KOHLER K-18494-CP Symbol Multifunction Showerhead with Arm and Flange, Polished Chrome

I wanted a new showerhead with arm and flange, and this one worked out great. It is a large showerhead with a substantial arm and flange, unlike the small builder's grade one it replaced. The flange (part on the wall) is a nice size and a nice weight...not flimsy at all. The arm is a larger circumference than the one it replaced and elegant as well..so solid. The showerhead with multifunction works well with my somewhat low water pressure, given options for 3 different spray patterns. I wish there was a fourth pattern, utilizing the larger area around the inner showerhead that isn't used at all, such has a rain shower spray, though that is the only pattern you get if you get the non-multifunction version of this unit..or so it appears...just many holes in the entire face. This unit only utilizes the inner circle for the sprays and with such a beautiful large showerhead, it seems like a lot of wasted space...though it works very well and looks nice. So I gave it a 4 star rating because of that, though it is a 5 star in performance and quality. It was easy to install as well. The hardest part was just getting the old showerhead arm off the wall.

We have now removed this shower head and its specialized shower arm and its specialized escutcheon and the short water-supply extension pipe these require and replaced them with a better and less costly set of components. The driving problem with the 18494 is that its conventional spray pattern is fine and broad; it stings tender flesh and does not deliver enough water to any one spot to easily remove soap or shampoo. Then, there is the matter of its over-sized couplings (head to arm, arm to water supply) making piecemeal substitutions impossible. Finally, the head's inner workings are plastic, so they break easily when one takes it apart for cleaning/descaling. And, did I mention, the package is costly. We switched to the 15966 "Flip-Side" and mounted it on a less-prestigious and normally-sized shower arm -and we are much happier.

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