It's nothing that a drill can't fix.
The swivel heads on a ball restrictor of small bore; I took those of off, placed in a padded vise and drilled out to a larger bore.
A restrictor has small hole in it and a regulator has a spring the diaphragm that is moved to the pressure you would like to have the head use.
Not an expert, but the last shower head had instructions that, if in a low water pressure environment, the flow restrict or could be removed.
Which I did.
get a haircut, Hippy
Just an FYI, but as an engineering answer, once the water comes out of the spray head, there is no pressure. The pressure only exists in the pipe/conduit that the water is delivered through.
But I would follow the advice of the others to drill it out
It’s a washer with a smaller hole than preferred.
Aka ‘flow restrictor’
I’ve never left them in place. However, fluid dynamics 101:
Greater flow = less pressure.
Try it with and them without. If neither suffice, you’ll unfortunately need to try a different head.
I had an awesome one years ago and have never found a suitable replacement (my wife also has long hair).
I replaced the shower head with a lawn sprinkler.
Now there is grass growing in the bathroom.
A flow restrictor reduces the amount of volume of water you get. A regulator controls the force or pressure of the water jet hitting you.
What manufacturer and model number ?
You may have a pressure balance valve which is only to balance the flow between hot and cold water, for example if someone flushes the toilet while you’re showering. Most valves will not compensate for the pressure drop on the cold side and the shower head water would get hotter. There is also “scald guard” types of valves.
If you get me that info (make and model) I’ll get you the correct answer if it’s a quality valve. If I don’t know the answer right off I can bounce off one of the techs at my old plumbing company
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The difference is how good the chinese guy that's translating the instruction booklet is at writing english. Realistically there's no difference, if it's got something that's restricting the flow then drill it out. "When in doubt, drill it out!"
I can also vouch for the Speakman Anystream, that's what I put in my shower (the flow restrictor went in the garbage). There are multiple models, you don't have to get the $115 one, there are cheaper ones that work just as well.
If you don’t have one, I would consider getting a water softener as well as it’ll help with the rinse of soap out of your hair.
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Sorry, I really can’t help you.
But a plumber once told me that you only need to know three things to be a plumber.
Excrement runs downhill.
The boss is an SOB.
And payday is Friday.