Side by Side Comparison of: Ulteri vs Kes

I am so impressed with this shower head, that I will probably buy another one to have as a back up in case they stop making it at such a great price.
Everything comes nicely packaged in zip lock bags and they package the water restricter separately. If you want to install it, then fine. If you don't want it, then you don't have to worry about fishing it out. The hose is very flexible and soft. There is no way it's going to kink up. The wide rain setting is awesome and covers a wide area. I also like that the head can be tilted very high for a tall person or just to get longer range for large showers like mine. After I installed I turned it on and no leaks what so ever. Usually I turn on after new install and I find I have tighten here and there to stop little leaks.

After combing though many reviews for many different showerheads, I was worried that this one would crack upon installation. This showerhead had the fewest mentions of cracking, so I took a chance on it. This was a Christmas present for the Mum, so I wanted something nice (but affordable).

When I took the showerhead out of the box to install it for the Mum, I was surprised by its weight. It's not as heavy as a metal head, but it's not as light as one of those plastic cheapies, either. It seems like a high-quality head.

It installed very easily. With a few twists of plumber's tape and a light touch, I was able to attach everything by hand with no leaks.

The Mum really likes the showerhead because of its size. It's small enough to be comfortably held in her hand but big enough to give a rain shower feeling.

I'm not one to "linger" in the shower - although with my old shower head I spent time just to rinse off, a shower has been a "necessary drudgery" for me. I am definitely a "lingerer" now! To step into a pleasurable rainfall that thoroughly covers my body, rinsing off residual soap with no effort on my part is motivation to get out of bed in the morning, and makes me want to stay in the shower for its comfort. My building provided a "water saving" shower head that was about 2" in diameter, with the force of a midday "pee-break" - sorry to put it grossly, but that's about the only metaphor I could come up with! This is a 5" shower head with a perfect force - I prefer the harder rainfall setting. I ask myself why I waited over a year to replace the shower head I had, and although I've had some other shower heads in the past, never one such as this that makes me want to stay in the shower and feel so clean after! I recommend this product as a very satisfied "lingerer"!

Epic! Bought to replace an old shower head with a worn-out cord. Arrived quickly in perfect condition. Was easy to put together with the enclosed teflon tape, and I am NOT normally handy. No leaks. No problems. Love it! It's a very attractive shower head, a great bargain, and has improved my shower experience tremendously! I really like the large diameter wand and fantastic, easy-to-adjust spray settings. And I love that it could be assembled without the water flow restrictor (see attached pic.) No way I was putting this in because I'm so sick of crappy weak showers - strong hot showers are such a joy! BTW, cone-shaped end of cord attaches to wand (in order to nestle easily into bracket), and hex-shaped shorter piece attaches other end of cord to side of bracket. A bargain at twice the price!

I LOVE this shower head!! There are lots of settings and options to choose from--from the lightest mist to very heavy spray. But best of all, the water comes out of this so soft--not without lots of power and plenty of pressure, but the water itself must be aerated in some way that just makes it feel soft and misty, even when on a high setting. Honestly, I never would have guessed I'd be so excited about a shower head that I'd take the time to review it, but it really is that fabulous! My husband said it was super-simple to install and has no leaks or issues so far. I love that the hose is not plastic and doesn't feel the least bit cheap. So glad I chose this item out of all the ones I found on Amazon. Highly recommend!

Has enough water throughput to make for a very pleasant addition to one's shower experience. Great for bathing pets as well. I hope these remain available for decades. Nice pattern. Compact. Elegant. Bought a little better attachment base as suggested by another reviewer. Grandson enjoys having a nice shower on his level as well. Really couldn't imagine a better device of this type. Seems to be made to last. Will be buying others.

This is a good value to get shower head, hose, and bracket all for one price. Everything is plastic but that's expected, it looks more expensive, works really well, very happy. Initially I had selected a different item which was the handheld shower only, by the time you buy the hose and holder bracket it ends up being almost double the price. This company makes different models/styles in different finishes, offered in an all-in-one package, would definitely recommend.

