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Mello_Mike
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Jul 10, 2013

Anybody have an Oxygenics Shower Head in their RV?

I just completed this mod today in an effort to save even more water while I boondock. I tested it out today after completing the install but was disappointed that the shutoff doesn't completely shutoff the flow of water. There's still a little stream that flows from the head even in "off" position. I know this is a mechanism to prevent being scalded or blasted with cold water when turning the head back on, but this won't "save" much water. What has been your experience with these and did you have a fix to correct this issue?

Also, for those who have one. How do you like it? Do you think it's worth the cost? And do you think you the nozzle saves water?
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  • Jack_Diane_Free's avatar
    Jack_Diane_Free
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    Jul 11, 2013
    So which wastes more water the dribble or the cold blast waiting for hot to return using a shut off?
  • bob213's avatar
    bob213
    Explorer
    Jul 11, 2013
    Don't have a shut off, but as far as the shower head is concerned, it's the best RV shower we've ever had. Must use less water as we don't try to conserve and never run out of hot water even after multiple showers.
  • Gadget_Guy1's avatar
    Gadget_Guy1
    Explorer
    Jul 10, 2013
    Mello Mike wrote:
    Gadget Guy wrote:
    I just put in a inline shut off valve right at the bottom of the shower handle that will shut off the water completely with great success.


    Cool, I figured that's what I'd have to do. Did you buy it at Home Depot or Lowe's? Do you get a blast of cold or hot water when you turn the nozzle back on?


    No problem with a blast of cold or hot water. I think I purchased the shut off valve at Home Depot but I may be wrong. It is a few years ago. We use these in our stick house as well.
  • mrlightrail's avatar
    mrlightrail
    Explorer
    Jul 10, 2013
    Mine came with a shutoff button, just installed it today, so I can't vouch for the efficiency of it, but anything is better than the stock shower head!!!
  • korbe's avatar
    korbe
    Explorer
    Jul 10, 2013
    When I researched the situation, I found that many of the separate shut off valves will also leave a dribble. But did find one that indicated that it shuts off completely. Works great and in case a blast of either hot or cold water comes out, I put my free hand over the spray for a second.
  • 12thgenusa's avatar
    12thgenusa
    Explorer
    Jul 10, 2013
    I installed a push button shut off from Home Depot also, but it still puts out a small dribble. Still get the cold blast when turning it back on. Here is a link to one man's solution. I read this some time back and have thought about trying it. Might be kind of pricey. I do like the Oxygenics shower head. Various people have measured the flow rate to be the 1.5 gal/min they claim.
  • Mello_Mike's avatar
    Mello_Mike
    Explorer
    Jul 10, 2013
    Gadget Guy wrote:
    I just put in a inline shut off valve right at the bottom of the shower handle that will shut off the water completely with great success.


    Cool, I figured that's what I'd have to do. Did you buy it at Home Depot or Lowe's? Do you get a blast of cold or hot water when you turn the nozzle back on?
  • Gadget_Guy1's avatar
    Gadget_Guy1
    Explorer
    Jul 10, 2013
    I just put in a inline shut off valve right at the bottom of the shower handle that will shut off the water completely with great success.

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