AutoEngMike
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Does anyone here know how to increase the shower's water pressure? I tried to find if there was a flow restriction on the shower head but could not seem to find it.
Has anyone tried an aftermarket shower head?
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FrantzFam
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We had the same problem. And thru the suggestions from this site, we switched the water filter cartridge to a different size. It cured it right up.
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risingsun
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I think I recall Chuck S. saying he switched his outside shower head with his inside one and it made a big difference...
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STINGRAYRVMAN
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The water filters that Forest River puts on all their units has caused a lot of preasure type problems. take the filter cartridge out and just put the clear cover back on and try it. I think you'll probably want to leave it out for good after you try it.
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davidj54
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On ours the flow restrictor wasn't at the shower head but at the mixing valve end of the hose. On the outside shower it's actually formed into the mixing valve itself so you have to drill it out to increase flow.
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Chuck_S
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There's a restrictor between the head and hose. Just unscrew the head. It has a tiny hole in it.
There's also a 0.8 micron filter in the trailer. I replaced ours with a 8 micron filter and got more flow.
The inside shower head head had a drippy toggle on it, the outside a nice rotary type on/off devive. Just swap the heads if you don't like the toggle type.
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mister_d
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We replaced the standard shower head with the Oxygenics Body Spa RV Showerhead and are very happy with the upgrade. I've been using the CG showers myself, but my wife says it's actually better than at home! We've always kept showers in the trailer to "military" style w/o sewer and water hookups, but this past weekend she let it run. After many trips back n forth with the blue tote and filling the fresh tank I'm looking to put the old head back on (kiddin)!
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AutoEngMike
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mister_d wrote:We replaced the standard shower head with the Oxygenics Body Spa RV Showerhead and are very happy with the upgrade. I've been using the CG showers myself, but my wife says it's actually better than at home! We've always kept showers in the trailer to "military" style w/o sewer and water hookups, but this past weekend she let it run. After many trips back n forth with the blue tote and filling the fresh tank I'm looking to put the old head back on (kiddin)! Does it include a shut off valve? I typically only use the shower when we have a full hook up site but the shut off helps given the small size of the shower.
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mister_d
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AutoEngMike wrote:mister_d wrote:We replaced the standard shower head with the Oxygenics Body Spa RV Showerhead and are very happy with the upgrade. I've been using the CG showers myself, but my wife says it's actually better than at home! We've always kept showers in the trailer to "military" style w/o sewer and water hookups, but this past weekend she let it run. After many trips back n forth with the blue tote and filling the fresh tank I'm looking to put the old head back on (kiddin)! Does it include a shut off valve? I typically only use the shower when we have a full hook up site but the shut off helps given the small size of the shower.
It does have a "shutoff," but really still trickels a bit. I know someone around here said they bought a shutoff and put it between the knob and shower hose to get it to quit 100%.
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