# Anyone know of a good low-flow shower head? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 13, 2007, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-of-a-good-low-flow-shower-head/429794 "2007-12-13T01:02:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2007, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-of-a-good-low-flow-shower-head/429794/1 "2007-12-13T01:02:38Z")
My wife and I would like to switch to a low-flow shower head. Our main motivation is to extend how long the hot water lasts in the morning. My wife and I take back-to-back showers and since she goes second, she gets ripped off of the hot water. Anyway, we want to get a low-flow, but here is what we want: 1. Good shower spray: We don’t want a dribble. I understand it might be less, but we don’t want to look like Jerry, Kramer, and Newman in the low-flow Seinfeld episode. 2. Reasonable price: We’re not looking to spend too much. Is there a good one under $25? 3. A switch that switches it from low-flow to regular. This is not a need, just a want. Anyway, I’m trying to find a good comparison of the different common brands. Consumer Reports requires you to subscribe to see theirs. Anyone have personal experience or know where I can find a comparison list? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Santo\_Rugger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Santo\_Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santo_Rugger)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2007, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-of-a-good-low-flow-shower-head/429794/2 "2007-12-13T01:45:17Z")
Here you go, $24.99. I have the previous model, it works great. 🙂 [http://www.waterpik.com/shower-head-products/fixed-mount/ecoflow/NSC-623EF/](http://www.waterpik.com/shower-head-products/fixed-mount/ecoflow/NSC-623EF/) ETA: You can find a $5 coupon for it here: [http://www.waterpik.com/shower-head/EcoFlow/EcoFlow\_coupon.pdf](http://www.waterpik.com/shower-head/EcoFlow/EcoFlow_coupon.pdf) ---
**Author:** ![Sue\_Duhnym](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@Sue\_Duhnym](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sue_Duhnym)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2007, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-of-a-good-low-flow-shower-head/429794/3 "2007-12-13T02:18:34Z")
Low-flow shower heads are the work of the devil. My suggestion is to get a bigger hot water tank. (I really can’t believe you’re even asking this question; seriously, I don’t know anyone who wants lower water pressure. Are you sure you’re human and not neanderthal?) ---
**Author:** ![Santo\_Rugger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Santo\_Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santo_Rugger)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2007, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-of-a-good-low-flow-shower-head/429794/4 "2007-12-13T02:24:45Z")
Nitpick: It doesn’t lower the pressure, just the flowrate. ---
**Author:** ![Sue\_Duhnym](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@Sue\_Duhnym](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sue_Duhnym)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2007, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-of-a-good-low-flow-shower-head/429794/5 "2007-12-13T02:38:11Z")
[QUOTE=Santo Rugger] Nitpick: It doesn’t lower the pressure, just the flowrate. [/QUOTE] You’re right, that is nitpicky. ---
**Author:** ![Lok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@Lok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lok)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2007, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-of-a-good-low-flow-shower-head/429794/6 "2007-12-13T04:47:54Z")
Get a tankless water heater. A bit more money than a new shower head, but you never run out of hot water again and you save money on heating water in the long run. And if you get it by the end of the year, you can get a tax rebate on it. ---
**Author:** ![Santo\_Rugger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Santo\_Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santo_Rugger)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2007, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-of-a-good-low-flow-shower-head/429794/7 "2007-12-13T04:50:48Z")
[QUOTE=Sue Duhnym] You’re right, that is nitpicky. [/QUOTE] 😃 I’m just sayin’. The new low flows don’t feel like you’re standing in the shower getting peed on, like the older ones did when they first came out. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2007, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-of-a-good-low-flow-shower-head/429794/8 "2007-12-13T05:22:43Z")
We have a navy showerhead. I recommend them. Ours looks like this: [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000UNU9US](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000UNU9US) ---
**Author:** ![Sue\_Duhnym](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@Sue\_Duhnym](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sue_Duhnym)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2007, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-of-a-good-low-flow-shower-head/429794/9 "2007-12-13T06:14:09Z")
[QUOTE=Santo Rugger] 😃 I’m just sayin’. The new low flows don’t feel like you’re standing in the shower getting peed on, like the older ones did when they first came out. [/QUOTE] Says you. You’re talking to someone who has three shower heads and steam in her shower. 🙂