Excellent materials and finish. I've paired it with the KES F203-2 stainless sidebar, which matches in both appearance and quality. I have a minor comment about the wand holder in this faucet. It's a quality plastic piece with a matching finish. It's an assembly, with a notch on the top for a tang on the inner piece to snap onto. If you mount thus wand holder high, you neither see this notch, nor would water get in. But if you are mounting this lower on the wall (if for instance you kept your shower head and were adding this as a secondary hand sprayer, conveniently mounted say waist high) you'll both see this notch and water will get in. Consider using instead the solid brass version of the wand holder, sold separately on Amazon. Or get the slide bar as I did, it can double as a bar to grasp.

An excellent shower head...basic in that there is only a comfortable rain-shower type spray, but on a wand small enough that it's easy to manipulate. Very attractive and takes up little room in my small shower. The cord is long and flexible so it never "fights" me when showering, but hangs relaxed at all times. I also purchased KES BRASS Shower Flow Control Valve Water Pressure Controller which I mounted between the water pipe from the wall and the shower hose. It allows me to adjust the amount of water flow or to turn the water off entirely and keep the desired temperature while lathering up. The valve also saves water. Very simple to mount. Be sure you use Teflon plumbers' tape to prevent leaks. Clean the threads of the older parts well before wrapping them. I mounted the holding bracket at about shoulder-level and toward the side away from the shower door so that when I first step in, I can adjust the water temperature before I begin showering.

Pictures don't do justice to this handheld. It looks classy, but you can't really appreciate it until you feel the solid, well-balanced weight of it in your hand and see the high-volume yet smooth and well-controlled flow of water it emits. Our tiny Delta Faucet 52652-PK Universal Showering Components, 2-Setting Showerhead, Chrome produces a consistently vigorous and stimulating shower from almost no water (less than 0.5 gpm) all the way up to its rated 2.5 gpm. We use the fixed head all the time for normal showering. But the KES handheld produces a gentle stream even at high flows, which means it can be used as a bidet wand or to rinse down tile, glass, or other surfaces without splattering water everywhere. I measured its flow at 3 1/4 gpm (vs. 2.0 gpm for the Delta on our water pressure). The high flow and hand-held portability makes it convenient to quickly fill a bucket in showers without a tub spout. Get one today; you'll wonder how you ever got along without it. Ours is mounted on a Delta Faucet U4985-SS-PK Universal Showering Components Wall Supply Elbow/Mount, Stainless connected to a built-in diverter, but if your shower doesn't have a separate handheld supply you can connect it to a diverter mounted directly on the main showerhead arm.

Trust me no matter how great I tell you this is, until you try it your not going to understand. I just moved into my new house last week. The water pressure in the showers was so low it seemed to trickle out and the shower heads are installed very high. This hand held is perfect.1. The water pressure is better then any of the best hotels I've ever stayed at.2. Its very nice looking (all the pieces match perfectly)3. It was very easy to install unscrew the old one and screw this one in its place.4. The price is unbelievable. I thought for the money I was going to get something plastic. But No its sturdy Stainless steel.I purchased 2 already and I'm going to purchase another for the 3rd bath and one for my daughter away at school.

Head angel is Great for people 6 feet tall or more. Wish it had an adjustable swivel holder to accommodated folks only 5-1/2 feet tall, then I would leave 5 Star Review! Excellent quality, good water pressure.

It is a very powerful spray head. It has some really great settings. It is easy to install and even has metal parts where others are plastic. I totally recommend this product.

Its OK. You get what you pay for. The reason for three stars is because, its mostly plastic and the piece that connects to the pipe and shower head worries me because of how light and thin it feels, due to it being plastic. The screw threads on a few things is also plastic. I did not include the water re-stricter piece, but my pressure did drop noticeably. The main shower setting is nice, but none of the other settings are good enough to use.

Easy to install. Plumbers tape was provided. Didn't leak at all - just used hand tightening. Great quality for the price. I'd give it five stars if it was stainless steel, but then the price would be greater.

I bought this for my fiancé (who just bought a new house) for Christmas and we already love it! It was super easy to install and all of the options work great! I wish that it was made of metal but I guess for the price it's perfect!

I like this product for its flow, volume, lightweight, length, and looks. A great improvement would be an on/off button/switch on the handheld sprayer in addition to where it connects to your water source.

I like the flexible hose. Every handheld I looked at in the stores I could go to had horrible rigid hoses.If there was an on/off button on the handheld shower head itself, I'd give it ten stars.

