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Posted: 5/14/2023 3:07:42 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/14/2023 3:08:36 PM EDT
[#1]
With pliers. Needle nose.
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Posted: 5/14/2023 3:08:39 PM EDT
[#2]
.9mm
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Posted: 5/14/2023 3:13:04 PM EDT
[#3]
Do I just start ripping stuff
 out? I don't know which piece is the restrictor
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Posted: 5/14/2023 3:14:36 PM EDT
[#4]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Do I just start ripping stuff out? I don't know which piece is the restrictorYes, anything in way of water flow |
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Posted: 5/14/2023 3:15:57 PM EDT
[#5]
Most times the parts are just a press in fit. You will know what the restrictor looks like when you see it.
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Posted: 5/14/2023 3:17:18 PM EDT
[#6]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Do I just start ripping stuff out? I don't know which piece is the restrictorAppears to be the bolt face shaped piece |
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Posted: 5/14/2023 3:19:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Do I just start ripping stuff out? I don't know which piece is the restrictor |
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Posted: 5/14/2023 3:21:53 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/14/2023 3:25:04 PM EDT
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Fwiw, you might find it better to drill a few small holes. I used too large a bit and now my guest shower is Niagara falls.
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Posted: 5/14/2023 3:26:43 PM EDT
[#10]
Wood screw and pliers.
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Posted: 5/14/2023 3:27:40 PM EDT
[#11]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Fwiw, you might find it better to drill a few small holes. I used too large a bit and now my guest shower is Niagara falls. That sounds amazing |
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Posted: 5/14/2023 3:27:50 PM EDT
[#12]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Fwiw, you might find it better to drill a few small holes. I used too large a bit and now my guest shower is Niagara falls. Yeah, I ripped one out and ruined the head, the pressure was too much. |
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Posted: 5/14/2023 3:28:34 PM EDT
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I have had to bore them out with a big drill bit each one seems to be different.
That plastic restrictor plate in the pipe end. |
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Posted: 5/14/2023 3:30:55 PM EDT
[#14]
Quote HistoryQuoted: That sounds amazing |
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Posted: 5/14/2023 3:33:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistorySerious question. How much tape did you have to use to get a seal without the inlet seal? I never got mine to fully seal. I ran out of MPT. @JustinU235 |
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Posted: 5/14/2023 3:36:43 PM EDT
[#16]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Serious question. How much tape did you have to use to get a seal without the inlet seal? I never got mine to fully seal. I ran out of MPT. @JustinU235 Maybe different designs, but there was an o-ring for sealing separate from the flow restrictor. |
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Posted: 5/14/2023 3:41:02 PM EDT
[#17]
  
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Posted: 5/14/2023 3:45:07 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Maybe different designs, but there was an o-ring for sealing separate from the flow restrictor. Thanks. Yes, different design then. |
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Posted: 5/14/2023 3:45:22 PM EDT
[#19]
Plastic disc with a small hole on the inlet side of the shower head, Drill it out or carve out a bigger hole with a pointy knife. Don't destroy it!
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Posted: 5/14/2023 3:47:13 PM EDT
[#20]
Remove the rubber washer and save that. Grab the plastic x and remove that. Then take a new picture
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Posted: 5/14/2023 3:56:18 PM EDT
[#21]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Fwiw, you might find it better to drill a few small holes. I used too large a bit and now my guest shower is Niagara falls. This right here. Took mine out and tossed it. Went from a solid “meh” shower to “holy fuck my skin is being peeled from my body”. YMMV |
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Posted: 5/14/2023 3:59:44 PM EDT
[#22]
The black rubber seal/washer will just pull out. Then one or two plastic pieces will fall out. They're the restrictor - a birdcage-looking piece. You can replace the black rubber piece, or not.
Enjoy your new high-flow shower head, free of government meddling. |
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Posted: 5/14/2023 4:00:58 PM EDT
[#23]
The restrictors used to be simple to remove. Now, many are built into the shower head and are difficult to remove without ruining it.
I'd try drilling that first. |
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Posted: 5/14/2023 4:04:59 PM EDT
[#24]
Quote HistoryQuoted: The restrictors used to be simple to remove. Now, many are built into the shower head and are difficult to remove without ruining it. I'd try drilling that first. The ones I’ve bought from Amazon has the number 1 feature listed. “Easy to remove restrictor” It has instructions on how to remove, it just falls out. Like it’s meant to be removed. Because it is. |
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Posted: 5/14/2023 4:05:42 PM EDT
[#25]
Let's all agree the government is pretty gay
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Posted: 5/14/2023 4:08:15 PM EDT
[#26]
The last one we bought I had to drill. The nanny parts were too integrated to pull out.
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Posted: 5/14/2023 4:10:09 PM EDT
[#27]
That center part might be threaded, if it is you can just unscrew it and find the restrictor as you call it.
