Low Water Pressure in the Shower - Learn how to increase water pressure

[@michaelbethell4889]

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.

[@joel4210]

I’m glad the video helped solve your problem

[@tawanagriffin2743]

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!

[@rolandorivas9119]

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.

[@mmagistrado]

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!

[@joel4210]

Glad the video helped! Congrats on the home.

[@eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-s3p]

any update?

[@Kcrunchymunch]

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.

[@joel4210]

Did you don the cape?

[@derekjaydjchinatown]

Thanks for the tip. I really appreciate it. Just randomly came accross this video when I was looking for a high pressure shower.

[@RBaz5]

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!

[@SweetpeaandLilly]

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!!!!!!!

[@kristenpaige1010]

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.

[@sssss-lr6we]

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.

[@michaelpohlman1925]

Noticed your bracelet. Thanks for your service and your video.

[@joel4210]

Michael Pohlman I appreciate it and thank you for watching!

[@marisolroman6784]

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

[@joel4210]

Glad it helped, enjoy that water pressure.

[@briangbga2619]

Thanks, took out my restrictor in the shower hand wand and it's so much better now.

[@joel4210]

@@briangbga2619 glad it worked.

[@CUONGNGUYEN-wb5fm]

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.

[@joel4210]

I’m glad it helped!

[@kkandi8796]

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!!

[@danineward3682]

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!

[@joel4210]

I’m glad it worked for you.

[@Perfectdancing]

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 KZbin 🙏🏾

[@joel4210]

You can find everything on KZbin. 😅 Glad it worked

[@sandraholden4147]

Thankyou so much. This really worked for our shower head & saved me the expense of a Plumber. 😁🙌

[@creepycrawlers6950]

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!

[@yrot1123]

there certainly money involved...your water bills will be double...lol

[@1HotDawg]

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.

[@joel4210]

Glad you were able to troubleshoot and find the culprit.

[@tylerburns2580]

Thank you!! I’ve already went through 2 shower heads in the past thinking they were just old and that was the issue

[@joel4210]

Tyler Burns - glad I could help! What was your issue? Shower head restrictor valve?

[@tylerburns2580]

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

[@joel4210]

Tyler Burns - Well, I guess you won’t have to throw out anymore more shower heads.

[@gemini022]

Thanks worked for me!!!

[@jackie_O341]

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 🙃

[@joel4210]

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. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@Lucat1968]

Thank you! Taking off the restrictor worked wonderfully!

[@allesad.1611]

Thank you that really really worked. I appreciate you. Good job.

[@billdit2769]

this video saved us a lot of aggravation and expense, was on the verge of calling a plumber. thanks so much for posting this.

[@joel4210]

Glad it helped!

[@Ohkeh640]

What worked for you?

[@davidsamson1653]

I tried it. It works. Thanks! Wife is happy. 😁 I guess the EPA wants us to trickle for water pressure.

[@joel4210]

Going through all the comments. Hopefully you didn’t go to EPA jail.

[@Speeglelookingglass]

Very helpful. I installed a similar handheld shower and it has low pressure. I can troubleshoot it now before tiling.

[@fernandoproductionsuk]

Wow great tips. I took the restricter out of the hose and bingo loads of power! thanks very much

[@joel4210]

Lawrence - No problem!

[@golf17771]

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!!

[@rickyloco2007]

Awesome job, very detail and informational. I tried it in my house and it worked perfectly. I follow your steps. Thank you.

[@joel4210]

Glad it helped!

[@Laura-sp5by]

Thanks for sharing!!! We were having this problem as well!!

[@emperorduffman4415]

Thank you so much that restrictor was the problem. My shower is blasting now!

[@joel4210]

EmperorDuffman - Glad I could help

[@jeffu3248]

This video is a life saver! My shower just started this low pressure stuff. I will definitely give this a shot

[@joel4210]

Hope it helps, let us know how it goes.

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[@martyedge32]

Good detailed explanation. Most will skip the details. Thanks.

[@sicariogod-86]

Bro I just opened the screws in the wall like in your vid and I have pressure again hell yea my wife will be happy thank you sir

[@joel4210]

@@sicariogod-86 Good to hear.

