Low Water Pressure in the Shower - Learn how to increase water pressure
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 มี.ค. 2019
- Low water pressure can be caused by many things. If only one fixture has low pressure, it’s likely that you can solve the issue by just focusing on that fixture. If you’re getting low water pressure throughout your home, you might solve your issue by adjusting your Pressure-Reducing Valve. In my situation, I was having issues with low water pressure in our shower while every other shower or faucet in our home had good water pressure. For the purpose of this video, I wanted to demonstrate how to check the water pressure in your home with a water pressure test gauge. If you’re getting good water pressure throughout your home, you might not have to test your water pressure. Sometimes replacing an old shower head or removing the restrictor valve in your shower head can solve the issue. When that didn’t solve ours, I had to dig deeper. If you have a single lever setup in your shower, you have to remove the handle and cover to get to the valve and cartridge. A valve that is not correctly adjusted or a clogged cartridge can be the culprit of low water pressure in your shower. Luckily for me, I was able to solve the low water pressure issue by adjusting the dial or set screws on the valve. If that doesn’t solve your issue, you might have a clogged cartridge or clogged pipes leading into your shower.
Tools to complete task:
-Flathead screwdriver
-Phillips screwdriver
-2.5mm or 3/32 hex key
-Water pressure test gauge
Water Pressure Gauge (Updated Link)
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Ideally, water pressure should be between 45 and 60 PSI in most residential plumbing systems. If the pressure rises too high, particularly above 80 psi, plumbing and appliances (primarily water heaters) could be damaged or leak excessively. I checked with my local water authority and my water pressure should be between 50 and 75 PSI. Make sure to contact your water authority/district.
:::Disclaimer:::
If you do not know what you are doing, please do not attempt to increase your water pressure. Increasing the water pressure too high could possibly cause damage to the plumbing system. This video is for entertainment purposes only. Any injuries, damages, or losses that may result from improper use of equipment, tools, installation or from the information in this video is the sole responsibility of the viewer and is to be used at the discretion of the end user/viewer and not myself (Joel Reyes). If you rely on the information portrayed in this video, you assume the responsibility for the results. If you are uncertain about any part of this video, seek a professional. - บันเทิง
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I've lived in tis rental house for 7 yrs with low shower pressure. I have even changed shower heads same results until I watches this video, you my friend have solved my 7yr old problem. Thank you a million times over great job.
I’m glad the video helped solve your problem
Back many years ago when I used to rent. My landlord came to my apartment to place those water pressure restrictors to all my faucets and shower. After landlord was gone the water hardly had pressure coming out; the following week I went to the rental office complaining they said "NO worries everything is fine is normal". So, I had no idea what was the landlord had done to my faucets and shower head hose. Thank you for your wonderful advice and video. Blessings.
Thanks for the tip. I really appreciate it. Just randomly came accross this video when I was looking for a high pressure shower.
Bless you! I've been dealing with terrible water pressure for months and just fixed it myself in a few minutes thanks to your help.
this video saved us a lot of aggravation and expense, was on the verge of calling a plumber. thanks so much for posting this.
Glad it helped!
What worked for you?
Thank you so ..so much. I was planning to buy a new showerhead which costs 80 bucks then I found this video, just took out the plastic valve in the showerhead and it totally worked. Thanks again Joel.
This worked perfectly increased the pressure greatly and so easy too.. Thank you thank you very much.. Excellent clip, instructions, and guidance plus trouble shooting!!
Thank you!!!! You just solved our issue. Seriously great advice and easy to follow step by step troubleshooting. Our household pressure was fine but just our shower had suddenly decreased pressure. As soon as I took apart the shower head I could see the restrictor had shifted somehow blocking some of the holes. Adjusted it and removed a little rubber blocking piece that wasn’t needed and now our pressure is perfect again. Thank you for saving us from having to pay for a new shower head or call a plumber!
Thank you sooooo much. I did not realize the shower head I installed would make life so miserable but paused this video long enough to trash the water restrictor. Happiness!!!!!!!
Noticed your bracelet. Thanks for your service and your video.
Michael Pohlman I appreciate it and thank you for watching!
You are a freaking life saver! I was worried and thought I'd have to call a plumber, but now I can attempt to fix it myself! I'll let you know if it works when I get home tonight! Im always so thankful for people who post videos showing how to fix things in a home because I never had anyone teach me and I'm a new first time home owner. Thank you!
Glad the video helped! Congrats on the home.
any update?
