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(More customer reviews)Having grown accustomed to the old quality, it is very difficult to give these new Waterpiks a top rating. I have used Waterpiks for many years. There are three, ten-year-old Teledyne Waterpiks currently in use in our home. My first recommendation addresses the most common complaint I've read in many reviews: WATER PRESSURE. Before installing, remove both the filter and the pressure control insert with a pair of needle-nose pliers. (SEE IMAGE) They simply unscrew and lift out. This allows the shower pressure to equal the pressure in your plumbing. The filter also reduces pressure. It is nothing more than a plastic cone full of pin holes which will have to be removed and cleaned every few months anyway. And the water flow control? It is impossible for a shower massage to function properly without adequate water pressure. Going green is one thing. Going red from leftover soap is another. The pressure control has to go. Once this is done, no tools are needed for installation. The old Waterpiks had 6-foot hoses. The new ones are only 5 feet long. I contacted Waterpik customer service and they do not even offer a 6-foot hose as an accessory. The stiff hose, bent from packaging, bows out from the wall like an angry snake. If you are not careful the shower will easily come out of the holder and attack you when your back is turned. This happened twice to my wife causing pain. I thought running hot water through it for awhile would cause it to relax. Not so. The shower head rotates freely in the holder. As a result, the spray bounces off of one side of the shower stall then the other. There is nothing to keep the spray stationary in a downward direction. Many of the new custom and poured-marble showers have built-in seats across from the plumbing fixtures. A 5-foot hose will not reach. Consumers are paying more and getting less because of mandated conservation regulations. A good shower is one of the few luxuries of our daily lives. Life is too short for a lousy shower. The government obviously disagrees. We, the consumers, are forced to buy 2-Star products and then have to remanufacture them in order to it to achieve 5-Star results. Frankly, for Waterpiks top-of-the line at $39.99, I expected better. And the SM 3UC doesn't even have the desired C option which is a concentrated center jet stream. At least now, I know what to expect. I finally removed the dry-rotted rubber washers out of an old 6-foot hose and replaced them with new rubber washers. However, the chrome fittings on the old hose would not fit in the new holder, so I had to re-install the old holder. Finally, the direction of the spray stays where I want it instead of spraying all over the stall like a wild weasel and the hose is long enough. My 3-Star rating was very generous. Waterpik has succeeded in ruining a great product. Have a nice shower.
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Waterpik SM 3UC Original 5-Mode Massage Handheld Shower, WhiteThe Water Pik classic hand-held massage spray showerhead offers five refreshing spray settings to relieve everyday stress and tension. The pulse provides a steady pulsating spray; turbo pulse for powerful hyper massage; spray pulse for pulsating massage; outside spray for soft body spray; and center spray for forceful concentration spray. A certified water and energy saver, this white and chrome showerhead cuts back on costs. It includes a stationary mounting bracket and a 5-foot hose.
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