Side by Side Comparison of: Waterpik vs HotelSpa

I had one of the originals produced by Water Pik many years ago. It lasted for decades. The tooling survives apparently. This does everything I want and the price can't be beat. I gave these away for Christmas last year.

The hose was pretty stiff at first, but after a few days it relaxed. It took me about 5 minutes to install. Love the spray from this thing.

I got this shower head because I needed one that was flexible during my recovery. I have to say that now that I am back good to go I STILL use it. I love the pressure settings and also the fact that it sits so high up it makes it a breeze to rinse the shampoo out of my hair. The tubing is long enough to reach the entire distance of my large tub as well. Don't forget to use the plumbing tape because it is absolutely necessary.

Preface: I switched over from a wall-mounted 2" Moen with no model number, inconsistent water streams, but had good surface area and decent water pressure.This handheld showerhead comes with 5 different modes. The first and second modes force water out of the three jets closest to the center. Apparently one is a powerspray, and the other one is a pulsating massage, but I couldn't tell a difference; they both just forced water out. The third mode is a general spray combined with the second mode forcing water through the center jets. The fourth mode is a general spray (what I use). The fifth mode sends out mists everywhere. The water pressure in general spray mode is good. I've used stronger showerheads before, but this will do the trick. Just leaving my hand in the spray gets it a bit numb. Some people might complain that it's not strong enough, while some people might complain that it's too strong.My 2" Moen sent out water streams that were fanning out, so it covered maybe 12" of surface area. This Waterpik is about 3" in diameter, but in general spray mode, the water stream comes straight out instead of fanning out. So the surface area is only about 3". I tried leaving it between modes 4 and 5 so it gets some general spray, and some misting to cover more surface area. This does the trick, but the water pressure obviously drops. Compared to my Moen, there isn't a single area under the stream where I don't feel water hitting.Also it may not be a coincidence, but I noticed that I had to turn the water temperature to a bit hotter than normal. I installed the Waterpik filter as well, and with it being a handheld showerhead, I think a noticeable amount of heat does escape the tubing, relative to the wall-mounted Moen I had before.The packaging was hard to open, but the Installation was easy.Overall: would buy again, but I wish the spray fanned out more to cover more surface area.

I initially purchased this showerhead because in the latex free world (latex allergy), waterpik is supposed to be the best option.The price was right. The install was rumored to be easy but reviews were back and forth on that. My husband just screwed this showerhead on and turn on the water, NO LEAKS. It was *THAT* simple! No messing with Teflon tape, or adjusting, readjusting. Installation on this was worth the price alone.The showerhead had several options to choose from. The height can be adjusted, which is important to us. My husband is 6'1" and I am 5'1" so having a showerhead that is easily adjustable is vital. In fact that is how I broke the last one, trying to get it to point down far enough for me! Shorties, this showerhead will work for you!I love that you can take it out of the holder and use it as needed. This will come in so handy when I need to wash just my hair, or the kids hair, and when I shave my legs! I just wish the hose was 4-6" longer. It juuuust barely reaches my kiddos when they're in the bath.

Coming from the point-of-view of low expectations, this product over-delivers. Just got the unit a couple of days ago and installation is extremely easy -- in fact, and be careful here -- YOU DON'T NEED ANY TOOLS! This is plastic device and hand tightening (believe it or not) is all you need. I would recommend PLUMBERS TAPE though -- I used it in 3 location, main stem connection (connecting to your pipe), then on both ends of where the cord connects. Not a lot of tape, just a 3/4 to full wrap, no more.Even though I gave this thing 5 stars, one thing to note is that the product details show the unit has "Water Pause" -- that's the letter "I" on the chart. I would think that water pause, is duh, water paused and none coming out, correct? Nope, that is not a feature on this unit. I'm chalking that up to either my stupidity (my daughter said I wasn't stupid, after I said it aloud to myself -- but she's of course, extremely biased). This thing was less than $20 and I am using it at a vacation spot for my mom, so not a big deal -- but that was a feature I liked given the fact that it allows you to put on shaving cream, etc. while water (and specifically hot) is not wasted/spent.On thing to also note is that the filter screws out -- don't pry it or pull it out, it's not clear from the instructions but it's really easy (again, no tool needed) -- but you'll look at it and probably think, "yeah, just pull this gizmo out..." -- no good. Next, to remove the water regulator (if desired and not looking to get arrested) you will need a needle-nose to yank that sucker out. I would never remove it, but I still have the tags on my mattresses and pillows. God forbid.Hope this was helpful.

