TT Showerhead ??
Are most TT showerheads interchangeable and installed the same way? Ours does not have a On/Off button on it and I would like to replace it with one that does.
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- Just take Hobo showers. You know, Baby powder down your shirt, bounce around and go.
- While the Oxygenics is a great shower head, it still has the shutoff valve that doesn't quite shut off. You can replace the OEM shutoff valve with a true shut off valve available at Home Depot or Lowes.
AFAIK, the Oxygenics shower head that we have is not available in metal. - I have seen one with a chrome, and one with a brushed nickel finish. Not sure about the actual composition, metal or metal finish on plastic body.
- do they make a metal oxygenics?
- Mine was an easy change. The standard shower head screwed off the hose, the Oxygenics screwed on the hose. Made a huge difference in the quality of showers. Big improvement!
- I replaced mine with one I got at Camping World, but yes...it does trickle...the grandson left the shower water on one night and we woke up to a flood.
- Most I've seen are replaceable with standard home units. I replaced mine with a Delta from Ace Hardware. Mine didn't have a shutoff either. Gotta have a shutoff to take a Navy shower!
- Yes they are interchangeable, but they all allow for a trickle of water to flow when shutoff... If you are a boondocker, this can be a problem.
Since water flows thru the course of least resistance, it means that after you get the hot/cold mix just right, and then use a shutoff that reduces the flow to a trickle.... That when turning the shut off back on, you will get a shot of usually cold water, or in some cases hot. This is due to the fact that the trickle allows cold water (which usually has lower plumbing resistance) to replace the mixed warm water that was in the lines when it was shutoff. As a boondocker this means wasted water as you let it run to get the temp right again.
There is a simple cheap solution that is 100% effective. Go to a hardware store and get a 1/2" plastic ball cock valve, and the fittings to screw it in between the hose and shower head.
This will shut the water flow off 100% and when you turn it back on, it will be very close to the temp it was when you turned it off.THere will be some cooling as the water sits still in the lines, but it will be MUCH better than using a trickle type shut off. Cost will be about 5 bucks. - Can't answer for yours, but ours was easy to replace. It cracked over the winter and we found a new (and better) showerhead at our local RV supply place. Very easy to put on & it works great.