My wife loves this for bathing our dogs. Nice long hose also. The only reason I didn't give this 5 stars is I wish it had a water pipe mounted holder like most hand held shower heads instead of the wall mount.

good value for the moneyexcellent shower spray with even pressurelightweight and flexible but sturdy hosethe mount is a little ugly and comes only with screw mount and no adhesive option

Replaced a disappointingly poor but expensive shower head system with this. It is lightweight. The shower head itself is metal - looks and feels sturdy. The hose is extra long (which can come in the way sometimes, but wouldn't consider it as a negative - it is advertised to have an extra long hose). The fixed shower pattern is uniform - no misalignment. The only negative would be the holder itself (not using it) - it is cheap plastic. Would've been better if it was metal as well. For the price, I would consider it a great deal.

The KES LP150 Bathroom Shower Head is sleek, modern and powerful even if you have iffy water pressure. It sprays an intense rectangular stream of water and the long hose reaches everywhere without fumbling. Instructions were minimal, but I installed it in about ten minutes on my tub's tile shower enclosure using only a pair of pliers, an electric drill with a 1/4" masonry bit, and a Phillips screwdriver.Unfortunately, the wand support is poorly designed. It does not adjust downwards, so the powerful water stream shoots parallel across my tub enclosure and impacts the opposite wall at head height! Plus the cheap plastic does not snap together securely, so I ended up using Super Glue to hold it together. It looks nice, but you may want to attach a KES K1140B Shower Head Shut-Off Valve to the base of the wand so water only flows when you are ready.So, four stars for a great shower head but a wretched holder.

Good value. This is a plastic showerhead, so inexpensive.

The shower-head itself is great. However, the head holder, the part attached to the wall mount, is not fitting right with the shower-head and if you don't push down hard enough the head falls down easily.

The unit worked great for couple of months but then started leaking from the side and is totally useless now.
I see other reviews with the same issue and seems there is a bigger quality problem

** Update ***
After my review I got an email and they sent me a replacement which was good customer service. I hope the new one lasts longer, I have seen other customer reviews where even the replacement broke.

Loved the pressure and options, however it broke within the first week. My dad took it apart and fixed it. The seal and face was popping off because of the water pressure.

It's OK. Doesn't have quite the pressure power of my old one and the screw ons are all plastic so I don't know if it will hold up. It was easy to install. No problems.

I did purchase a different mount as I did not want to ruin the fiberglass surround tub (bolt mount included would probably crack fiberglass surround). There is a plastic mount you can order separately that seems to be holding. The pressure coming out is sufficient for me, but I know most people would prefer a higher pressure. There is only one stream pressure. I do like how it looks, very modern. I wish they had a model similar to this with more stream settings. It was easy to install (about 5 minutes). You do need to use the included tape to prevent leaks. Once installed, there were no leaks. I bought this model due to its appearance, but its my guess most people would prefer more stream settings.

I have a lot of pressure from my shower and my shower head can take it but this thing has a hard time. It sprays from the links at both ends. I’m just too lazy to replace it I guess. This thing doesn’t stay in any holder very well so make sure you buy a bigger one. It is a fancy looking shower sprayer though, so I’ll keep it for esthetics.

Although it seems well made, it had no installation instructions???

Awesome. Great water presure. Updated review 12/3/2016. I love this wand but the holder is 2 pieces of cheap plastic. The clip holding it together broke so I don't have a holder. I ordered a solid metal holder but it was too small for the wand. I would recommend the wand itself but I suggest you order a solid holder. I am trying to find a solid holder to fit the wand. Even a solid one piece plastic holder would work better than the one included with this wand. Easy five stars with a proper holder.

While I am satisfied with this product, it suffers a couple of defficiencies a buyer should know. While the wand is constructed from what appears to be a stainless tube, the rest of the product is plastic. The metal looking parts of the hose are plastic. The wand attachment to the hose can not be tightened sufficiently enough to remove an unsightly gap between the wand and the hose fitting.

The shower wand is nice and the hose is of decent quality , however the wall mount is not very well constructed and has already broke, I will have glue the cover together. I suggest a redo on the wall mount.

I purchased this item June 2016. I really loved this shower-head, however, about a month ago, water began to spray out around the plastic part of the shower-head. Now it's a downpour and the shower-head is useless. The product description says LIFETIME WARRANTY. How does one go about getting this replaced?

I was able to easily install this shower head myself, which was a relief as I'm not handy that way at all.

