A 2? SHOWER-HEAD FLOW LIMITER

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January/February 1983
 
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The next step is as tough as this project is going to get. Using a pair of snips, cut a number of little wedges — all the way around the rubber disk — from the outside of the circle and not quite to its center.

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Now, insert the saw-edged washer into the shower head as far as it will go, and refasten the whole affair to the connecting waterline. Finally, try out your modification: If the flow is too constricted, you'll need to disassemble the fitting and cut deeper notches in the washer. If the flow has not been reduced enough, however, you should start anew with another washer (even though doing so will inflate the project's cost to a full 4¢) and remove smaller slices this time.

Since I retrofitted my shower head, I've found that the water flow is about 25% of what it was before . . . and the spray has the same force regardless of how far I turn the faucet handles. All in all, this is one project that I think has really given me my 2¢ worth!

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