It's my first time to see a hack that works on KZread , almost called a plumber but decided to check KZread first then BOOM I saw your video and I did the first step you did , my shower pressure now is normal...thanks you saved me a few bucks .I'm subscribing immediately

THANK YOU! I've tried a couple different shower heads trying to find one that has good pressure. I probably use more water because I have to shower longer when the water barely comes out. Especially for those of us with long hair.

Bill explains things simply does the job in real time no fast forward or edits easy to understand 👏🏻

@billshowto

2 жыл бұрын

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@RobBobGlobGrod

2 жыл бұрын

I saw a cut there at 5:29

Best video regarding the typical shower head.🙋🏻🤗🙏

Extremely helpful Bill. Highly professional vid containing all the info needed.

Top notch stuff, Bill. Been spreading the word out for this channel, hope it keeps gaining popularity!

@billshowto

2 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated 👍👍👍

Thank you so much I was tired of taking a shower using this shower head. Now it feels so nice!!!

Great tute again Bill, spreading the word to anyone who needs help. Keep up the excellent work and thankyou🎉 for taking the time to help others

Did this to my shower 100% better. Thank you

@billshowto

2 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help👍👍👍

I watched a few of your videos before I tackle a shower head replacement. As always you provide great tips and especially about the restrictor. Thanks again.

@billshowto

3 ай бұрын

You’re welcome 👍

Just fix up my shower head after watching your other resetting the shower taps thank you ! it finally work without dripping !

Just did this to both my showers, pressure is better and hot water comes out a lot quicker. Thank you

@billshowto

Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome 👍

Bill you are a bloody life saver mate! My shower is similar and weak as p***! I didn't even know manufactures put these things in. I'll try this. Cheers and thanks.

Learn something new every time I watch your content. Thank you

@billshowto

2 жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome 👍

Thanks for the tips! Great video. Im going to try this on my shower right now

Thanks Bill! This is just what I was looking for. You're a legend, mate.

@billshowto

2 жыл бұрын

Glad I can help 👍👍👍

@mranonymous8979

2 жыл бұрын

Took the words out of my mouth

thanks So very much Bill, for almost 6 months I was putting water to Bucket and taking bath .. but from today . I can say .. I took a shower :-) at last :-)

Great video. I always lay a rag over the drain (or close the drain, if it's a sink.) I only had to lose one screw down the drain to learn that trick.

Thank you so much! Will definitely do this to my shower.

@billshowto

2 жыл бұрын

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Reducing the amount of water...means I stay in the shower longer..... Thanks Bill. Weekend project coming up.

Ok, thanks mate. Very helpful. This was my problem. I shower I half the time using the same amount of water but less electricity running the fan and light.

Thanks for the great explanation. I'm about to try it. I HATE low pressure showers.

@billshowto

2 жыл бұрын

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Was in a caravan park that had an instantaneous hot water system that would cut out mid shower due to low water flow rate resulting in freezing water in the shower. Removed the the restrictor and perfect hot showers for the rest of the stay.

Brilliant, thanks Bill.

Very informative! Thank you!

This channel is the best out of all

Thanks mate, we've got that exact shower head, so I'll take the restricter out, thanks for letting me know where it is Bill.

@billshowto

2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome, enjoy the great shower👍

I'm going to try this solutions today. I'll be updating . Video is great.

Hurrah! I now know how to remove the shower head as this is exactly the same as mine. I can now clean it sad whilst I’m at it, I will remove the water restrictor which I didn’t know existed. My water comes out of the head at the same speed as how it does in the first film.

Well done buddy. I needed this advice 🙌

@billshowto

2 жыл бұрын

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Thank you very much for this helpful video.

Your videos are the best mate . Keep it up

Fantastic thanks

Brilliant!🤩 Thank U for sharing🙏🙌🙌

Didn't know about this. Thanks Bill 👍👍

@billshowto

2 жыл бұрын

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The man! Thank You

Thank you!

Nice one Bill. who knew!!!!

Brilliant 👏

Honestly feel like you need theme music :) We just brought our first house and doing alot of diy so these videos are super helpful thank you :)

@billshowto

2 жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome 👍👍👍

There's a special place in hell for whoever invented water restrictors.

