Niagara Conservation N2945CH Earth Spa 3-Spray with 1.5 GPM 2.7-in. Wall Mount Handheld Shower Head in Chrome, 1-Pack | Bathroom Shower Head Sprayer with Pressure Compensation Technology

Whoa! This works JUST like the one they described that I paid over $79.00 for at Hammacher Sclemmer (HS). The same one from HS that this one replaced. The same one that has a push button on it to change the water strem that stopped working right a month or so after I got it.THIS one? WHOA. Ahhh. Works GREAT. I cannot say enough good things about it.BE ADVISED, if you're thinking of getting this as a gift for someone, there is NO ''fancy' or even 'nice' packaging involved here. This could explain in part the very low price. (or it WAS low when I bought it ~ 1/14/15).It comes in a plain, clear plastic bag; wrapped in protective coverings and that's IT. So, if you WERE considering getting this for Grandma or WHOEVER, I would DEFINITELY get it and just install it for 'her' whoever yourself so it's there when they go to shower.The shower head itself rotates by you turning it to the desired position for water flow. This baby actually DOES increase the water pressure or decrease it. Say you have a need for a direct, straight line of water as though it were coming from a garden hose, opened up a little high, that sort of thing, you've GOT it. A more gentle spray... THAT too.The length of the hose is PERFECT (for me anyway. ) The $79 shower head (from HS) came with about a 5 foot hose connecting the shower head to the water outlet. I have the type shower water handle that is like a door HANDLE, as opposed to a knob, and the hose unmercifully would hang up and 'pull' against the handle. To remedy that I bought a long extension WHICH was great for a few months but developed a leak so I decided to replace it with another one.While searching for the hose, I came across this accidentally because the price caught my eye. NOT much more than 19 dollars. I figured what the heck although I WAS concerned about the length of the hose. For $19.26 (Jan. 2015) I figured order the thing and if the hose was like the HS just order a hose once this unit is installed.As I mentioned if you read this whole review, the hose does NOT catch on the water handle. What a GREAT bargain. It is JUST as attractive as the $79 one, YES it's ONLY hard plastic, but I'm not sure you can even get actual chrome or even metal fixtures of any kind anymore.

I’ve owned a few handheld shower heads in my time. This is my first new one since all the California water mandates were initiated. 1.8 GPMs is not very much. Luckily it’s very easy to remove the water restrictor. I used it with water restrictor and it wasn’t bad. Water pressure was fine. Saving water good for saving money. A few days later I decided to take the restrictor off located on the piece that connected to the shower arm. I needed to wash my dog after he got skunked. If you take out the green water restrictor off you can’t put it back on. I have no regrets!! The water pressure is a lot stronger from the rain can and handheld and faster washing my dog. The handheld hose connection is on the bottom so I can reach every nook of my dog. Fantastic! Great buy. Will definetly buy a second one for my other shower!

Have purchased many for apartments. Looks nice and holds up well.

It amazes me how much of a problem it is to make a hand held shower that is reliable. This product installed easily and did not require much force on the fittings to get a leak free installation. I looked at the plethora of shower heads from Delta and the reviews of these for the most part spendy shower heads highlighted the many problems one can have with such simple things like just hanging the thing up without having it fall on your toes. They do have some models that can accomplish this but not all are easy to use. This shower head hangs up nicely, and has an nice balance between saving water and having enough force to feel good. I think 2.5 gallons a minute per head is the max the government allows and some manufacturers like Delta have found away around this by combining a fixed and handheld that nestle with each having 2.5 gallons or 5 gallons per minute total. This would only be on particular models as some of this type are 2.5 gallons total. I was tempted to go for a more forcefull shower but this one is good enough and saves money on the gas and water and the helps conservethe resources and the enviroment. I spent a summer washing with 2 gallons a day using a homemade solar water heater. A foam cooler with two glass gallon jugs painted black and a plexiglass lid is all you need to make scalding hot water. Compared to that 2 gallons a minute is decadent. The spray pattern on this shower head is not quite wide enough to get both shoulders wet at the same time but I don't mind moving around a little to get rinsed off. If the spray pattern were wider it would not feel as strong so again I feel like they made a good compromise. There is also the focused massage spray that is good for massaging your scalp but doesn't really pound your back into submission. The big bonus with this shower head is the supple metal hose (not stiff plastic made to look like metal like most inexpensive and many much more expensive shower heads use) that comes with it. In the Delta line you have to do alot of research to find out which models have the very flexible metal clad hoses. You will find that they tend to cost upwards of $70. For less than $20 this is a deal. Now about that name (Niagra), I have been to Niagra falls and this shower head does not invoke visions of the pounding water coming off of those falls. I have stood under a geothermal heated water falls at Yellow Stone Park and it did feel great. Now that was a massage.Update: The hose burst after 4 months of use so for that I am revising my rating from 5 to 3 stars.Update: Customer service for Niagra was very good. They sent me a new one promptly after I emailed them a scan of my Amazon receipt.I will update latter on it's longevity. If it doesn't last I will find another hose that will fit it.Update 3/15/2015 My old gas water heater burst about 9 months ago after I replaced the shower head and flooded my basement so when I replaced it I added an expansion tank to the system. The installation required balancing the expansion tank pressure with the water pressure so I purchased an inexpensive gage that screws on to a hose bib or utility sink faucet. My pressure was 120 psi which is probably why the hot water tank did not last longer and also why the hose on the shower faucet was short lived. The new hot water heater recommends not going higher than 85psi. I then installed a pressure reduction valve where the water enters the house and set it to to 80 psi. The shower pressure has dropped some as a result but is still acceptable. I have not had a problem with the hose since I lowered the pressure. Because of the water pressure issue I am now giving the shower head more credit and I am raising the rating to 4 stars.Update 5/20/2016: So the hose burst again and I ordered a new hose from Amazon by Modona and the threaded connector would not screw on but here is the strange part, it did fit on a Aquadyne shower head and the crappy plastic hose from the Aquadyne screws onto the Niagra shower head so apparently the Modona hose is at the tighter end of the thread tolerance and the Niagra head is at the larger end of the thread tolerance and so they do not screw together while the Aquadyne must be in the middle because it works with either hose. So if you get a replacement hose for your Niagra it might not work for this reason.

Installed it myself (67 yr old woman :) just hand tightened everything. I didn’t use plumbers tape as everything had washers and were compression fittings but I did put washer lubricant on all of them. I love it so much. It doesn’t have fancy settings, well a couple I haven’t tried. I like a gentle rain type shower so I leave it on that. Being the first shower head I’ve ever installed, I’m really happy with it.