night and day thank you
You just changed my world for the better. Great content, please keep it up. I have learned a lot on your channel. Still fighting those weeds but the war is not over.
So glad they have been helpful, thank you
Did not know this, but just removed mine and wow what a huge difference... Thank you
Thank you Sir! I was ready to buy another shower head just did my shower and bathroom sink in five minutes works great now!!👊🏽👊🏽
So glad it helped! A small pleasure in life, enjoy it!
@@SilverCymbal WHILE YOU STILL CAN..............THEY'RE RACKIN' THEIR BRAINS THINKING OF WAYS TO CONTROL YOUR LIFE MORE AND MORE
@@yardlimit8695 Very true!
Thank you for this tip.I have been struggling for almost a year. Thinking I need new or special shower head. Had to remove rubber ring seated on restrictor. Then melt plastic to remove center part. But I did it. YES! It's the small things in life. Thank you.
Glad I could help!
This fix is especially valuable when switching from a showerhead with few holes to one with many. More holes will reduce the water pressure, making the shower feel like rain drops and not a forceful stream. Removing all restrictors is the only thing you can do at the new showerhead to try to recover the same force.
House sitting my friend's house... her pressure sucked and I fixed it in less than 3 min. I am sure she'll love it when she gets back! The needle nose is great idea!
Wow, best house sitter on the planet. Doing DIY and minding the place too! They are lucky. Thanks for the kind words.
"Gently pry until the piece pops out"...goes directly into drain.
Just like your diamond ring
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LMAO me
Gotta get my son-in-law.
I went and dug up my old (brand new) shower head that dribbled water and tried this. Little thing popped right out, I was amazed BUT THEN there was a half moon of plastic blocking the way too! What the heck! It's like they know people now know the secret and are trying everything to keep us from having nice showers. Of course I drilled right thru it like butter and now it feels like a waterfall. Thanks Silver Cymbal!
The first one was like mine, but I had trouble getting it out using the method you demonstrated. I decided instead to remove the small black rubber o-ring and see what that did. It opened up all the holes and the shower is so much better. It's a much more conservative approach, but the flow in our shower is now great. I think removing the entire restriction would have been too much.
Absolutely life changing. 5 minutes is an over statement on my end. Removal had to have increased the pressure more than twice over. Thank you thank you thank you.
I’ve been complaining to my husband about the low shower pressure. I watched this video and removed the restricter and my shower pressure is 100% improved. Thank you! Thank you!
Shame on your husband if you fixed it. I bet he felt embarrassed that u sorted something he couldn't. Would make him feel less a man lol
We recently had to switch our removable shower head and so we purchased a really nice Delta removable shower head system and were so disappointed in the water pressure of it u til I watch your video. Thank you so much for sharing, very easy to find and remove the water restricter and wow! What a difference. Like night and day. Thank you again so much. Plan on telling everyone. 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Great video. Very informative. I removed mine years ago.
Aaaaaand this video saved my life! This is exactly!!! What I needed. Verified! It doubled my pressure
My shower head started flowing like crap out of nowhere, took this off and flows so well now. Thanks a lot 💪
If your showerhead changed to lower pressure on its own, it was probably caused by sediment or debris. By removing the restrictor, you accomplished two things - you removed the accumulation AND you opened the interface to handle the full flow from your inlet pipe. Good job!
Thank you for this video. We have a Delta showerhead and this video was spot on and allowed me to get normal water pressure back in less than 5 minutes.
Just did this in 5 minutes! Works great! Thank you!
Glad it helped!
Wow I can actually feel the water hitting my back now! You are my hero.
“Reduce flow to have a bad experience” lol, so true!
Thank you so much for your distinctive knowledge… It really helped and my water pressure is excitingly resolved 😎
Worked like a charm. Thank you very much. My mum is very happy.
Well done!
@@SilverCymbal It also saved me from getting an ass whupping lol
Omg. Had no idea about this. Just changed all my shower heads. I feel like I’ve been cheated on for years. Thank you
Done this for about 25 years when I was in Kalifornia. Back then, some of them you have to drill/bore the hole bigger for more flow.
I just removed the small rubber ring on the restrictor, and it made a big difference. I guess it keeps the holes under it closed to restrict the flow.