Holy shot this actually worked?! Thanks a million! I’ve been using my kids shower for a year & today decided to see if anyone else had this issue in TH-cam 🙏🏾
You can find everything on TH-cam. 😅
Glad it worked
WOW I thot I was going to have to call a plumber I had such low water pressure but the turning those screws was the simple no money involved trick!THANKS!
there certainly money involved...your water bills will be double...lol
Thankyou so much. This really worked for our shower head & saved me the expense of a Plumber. 😁🙌
Thank you! Taking off the restrictor worked wonderfully!
Thank you so much for your video. I just had one of the bathrooms in my house remodeled and I couldn't figure out why the water pressure coming out of the shower head was so weak now. It was the flow restrictor in the new showerhead just like you said. I've always taken really quick showers but that low pressure was slowing me down. I have very thick hair, and I couldn't get the shampoo and conditioner out of it lol. It was driving me nuts and I'm not sure that I was actually saving any water anyway considering it made my showers longer 🙃
Glad you got it figured it out and you bring up a good point. When you shower with a low pressure shower head, showers tend to be longer which takes more water. 🤦🏻♂️
Great stuff brother...Thanks for sharing!
Thank you!! I’ve already went through 2 shower heads in the past thinking they were just old and that was the issue
Tyler Burns - glad I could help! What was your issue? Shower head restrictor valve?
Joel yes sir there was a tiny O ring on the inside blocking the flow of water. COMPLETELY different shower experience after taking that small O ring out lmao
Tyler Burns - Well, I guess you won’t have to throw out anymore more shower heads.
Thanks worked for me!!!
Thank you so much that restrictor was the problem. My shower is blasting now!
EmperorDuffman - Glad I could help
Very helpful. I installed a similar handheld shower and it has low pressure. I can troubleshoot it now before tiling.
This video is a life saver! My shower just started this low pressure stuff. I will definitely give this a shot
Hope it helps, let us know how it goes.
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Thanks for the video. You just gave me an idea about looking at the adjusting valves behind the fixture. 👍
Awesome job, very detail and informational. I tried it in my house and it worked perfectly. I follow your steps. Thank you.
Glad it helped!
Excellent and quite thorough! Thank you so much!!!
I was just in Georgia visiting my daughter at her new home, she kept complaining that her shower had too low pressure. My wife went out and bought a new shower head it made little difference. I didn't know how to fix it. Next visit, I'm gonna be a super hero! Thanks.
Did you don the cape?
Well wow. Your vids are very clear. Thank you! Really appreciate the methodical approach to solving the problem! I will def go through the order links, hope it helps.
Thank you, now my shower attachment works like it should...... Much appreciated.
Wow great tips. I took the restricter out of the hose and bingo loads of power! thanks very much
Lawrence - No problem!
Thanks for this! Now i'm going to go do that right now. I have the same problem and same setup.
Thanks so much ! Found and took out water restrictor and now it works fine.
Thanks for sharing!!! We were having this problem as well!!
Thanks man, I just fixed my water pressure now I can take a nice hot shower. Thanks 😁
Awesome job, this video was very detailed and informative.
nice looking brushed nickel finish with multiple water spray options
Our master bathroom has a standing shower with handheld shower head.
We started to see some rust spots in the hose not to mention heavy mineral built ups in the shower head because our house has very hard water despite water softener we have.
My wife picked out this handheld shower head to replace our old one because she loves the brush nickel finish to match our bathroom decors but this turned out to be very impressive handheld shower head.
Although I have replaced shower heads many times in the past, it came with nice instruction on how to replace it for those who's not familiar with it. My only advise would be to use wrench to hold the base spout when removing and installing the holding adapter so you don't accidently twist and damage the base pipe when you over tighten it.
I really appreciate that it came with plenty of plumber's tape because you really want to put that on before connecting different parts so that there's no water leak in between threads. This is one of most common mistakes and reasons why there's leak after installing it. Very happy to see that they have provided plumber's tape to remind you to use it!
It also had rubber rings/washers in each connector but it also came with extra one, which is nice. They also included a shower drain cover to prevent hair from going in to the drainage, which is a nice bonus. I really love the brush nickel finish, which makes it look elegant and expensive. The 7 different water spray setting is nice to have so you can change it for different purpose. We will most likely leave it on one setting for most of the times but it's nice to have option to change it when needed, such as jet spray for cleaning the shower wall, etc.
After replacing the shower head, I didn't see any leak and the stainless steel hose feels sturdy. I also like that I can rotate and tilt the shower head holder and it stays in place. Overall, very happy with this shower head!
