How to disassemble shower head (all methods)

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WJ Handy Dad

Күн бұрын

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@lordgoth77 3 жыл бұрын

I liked the 4th method best, a B.F.H. is all you need

@autumnleaves8553 2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@donaldthomas7696 Жыл бұрын

B.F.H. = BIG F__KIN' HAMMER 😂

@TheSouthIsHot 2 ай бұрын

@@donaldthomas7696 Ha... So I guessed right.😊

@Floridaman457 7 күн бұрын

2:00 Yes!! 😂 I’ve been screwing around with this showerhead for a couple minutes, trying to figure it out, so I watched your video and as soon as your finger pointed to the middle and said “hidden screw” I looked down at the showerhead and saw the cap in the middle said sunnavabitch and laughed 😂 Thanks bro you’re the man

@WJHandyDad 7 күн бұрын

glad it helped and you didn't have to use the hammer method

@TheSouthIsHot 2 ай бұрын

Here I am wondering if I can take apart my hand-held shower head. And here you are showing me how it's done even unto destruction. I appreciate it!😄

@terryg2160 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your post! It didn't resemble my Delta shower head, but gave me enough to go on. Mine turns between two different stream selections. I found that if I kept turning to the left after hitting the left stream limit, it unscrewed all the way! I wouldn't have tried this without your post, so thank you! After opening I found a rubber O ring that seals against the pivot ball had broken in half and was blocking the water flow. Thanks!

@JakeSeltzer 3 жыл бұрын

First search result and it's the same shower head I'm fighting with. Thank you, Mr Handy Dad, for saving me hours of frustration.

@WJHandyDad 3 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help. I wish I had this video before I smashed it with a hammer!

@scottbutler2343 3 жыл бұрын

Me too...but I figured out how to get it apart as I watched this. There's a retainer ring holding the face plate to the pattern selector. There's a small gap in the ring that can be exploited with a pick to pop that faceplate off...voila

@posttoastees Жыл бұрын

On my RV sink faucet, there’s a piece that threads on where the supply line threads on, backed it off, then I was able to disassemble the faucet clean, reassemble it test it and put it in the drawer for back up

@paulorobertooliveiradasilv6670 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. I was trying to figure out how to do that and you made it for me. Your work saved me much work and risking hurt my hands.

@WJHandyDad Жыл бұрын

it's really too bad they don't include instructions for disassembly and repair when you buy them

@jeffreyscoggins9825 3 жыл бұрын

Great job repairing!

@Kogacarlo 3 ай бұрын

😂

@annjansen4687 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. This helped me figure out how to disassemble my showerhead. I never would’ve figured it out without your 4 methods mentioned at the beginning of the video. Mine was a hidden screw under a cap on the face of the sprayer. Thanks again!! 👏🏼😊👍🏼

@autumnleaves8553 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@WJHandyDad 2 жыл бұрын

you're welcome

@stevenlerner5515 2 жыл бұрын

this is an old vid but just seeing it now... first off thank you for the info and secondly.... fav part is def the hammer time

@WJHandyDad 2 жыл бұрын

I was hoping it wouldn't come to that but after I'd exhausted all other known methods I figured let's turn it into comedy... I really wasn't expecting the hammer to reveal anything but it did

@JonZucker-v3i Ай бұрын

Very informative. Thx.

@WJHandyDad Ай бұрын

glad you enjoyed it

@floortap 9 ай бұрын

I have a shower head that was working fine, but it was hard to rotate the selector to select the different spray modes. I tried spraying silicone lubricant spray into the gap between the head and the part that turns around to select the spray modes (pried it open a bit with a screwdriver), but that didn't seem to help. However then I tried squirting some plumbers grease in that slot, again prying it open a bit with a screwdriver to get grease in at a few points around the shower head -- and that seemed to do the trick. No more squeaking, no more difficulty turning. Seems good as new.