In Brazil these restrictors are optional. They came in the package with the shower but it's up to the installer use it or not. In the instructions, they say you want to use it when the income water pressure is too high, even specifying the pressure, but most of the time nobody installs them because it's rare to need them.
Huge difference in water flow 🚿 I’m going to do this to my new Moen shower head! Thank you for the simple steps to follow 🙏
Thanks for showing us had no idea just bought 2 shower heads and they sucked little water flow. In fact one shower head was the exact same one you had. The only weird thing is both of the shower heads I had were different did not have anything to pull on. So I used a drill to make a huge hole in the plastic worked the same thank you. I think they are changing it to make it harder to remove. Then again I live in California.
One of mine was in there for 6 years, when i finally removed it the difference is so nice. Life is too short for a crappy shower and you end being in there for less time.
Omgsh yes I just did this on a Kohler shower head that me and my husband just purchased for our new apartment and wow what a difference! Such an easy fix.
Next vid in this series: Removing 'do not remove' tags from matresses, pillows, and furniture.
"FBI joined the chat".
Those instructions are only for the stores selling them. Once you buy the mattress you can remove the tags.
@@ZNotFound what if its customers removing them inside the store , but not buying them? :que Frankenstein background climax music:.
@@warthundercinematic.113 That'd be illegal for anything, not just mattresses.
@@ZNotFound bahumbug
just purchased a new shower head for $65 and water pressure was terrible... I have very high water pressure in my house and I couldn't understand why this shower head wasn't putting out much ..I did exactly what he said but I used a drill bit and WOW!! and no change in the water bill!! THANKS ALOT !!!
I saved my old shower heads and the ones I had a friend of mine took a drill to the other ones, my friends want to take showers at my house lol, I love this video
On some older ones that was the only way to do it. At least now things are a little easier. What a difference taking a shower now!
DJR. It gets a little crowded in the shower when all the hot chicks come over to shower at the same time every day.
This video saved me from buying a new shower 🚿 head , It works perfectly after I removed the flow restrictor! Thank you 🙏🏾
Love your videos. Straight and to the point! No time waisted.
Finally got around to doing this. Instant difference in the water pressure. Looking forward to taking less time consuming showers
Omgsh I did it and this worked. Thank you thank you! Feels like I’m in a shower at the Peninsula Hotel in NYC. ♥️♥️🚿
Wonderful! So glad it helped, It is amazing the difference, I take shorter showers now and its a better experience
Silver Cymbal I’m serious. LIFE CHANGING! I almost called a plumber to try and figure out why the pressure was so weak. It’s unbelievable! Thank you SO MUCH! 😘😘
@@bonnieranallo1315 You are very welcome. If you share a link to this video on facebook or with friends its always appreciate too. Thanks again
Nice job! Thanks.
I heard somewhere, they designed a new shower head with wi-fi to send signals back to the authority if you remove it.
Next door neighbor removed it, and it got him in so much trouble, the county wanted to show the town people just how dangerous with the modified shower head is they used it to wash a 6 tons elephant, it pushed the damn thing off of the washing bay, at first turn on. Even local fire trucks too afraid to test it.
I absolutely hate low water pressure in the shower. Thanks for the info.
It makes such a nice difference
thank you so much I took that piece out and now my parents have great water pressure :)
For anyone who can't remove the restrictor, here's a tip. My restrictor had a metal ring above it that prevented it from coming out. If you have the same problem all you need to do is drill a hole through the plastic center and tear it out piece by piece with needle nose pliers.
After years of noisy squealing pipes i said to the Mrs I would change out all the tap washers , well I changed a couple and realised I would have to change the spindles too. I said in that case "we might as well add new taps and be done with it for a few years" and changed them over . when finished it looked great and I eagerly turned on the shower only to find it would not get hot , out to the gas meter box to check the pilot light... it was instantaneous duh lol . Next stop was the internet and after a few searches that insisting a new shower head was required I saw your video and now have a hot shower that triggers the instant gas and has pressure which keeps the wife very happy.
thankyou for sharing what now seems such an obvious solution but a greatly appreciated one too .
THIS CHANGED MY LIFE. Holy crap what a difference! I literally made a Facebook post to tell all my friends about this!
People will think you are nuts like me, UNTIL you actually try it. Now you see why I was so excited about this. Very nice experience! Thanks for sharing the link too.
better be careful facebook might cancel you for thinking for yourself....