Shower head has easy assembly.
It functions as it should. We mostly use 3 settings.
It is easy to keep clean. Doesn't drop or leak.
It is nice and basic appearance. Not high end looking but does the job.
Nice long hose.

We have purchased from big box stores several shower heads in recent years. All around $100 in price, one was much more. All with the same or similar function to this one. Switches break. Nozzles plug up. Gets grubby looking quickly.

We have had zero breakdowns of this one. I bought it as a stop gap until we could find a more high end one. I stopped looking. This one does what it should quite well. Thank you!

I had wanted to buy a handheld shower head for years, having had one before and remembering how much easier it made cleaning the shower. My husband was very reluctant, citing numerous concerns such as being unable to adjust the angle of the spray - a concern since he's very tall and I'm very not. After my dog and I recently shared several unpleasant bathing experiences, I decided that since I was typically the one at home cleaning the tub and dealing with whatever the dogs manage to roll themselves, he could deal with a little experiment.
I ordered the thing and installed it myself, which was pretty simple. My only complaint was that it only came with 2 washers and I ended up needing 3 (one at the wall, one at the base of the hose, and one for the head). Wasn't a real problem for me, though, because I just took one out of our previous shower head. I will add that though I am handy enough, I am not super mechanically-inclined and had never done this particular task before, so I appreciated how easy it was. I didn't even mention it to my husband until the next day, after he'd used it. Let's just say he grinned to my "I told you so."
It works great, with a choice of several water pressures. I love that I can turn it down to a trickle when rinsing my dog's face then turn it to a spray when hosing down the tub. It's got a water saving filter that you can remove if you want, but we actually find the reduced water pressure more comfortable. You can adjust the angle of the spray very easily, but we no longer even worry much about that because it's now angled high enough that we don't have to adjust it between showers based on our height difference. It's cheap, works great, and we love it!

*********************UPDATE***********************

After a year of using this, I still LOVE it BUT like other reviewers mentioned,
the hose is broken.
I contacted the seller and they offered me a replacement!
I only needed the hose as the shower head is perfectly fine but they sent me whole new shower head with hose!
I contacted on Friday and received a replacement on WEDNESDAY!!
Awesome customer service!!!

**********Original review***********
100% happy with my purchase!
One of the reason I purchased this was because it comes with on/off pause switch.
I live in California and we are having really bad drought and need to save water.
I heard if you turn off the shower while you wash your body/hair, you can save a lot of water.
We have double handle faucet and it is really pain in the butt to turn on/off the shower everytime.
So that was the one of the reason I decided to purchase this and I am so happy!!
So easy to turn on/off and I really do believe that we can save water doing this.
I also like the design and it is really light weight and the price is awesome too!
Totally recommend!!

I wasn't sure when I ordered this as I expected the quality to be poor as it was so inexpensive. I was surprised to find I really like this shower head. It is great for me. Also, it is prefect when I need to wash my dogs in the shower. The water saver button is a great feature as the temperature stays the same when you want to pause the water. Yet, I have to say that it is too hard for my kids to use the pause button as their little fingers can't slide it that easily. Another plus is that this is super easy to install.