@WJHandyDad 9 ай бұрын

thanks for sharing

@posttoastees Жыл бұрын

My showerhead was simple. It’s got a plug in the center you pop it out. There’s a Phillips head screw remove it take the whole thing apart clean reassemble.

@WJHandyDad Жыл бұрын

I like the ones that are simple and easy like that

@paulfitzgerald4933 Жыл бұрын

Mine has 3 little indents, and I think that's for the turning of that center piece. Mine is a peerless. However I'm also confident there's so much of water mineral deposits that it's easier to just buy a new one. I may attempt to 3D print a triangle with those points as a key to see if it works though.

@WJHandyDad Жыл бұрын

good luck with it. To remove mineral deposits you can soak in vinegar or citric acid or similar

@clarencedavis4517 10 ай бұрын

Thanks. Your vid gave me the inspiration to force our WPic open. Felt like plastic broke but it's just hard water crust cracking.

@Conrad500 Жыл бұрын

You destroying it is helping me not destroy mine. Thanks!

@Conrad500 Жыл бұрын

Whelp, still broke it

@WJHandyDad Жыл бұрын

well darn, I was hoping that I helped you not destroy yours.

@TheCopCar 4 жыл бұрын

The video I didn't know I needed! Deep down inside, I was curious to know how those work internally, I've just been too lazy to figure it out.

@WJHandyDad 4 жыл бұрын

I saw the guy on FB looking for police center caps in FL and was gonna suggest you, but I saw that you had already replied to him

@JimLambier 2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate you sacrificing your showerhead. Mine works on most settings but when I twist it to the massage setting, it consistently stops after a couple of seconds. I tried soaking it overnight in vinegar but no luck. Like you, I couldn't figure out how to open it. It was driving me nuts not being able to figure out how to open it. I'm guessing the mineral build up that's causing the problem is also locked my threads together.

@WJHandyDad 2 жыл бұрын

yeah it's so frustrating when you have one that you like and then it stops working and you can't figure out how to open it and fix it. Never seems like the next one we buy is as good as the one that broke LOL

@Adkturn 6 ай бұрын

This closely resembles my Delta brand showerhead, so even though the maker designed it to be totally user-unfriendly for troubleshooting, this video was very educational!

@WJHandyDad 6 ай бұрын

glad you liked... I've been amazed how many folks just thought I smashed it up and didn't catch that I showed how it would have been disassembled properly

@mikedunbar7583 3 ай бұрын

Was there not a removable hidden cap on the back of the head to get to the 4 screws holding the white piece you first broke?

@WJHandyDad 3 ай бұрын

I never found one, it was breaking the unit that revealed how to disassemble it without breaking

@wramsey2656 2 жыл бұрын

Good video. Makes me yearn for the days when we made such items in America that were serviceable. The throw away design (while i know why they do it), it is a waste of materials, labor, and one's dream of having a quality made product in which he/she could service. Oof.

@WJHandyDad 2 жыл бұрын

I made this video because I couldn't find anything online on how to open this showerhead. Unfortunately until I hit it with a hammer I didn't figure it out either!

@wramsey2656 2 жыл бұрын

Fully understand friend

@richardwalters9249 6 ай бұрын

I’ve also seen some cases where you have to mash two particular locations on the cosmetic outer plastic to release a snap-in-place clamp. Then you’re able to see inner stuff where it’s more obvious to continue. I could not tell if this shower head made use of that method.

@WJHandyDad 6 ай бұрын

I appreciate the feedback... yeah, these showerheads all need maintenance and yet they make so many of them cryptic as to how to disassemble to that maintenance can be done. They clearly want us to throw away and buy a new one

@elliesadie7703 3 жыл бұрын

I'm curious, after getting it open and seeing that it does turn, if you were going back in time, how would you try to get it open without damaging it since you did try to unscrew it in the beginning the first time and that didn't seem to work?