Unfortunately, within a couple of months it began to leak. Soon there were random jets of water spraying everywhere -- from the shower head itself, where the grey plastic piece came loose from its base, to the shower arm where the plastic connectors cracked (I guess). In the end I had to replace it and opted for a more basic model by a well-known brand.

I loved this shower head....at first. It was very simple to install and worked great... However, after less than 4 weeks of use, it has nearly stopped working. It has a large stream of water rushing out the bottom of the head. Almost like the filter has broke or something.

Although this shower head has several settings, I can't seem to find one that I like.There seems to be a dead spot in the center of the head. If you try to adjust it to get water from the center, then a fine chilling mist comes from the outside circle. It's hard to explain. We have good water pressure, so I thought putting the included water restrictor in the hand unit might help, but it didn't. I am seriously considering cutting my loses and buying another another brand of shower head. I like an even flow of water out of every hole and I can't seem to get that with this head. Some people might like the "rainfall" quality, but I don't. It says it has 5 settings, but I don't notice any real improvements from changing the settings. I guess maybe I'd prefer a smaller shower head, because I don't like the dead zone in the middle of this one.

It worked for about 5 days.... now it just pours water out of the sides of the head and doesn't work well at all. I wish I had spent the money on a good one.

It was advertised to come with a 79" hose, but only comes with a 59" hose.

The shower head is fine, but the metal hose broke the first month of use. Really disappointing.

Thought with the more limited holes it would have better pressure than others but it's still not great. The dispersal of the water is it's real downfall. It's concentrated in direct streams straight out of the area with the holes so you get a spray that's only an inch wide by a few inches long. The positive, no flow restrictor to remove, it's an aluminum wand and best part is that the hose has metal connectors (unlike the plastic ones that come on so many others...the hose itself is worth the price.

Hand held is great but the wall mount pops off the wall plate very easy

The shower head is good but the accompanied mounting bracket has a serious design flaw. The bracket will come off the mounting plastic piece with ease. Instead of going through the trouble of returning it, we had to use epoxy to permanent glue the bracket to the plastic mounting piece.

The shower head was fine. I would have enjoyed the flow. The hose was damaged on arrival where connecting pieces were assembled. Connectors are plastic, the washers did not fit properly and caused minor leakage. I attempted several installs and could not solve the leakage issue. This was not DIY error - I've installed many shower heads with no issues. This is not a $70 shower head, but I felt I received the quality I paid for. If washers were correctly sized and the hose wasn't damaged, I would have been satisfied.

Head is way too large

According to Amazon, I purchased this item in November 2015. It is now February 2017, and the shower head is no longer functional. For about six months it worked perfectly. I liked the different settings. Then instead of a full spray, some of the water just dribbled out of the bottom. This wasn't too big of a deal. As time passed, the head became pretty difficult to turn, to change the settings. Then today, it completely stopped working. I think some piece must have broken inside the head, because all the water just dribbles out of the edges of the shower head. Very poor construction and materials.

Broke on day 3. Great if you don't change settings/streams. If the sold a shower head with only one setting I would buy...but this one breaks. Bad engineering or manufacturing.

The plastic part where the water comes out on the shower head popped out of place in the middle of my shower. No idea why it broke like that. So convenient that I had just tossed out the box.

Not sure how the reviews are so good on this product, something is fishy. Product is very light and cheaply built. Worked for 1 shower and then started leaking out the sides as other reviewers have stated. Spend you money on something sturdier.

Worked fine for about two months. This shower head had to be replaced. It made unbearable noises while on.

It had no hardware or attachment to hook it up. Very disappointed

The attachment piece that holds thhe sprayer to the wall is incredibly cheap and does not keep it in place!

Cheaply made. I put my old shower head back on.

This shower head came in a box with an entirely different shower head pictured. I imagine they just changed out the head. The wall bracket does not hold the shower head, the hose does not tighten down on the shower head, AND the extra bracket that we bought for aesthetics does not fit either. We will have to go to the local plumbing store and buy new parts for this to work.Very disappointed

It wouldn't sit up straight in the holder & I didn't want it to fall out & crack my bathroom shower tile. I returned this. I also bought the shower arm diverter from this company. I do not recommend that either. It leaked out of the diverter not where the threading connected it to the water supply but instead from the body of the diverter I do not think highly of this brand at all.