I've had my eyes on this shower head for awhile. I bought another brand locally for the sole reason of easy returns. Got it home and it was so plastic-y feeling that I didn't even try to install; I just returned it. Decided to bite the bullet and order two Hammerheads.

After 2 weeks of the boxes sitting on my bathroom vanity, I finally screwed up the courage to install them in my double shower today. To my surprise, no tools at all were needed. All the parts are nicely wrapped in bags. All the threads were even protected with plastic caps to avoid any damage in shipping! Plumbers tape was included.

Twisted off the only shower heads. I ran a little water through the pipe and cleaned off all the old tape. Then, installed the first Hammerhead Handheld Shower head according to the simple instructions. LOTS more water pressure than before. I was so happy and went after the other one. To my surprise, I noticed the pipe was almost clogged when I took the old shower head off. Had to dig out a bunch of black gunk with an old toothbrush. Ran some water to finish the clean out and install the new Hammerhead. This one had even better water pressure!!?? Decided to go back to the first one and look at that pipe more closely. Sure enough, it had a little bit of clogging too. Now, I have the best shower head pressure I've ever had. I also checked them very closely for leaks and there were none! All I did was tighten all the connections by hand.

Honestly, I don't know if the unclogging of the pipe caused the better water pressure or if it's the shower head. Maybe a combination of both? However, I do like these shower heads more than any other one I've used. The shower head is bigger and lighter than I was expecting. My original concern is that a metal head would break my faux marble if I dropped the head against the shower bench. While the head is very sturdy, I don't think it's heavy enough to do damage. The connection that holds the shower head is solid, heavy metal that I seriously will break. The hose is very nice and plenty long. I saw another review that the shower handle can get hot. I can see where that could happen, but I only hold it when I'm cleaning the shower or washing the dogs with a cooler water.

Happy with my purchase and will purchase another one for the other bathroom. My only complaint is that I tried a different brand first and waited so long to install. Don't be me -- buy it and install it immediately. Enjoy your very next shower.

Looks great. Installed easily. The instructions say to put washers into the connectors but they came already preinstalled. The shower stream feels good. Plenty of flow. Recommend!

After years of service my handheld sprayer mount cracked. I had been relatively satisfied with the head itself, but the hose was stiff and the mount was poorly designed so I began my hunt for a new shower sprayer.

Hammerhead Showers came up again and again as one to consider and after reading some reviews I decided the higher cost may be worth it long term and made my purchase.

It was the right choice to make. The quality was immediately apparent when I opened and inspected the parts.

The head itself is simple but appears well thought out and constructed with quality and longevity in mind. The chrome is flawless and weld joints are clean.

The mount is solid with again, nice chrome and clean construction. The pivot joint, after tightening it up, holds its position easily with little play. The fit between the assembled sprayer and mount gives a solid assembly with tight tolerances that prevents sloppy wobble or an unconfident mounting yet is easily removed to use the sprayer by hand.

The hose is by far the nicest sprayer hose I've ever used. With the silicone interior tubing it is the most supple and flexible hose I've encountered.

The packaging is well thought out and doesn't use a ton of unnecessary plastic that is both wasteful and frustrating to deal with. Everything is protected well and comes in a compact box. Assembly is easy with clear instructions and spare parts including spray nozzles were you to lose some during use or cleaning, but that shouldn't be too much of an issue without misuse or mistreatment.

The shower experience is everything most people could need. It gives an easily adequate spray pattern with good pressure. It avoids the extraneous extra spray patterns which honestly usually seem like a marketing gimmick rather than a useful addition to a shower experience. I've yet to find one that is superior to a basic shower spray pattern like this provides.

I am a professional house cleaner and have used a wide variety of shower heads in my work and this one blows them all away, including high dollar luxury brands. It is without question the nicest show head I've encountered with the most well thought out design that focuses on the user's experience and longevity of components.

My one tiny issue, and it isn't even big enough to warrant lowering my rating, is the full pressure of this head with these spray nozzles tends to be a bit needly on my skin. It doesn't hurt, but it's a bit much sensory wise, so I picked up an inexpensive chrome shower head pressure regulator that mounts between the head and hose. It allowed me to dial in the pressure to where I like it for the main shower experience but can bump it up to full pressure to wash out my long hair. As an added bonus it reduces total water usage and helps prevent my wimpy hot water heater from going cool during my shower.

If you are on the fence because of the price but can swing the purchase, do it. It will probably be the last shower head you'll ever have to buy.

If you're like me you were looking for a shower head from the usual home store providers. I found a bunch of items that were a) expensive b) made out of plastic and c) did not have higher than 1.8 gpm per minute. and d) straight up ugly Luckily I found these shower heads - I bought and intalled two. In short they are excellent - metal, well built, well packaged (I kept most of the packaging to reuse it was so well done), good flow but not needles and ridiculously easy to install (seriously). I don't usually write reviews - even - unless something reallly works (or really does not) - do yourself a shower favor - this works. And it's US made!

This Hammerhead (Chrome) 2.5gpm shower head arrived on schedule, unblemished.

I installed it in 5 minutes, replacing a 20 year old Moen massaging shower head that had worn out.

Pros: Luxurious, comfortable, alluring shower. I do not expect to be saving any water with this shower head, as both my wife and I are now taking longer showers! The stream, even at very low water flow rates, is comfortable and soothing. Higher flow rates are powerful, but not piercing.

Cons: It is exactly what we were shopping for. But if multiple stream settings are desired, this is not the model you seek. Hammerhead sells a different model that massages, if that's your thing... Buy that one.

The shower head is controlled in my home by a Delta Monitor (Series 15) variable flow and variable temperature valve. I measured flow rates with this shower head. On "low," 0.9 gallons per minute (gpm) flows. on "high" 2.25 gpm flows. (Our water pressure is 70psi.) For my purposes, the lower flow Hammerhead flow restricter is unnecessary; but If you cannot control the flow rate with your shower valve, you might prefer the 1.75 gpm model to conserve water.

Build quality is luxurious, as pictured. It is much lighter than I anticipated, since it is "all metal" and the competition is "all plastic." Nevertheless, it feels balanced and comfortable to use. The head heats up to water temperature, while the handle remains cooler. The hose is 6 feet long, and seems to be built to last.

A (adjustable) wrench is required for installation, as none of the fittings are made of plastic. :)

If you seek a luxurious, efficient, simple and elegant shower, look no further!

*I purchased a "returned" unit for $58. It is flawless.