Speakman VS-232007-BN Napa Anystream 2-Way Shower Combination, 2.5 GPM, Brushed Nickel

After returning from a week-long cruise, I realized that I really enjoyed using the European style, hand held shower head in the ship stateroom. After looking in the local big box stores for a similar shower head and finding only big ,clunky, and cheap plastic models, I went on the Amazon site and found this highly rated, more-European-style model. The Speakman VS-2007 is compact. It's a high quality product made of high quality materials. It works GREAT, it's elegant, and it is EXACTLY what I was looking for! The price is a real bargain, especially considering the quality. Installation was a snap. I would highly recommend this product to anyone. Great job Amazon!

Nice shower head, in that it puts out an even feeling coverage with no missed spots between the water streams. Its called a 5 jet head, but really the middle part can be just like a jet, but a pulsing jet, which is pretty neat. Or if you turn the slide all the way, the center jet becomes like a laser beam of water thats pulsing and the outside jets turn off to maximize the center jet's power, very powerful, almost even painful if hit in the face with it. But I dunno, I also have 60psi of pressure at my house, so keep that in mind. Also, if you can find a large bore shower hose, this baby will become even more powerful, though good luck finding one in the USA. Ive only seen one so far, and its $150. But thats the real bottle neck when it comes to handheld shower heads that people forget to think about, its these narrow shower hoses that are everywhere. And of course the flow restricter, but everyone knew that already. But even with the narrow hose, its still nice, in that the number one thing about this head is theres NO missed spots of water flow when showering. This will be true even when theres low water pressure. At least theres that for sure.Also, I saw a bunch of reviews for this same shower head, just a different model and color, and many said it was leaking at the connectors. I have no idea what they are talking about. I have no leaks at all, anywhere. Tighten the hose hand tight, then take a pipe wrench and go another 1/4 turn further. Its basic plumbing skills. Also, use a wash rag to cover where the pipe wrench teethe touch the metal so it wont scratch it. Not a rocket science.

I am ravin' about this shower head - and thank you fellow reviewers because your reviews are why I purchased it. I'd never heard of Speakman and it is not sold in my area - at least not to any major stores. The old (12+ years) shower head just put out a trickle even though it was a high end head put in by the previous owner. I thought the trickle might be an issue with the pipes but the Speakman put out more pressure than I have ever experienced in a shower - comparable to hot tub jets. Installation was 5 minutes and very easy. Speakman must have been looking at reviews because the package included teflon plumbers tape.Unlike some other reviewers I find there is a pretty continuous range between the middle (super high pressure jet) and the outside (light rain shower) and I do use several different settings.The way my plumbing is arranged my other shower (a Home Depot Glacier Bay) ought to have more pressure but has far less than the Speakman. I was prepared to remove the flow restrictor but 2.5 gpm is plenty.Yes it is plastic - but it works much better than anything else I have used over the years and certainly better than the Waterpiks, Deltas, and even the high end Grohe in my previous home. Not only 5 stars but a well deserved 5 stars.I've only been using it for a week and will update the review if it misbehaves or dies.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Alas, the ball joint started leaking about two weeks after I installed it. so it's down to 4 stars from my original 5. This was not the teflon tape part of the ball joint, it was the ball itself and it is not repairable. Returned it to Amazon, got a new one, and all was well again -- for about six weeks and then the new ball joint started leaking. This was a lot worse because it sprayed water above the shower stall wall onto the ceiling and walls of the bathroom. Contacted Speakman customer service and they could not have been nicer. I realy, really hope the third time will be the charm because the shower is terrific.

Arrived quickly. Easy to put in. Shower settings are perfect. Highly recommend.

Arrived and installed yesterday. So far it has been a solid replacement for our our Speakman dual shower head. Pressure is similar to the previous head. Only issue would be that you have to use extra teflon tape and really tighten down connections to avoid leaking.

Basic and simple. For a low flow it has decent pressure and body coverage

Easy to instal. This is a "plastic" not metal head. The head really only has 2 distinct modes: shower and hose.

My only issue is now we take much longer showers because this shower head is just so great.