Oxygenics 80227 TriSpa Handheld Shower, Chrome
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Oxygenics 80227 TriSpa Handheld Shower, Chrome
Customer Review: Good looks with useable settings.
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a good looking product that actually has usable settings. I like the middle/traditional Oxygenics setting, the wife likes the coarse setting, and the fine setting is great for rinsing the shower after cleaning, etc. It's also very easy to change the settings because the whole head turns, not just the sprinkle part. My prior shower head had similar settings but only the face turned, and not very easily, so this is a welcome feature since I can use my entire hand to twist. Basically, we change the settings often which is the whole reason for the multiple settings. Now to the reason way only 4 stars not 5; I purchased this brand because of it's reputation for producing water-efficient designs and I thought this product would reduce my per shower water usage. However, this particular shower-head only meets the minimum standard GPM for shower-heads, which is the same GPM than one that it replaced. Regardless, I am very happy with purchasing this product.Customer Review: Great product
Summary: 5 Stars
My house was built in 1959 and suffered from relatively low water pressure. I replaced the standard shower fixtures with this unit and discovered that the air assisted blast mode is perfect for low water flow systems.
Basically, it uses the motive force of the streaming water to inject air back into the flow as it enters the shower head. This causes an increase in volume, and serves to conserve water while giving you the best water flow possible.
I am a 41 year old male, and this shower is shared by four women - my wife and three daughters. They all love it.
Interestingly enough, I recently had some plumbing work done and replaced the water line from the city meter to my house. It was an old galvanized line that was full of mineral deposits to the point where about 3/8" was all that was left for water to flow.
The end result is that I no longer have low water pressure. In fact, I think I need to slow it down at the entry to my house because I have had a few incidents around the house involving plumbing fixtures exposed to the increased pressure:
1. The mechanisms in my toilets have went nuts. They went from working fine to constantly running. I think the pressure increase shifted the balance point and now I have to tweak them all the time.
2. The hose that runs from the shower head to the wall recently sprang a leak, luckily I had bought two of these items to install in another shower (but did not yet) and had an extra hose on hand. I am now ordering a third one as a back up, so be aware there may be some issues with the hose - as sturdy as it seems.
That being said, this shower gets used at least four times a day by people ranging from 7 to 41. Its always getting dropped, and twisted and banged against something because my daughters are clumsy and my wife is not much better.
But all of that is simply my job - to keep the house running as it should. All they care about is how the shower performs, and they all love this particular shower head and that says a lot for them because the four of them can rarely ever agree on anything.
I have noticed that all four of us can take a decent shower with a lot of hot water (and the teenager always uses way too much time), and we have never came close to reaching the end of our 40 gallon water heater.
And so, with the increased pressure - it appears this shower head is saving us money by conserving water.
And I like that.
Customer Review: Great, solves multiple problems, and keeps on giving
Summary: 5 Stars
I own a body spa, a tri spa, and a five star resort shower from Oxygenics. I only cared about environmental benefits at first. Flows a 1/2 to 1/3 the pressure, using that fraction in water use and in my case natural gas for my one pass heater. Ends up saving me around 15 bucks a month in water and gas costs. Now, that said, it's an awesome shower, with superior pressure and confort. Elegant build. And I know it will pay for itself in around 3 months. Great gift idea too...
You choose.... environmental or confort benefits. In this case they are both big, and not contradictory.
Customer Review: Had inflated expectations....
Summary: 3 Stars
It accomplishes what it is supposed to in that it does create a selection of somewhat powerful pressurized flow. The twenty-year old WaterPik that I needlessly replaced was more effective, had a longer hose and less heavy head that was easier to utilize when hand-held. This item was not inexpensive and, unless it had cost $30 or less, I am disappointed in the purchase. Further, two parts were missing, though neither prevented installation - the Teflon tape and a washer. More disconcerting, the item is packaged in a flimsy, plain white box with no identification, the caliber that is common in dollar stores. My suspicion is that I'd have fared better with a different selection for this cost of nearly $60.Customer Review: It is Okay but not the best
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought this and was excited to get it yesterday! It was so easy to put up. Now the bad news...I am 5'7 and the shower head is soooo high. The water sprays all over the wall and shower door. I was not trying to get my hair wet but it got wet anyway. I think because of the height of the shower head, it just has too wide of a spray. The outside holes are the "shower" part and I wish that some of the inside holes also sprayed water. To me the spray was too lite. My husband did not care for this either. The shower head is bulky also! I am returning this...