Many people who are looking for a more pleasurable or faster shower are choosing a hand held shower head. This means that you can hold the shower sprayer in your hand and move it around in order to wash yourself instead of moving around within the spray of your fixed shower head. Some hand held shower heads completely replace your old shower head. Others connect in series before your current shower head and have a control to turn it on and off. Either way, this is a great way to add flexibility to your shower that a normal head simply cannot give you.
The simplest hand held shower heads will have one type of stream of water. Others have multiple settings which may rotate through a strong jet or a broader and gentler spray. Usually making a change between settings will require rotating the shower head, though some more advanced models may even have a trigger in the handle that allow you to easily flip among the different types of sprays.
Children and shorter people also like these hand held showers because they are easier to reach and control than a traditional head which often located high above their heads and out of reach. Other people like to be able to sit down in the shower and still control the flow of water. However you like to shower, this will give you a great deal of added flexibility since you no longer need to stand in front of the stream of water.
In most cases, you can install a new shower head yourself in just a few minutes and without needing an extensive selection of tools or much home improvement expertise. First, carefully removed the current one. Try to do it by hand first, and then with a rag if it is difficult to move. If you need to use a wrench, do it carefully do that you do not add any damage. Add some teflon tape to the grooves to make sure the joint is waterproof before screwing on the new shower head. If you are adding a hand held version in addition to your current head, you can screw the old shower head back on. Keep in mind that if you have water going to both heads, it may be lower pressure than before. You will get the greatest water pressure by choosing either the hand held or wall mounted shower using the included diverter valve.