[@StinkingSportsEntertainment]

Thanks bro its works better than before.

[@Deec195]

Thanks man, I just fixed my water pressure now I can take a nice hot shower. Thanks 😁

[@jay31637]

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.

[@joel4210]

Hello! I’m just seeing your comment. Did you figure it out?

[@jetcarddude]

Thank you, now my shower attachment works like it should...... Much appreciated.

[@lisafleming7289]

I got it perfectly said. I am dealing with a pump 50 years old. And I have a water flow.

[@davidnovoa599]

I have exactly the same system... and the same problem. Thank you for the hint. I'll do it tomorrow.

[@joel4210]

Hope it helps.

[@eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-s3p]

any update?

[@Lex-kf5ij]

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.

[@richardbowman6410]

So was mine but I drilled mine out.

[@thomassawyer6523]

Great video, esp. removing the water valve and the set screws.

[@jordanfray9882]

Thank you very much for this video. God bless you

[@shawntraynham3792]

Great video…Water pressure back to normal 👍🏽

[@peteacosta3980]

Excellent video thanks so much you just saved me a bunch of money

[@alvarostevens4604]

Thanks man! My issue was fixed by removing that filter/dispenser and only leaving the gasket in place.

[@maryarmstrong2045]

Thank you so much! Game changer!

[@luisayala2075]

You the man thank you for this help

[@rovnguyen1378]

Thank you, best troubleshooting!!

[@elainepatterson9905]

Exactly my issue. Will have to try this fix.

[@robertblumpkin4759]

Thanks for this! Now i'm going to go do that right now. I have the same problem and same setup.

[@laurarivera8572]

Thanks so much ! Found and took out water restrictor and now it works fine.

[@pixeldragzgamez6194]

Thanks for this video I took the restricter out and it’s powerful yay

[@InterestingLifeTravels]

The only video needed to see on this topic

[@lovablemz434]

Thank you so much for this video very informative👍🏼👍🏼

[@ricardomarkowicz7915]

Thank You Very helpful on low water pressure, your video helped guide me to fix my shower head water pressure Thank You, Rico

[@Dr_WFB]

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

[@joel4210]

Will - Just purchased one of those WaterPik shower heads too and might do a review and install video.

[@lizlive]

Got my hubby looking like mr fix it. Thanks for the video

[@joel4210]

No problem, glad the video could help.

[@christinew9530]

You saved my 15+ year old handheld shower head and made showers enjoyable again!!! I was going insane trying to figure out why my good pressure shower seemed to only be running at half pressure! I have long and very thick hair, so a low pressure shower just does not work, and I was really starting to dread getting showers! Finally after 2 weeks of low pressure showers, I couldn't take it any more! I went to the internet, found your video and Voila, my shower has great pressure again!!!! My problem was rust in the bottom part of the handle. I didn't know that you could unscrew that part of the showerhead, but after cleaning it out and removing the rust pieces inside of it, my pressure's working better than it has in a long time! Thank-you so much for posting this video, it has helped me so much!!!!!

[@goccogrrl]

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.

[@YouTubeStudio101]

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.

[@blessall8856]

You really know how to troubleshoot plumbing!! Clearly explained/shown!!👍👍

[@joel4210]

Bless All I try! Thank you for watching

[@koashaygyi]

Thank you so much. Why don't you make any more videos?

[@joel4210]

Most of the DIY projects I’ve done, already have great videos on KZbin.

[@cara1856]

So glad I found this video. Can’t wait to get home and do the same thing!!

[@joel4210]

Hope it worked

[@PenthouseOwl]

Your video was super helpful. Thank you good sir!

[@TheAlamadis]

Good job Joel 👏

[@robinkoricanek5162]

Best DIY ever.

[@tanyagonzalez786]

Thanks Joel. This video was very helpful! I now shower in luxury!!

[@zhongweixie1408]

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! www.amazon.com/dp/B09MRMFDNP

[@ImHim6Fifty]

Awesome job, this video was very detailed and informative.