Excellent , well done

@billshowto

2 жыл бұрын

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thankyou

Nice one Bill, who knew!!

@billshowto

2 жыл бұрын

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Fantastic video, very informative. I don't suppose this restrictor tech is also fitted to Bath shower mixer taps??? Our landlord had to replace the bath shower mixer tap a couple of years ago, and since the shower pressure has been rubbish.

So glad I've found your videos. Keep up the great work. New subscriber here!! Would love to see how to level a backyard that already has grass but don't want to dig up the grass (because it's great, thick grass) just need to know how to level it out please. If this is possible without having to dig up my lawn. Cheers Bill. 🍻

@wademclaughlin2946

2 жыл бұрын

Use washed river sand. If it’s not washed, it can be full of weed seeds. Spread it on and make sure you leave some of the grass showing. Just repeat it over a few weeks/months until you are happy.

@nikkitaylor-wherewegoasafa5635

2 жыл бұрын

@@wademclaughlin2946 thank you so much. Will definitely start giving this ago 🤙

Thanks bill

@billshowto

2 жыл бұрын

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Top stuff mate👍

@billshowto

Жыл бұрын

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Ty

Thanks Bill. I will now check my kitchen tap, it's horrid. Super low pressure.

@billshowto

2 жыл бұрын

Kitchen tap will most likely be the aerator. I have a video on that also 👍👍👍

@derektruong6272

2 жыл бұрын

Could also try the water shutoff knob underneath the kitchen sink.

On the next Billshowto could you show us how to win the lotto every time. Thanks.

Top Stuff 👍

@billshowto

2 жыл бұрын

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Thank you gonna try this

@billshowto

2 жыл бұрын

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I could kiss you! Sorry if that's too forward ahah. but I am so appreciative, my shower had 2! Filters! in different places!! With the help of this video I found all of them and the pressure went from a slow dripping drizzle (could barely wash soap off!) Now it's full power!! Thanks!

i like it

Love that shower head too..

Get a go pro! Love your videos

On the restrictor usually you gone a find a little rubber O ring inside , try first with out the O ring and put back the restrictor and try, because sometime take out all the restrictor can be to much

Restricters must go every time☝🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽❤️🙏🏽

Hi Bill, are there restrictors also in the hand shower heads?

Thank u. I'll leave another comment later once I try this on a callback I've just had😂😂

Thank goodness an Australian How to ...

@billshowto

Жыл бұрын

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@Billshowto - how were you so sure the restrictor was not in the shower head itself ? maybe the shower restrictor was the black piece seen at @2.19 to @2.20

What if the wall fixture won’t come off ?

What brand/model is your shower system?

How do you clean the head if it’s got sand in it ? ( plumbing problems)

Are the restrictions an Australian thing or would they have them in the uk?

Are you accepting new clints?

I see on some mixers it says some cartridges are 35mm and some are 40mm why is this on the boxes? What is the difference? TIA

Nice one Bill. Wondering if you can suggest something please. I was changing a shower head and dropped the wrench. It took a chip out of the acrylic shower base. Do u recommend something I can patch it with, it's probably a qtr size of a one cent piece, so it's pretty small. So looking for something waterproof but also in a similar creamy colour to the base. Was thinking some maxisil coloured silicone seslant from bunnings. Thanks in advance.

@VCanisMajorisY

2 жыл бұрын

Surgu is great. I fixed the rubber gasked on my washing mashine (next to the door) , it's lasted 8 years.

What brand is the shower head

My shower looks like this only thing everything is in one so I will check it to see if it has a restrictor

Hey mate, Is this the reason why my rain shower head is making loud noises when I turn the pressure up? Im forced to have no pressure just so I dont get i industrial deafness.

Where are you located?? Do plumbers deal with removing restrictors and twisting taking apart all the shower parts? Thx

What brand is this shower head?

Great video but never mentioned, do you have to turn off the water at the mains supply before doing this?

@billshowto

9 ай бұрын

No, as long as your taps are off no water will come out the shower head👍

Great Video, are restrictors mostly colored red?

@billshowto

2 жыл бұрын

I have come across a variety of colors 👍

No loctite or ptfe tape? It might leak now behind the tiles! Also it's always good to add some silicone grease to the o-rings/washers/seals

@Ohkeh640

2 жыл бұрын

Do plumbers remove these restrictors?