@@yardlimit8695 This is government tyranny for ya.
"There is no greater tyranny than to force a man to pay for what he does not want, simply because you think it'll be good for him". - Robert a Heinlein
Some of them require just a large drill bit...you can do this people COME ON! YOU GOT THIS!
The last two shower heads I bought they were very difficult to remove the restrictors even with needle nose and other tools. But I practically had to destroy the restrictors. I think they're making it harder and harder for consumers to remove them.
Nothing a drill bit wont fix.
Replaced cartridge and ended up with low pressure,did this ,works great!! Damn cool trick to know.
Couldn't care less about the law and conserving water I pay for.
That is the exact same shower head i have. I will be removing that restrictor tomorrow. Thank you sir.
Damn dude thank you. I have a wife with a big ol' head a hair and this just gave me 5 stars in the husband department. Took me
Glad it helped! Makes a huge difference
@@SilverCymbal Honestly my friend it was like night and day. It was like having a mild garden hose turned into a 3000 PSI pressure washer. Not that radical but you get my description...lol! As a husband who loves the tinker this is the stuff that just makes my day!!!
3 minutes? Man I should have had a beer break too. Next time when I do the other bathroom.
Amazing. All along I thought the little black o-ring was the flow restrictor. I just did this modification to my Speakman showerhead and holy crap, the pressure is incredible. Thanks!
Great video! Have been removing them for years and usually find 50% more pressure when removed.
Great to hear thank you
Thanks a lot! I purchased a new shower head and this thing is (was) useless as it felt as if I was at a cheap motel taking a shower and saving money. This is exactly what I was looking for, something, "a rain shower" so simple yet hard to see if not shown.
"This is legal"
As if that matters. My house, my water bill, my rules.
I must say I didn’t have the needle nose pliers but got that little sucker removed the hard way and now my shower pressure is amazing. Thank you sir !
Update: 10 mins into a high pressured shower and I was sentenced to 30 years for removing the flow restricter. Remove at your own risk.
I didn't even know this was a thing. Going to have to try it.
After your first shower without it let me know what you think. it is really night and day. A small pleasure in life that is worth it.
I live in the UK and my shower head does not have a detachable restrictor. However, the thread that holds the hose to it has a hole moulded into the threads housing so by making the hole bigger you are increasing the water flow. Thank you for this.
I had an anemic flow at my last rental, when I removed the shower head the restrictor was a metal disc with a hole in the middle, I used a wine corkscrew and pulled it right out.
My shower pressure was horrible I thought it was maybe something with the water meter, saw this video, followed the steps, soon as I turned the shower back on I said oh shit wit a big ol smile
I hate when my head is restricted! Great tip!
yep, that worked like a charm, thank you so much! It's like 10x more water flow and pressure, I was just sitting under a dribbling stream and now it's like a normal shower head. That black rubber piece was also stuck up into the pipe instead of the shower head.
Mine had a restricor too! Wish I knew saw this video years ago!
wow thanks! the pressure is alot better now i was only satisfied with the pressure from 1 setting but now it's even better
So, how does removing a “Flow Restrictor” increase water pressure(psi)?
I can understand that by removing the flow restrictor it will increase the water volume being used, but if you have 70psi in the water main that serves the property, than the maximum amount of psi you can get is 70psi.
Have you ever folded a water hose to restrict the flow? The water pressure is the same, but you are making the hose inner flow diameter smaller. Same concept.
@@davidb7180 So, are we in agreement that a Flow Restrictor has no effect on water pressure just water volume?
I have came across many people who believe that if they have a small water flow they think that they have low water pressure.
Typically these people have 20+year old galvanized pipes and/or clogged aerators.
Fluid dynamics. You are thinking in terms of static pressure. After encountering an obstacle upstream, the downstream pressure will always be less: see 'Bernoulli's Equation'
Larger diameter = larger volume, lower pressure. Smaller diameter= less volume, higher pressure
The restrictor is a pressure drop. so if you have 50psi at the pipe, after the restrictor you may only have 20 or 30psi at the nozzles. The pressure at the nozzle is what create the velocity that you feel. If you have 70psi and lots of flow capacity, then the restrictor drops you to 40 or 50 psi. Therefore homes with lots of water pressure and flow may not need this trick.