This AquaCare replaced a Water-Pik hand shower head that was purchased two years ago. The AquaCare is clearly superior. Biggest difference: it doesn't leak when first turned on, when running, or when just turned off; the Water-Pik consistently leaked just for a few seconds as it was turned off. The cord on the AquaCare is all metal including the connectors, and it hangs loosely with no stress on the positioning of the shower head; the Water-Pik's all plastic cord, (including the connectors), was stiff and required very narrow positioning to keep the head from rotating in the holder. Installation on the AquaCare was easy; everything was supplied including Teflon tape. Even the washers for the hose connectors were attached by a rubber band to the hose so they would not be lost in the packaging. There is a "pause slide switch" on the handle that allows the water flow to be reduced to a trickle, which is helpful if you have dual faucet control on your shower; however, be sure the slide switch is not on "pause" when you hook it up to first test it, or you will think the water flow is puny, and it is very full with the correct setting. The quality on this product clearly stands out, and it is one of my most satisfying purchases.

I like it, but the spray pattern needs to be a bit broader and fuller (particularly in the center of the nozzle).

Good, strong jets when using the regular shower setting. The massage jets for some reason aren't as powerful. Still a great value for a strong showerhead.

Very pleased with this product. At first the hose was so stiff it was hard to control. It gradually becoming more flexible with use.

This was purchased to replace a Waterpik shower head that came with the house. The old shower head would fall if the shower was turned off due to the holder losing it's grip. It was easy to install and worked right out of the box only needing to be hand tightened. There is no leaking (unlike the old one that leaked from the pipe) and the spray is almost as powerful as the spray from the old one after we removed the regulator. I'm on the fence about removing the regulator from this one as it really is not necessary but I do love a strong shower spray. I would recommend this shower head.

Installation was a breeze and plumbing usually gives me fits. The sprayer was exactly what I was looking to gain-wide spray with power. I mean power that doesn't make you feel like you're getting pelted. This one was just right even though that may have more to do with how much pressure you have in your bathroom. I will be purchasing another for my granddaughters room.

I like the 5 different settings on the shower head. The water does come out pretty strong, but I guess it depends on your water pressure. My previous shower head (the cheap one that comes in normal rental studios) was pretty weak. I changed it to this one and the water pressure is much stronger and I didn't make any changes to water pressure... I'm a girl and live alone and don't know how to do that, anyway! My maintenance guy installed it for me since the other showerhead was practically glued on, not just screwed on like normal shower heads.The hose part is not that great. I have a shower caddy that hangs from the shower head and this hose is kind of in the way, so I have the hose and showerhead tilted sideways so it doesn't get in the way of the shower cady. Also, the hose is really lightweight. When I opened the package, the hose was wrapped and bound to fit in the packaging so whatever bends it had from that... well,the bends are still there. I thought that over time it would straighten out, but I think the hose is made of cheap plastic, it's really light weight. It's not a huge deal for me, but I'm sure it would bug some other people.It's one of the cheaper priced shower heads out there, and it's a good shower head.Overall, it's a decent product. The hose doesn't leak. The shower head part doesn't leak. There are no problems or issues that I've had with this other than the hose that has the bends in it and won't go away.

This is a high quality product that is easy to install. I have terrible handyman skills and the instructions are super easy to follow. I DID have to replace one after two years. The hose cracked in an area and the water was starting to smell even after cleaning so I decided to replace it. I bought the same one because it came with everything I needed, including a small amount of plumbers tape which helps with preventing leaking.

I'm very happy with this piece. It works as advertised and goes up with about ten minutes of work. My only knock is the limited durability of the last one I purchased.

The whole thing is made of cheap plastic with a chrome finish, but it was easy to install, no leaks and looks good...I will see how it holds up to daily use...and it is a good value for the low cost. I like that it gives an extra holder, so you can put it down near the bathtub too. I tried to remove the water restrictor, in accordance with the instructions, but was not able to do so...but I still had good water pressure so that is okay.

I really enjoyed this product when it worked. The shower head works very well. Installation was very easy and came with everything you needed (including plumbing tape that was optional). The stainless steel hose was very nice until it broke after 3-4 months of light and gentle use. It was never dropped and the only time it was removed from the holder was to clean the shower. I have noticed other users post similar pictures of the break so I believe it may be a design flaw or common defect. I have email customer service yesterday but have not heard back yet. In the mean time showering will be unpleasant. I hope they resolve this and send me a better hose so this doesn't happen again. The shower head works very well.