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First, good video. My shower head which is somewhat similar to yours was also running very slow. I did the vinegar overnight soak with no improvement. I know my pressure through the house was good as there were no other issues. What I decide to do before I was to work on the water valve was to work back toward the wall. I removed the line and inspected. No issues there. Then I removed the assembly from the neck protruding from the wall and wouldn't you know it, there was the culprit, a clogged filter. But your video is good, the process of elimination works.
Glad you were able to troubleshoot and find the culprit.
Thank You Very helpful on low water pressure, your video helped guide me to fix my shower head water pressure Thank You, Rico
Had a brand new house and wondered with my shower so weak the water flow i was thinking to report it to my builder but i decided to figure it out 1st by my self, I tried already your 1st and second steps and im excited to do the 3rd step i just watched your video hopping would work on my shower thanks in advance.
Hello! I’m just seeing your comment. Did you figure it out?
Thanks man! My issue was fixed by removing that filter/dispenser and only leaving the gasket in place.
So glad I landed on your video first for troubleshooting my water pressure. My issue is also with our standup shower. Same shower head as yours. Hot water has lower pressure too. I do hope this fix works for us as well. Thank you for the upload! I will let you know how it goes.
You really know how to troubleshoot plumbing!! Clearly explained/shown!!👍👍
Bless All I try! Thank you for watching
Not all heroes wear capes ! Thanks for the video I’m gonna give this a try
I just saw your video i ran to my bathroom i had recently installed a new shower head and i had really low water pressure and i see your video i unscrewed the hose ..and voila tiny restrictor i took it out and got my water pressure back so A BIG THANK YOU for this video
Glad it helped, enjoy that water pressure.
Good detailed explanation. Most will skip the details. Thanks.
In my case, the restrictor was on the shower head (not on the hose). Take out that restrictor on the shower is harder than on the hose. But after removing the restrictor from the shower head, the water is blasting now. I already ordered the new shower from the store before watching this video but I will cancel it. Thanks so much for your instruction. The video is very, very helpful.
I’m glad it helped!
I found a restrictor in the little thing that holds the handheld hose on my one shower, and in the handheld showerhead that attaches to the hose. On my other shower I have a regular showerhead off a three-way diverter for a handheld showerhead. But the showerhead and handheld showerhead both had the water saving things right inside and it helped a bit but after about a week or so I looked at the diverter and on the diverter input it had a reducer on it as well. I read somewhere even if you buy a set that comes with the diverter, hose, showerhead, and handheld showerhead they will put those reducers on both diverter outputs, the showerhead, and the handheld showerhead. freaking crazy!! I just thought it was because I bought my Pieces individually instead of in a set because I couldn’t find one that had everything I wanted in the showerhead, and the handheld part together. Thats why I ended up with three different reducers because it’s technically three separate parts. Buy then to find out that companies that manufacture it as one piece and sell it as one piece still put three sometimes five different reducers in it. The one I was reading about I think was moen, guy found reducers on the diverter input, both diverter outputs, the main showerhead, the handheld showerhead, and some of them even put it on both ends of the hose. Like they know we’re on to them so they have to start sticking them everywhere lol!!
This is a great video 👍🏽...I’m going to try it out
Thank you! I just fixed our shower!!! I only needed to rinse out the shower head. The city had recently done some work and I believe when they turned the water back on, rusty water came and blocked up the shower head. I could see this brown rusty stuff. I simply rinsed it out, put the shower head back on and voila! Thank you again and again!
I’m glad it worked for you.
Thank you that really really worked. I appreciate you. Good job.
So glad I found this video. Can’t wait to get home and do the same thing!!
Hope it worked
Thanks Joel. This video was very helpful! I now shower in luxury!!
thank you kind Sir. as a single woman I am tired of getting screwed by contractors because I am not familiar with this kind of stuff!
Thank you. Luckily for me the problem was resolved in step 1. However in my hand held shower the restrictor was on the shower head not on the hose.
Thanks again.
So was mine but I drilled mine out.
Thanks for the vid! Good explanation and nice and quick
They also put water flow restrictors in the water line at the connection bracket that holds the hand held shower wand. Sometimes they're also inside the connection bracket itself that the wand mounts onto. It's a ridiculous EPA regulation.
Our upstairs master bathroom has low pressure compared to downstairs. I’ll definitely check the valves. Thank you for sharing.
nmarkose if you’re figure it out, let us know. Good luck and thank you for watching!
