Side by Side Comparison of: Sumnacon™ vs Kes vs xlshower

I got this working and it works great, but i had to use a whole roll of plumbers take on both male ends, there just isnt enough threading to make a secure connection on some shower heads. Other than that this has worked great.

Super handy to get 2 shower heads, in my case a regular and handheld out of one adapter. Good smooth ball joint. Seems good quality. Could use a few more threads on male end.

Very sturdy. No leaks. I do like it. I gave it 4 stars because I'm not sure if it's causing a bit lower than expected water pressure or the new shower head I installed is doing it.

I purchased 2 of these for both of my bathrooms. I am taking 1 star off because the supplied rubber gasket with the unit is the wrong fit if you have a thin walled shower arm pipe. It was leaking at the movable collar and the threads before I changed the gasket out. I used 5 wraps of Teflon tape and a thicker and wider rubber gasket then the one supplied and there are no leaks at all now. Overall this is a very good unit for the price.

works well

Excellent product that stopped a shower-head from leaking while drawing a bath with the spigot diverter on. Gave it four stars rather than five only because the threads weren't quite as smooth as they could have been, making the install a little more tedious.

I like the little metal but we should have replaced with the showered

I actually like this valve. It is really well made and functions well too. The all metal construction feels solid, unlike similar valves I have tried that are plastic and total junk. The valve turns easily and smoothly and completely stops the water to one side or the other. I like having the option of having 2 showerheads in my shower and this works for that.Though the metal is brass, it has a polished chrome type finish. It is shiny and looks great.The attachment point is adjustable, which means you don't have to just hope that it lines up correctly. To attach, you line up the valve where you want it and then just tighten it down. Installation is a breeze.The reason I'm giving this 3 stars is because it just isn't accurately described in the description. The description says it is a 3 way diverter valve. It just isn't. You can choose one or the other. It kind of opens both spouts if you open the valve half way. But that really isn't a 3 way valve. That is just mis-using a 2 way valve. I was disappointed by that because the reason I wanted it was to have the option to have a shower wand in addition to the overhead shower head on at the same time.

Shut off a little difficult to shut off with soapy hands.

This thing leaks and then falls apart after several attempts of stopping the leakage. But I do appreciate they allow me to return it for free.

Just installed the other day. Had leaks on the one fitting it was a tight as I could get it (o-ring installed). Then I have low water pressure from both ends.

Okay, first the good. It is very sturdy. The lever works great and is very precise, my wife has a shower douche on it and it is very easy to control the flow pressure. Now the bad, one of the connectors LEAKS. I have pipe tape on it and I have installed lots of plumbing fixtures and I know how to do it correctly. With that said it is not a bad leak, just a slow drip. However, it is enough to drive me crazy. So that is my review. Maybe I got a bad one.

Had high hopes for this variable diverter. The threads were too shallow to engage the female threads of my Speakman shower head, and probably a lot of other heads too. Worse was I checked out how it would work with just one head attached to the other nipple...it leaked at the handle, so after all that it was defective also.

I purchased this as a replacement for Alsons 4922PK Shower Arm Diverter, Chrome, which finally started leaking after 6 years of use & to which I gave a 5-star rating. Unfortunately, the company discontinued it in that version & replaced with a less than perfect model. First off, the Sumnacon diverter looked nice, but that's about it. Poorly designed for the following reasons: 1) In spite of the lack of instructions, installation was straight forward. I've done numerous plumbing work over the years to know what I'm doing. The only tool you'll need is a medium sized crescent wrench & some tape. Notice the small flat portion on the part that is to be attached to the shower arm. There is a flat portion on the opposite side so you can use the wrench to tighten it to the shower arm. The problem is that the flat surface is about 1/4" wide, so when using the wrench, it mars the smooth circular surface of the diverter & in fact, because it is so narrow, tightening it is no easy task. 2) The body of the diverter kept leaking even after several re-installations. One of the joints leaked constantly no matter how hard I tightened the unit. Was the product defective? Perhaps, but I don't think so. I attribute it to poor design. Fortunately, Amazon's return policy is excellent, so I got credited for the purchase. Would not recommend this to anyone. Btw, product is made in China.

Cuts water pressure in half if not more.