Edit: Interlink Products emailed me within a couple days and promptly sent out a replacement hose using USPS 2day priority mail. Service and support is a very important factor for me when purchasing any product. I've since replaced the hose and I'm once again enjoying my showers.

The most intense spray setting works quite well for us, allows us to get in and out of the shower quickly. The "soap up" valve in the handle also works although when your hands are soapy it's extremely hard to shove the valve back on. Saves the water which is why we replaced our old (much loved) one. Wish the "soap up" valve was far more easy to use.

The whole thing is made of cheap plastic with a chrome finish, but it was easy to install, no leaks and looks good...I will see how it holds up to daily use...and it is a good value for the low cost. I like that it gives an extra holder, so you can put it down near the bathtub too. I tried to remove the water restrictor, in accordance with the instructions, but was not able to do so...but I still had good water pressure so that is okay.

It doesn't do much for increasing pressure but it gets the job done.

The spray is good pressure but is not wide enough. Spray area barely expands beyond the radius of the shower head. May return.

Very easy to install and you do not need plumbers tape. A bit disappointed in this. There's 4 modes, not 5. I have low water pressure and bought this specifically to increase flow, as advertised. It's a modicum more but even in massage mode, feels too soft. You get what u pay for, but I'll keep it now that it's installed. Nicely designed and sturdy, no leaks at all. Hose is 5 feet long. I'm tall and could use another foot.

I don't know why these companies insist on putting the other silly modes on these things. The various massage modes are just combinations of the main sprayer and are largely ineffective at anything. The mist mode actually produces mist but the mist cools off very quick and is not all that pleasant. The hose it comes with is plastic, smells funny and likes to stick out at odd angles. I never installed it, I'm using my older metal hose instead.The primary shower function however is pretty decent. I didn't expect great things from this shower head so I was neither impressed nor disappointed. I recommend it.

Overall is ok, The Massage setting are ok, but not that great because of the lack of enough water pressure. the picture is deceiving because is not angled at 90 degrees and the rubber part is not blue but grey. The stream of water is plenty but the pressure itself is not weak but is not strong either like the old one I had. Although there is plenty of water flowing out, the reason it comes out with little pressure is because it has too many holes. The manufacturer should make the holes smaller so the water comes out stronger. I did not use the enclosed hose because I bought a longer one that matches the color of the shower head, so no issues of water restrictions as others pointed out.

My review compares this hand held shower to two previously owned Waterpik hand held showers that lasted over ten years apiece.Pros: (1) According to the instructions, no pipe tape (teflon or otherwise) is required. I installed unit without tape using my hands only. No connection leaks. (2) This hand held shower head situates itself higher than previous units because the part that inserts into the holder is at the base/bottom rather than the neck of the hand held unit. If you're over 6' tall, the extra few inches of height helps a lot. (3) The main shower setting, "full body spray," provides a great shower. (4) The "misting spray" setting is good for humidifying your apartment.Cons: (1) Previous chords were six feet, not five. The shorter chord makes this unit less effective for foot and toe scrubbing. (2) Basically there is no message flow. Water flow is weaker than previous models, with or without the flow regulator. (3) Because the holder and the base are both circular rather than oval, the hand held shower head twists in the holder. Seems like a serious design error to me. (4) The entire unit is plastic and feels light. Previous units had some metal parts, felt heavier, and engendered more confidence as to durability. But time will tell.Sorry I couldn't give a higher rating to a previously superior USA product.

I purchased this HotelSpa handheld shower in April 2015 and had it installed by a plumber (along with other plumbing work). It worked well for the price, $30 and lasted 2 years. The hose just started to leak at the end that connects to the shower head. The hose split and can't be repaired. There is a lifetime warranty but you have to send it back to the manufacturer which would cost almost as much as buying a new one. And I would have no shower. So, I will just buy a replacement hose for ten bucks and call it a day. Hope this review helps.

