Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I was looking for a shower that would help me with my generally weak water pressure. I had been using CVS store brands, which didn't really help, and then I found a ZenFresh unit (previously reviewed) which increased the water flow, but (1) did so by making the spray fine and "spiky," which is ok on an adult's skin but may not be comfortable for children or anyone with a skin condition (like sunburn - the spray would be too harsh), and (2) required the hot water to be cranked all the way up, as the fineness of the spray dissipated the heat. That shower head developed a crack after a few months, so into the trash it went. Wirecutter recommended this Delta model as their number 1 choice. I took a chance and ordered it, and it is the best home shower I have ever had! The water comes out in fat, wet drops, truly like being in a warm tropical rain. It is forceful but the drops are big, so it's gentle on your skin. There is a removable handheld unit embedded in the showerhead, which is controlled by pushing the silver button (circled in green on my photo) - one press is off, one is slower, and the other is more forceful. I originally thought you pressed that button to detach the showerhead, but it's for water pressure. The more important control to know is the one on the neck of the unit, which controls whether the water flows to the handheld unit spray, the surrounding unit spray, or both sprays. The instructions are not clear on this, so on the photo I indicated with the red arrow that the lever should be pointing at the back wall to have water flow to both parts, handheld and wall-mounted. The lever can be moved into a higher or lower position (indicated by the yellow dotted arrows), but that shuts off water to one of the two sprays. The best everyday position is straight at the back wall, as noted.