SpeakmanVS-3014 Caspian Anystream Multi-Function Handheld Shower Head, 2.5 GPM, Polished ChromeWaterSense

I recently installed the Speakman Any Stream Shower Head, and I’m absolutely thrilled with it! The water pressure is fantastic, and I love how customizable it is—there are so many different spray settings that you can easily switch between for a totally personalized shower experience. Whether you want a gentle rain shower or a more powerful, invigorating blast, this shower head has you covered. The design is sleek and modern, and the build quality feels solid and durable. It’s also surprisingly easy to clean, which is a huge bonus. Definitely a game changer for my shower routine. Highly recommend this shower head if you’re looking for versatility and great performance!

We moved into a house where the previous owner had a Speakman fixed shower head. We really loved it. The water pressure was so powerful. So when it came to buy a hand-held one, it was in my mind to get one in Speakman too. My husband and I were deciding between this model and VS-3011, since they looked similar and both looked like my old fixed shower head. I read many reviews on both models at many websites: Home Depot, Lowe's, Amazon and so on.Our main concern was about the material. Some website said the hose was made of steel, while others said plastic. We just didn't want to get something really cheap plastic looking (just returned a $50 Delta one bought from Home Depot with a very ugly and inflexible plastic hose). I even called the Speakman company regarding this, and was told both models were made of plastic.Still ventured to place the order of VS-3014 since it got slightly better reviews. At the same time, I also placed a separate order of a steel hose to make sure I could get a nice looking hose. When we received this item, it turned out to be just perfect. The websites saying it was plastic or steel were both right, because the inside was plastic, but the outside was dipped in steel. This was true for both the shower head and the hose. And the amount of steel it was dipped in was just right, making it not too heavy to hold, and not too light to look too cheap. I had seen a very nice Kohler shower head at a local plumbing store priced at $120 something, also plastic dipped in steel, very nice feel and looking, but a bit heavy to hold in the hands. But this one was just perfect. The inside was made of plastic for protection purposes, so that hot water wouldn't burn the skin. The hose felt like steel, very flexible, but when the water went through inside, it didn't feel hot outside. Maybe VS-3011 would be the same thing, just a different look.The shower head got similar water pressure as our old Speakman fixed shower head. So we were really happy with what I got now. Good functionality, and good looks! Can't believe I only paid $37 something on this item! And now I am returning my other hose since this one came with everything perfect.

I finally got fed up enough with our weak shower pressure to do something definitive about it. Purchasing this Speakman VS-3014 was part of the overall solution. I absolutely love the simple elegant design with no compromise of utility. Concentrating the water into 5 "mini-heads" maximizes the use of what water pressure you do have and it looks cool too!In spite of the high-quality appearance I do not like the creaky plastic construction. I really wish they would have made a chrome-plated brass version like the ICON S-2252. I get the feeling using the shower head that it won't stand up to many years of use and that I'll be replacing this as often as "el cheapo" home improvement store showers.As much as Speakman markets this as a "high-pressure" device, in practice I do not believe that this is true - unless they mean taking high pressure inlet water and reducing it to a limp stream. It comes with 2 flow regulators. One in the flexible line that they call a "vacuum breaker" which does serve a purpose beyond dropping water pressure but it certainly is much more effective at that. This is a white part that looks like an old speaker. Do not snap this off unless you are prepared to remove the white fitting from the hose and grind the base down flush to accept the rubber sealing washer. The second flow regulator is in the inlet of the shower handle. Its a plastic aerator-looking device with a solid round center and a small o-ring covering up part of the water flow opening. This can be pried out without any worries.NOTE: Speakman's documentation calls the metal screen in the base that mounts to the shower's bent elbow a "flow regulator". That term is laughable and deceptive as it is not really what is restricting flow and dropping pressure from shower inlet to outlet. Their so-called "flow-regulator" is a mineral and debris trap and is good to keep to prevent debris in the water from entering the shower head and clogging the internals.2.5 GPM regulation: The federal regulation is well-intentioned and actually 2.5 gallons/min is a LOT of water. The problem I have (as many others probably do) is in the application of this regulation by the govt. and/or the manufacturers. It seems like each manufacturer is required to treat the inlet flow to their device as something greater than 2.5 GPM and then they add passive flow regulators to ensure the outlet flow is no more than 2.5 GPM. The problem is that there is always more than one device inline (ex. the shower valve then the shower) and we are left with this cascading effect of multiple flow regulators reducing the flow down to something hardly usable. I have a Moen shower value that I had to disassemble and modify to reduce the flow restriction. Even with that and the two Speakman regulators removed I get 1.4 GPM flow in my shower. I didn't measure what it was before this project but it was indeed terrible. My 2006-built house has puny pipes going up to the bathroom (sigh).It would be great if these shower manufacturers (hey Speakman!) would add some kind of hydraulic active flow regulation to their products so if the inlet flow from the house and valve to the shower head is 2.5GPM or less there is no additional flow restriction - only restrict what is above 2.5GPM.----- Update 11/19/2015 (the less-obvious hydraulic flow regulator) -----The shower is still working great. In my quest to conquer lousy flow I replaced the Speakman flexible sprayer hose that has the "vacuum breaker" flow restrictor with a standard sprayer hose replacement like this one:http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00QNIT7OIIt was pretty inexpensive and produced a noticeable improvement over the original Speakman hose. My next step will be to replace the shower mount arm with a model like this:http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JYPDFY0This has a more uniform flow cavity which will more closely match the pressure and flow of the incoming water from your wall. The original Speakman arm is a larger, hollow vessel whereby incoming water dumps into a larger-volume area and exits out of the other small outlet causing a lower, turbulent flow. This is a less-obvious hydraulic flow regulator.So in the end I'll have only the Speakman handheld spray head but I should also have a pretty decent bump in how it actually flows. Hopefully Speakman will address these flow issues in future product revisions - or if not just sell the handheld spray head separately. :-)