MOEN shower head - how to increase water flow

How to remove rubber gasket from water flow restrictor inside Moen shower head and increase water flow.

[@lukekomenda113]

Thank you. They changed it a bit in the newer models so you can’t pull the whole assembly out (blocked in by thread insert). Your video made it easy to troubleshoot around that and remove the white piece and o-ring. Showers are great now!

[@Epsicron]

My model must be manufactured a little differently even though the shower head looks exactly like yours. The tiny holes in the light blue button shaped disk were more granular. The disk didn't pop out easily either. I had to set it on the table and tap several times with a good deal of force upon the head of a blunt metal rod I had inserted through the small hole in the ball end. After it finally popped out, the plastic cross didn't come out easily. I really had to work at it and it took a lot of effort to snap it back in place after removing the rubber ring from inside. However, I managed to do it myself thanks to your video, and now we're enjoying tempest like showers. It feels as if Poseidon himself is trying to annihilate me with a furious typhoon every morning. I have your video to thank for that.

[@rehsac]

Glad it worked out, thanks for watching!

[@pointman1921]

I knew about this trick with other showerheads., but didn't think there was a way to remove it on this version. Thank you for the video, worked like a charm!

[@rehsac]

Glad it worked out, thanks for watching!

[@01ECLIPSIFY10]

Thank you sir. I left the tiny plastic piece out because I damaged it trying to remove it. I was also having leaking issues from the base of the shower head and found out the placement of that white plastic gasket is very important. For those that might have this same issue, I recommend you look at which way that plastic gasket is placed in the video and push it all the way down until you can see the threads. Also, I found out that screwing on the twisting cap onto the shower head while off the wall is best. I wasn’t getting a tight enough seal while I was doing this same operation on the wall. Best of luck everyone!

[@kissifusa]

Thank you

[@MishkaMakesFood]

Finally a clear video on this with simple, easy instructions. Thanks!

[@1g_dsm_life154]

You can just remove the whole plastic piece.

[@queenofhearts293]

Literally what I was about to say. It would give even MORE water pressure without the plastic piece there at all

[@Maria-cc6ci]

i was going to ask, do we need that blue plastic piece at all? does it serve any purpose, other than restricting water?

[@queenofhearts293]

@@Maria-cc6ci We don’t! I just removed mine completely today, actually. And my water pressure is AMAZING now

[@Maria-cc6ci]

@@queenofhearts293 thanks so much!! I'm going to try that too! glad it worked out for you !

[@anniemyscich9210]

Tried this helpful tip. They must have changed the design because now the new design grapples around the insert. I will probably have to get some micro scissors from work to snip the rubber washer out. Keep you posted.

[@MaryEBauer]

Thankyou! I knew it was easy but didnt know the exact part. I left out the whole plastic piece. Works great!

[@peacelovesweets]

Thanks for this video! It worked for me twice. What a relief.

[@Rogersjtube]

Great fix. Pressure is much better! Thanks.

[@rehsac]

Glad it worked out, thanks for watching!

[@whigbee1]

That was painful to watch

[@kal8898]

Just take out and leave out that entire blue plastic piece!

[@Spork123able]

Yep, take it all out

[@Hector-cn3rv]

@@Spork123able Geeeeez smh

[@911jreed]

Thanks man. This worked great.

[@ExsulAmericanus]

One of the most helpful videos on the interwebs. Why take a 5 minute shower with fantastic water pressure using 10 gallons of water when you can take a 20 minute shower with piss-poor water pressure using 15?

[@rehsac]

Glad it worked out, thanks for watching!

[@Maria-cc6ci]

what is the plastic piece you put back in? do we have to put it back in? does it serve any purpose other than restricting water flow?

[@cmonroe1]

Yes I put everything back in EXCEPT the washer.. it works great, awesome pressure..

[@prodigy-ke7sl]

Night and day difference. Something so simple yet effective. Thanks so much!

[@sall7029]

Do you need to put that plastic piece back in or leave it out ? Wondering if water pressure would be even better without that piece ? Also, does the wand have a restricted or only the one off the stem?