@WJHandyDad 3 жыл бұрын

look at 8:30 of the video... looks like the inside of the face would unscrew

@bobbrua8758 3 жыл бұрын

could you drill all the holes out with a micro drill mabe

@KGamer2015 4 жыл бұрын

Good job

@PanzerPlatform 4 жыл бұрын

I'm getting East Coast Classic's vibes with all the smashing. I'm surprised you didn't try to run it over with a Green Brier Wagon. Lol -Chuck

@WJHandyDad 4 жыл бұрын

waiting for ECC to show up with one of his vans to run over it

@alberthanlon1967 3 жыл бұрын

maybe a sledgehakker would be better or even a destruction ball on a crane, what a muppet?

@twig7885 Жыл бұрын

Very clear and easy to follow. Presumeably reassembly is the reversal of disassembly?

@WJHandyDad Жыл бұрын

LOL - if you figure out a way to reverse the hammer smash let me know!

@twig7885 Жыл бұрын

@@WJHandyDad Apparently the latest hammers have a forward and reverse switch. Modern technology - amazing!

@brandonrichardson853 Жыл бұрын

All you have to do is put the palm of your hand in the center and turn it counter clockwise

@stevenlerner5515 2 жыл бұрын

most satisfying part of anything is smashing

@WJHandyDad 2 жыл бұрын

especially after the frustration of failing to fix something

@badbonzai1 3 жыл бұрын

LOL thanks for the laugh.

@burtreynolds6163 Жыл бұрын

You had to destroy it to fix it! 😂 That happens to me all too often!

@rameshgautam8872 2 жыл бұрын

I break things like this also

@thecatdaddy1974 8 ай бұрын

Step one, use every tool in box, Step two pry till it breaks, Step Three run to Home Depot and install new one. Got It

@WJHandyDad 8 ай бұрын

LOL - if you watch closely the video does reveal how to open it without breaking although I had to break mine to figure it out

@John-eq8cu Жыл бұрын

Good to know: they usually can't be disassembled. I've sent a message to Oxygenics to ASK them how to disassemble mine, so i can clean it out. I'm expecting they will not help me. It sucks that even if you buy a good quality showerhead, it will eventually get clogged up, and cannot be serviced or repaired.

@WJHandyDad Жыл бұрын

hope they answer you. I know folks think it's funny that I ended up smashing it with a hammer, but in doing so I did finally learn the trick to how to disassemble it without breaking it

@jedklang 2 жыл бұрын

A lot of the manufacturers have a lifetime guarantee just call them and they replace it for free

@WJHandyDad 2 жыл бұрын

now you tell me! LOL

@jedklang 2 жыл бұрын

I just called Delta for a handheld, and they're sending me a complete unit . Originally, I received it from a friend; It doesn't matter and still had a lifetime guarantee.

@chazevans1044 5 ай бұрын

Basically buy a new one or deep clean it.

@lucky5853 3 жыл бұрын

I guess when my wife tells me I watch a lotta crap on YT ...she's right ! ☹

@007DFWAngel 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for destroying it! I so want to do that too

@H8Bozos 2 жыл бұрын

I’m not sure if I want advice from someone who admits in the first minuet that he broke the showerhead trying to open it.

@WJHandyDad 2 жыл бұрын

if you watched the video I reveal how to open it without breaking it. Unfortunately there are lots of ways they hide the method to open them and refurbish them.

@JoiceInBloom 2 жыл бұрын

As hard as opening an oyster.

@bobbrua8758 3 жыл бұрын

some of the junk they make now a days

@1yyymmmddd 11 ай бұрын

The title of this video should not be "how to dissamble", but rather "how to break" :)

@WJHandyDad 11 ай бұрын

LOL... yes I had to break that one to show how to properly disassemble, but I do explain how to properly disassemble all the different types

@gussiares9033 3 жыл бұрын

My ADVICE. Just buy a new head. With No hassle.

@popehentai 3 жыл бұрын

bought a new showerhead because the plastic mount broke. New showerhead is low-flow and functionally useless. seriously, 1.7 gallons per MINUTE? doesnt even clean the crap out from under my nails...