This is a nice shower head that looks good and is easy to install. Everything you need, including Teflon tape, is provided. The issue is the pause switch. The switch is almost impossible to engage when the water is running. By the time I get the switch to work, the water has run so long that I might not as well have bothered to try, and this is after using both thumbs. Even though the HotelSpa AquaCare shower head is a good one, the main reason I bought this particular model doesn't work as it should. I'm still experimenting to try to find a solution to this annoying problem. I've read reviews and responses to questions, and I know I'm not the only purchaser who is experiencing this issue. Hopefully soon, I'll discover a solution.

I want to be able to give this a 5 star review but I can't. The shower head itself is awesome. Water pressure level remained in tact and the many different stream choices make it a wonderful experience, especially for the low cost. However, after about 5 months of use, the inner hose at the wand broke. Its very thin and for whatever reason it busted. Thankfully my husband is very handy and had stuff to repair it. It works great again but it shouldn't have broke in the first place. I'm pretty disappointed in that. I probably wouldn't buy this one again because of that as many people aren't as handy and wouldn't have been able to fix it.

I would love this if the pause switch was easy to use. I have to use both hands and every ounce of strength I can muster to push it up and down. I did read other complaints about how difficult it was, but I didn't realize how truly extreme it is. I thought it would loosen up over time because I use it so frequently during my showers, but instead... it became more and more difficult to the point where it is physically impossible for me to move anymore. I may have just broken it... ?

I've noticed some have complained that the pause switch doesn't totally stop the flow of water. I've used several shower heads over the years with pause switches or buttons and they aren't designed to totally stop the flow. It is normal to have a slow trickle of water still flow.

I have no complaints other than the pause switch.

When I first received this showerhead and installed it, there was water leaking from the pause switch on the handle. I contact the company about this, and they said that definitely shouldn't be happening and sent out a replacement showerhead to me.

The new showerhead that I received doesn't have a pause switch, and instead of the chrome face where the water comes out, it's looks like grey plastic with black nozzles. It's definitely not as good looking as my original showerhead was, but it doesn't leak and that was most important. Also of note was that the original showerhead was missing the flow restrictor, whereas the new one did have it. (Since the water pressure was adequate, I decided to leave it in place)

I don't know if someone over there inadvertently sent me out the wrong replacement part, or if their solution to a leaky switch is to send you one without a switch, but considering that the switch is a big selling point to many, it's worth mentioning. HTH.

The hand held feature of this shower head is great but I definitely would not call it a massager. By any stretch.

I purchased this 4 1/2 years ago and needed an additional one so purchased it again. The quality has sure gone downhill since the first purchase it shouldn't even be called by the same name. Very disappointed.

When you turn off the shower, water backs up through the fittings (no matter how tight) and sprays on the wall. I bought two of these, and both of them to it. Save your money.

so I just got this product today install is pretty easy however I have to say I'm a little disappointed in the sprayer functions leaving on the jet setting there's hardly any power behind it it's almost as if you stick your thumb over the garden hose there seems to really only be one good setting on the shower head and that's the regular shower

The suction holder doesn't work of course,(no one expects it to), but the problem I had was the misleading "chrome" terminology in the description as it implies metal. Plastic head makes sense but very thin plastic fittings? If you tighten them by hand, they drip, use pliers, they crack. Both holders fit the hose, not the head so the thing wobbles all over and no matter how you place it, no firm control of blast.

When I installed this the flow regulator was so aggressive that the trickle of water was unacceptable. After removing the flow regulator I was back to the good water pressure I expected. However, the first time I tried to adjust the spray with the water running the head came apart. Apparently the shower head is constructed so poorly that it can only handle about half the pressure my shower puts out. This is the first time I've ever had a problem with a shower head or any other plumbing fixture so my water pressure, while good, is not beyond normal ranges. Also the hose is just barely long enough for my shower where the head is mounted about six feet from the shower floor.

my house has low water pressure. this shower head did not help the situation. Even removed restrictor but did not help. I did use this for 2 yrs. and it worked fine but finally got something else because I always hated the low pressure.bought the original waterpik- not very attractive but has much better pressure.