[@rehsac]

No you don’t need to put it back and yes water pressure would probably be better but so would your water bill. Thanks for watching!

[@kthwkr]

@@rehsac I'm taking blue and white plastic piece out and tossing it. Water is cheap and plentiful where I live because the county built numerous reservoirs in the late 1950's before there was an EPA to stop them. The next county over is part of a big city and like all big cities they planned poorly.

[@Cream1968]

Thank you have a new Moran fixture installed couple weeks ago and wasn’t happy with the flow. Will try this later. Looks like a easy fix. Thank you. Good job.

[@Crab.Ragoon]

Why dont you just leave the whole piece out?

[@rehsac]

Yes, you can definitely do that too if you want. Thanks for watching!

[@somanymods]

I left it out, it's still not that powerful

[@matts4619]

Thanks for posting this, and the inspiration to fix it. But all that’s needed is needle nose pliers, pull the white thing, pull the black ring, put white thing back. Done.

[@robg8166]

It worked!!! My wife was ready to throw this away because of the weak pressure. Now it’s super strong. Happy wife, happy life. Thanks my man!

[@rehsac]

Glad it worked out, thanks for watching!

[@God-Love-Freedom]

I was about to buy another brand shower head and call a plumber to install it until I watched your video. Thank you, thank you!

[@ncooty]

Thanks. Time to buy a tripod for the camera.

[@Sarita9k]

Thank you for the informative video! I can now properly wash my booty 😅

[@joevez77]

Thank. Just removed mine.

[@nakfoor1846]

Thanks for the recommendation on this. I bought a Moen Attract Combo and was furious at how pitiful the water flow was compared to my previous showerhead. The previous showerhead was the cheap $30 option at Ace. I took out the entire plastic piece and the water flow is satisfactory now. I might try drilling out that 1/4" hole in the joint for more flow. For now, its satisfactory.

[@cptcosmo]

Great vid! I just bought this unit and was able to make this modification tot he unit straight out of the box in less than 30 seconds. Instead of disassembling the small plastic water regulator, I was able to cut the o-ring in place with a #11 Xacto blade, pull it out of the regulator, and reassemble the unit. Super easy, works perfectly, and talk about a good shower afterwards!

[@mitchrodee]

9:49 The third half???? Only two halves are needed make one thing whole.

[@dennisprow7576]

Drill the whole 1/16 larger on that metal ball as well? Just an idea, I wouldn't want to accidently mess up the seal it has

[@dougfaigel4933]

Great video. Just fixed my Moen! Thanks!! Saved me a lot of trouble and additional costs

[@jamesdhardy]

Thanks so much!

[@rehsac]

Awesome, thanks for watching!

[@terribletomvu37]

Even after you’ve removed it the flow is still not ideal. Consider Kohler?

[@guspaz]

He didn't remove the flow restrictor entirely, he just modified it by removing the rubber washer. If you remove the whole flow restrictor, the pressure would be higher.

[@xxjokneexx]

thanks for the video, however talk and move a little faster.

[@markpr73]

“I’ll be right back with the THIRD half”……..

[@MD-mq7vf]

Solved my problem. Thanks for the helpful video.

[@rehsac]

Glad it worked out, thanks for watching!

[@stevenbrown3249]

New shower head for Xmas, thank you for this tip

[@rehsac]

Glad it worked out, thanks for watching!

[@yjlin007]

Thanks a lot for the video! Just what I need.

[@rehsac]

Glad it worked out, thanks for watching!

[@emcee7670]

This is why you do the thing first, then put it all back together then you know what you're doing when you make the video and it's all neater and quicker and tighter and more professional.

[@cnclrbt]

Thank you so much for this video! Perfectly explained. It really helps a lot.

[@rehsac]

Awesome, thanks for watching!

[@phonedude58]

What if you left the blue cartridge out all together? What would happen?

