Culligan HSH-C135 Level 2 Hand-Held Filtered Chrome Showerhead
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Culligan HSH-C135 Level 2 Hand-Held Filtered Chrome Showerhead
Customer Review: Fatal Product Flaw
Summary: 1 Stars
I was looking for an inexpensive filtered handheld shower. Culligan sounded like a quality brand, and this item fit the bill, so I bought it.
Installation was relatively straightforward-- wrap Teflon tape around the shower arm, screw on the mounting bracket, and hang up the shower.
My hair felt much softer after using the product. I'm a tall guy, so I was happy that I didn't have to lean over to stand under the shower. I was also looking forward to cleaning my shower using the handheld shower.
After using the shower three times, I noticed that the mounting bracket cracked and separated and the showerhead fell on the floor. I called Culligan's customer service and they sent me a replacement mounting bracket for free under warranty. I then installed the replacement mounting bracket. After using the shower twice, I was in my bedroom and heard a sound in the bathroom. The mounting bracket broke in the exact same way and the showerhead fell on the floor again. I contacted their customer service and told them that their product was flawed. Their mounting bracket is made out of cheap plastic, which is not strong enough to hold the showerhead when it is full of water. They said they would make a note of the design defect and then recommended that I return the shower to where I purchased it.
If I owned Culligan, I would offer customers a free metalic mounting bracket upon request. After doing an Internet search, I found another company offering a similar filtered handheld showerhead with a metal mounting bracket for right around the same price. Culligan is known for their good filters, not their showerheads.
Customer Review: Flexible Shower Head
Summary: 5 Stars
So far, we like it just fine. As mentioned in other reviews, the spray is a little straight-forward but the different settings will allow you to find something that will be live-able. The filter seems good and the water was fine (clean shower). We didn't have bad city-water before...but we like the idea that it will be even better now. The flexibility of the hand-held w/hose will be great with baby when she comes (later this year). Drawbacks might be that, as a hand-held, it is just a little bit heavy. However, we are looking forward to using it to clean baby either way. It seems that filter changing is quite easy. Probably a person should stock up on the filters ahead of time since you are change it every six-months (or more often if you have bad water). Included was a calendar sticker to help remind you when to change filter out (nice feature). The install was a snap (as you have read in other reviews). Really easy. Of note might be the fact that the "holder" for the showerhead is at the "base" of the showerhead so this unit will actually make the height at which your "water comes out" about 8 inches higher than it was before you changed from conventional showerhead to this one. The hose seems really solid and the rest is made of the chrome plastic we are all used to working with by now. Seems solid though. We weren't able to find anything else on the market, including the filter, that was as reasonably priced as this unit.Customer Review: Absolute garbage
Summary: 1 Stars
The installation instructions were clear and installation was easy. Installation revealed the big flaw in this product though. The part that attaches to the shower, which also holds the shower head, is made of a very cheap and innappropriate plastic that's far too weak for the job. The plastic cracked while I was hand tightening it, and I'm not very strong! This pretty much renders the whole product useless unless you repair or modify it.
I was concerned about the weight of the handle unit, considering it's got a filter and a cup or so of water in it. It is heavy, but not unmanageable. The available spray patterns are nice, the aereated foam is my favorite. It feels like a lot of water is coming out, even with the flow restrictor in. The combinations of two patterns may not work if you don't have pretty good water pressure. They work for me some days but not other days. The other thing I don't like about this product is that the hose is short. It's a good quality hose, it looks like it would last a long time. I had to substitute another longer hose for it to be long enough for my semi disabled spouse to use on the shower bench.
There are many decent and good shower filters out there, this is not one of them. After this waste of money, I would avoid all Culligan products.
Customer Review: Great Product
Summary: 5 Stars
Have city water, my eyes would burn when I got water in them, when I got water in my mouth it tasted like crud, my skin was dry and itchy, and to top it off my sinuses were bothered after taking a shower. This shower head has taken care of ALL these issues and to top it off the shower head itself is great-the water pressure has improved.
*****
Regards to a couple of the comments I've seen;
"Great quality, easy to install, poor angle of spray".
If you have two wrenches you can angle the spray where you want it. Takes some adjusting and a few extra minutes, but you can get the angle where you want it.
"This would be a great product if the part that connects to the shower pipe was made of metal instead of plastic, ..... cracked when tightening it."
If you have a rag of some sort you can place that over the plastic pieces and tighten with a wrench; just be sure not to over tighten-gently and smoothly tighten the pieces. Plus, so many other showerheads on the market have plastic pieces; it's really no big deal. The quality of the head itself is good.
*****
All-in-All this really is a great product, I'm even thinking of getting one for our guest bathroom.
Customer Review: Great Removable shower head with filter!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I am very pleased with this showerhead. We wanted a showerhead that would be removable to wash our toddler and because she and I have delicate skin I wanted a water filter. I had another brand before this and added the shower filter on separately and this is a much better solution. The shower head itself is a little large to accommodate the filter and that is its only drawback as I see it. It has several adjustments for spray patterns. My girl loves the massage setting. It really seems to filter out chlorine and other contaminants and I could notice a difference right away. It really works well and is well made. For the price of a regular shower head I was able to get one with a filter and is better made than most. It has a metal flexible hose not plastic like the Moen I had before. And the attachment that holds the shower head to the wall is metal also. Seems very sturdy and it actually works. I have had a few culligan products before and I have always been very happy with them. Do yourself a favor and get one of these. It is well worth it. Amazon always has a good price and no tax with free shipping sweetens the deal even more!!