I bought this for my kids so they can take shower and are able to shut off water when they are soaping to save water and not splash all over since they can't reach up to put it back in the holder. The switch is REALLY hard to put in the off position. Even I as an adult have hard time doing it when water is running. So it failed with the primary reason why I bought it but I figured I will just it as a normal shower head. Now I am getting annoyed with a different problem - pressure of water dropping time to time. Only way to get my water pressure to be back to normal is to put switch in off and then back to on and it gets a bit better but not 100% good as when it was brand new.

Maybe i got a faulty one but I will not buy again.

* edit 7/29/2016: Corresponded with their support and they went out of their way to help me out. So 5 stars for support/customer service. I will be buying another product from them but not this exact model. *

Purchased this 6 months ago and it worked pretty well for the price. Up to this point the only thing that we had a problem with was the water pressure. Yesterday while I was taking a shower it just broke on me and sprayed water all over the place. Guess what I'm trying to say is... you get what you pay for.

Update: The seller contacted me and said they would ship another, I'll give more stars when it arrives!

Showerhead was working great for a couple weeks. Good flow and no leaks. Well, one day while showering, the metal part of the hose became detached from the showerhead and the rubber underneath expanded like a balloon and popped. Water going in every direction. So not sure if it's just cheaply made or a defective unit. Sending it back for refund and buying a different brand.

It looks nice. Clean and modern. Ncie feature with the pause button. Bad news: Signifacntly lower flow than expected. Wanted to like it but couldn't stand the lower flow experienced. Went to remove the flow reducer that the manual said it had but guess what? It didnt come with one and I already had max flow. Had to return it.

I wish this product had better power. We have great water pressure and had to purchase a new hand held as the holder broke on our last shower head.While it says massage...there is no massage. I took out water restrictor and this did not help the water force. It took me a lot longer to rinse out shampoo and conditioner.

Upon installing this water went everywhere. Now we have to package it back up and send it back. Given how hard it was to get out of the package it will be a hard to package it back up to send back.

Showerhead greatHose failedThe hose is stiff and it cannot handle good water pressure. It works for about a minute and the the water blows out of the connection at the joint that attaches to your plumbing. I checked the washer, the correct end of the hose, still fails.Returned and ordered just the showerhead version.

This is the weakest shower massage I have ever owned. Visually it is great. I am sure people will need it for more than that. Will never buy another Waterpik.

I was shocked that this shower head leaked, given the glowing reviews by other Amazon.com customers. The shower head installed within seconds, but water leaked near the top of the head, near where the spray control dial. I called Waterpik to see if they could offer a solution, but they just suggested I return the item for a refund. The item itself didn't look like very good quality The head feels like plastic, not metal, and the hose itself was so stiff, it wouldn't lay flat against my shower wall. I'll be looking for another shower head tonight!

Over the years, we've bought several of these from Amazon; loyal to this reliable product. The Brushed Nickel version of the Waterpik TRS-553 Elements 5-Mode handheld shower head provided versatility, from a gentle shower to a focused, high-pressure/pulsating massage. We found the range of choice helpful in coping with injury. The 5 settings delivered up to 30% more intensity with its OptiFLOW technology. Note: After exercise, using an intense blast with the massage setting & cold water on the injured area really minimizes pain and swelling more effectively than office visits to physical therapy for electric pulse treatments. The shower head also withstood our extremely hard water well, and required replacement only every so often.NOW, we just got the Chrome model, and even after removing the "water-saving" devise, we have only a trickle of water coming through. There is a new design with another "filter" in the hose element that we can't remove. The water-flow is weak, and the "massage" is a joke. I'm afraid the prior Brushed Nickel version will now have the same problem. I can't recommend this formerly superb product any longer!