[@mohicanairways]

Thank you so much, very helpful!

[@Neilz483]

Gonna try that now. Having same issue. Just moved to a new place. Getting 75-80psi at water spigot from city and at water heater. The sinks seem fine but low water pressure in both showers. Hopefully the fix for yours is the fix for mines as well🤞🏾

[@joel4210]

Did it work?

[@Neilz483]

Thanx for checking in. It did actually. Uhmm, note to self, maybe turn main water line off first next time😂 Backed off the hot water screw one turn to many and got a splashing like something out of a movie. Actually had to replace the valve unit itself though. And with that, water pressure back on point. And subsequently, fixing the water pressure in that bathroom added pressure to second bathroom. Still removed those water restrictors in the shower nozzle tho. Double whammy. All good here now👍🏾

[@mikelopez4473]

Thanks for the fix...

[@christophergruenwald5054]

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.

[@kkandi8796]

You don’t have irrigation water correct

[@ElleChapo]

Holy f bro, who cares

[@BELGRANOization]

Thx man. Great video.

[@africarenee]

Thank you. When you said watch for leaking with the pressure valve, what happens if it's leaking? 🥰🧐🤔🦋

[@joel4210]

Sorry for the very late response. Some set screws can back out all the way and leak. Thats no bueno. Did you run into any issues?

[@africarenee]

​@@joel4210Thank you. I really wish I could remember how everything worked out, lol. Everything seems to be ok now. You're so awesome for responding. Thank you 🥰💐💝🦋

[@user-qy4cf9ir5k]

Amazing video! Taking the limiter out completely solved the problem, it's like a whole new shower!

[@awalidreamz]

Thank you for this! I started with the restricter removal and boom problem gone! 🤗

[@joel4210]

AwaliDreamz - glad it helped!

[@matttyes]

Excellent and quite thorough! Thank you so much!!!

[@yolandafuller8496]

I have had three plumbers at my home home spent a lot of money but still have the same problem. wish i had you to fix the problem.

[@joel4210]

And they couldn’t figure it out?

[@number1pappy]

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.

[@ashlayq123]

Thank youuu! This freakin worked. Your the best

[@joel4210]

Enjoy!

[@stephenhightowers5993]

Thanks for the info👍🏼 much appreciated.

[@kizzymcghee1763]

YEARS i have hated taking showers because of low pressure. Wasted money on shower heads when i could've just watched here. This is a great video, perfectly explained! I have so far just removed the restrictor and the water comes out suuuper fast! BUTTT it might be too strong because now our hot water runs out in less than 10 minutes lol going to get behind the handle to see if I can turn down the pressure a bit 😊 hopefully mine looks like this in the wall after removing, my handle looks just like yours. 🤞🏾

[@tmn32001]

Thanks for the video. You just gave me an idea about looking at the adjusting valves behind the fixture. 👍

[@mauricioguerrero9529]

Thanks a lot you saved me money

[@joycehardison-h8h]

Very informative, thank you!

[@tsoltren]

Not all heroes wear capes ! Thanks for the video I’m gonna give this a try

[@vijaych4986]

Very helpful thank you

[@chrisreeves3820]

Man, thanks. That has to be my problem. I haven't taken the handle off yet but I will in the morning.

[@joel4210]

How did it turn out?

[@chrisreeves3820]

I think it helped but I honestly don't recall. The woman is gone and I only need the one, so i don't use that shower head anymore Thanks for asking though

[@BNM0826]

Great stuff brother...Thanks for sharing!

[@krishnamcallister2071]

Nice!!! Also... That's some strong tape holding that jacket there.

[@smileygates7315]

Thank you thank you thank you

[@juliac.3400]

Thank you, This is a big help !!

[@pjm8602]

Excellent work

[@jreskus42]

Good Video. Learned a lot. Thank you.

[@breezy15101]

A ton of help. Thank you !

[@namita9031]

Wow ty will try this changed 2 heads but same result my older head had higher pressure not sure wat happnd ty

[@ruths8869]

Thank you so much for this video it was really informative and helpful!

[@wallacegeller2111]

Thanks for the information. Very good video.