[@normanrechtman3885]

Its still going to be a crappy shower (just like the Seinfeld episode). The restriction starts where the unit screws onto the 1/2” pipe, it reduces water flow from that 1/2” down to a 1/4” hole and then the plastic crap reduces pressure and volume even more. Do yourself a favor and buy something else.

[@Woelfe]

Oh, do not do that. The universe will collapse unto itself.

[@edjackson8425]

One “rubber gasket” is an O-Ring. The other is a rubber washer. Just to help you with the proper nomenclature.

[@porkchop712]

Mine had 2 spring loaded check valve things after that blue piece. All gone now😊

[@skeets347]

It worked to increase some pressure but now water leaks around the ball end, not sure if I need to add an additional gasket?

[@markt2006]

Great video. Worked perfectly 👍

[@rehsac]

Glad it worked out, thanks for watching!

[@erinlewis649]

This helped me so much! The water flow was not what I am used to and I was going to return showerhead and start over shopping for a different one. Thank you!

[@rehsac]

Glad it worked out, thanks for watching!

[@DSilvergun]

Is this the Moen 26009? Like it?

[@rehsac]

This is the Moen Brecklyn model 82611SRN

[@DR-um2bv]

Does this shower head keep falling or too heavy to stay put?

[@firestarter105G]

Thanks. Ladies and gentlemen we have a major problem when government dictates how much water you need to shower with. Government is out of control.

[@Bill-fd8kt]

Maybe this crap is needed in CA and other western states, but not where I live.

[@rickjames6948]

Booster pump needed. Drill out all the restrictions.

[@Benson_Bear]

What was the water flow in gallons-per-minute before and after? Is this all within range of the valve's capacity? My building didi a horrible reno and I think the valve itself is limited to 2.5 and the head/trim combo is limited to 1.75. 1.75!! I hope something can be done.

[@KingKiavash]

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[@rocketdan7110]

Vote Republican. At least to get the ultra liberal idiots out of our lives.

[@MichaelLewis-g8g]

The paperclip pushes out the restriction gasket.

[@demartinsm8479]

Double the water. Nicely done. Worked on my Moen too.

[@joedon1706]

long winded

[@lawdez4354]

Thanks A LOT dude! Cheers

[@charlesburns4368]

awesome. great job. I

[@normanrechtman3885]

Its still a piece of crap, did you see he couldn’t run both the head and the wand at the same time

[@stevenpainter950]

Great video, worked perfectly, Thanks

[@rehsac]

Glad it worked out, thanks for watching!

[@inkoso]

thank you good sir

[@rehsac]

Glad it worked out, thanks for watching!

[@inkoso]

@@rehsac was going to return but checked out KZbin beforehand. Saved me a trip back to HD.

[@vandistone8912]

Thanks sir!!

[@googlesmith2084]

Very well explained, Thanks!

[@rehsac]

Glad it worked out, thanks for watching!

[@nenax24x]

Ugh I was hoping I didn't need to detach it.

[@kissifusa]

Thank you so much for this video. I had bought this showerhead I love the way it looked. I even bought the extra magnet dock to shower, my baby. I was so disappointed when I used it for the first time to wash my hair, which took me five times more to rinse out. I was about to buy a new one until I found your video. Thank you because not even my bloomer was able to find where the restriction device was.

[@rehsac]

Glad it worked out, thanks for watching!

[@NeverSuspects]