The Hose broke mid shower after owning this for less than 3 months. The entire unit is plastic. It worked well while it lasted but the hose just snapped for no reason. I advise you to buy a showerhead with a metal hose, not plastic.

This arrived and was Installed on Sunday, 1st use on Monday morning. I turned on the hot water to heat. When water was hot, I opened the shower door to add cold water and the hose split spewing hot water into my face.

Purchased this due to all the positive reviews, which I now suspect are greatly fabricated. The shower head is light plastic, like pretty much all of them. Feels just fine. Clicks nicely between settings. The hose felt heavy metal, and sort of solid. We would later find out it was not solid at all. My wife and I loved the way this one sprayed though and hoped it would last awhile. It didn't. The point of failure was the "metal" hose. During a nice, leisurely evening shower I was rinsing off when the metal sheathing on the hose just below the attachment point to the shower head decided to crack. The metal sheathing slid down a bit, exposing the rubber hose beneath the cheap, bendable, crappy metal. The rubber hose proceeded to inflate like a balloon until it POPPED when it caught itself on the exposed jagged edge of the metal sleeve. All showering joy was lost, the evening moving forward was sad and woeful. Thankfully, no soap remained on my body when this occurred so I was not forced to continue rinsing under the erratic spray of the shower head's broken hose. My wife, however, was not so lucky. I had to change the shower head back to our harsh rainwater style backup emergency shower head and she felt the relentless pelting of heavy rain-like water upon her skull during what would have been her peaceful evening shower. We have suffered due to cheapness. I shall spend more on the next shower head as I search for quality.

Terrible showerhead, the default setting for showering is absolutely useless pressure wise while an unrestricted older showerhead can be very uncomfortable in the same shower. It also makes pretty terrible noise that resonates through the walls, pipes and fiberglass shower constantly. The mist setting is kinda cool although it's really useless to shower with and the massage setting is a joke as it's just the jet cone. Low flow, you might as well just use a cup in the sink. I would highly suggest buying a pack of bottled water to bathe with over this in a situation. The pause switch is also completely useless because depending on your blend of hot/cold water it's just going to end up as hot as possible or as cold as possible. The switch also seems to be flawed in design as I'm assuming it creates most of the noise and doesn't turn 100% off.

I would never recommend this to anyone unless you want to make someone's life miserable. It looks pretty nice though, if you want a really cheap showerhead that looks just like this then I highly suggest still not to buy it. If you want to buy it for parts however and use the showerhead as something to hold the bag down in your trash can, it's actually decent!

Really, just save the extra $5 and buy something else. You're not getting a better cheap showerhead just because it doesn't have a brand name. You're getting cheap garbage undeserving of a name brand.

After a very bad day over the weekend (long story short, as I was giving the puppy a bath as the last part of a poopy situation and my old shower head broke) I decided to go ahead and purchase this shower head. There were zero issues with shipping, it came with all of the bits that it was supposed to come with. It was very easy to install with no tools. I went to test the shower head to makes sure there were no leaking connections and there was virtually no water pressure. I know that with my old shower head, some of the settings can feel like there was no water pressure, so I decided to try all of the different settings. Seven settings would be a massive over statement. Two of the settings are exactly the same (when looking at where and how the water comes out of the head, wide with no pressure), two of the settings were nearly the same (wide with no pressure mixed with what seems as though it should have been a mist and a mist that seems like it should have a light wide pressure, but I know it should have been a pulsating focused stream with a light wide constant stream around it). There is a misting stream that gets all over the place and what is supposed to be a pulsating focused stream (which is a joke, no pulsation, and it is not very focused). On a good note, the pause function works great and hardly allows any water to escape. The hose is super flexible and it was shorter than I was expecting it to be (but that is my fault, five feet from a six foot placement seems super short, I should have measured a bit better). The shower head itself seems very light for what it is supposed to offer, and the construction of what it is seems solid enough. I will be sending this shower head back (which upsets me because I have to pay for shipping on the return) and using the broken hose of my old shower head until I can find one that I actually like.