High-Pressure Shower Head, 6 Sprays

On the annotated photo, an orange arrow runs around the head and marks positions A to F. Each notch gives a different spray, and the six small pictograms next to the shower head show the shape of each one.

You switch from one to the next by pushing the grey lug with your thumb, without letting go of the handle. Handy for keeping a soft rain on the body and switching to a tighter spray to rinse out a thick shampoo.

The photo on a black background shows the main spray: clean, even streams coming from the whole surface of the grille.

The grille is grey with a rubberised look, and its nubs stand out clearly in relief, as the close-up shows. They guide the water; rub them under running water with the flat of your thumb when a spray starts to drift.

The rim and handle are glossy chrome. The round head is wide enough to cover the shoulders, and the straight handle stays slim and sits well in the hand.

A final photo shows the base of the handle: a white threaded end that takes the hose nut. On very tired days, you keep the handle in your hand and let the spray travel across your shoulders without changing position.

The connector is 1/2″ thread, the standard for shower hoses (15x21). Just unscrew the old handset, check that the flat washer is in the hose nut and screw this one on by hand.

This shower head does not replace a fixed ceiling head: it is a handheld shower, to rest on a shower rail or a wall holder.

When pressure is low, favour the settings with the finest sprays: the flow concentrates on fewer nozzles and the spray feels livelier. Before screwing on, let the water run for a few seconds through the hose alone: any impurities then leave elsewhere than through the new nozzles.