If you own a drill and have some nice bits just stick it in the vice and drill it out in like 3 seconds instead of performing surgery on this stupid part that makes rinsing off take longer leaving the water running longer and probably not ACTUALLY SAVING ANY WATER on anything that needs more flow to get done and or isn't something the is running 24/7. Did they think that people were in the shower too long wasting water so to save water limiting the effectiveness of the tool you use to clean yourself with would make things better as if people would still shower the same amount of time as if getting clean wasn't a factor to using a shower? Make it flow like having a 5 gallon bucket dumped on you and people will take 30 second showers one bucket gets wet, soap and shampoo up, next bucket rinses off, done. with these restrictive its like 45 min trying to get soap out of your hair. Energy efficiency doesn't help if the reason we are using energy isn't getting done efficiently itself. Imagine they restrict the flow on a pool fill line. 15k gallows and you are allowed to use 1.6gpm. Saving water right? Why not restrict the sink faucet too, it's not like we are trying to fill our cup or pot up with water, were all stupid and don't even look at what we are doing and we all fill containers for 7.9 seconds then we are done right? Politicians are idiots. Experts are ignorant about everything but what they are said to be expert in and if a politician is who is referring to them then they are not speaking as an expert they are speaking what the politician told them too that supports the narrative they are trying to make. Climate is changing, we can fix it just give us control over a 100 trillion dollar energy market and make us leaders of the world government that dictates how much you are allowed to exhale and when you die fines your family for the co2 your corpse emits as you rot in the ground. Also, it get hot and that because of climate change, it gets cold, climate change, it get wet, climate change, windy climate change, fire, climate change, illegal immigrants, climate change, pro assisted suicide, because climate change, force whole population to take mRNA therapy and legally redefine the word vaccine to no long state anything abbot immunity or immune response and hide from the public all risks because you are trying to save the planet so gotta make the rate of death go up higher then the birth rate because CLIMATE CHANGE. Damn human scum, die, cause the planet needs to be saved.... The sun in 1 billion years: Ill give you climate change, time to become a red giant and put out 20% more radiation... EARTH NO LONGER CAN HAVE WATER IN LIQUID FORM ON IT TOTAL EXTINCTION. WOULD OF BEEN NICE IF HUMANS USED THOSE NOW BURNING FOSSIL FUELS TO COLONIZE THE GALAXY BUT THEY ALL DIED TRYING TO REDUCE EMISSIONS DURING THE ICE AGE THAT DESPITE THE HIGHER CO2 LEVELS STILL HAPPENED AFTER THE 2000's ad because that is the cycle the earth was in and and idiots didn't understand that that previous 20k years was the inter glacial warm period that is part of a 200k year cycles that has been going on for 2 million years and after then banned co2 it got colder from 2050 - 58000 ad before it got warm enough to support a large population of anything again. Turns out a couple degrees of warming would of made food production and fresh water availability higher and require far less energy for us tropical apes to survive winters where cold left everyone cold and hungry and the ignorant didn't realize that a warmer climate is a wetter one with a colder one totally dry as heat evaporates water giving you humidity while cold freezes any water out of the air entirely drying out everything and it would rain in the form of snow then just never rain again unless it was hot again first to melt ice and evaporate the water so it was possible to precipitate. While heat made the rivers constantly get rain giving billions of people fresh drinking water without the need of massive amounts of energy to get water and heat and grow food and travel when it was warm people didn't need to heat homes and streams were never dry because dry places are cause by pressure systems and geological structures forcing humid air into different elevations and pressures where near a mountain range it rains then after that it is dry air. CO2 levels also seems to change mostly after the climate avg temp changed because that global average would only be possible to change with the ocean changing total average temperature and that change in ocean temps changes how much co2 can be dissolved into the water at sea level pressures and this changes the co2 in the atmosphere. Temps effect co2 levels not the other way around, green house gasses diffuse heat in a short time span, they don't trap heat. Thats why when the sun goes down you get 30 degree temp swings because the gas atmosphere holds almost no heat relative tot he solid matter and the heat passing through is just being diffused and not retained and it does stay long not even through a single night.

[@butchc9226]

After reading your long comment, you made a lot of sense, so be careful YT may ban you now. Lol ”Politicians are idiots agree” 💯

[@DR-um2bv]

Could I get this book autographed. 📖

[@powerplayer75]

if you're stupid enough to have a rain shower head in a place where water is scarce thats on you. there are plenty of high pressure shower heads that work well at 1.5 GPM.

[@1ac4u2nv]

I ain't reading all that...😂

[@Bill-fd8kt]

@@powerplayer75 water is not scarce everywhere but moen shower heads are the same in stores everywhere.