Flow restrictors reduce water volume rather than pressure.

I tried this and found a rubber seal in the shower head with a mesh centre.. i assume this is the restrictor. I removed it and didnt see any noticeable pressure difference, but saw water weeping out the shower head thread so i stuck a screw driver through the mesh and removed this part keeping the rubber seal which i put back in. Pressure difference certainly not as noticeable as this but might be a slightly better. My shower head is 400mm square so that may make a difference. Pleased it's out though regardless. Thanks

@UltimateAccuracy

2 жыл бұрын

The mesh filter is to stop crud getting into shower head and blocking the jets. You've probably got a restrictor upstream of that. HTH

Something no one talks about is taking the restricters off of the faucets and shower heads to see if there is debris built up. I live in a sandy area and I have to clean sand out of mine twice a year.

@billshowto

2 жыл бұрын

Shower heads will have a restrictor whilst taps/faucets generally have an aerator. I have a video on the aerator as well 👍👍👍

@natasha8597

2 жыл бұрын

BTW...Do I need to shut the water off at the main before I start ?

@metallic6121

Жыл бұрын

@@natasha8597 no

Hi you never tightened up the Allen key fitting

Amazing all the work that goes into that shower design only to be ruined by that red piece of (planet saving) plastic.

What’s ur area of operation .. where r u based ???

My shower head I honestly don't think is my issue. Because we have taken off the shower head and without anything placed on. It's still not as we would like it to be. What else can it be?

I’ve done this 1 million times I just use a drywall screw and screw it into the plastic and then pull it out with a pair of pliers

@billshowto

2 жыл бұрын

Good idea 👍

@butchjohnson3159

2 жыл бұрын

1/4 inch drill bit works well also.

I thought the purpose of a rain shower head was to provide a gentle flow of water,ya know like a gentle rain not a torrential downpour.

Increased the flow only pressure went down as flow increased ......pressure is created as flow is decreased.

After show it i love shower 😜

Hey bud, I just bought a shower-head and it has a brass nut that screws into the wall, but it doesn't have any kind of 'stopper' so it keeps screwing deep into the tiles, so I can't work out how to tighten it as the shower head just wants to spin. Is there a simple fix to this or should I return the shower head?

@billshowto

Жыл бұрын

You can add more Teflon tape to the threads or use lock tight glue

@kurtg5405

Жыл бұрын

@@billshowto thank you! Shall try this

Any idea how to fix a slow ceiling fan? 3 of my ceiling fans have slowed right down. Cheers

@Howdy671

2 жыл бұрын

the capacitor needs changing its under the bell shaped bit, happened to mine

@Ohkeh640

2 жыл бұрын

@@Howdy671 how do I fix the fan in my bathroom it doesn’t work and the whole bathroom steams up

@Howdy671

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ohkeh640 measure it and go to the hardware and get a new one, it probably plugs into a regular power point in the roof

... this is applicable to like....10% of showers tops? This configuration is nothing like my own showerhead setup. No hate just putting it out there.

Surely it's in to make it 'feel' like being in the rain and not supposed to come out so quick? Fair enough cleaning the gunk out.

@billshowto

2 жыл бұрын

No, all new shower heads have them 👍

Can you just buy a higher pressure head, that does not have the little restrictor gizmo in there?

@billshowto

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, Most have them. It’s for water efficiency 👍

@helene420

8 ай бұрын

Shower head manufacturers are required by law to put them in every shower head in the US. 😤

I would love to do this but living with all girls I who won’t get out of the shower I think I better keep it 😂

I removed mines but it's still the same

The reason you have that filter is not to reduce water flow or save water. It’s there to prevent debris from getting to the shower head 🚿 and block the holes. It’s more difficult to unclog the actual shower head if blocked. If the filter is dirty, just clean it. Don’t damage it or put a hole in it. If you do that you reduce the lifespan of the whole shower head because sooner or later the debris will clog the shower head and you will need replacement

You cannot increase water pressure by this method. Removing a restrictor will only increase flow rate or water volume, not pressure.

Dont understand why they need restrictor to save water. Just pinch the valve.

Low flow...... I don't like the sound of that. 👍