Joel I fixed it just by removing the restrictor. Got lucky it was easy. My restrictor was clogged up too that’s why the pressure was pathetic. It works like a charm now. Thanks again!
nmarkose Awesome! Let’s hope the water police don’t come knocking at your door. Lol
Good job. Helpful vid.
Rob DeRosa Thank you for watching!
awesome work my friend. Ty for this clip
That’s the problem I have too, thank you for making this video.
Got my hubby looking like mr fix it. Thanks for the video
No problem, glad the video could help.
Exactly my issue. Will have to try this fix.
Your video was super helpful. Thank you good sir!
Great information. Would this also work for bathroom sinks?
Thanks for this video I took the restricter out and it’s powerful yay
A ton of help. Thank you !
Great video. Great explanation. Thank you
Amazing video! Taking the limiter out completely solved the problem, it's like a whole new shower!
Had to remove the water restrictors in every faucet in our new house. The water pressure at our sinks was a joke. Builder wanted to install different faucets throughout at our expense, lol! I obviously said no! After the removal of restrictors, our water pressure is perfect.
GREAT video!!! thank you!!
Cool learned something today
Thank you sir
Just bought a house and the shower pressure was low. Picked up a new shower head at COSTCO, switched them out and now it works perfect lol
Will - Just purchased one of those WaterPik shower heads too and might do a review and install video.
Thanks for the info👍🏼 much appreciated.
I got it perfectly said. I am dealing with a pump 50 years old. And I have a water flow.
Thank you so much for this video very informative👍🏼👍🏼
This shower head was easy to install within a few minutes, and looks great! I've been using a cheap-o plastic shower head with no adjustable functions, and this is an excellent upgrade. I really like that this showerhead is brushed nickel rather than chrome coated plastic, and the head is sturdy and solid.
I love all of the different settings, and the massage ones are excellent for getting clay masks out of my long hair quickly! I'm definitely going to be glad for this showerhead when I henna my hair again- that stuff is so hard to wash out with low pressure.
I also like how flexible this hose is compared to the cheap plastic one I had- it's much easier to move the hose around, and keep the hose out of the way.
This showerhead is well built, and seems like it can hold up to a lot of use in my shower. It even comes with a hair catcher (I needed one of those) and some thread tape. I love this showerhead, and it's a great deal for the price!
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Awesome review
Cool 😎
Very informative !
Good instruction 👍.
Very good, I needed this. One question: before and after backing out both hot and cold screws, you took off the cartage cap, but is there a reason to do that? Thanks
Great video…Water pressure back to normal 👍🏽
Thanks bro its works better than before.
Thank you so much for this video it was really informative and helpful!
Awesome information, thanks so much 🙏
Great video, esp. removing the water valve and the set screws.
Thank you. It worked for us,
The only video needed to see on this topic
Very helpful - Thank a lot for sharing your knowledge!
Thanks for the information. Very good video.
Thank you so much! Game changer!
Thank you so much for helping 🤗🙂
Great video -- very helpful.
Good video. Lots of detail. Kudos! 👍
Thank you for watching
Thanks you.. great work.. it fixed my issue.
Thank you so much, very helpful!
Great information! Thanks!!!
Thank you very much for this video. God bless you
I have about 43 psi from the curb. And I can run 2 2nd story showers at the same time. It’s all about reducing flow restrictions on the way to the showers. I have a 1 inch main feeding into a 1 inch stainless pipe manifold. 3 one inch pex outlets from that. One runs to the hot water heater, one directly to the cold water side of my Maniblok. The hot water feeds into the maniblok as well. Every fixture in the house gets it’s own uninterrupted run of 1/2 inch pex, no fittings in any runs for corners. And that’s how I can run 2 2nd story showers Simultaneously on 43 psi curb without any booster. And I’m loosing roughly 11 psi from curb to shower head because of the height the water has to be lifted (25 feet or so) it’s a tall house.
You don’t have irrigation water correct
Holy f bro, who cares
I have exactly the same system... and the same problem. Thank you for the hint. I'll do it tomorrow.
Hope it helps.
any update?
Thank you, best troubleshooting!!
Amazing video 🔥 helped a lot thanks my guy
You’re welcome!
Thank you for this! I started with the restricter removal and boom problem gone! 🤗
AwaliDreamz - glad it helped!
Nice!!!
Also...
That's some strong tape holding that jacket there.
Great simple video
Thanks
Larry La Bella Thank you for watching!
Very helpful. Thank you!