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Posted: 5/14/2023 4:10:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Let's all agree the government is pretty gay That sounds like something a government agent would say. |
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Posted: 5/14/2023 4:13:41 PM EDT
[#29]
Quote HistoryQuoted: That sounds like something a government agent would say. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Let's all agree the government is pretty gay That sounds like something a government agent would say.  That's true though. They of all people would say that. |
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Posted: 5/14/2023 5:09:09 PM EDT
[#30]
Is the restrictor in the actual showerhead or in the part coming out of the wall?
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Posted: 5/14/2023 5:17:33 PM EDT
[#31]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Is the restrictor in the actual showerhead or in the part coming out of the wall? The restrictor is in the showerhead itself. |
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Posted: 5/14/2023 5:30:48 PM EDT
[#32]
Screwdriver
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Posted: 5/14/2023 5:34:22 PM EDT
[#33]
I would not recommend it.
You will get California cancer once you break da seal. |
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Posted: 5/14/2023 5:37:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Appears to be the bolt face shaped piece Yes, first you remove the tamper proof part which is a stainless external-tooth lock washer basically. The starting thread of a long drywall screw works good to grab into that and you pull it out. Then remove the actual flow restrictor with needle nose pliers. |
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Posted: 5/14/2023 5:38:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Fwiw, you might find it better to drill a few small holes. I used too large a bit and now my guest shower is Niagara falls. Niagara Falls! Slowly I turned...step by step, inch by inch... |
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Posted: 5/14/2023 5:39:11 PM EDT
[#36]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Yeah, I ripped one out and ruined the head, the pressure was too much. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Fwiw, you might find it better to drill a few small holes. I used too large a bit and now my guest shower is Niagara falls. Yeah, I ripped one out and ruined the head, the pressure was too much.  I can make all of my showerheads vary between a tiny mist, and paint stripping mode. |
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Posted: 5/14/2023 5:39:38 PM EDT
[#37]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Yeah, I ripped one out and ruined the head, the pressure was too much. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Fwiw, you might find it better to drill a few small holes. I used too large a bit and now my guest shower is Niagara falls. Yeah, I ripped one out and ruined the head, the pressure was too much. I can make all of my showerheads vary between a tiny mist, and paint stripping mode. |
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Posted: 5/14/2023 5:41:01 PM EDT
[#38]
Quote HistoryThe restrictor in this picture is the Little black O ring |
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Posted: 5/14/2023 5:49:54 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/14/2023 5:50:01 PM EDT
[#40]
A word of warning. Drilling it out can allow pieces of plastic to fall IN the shower head, clogging the tiny spray holes.
I found that out the hard way.
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Posted: 5/14/2023 5:55:27 PM EDT
[#41]
Quote HistoryQuoted: That's impossible, you rip out all the head restriction, then add a $9 flow adjuster. https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61laTZizZmL._AC_SL1000_.jpg I can make all of my showerheads vary between a tiny mist, and paint stripping mode. Ordered one of these. |
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Posted: 5/14/2023 5:57:14 PM EDT
[#42]
I just replaced my shower head this weekend. Saw that restrictor and just left it in. Works wonderfully. Why remove it?
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Posted: 5/14/2023 6:05:30 PM EDT
[#43]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I just replaced my shower head this weekend. Saw that restrictor and just left it in. Works wonderfully. Why remove it? Maybe you like shower head with the strength of a gentle spring rain. I want something that feels like it's a notch below a pressure washer. |
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Posted: 5/14/2023 6:20:09 PM EDT
[#44]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Maybe you like shower head with the strength of a gentle spring rain. I want something that feels like it's a notch below a pressure washer.  Attached File |
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Posted: 5/14/2023 6:22:22 PM EDT
[#45]
Just gotta outsmart Greta
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Posted: 5/14/2023 6:25:01 PM EDT
[#46]
You should probably ask your husband to do it for you. On second thought, if you have to ask, just don’t do it
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Posted: 5/14/2023 6:30:37 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I just replaced my shower head this weekend. Saw that restrictor and just left it in. Works wonderfully. Why remove it? Over time, minerals in the water can clog them, leaving you with a trickle of water. |
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Posted: 5/14/2023 6:31:52 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That's impossible, you rip out all the head restriction, then add a $9 flow adjuster. https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61laTZizZmL._AC_SL1000_.jpg I can make all of my showerheads vary between a tiny mist, and paint stripping mode. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Fwiw, you might find it better to drill a few small holes. I used too large a bit and now my guest shower is Niagara falls. Yeah, I ripped one out and ruined the head, the pressure was too much. https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61laTZizZmL._AC_SL1000_.jpg I can make all of my showerheads vary between a tiny mist, and paint stripping mode. |
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Posted: 5/14/2023 6:46:00 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Fwiw, you might find it better to drill a few small holes. I used too large a bit and now my guest shower is Niagara falls. Same I used a punch on a cheap one and made the flow worse. |
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Posted: 5/14/2023 6:49:30 PM EDT
[#50]
Hide your dog when Joe's restrictor police show up at your door.
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