Sprite Pure Spray Filtered Showerhead in Chrome

I write this review concurrently with my review of a Culligan WSH-C125 Wall-Mount 10,000 Gallon Capacity Filtered Showerhead, Chrome Finish to give you some history. Especially since there's no history here at Amazon.

We've had the Sprite AM-8 for about three years now. (Bought it locally from Home Depot or Lowe's.) It's performed okay, except that the massage feature used in three of the eight settings, has been problematic. As in, stopped working.

We have a water softener on city water. No scale or crud. Even so, I soaked the Sprite in vinegar just to clean any crud out that might be in the channel the massage ball races around. No difference. It used to work, but over time, stopped working.

So when it came time for the 3rd filter change (we replace the filter once a year), I decided to buy a different brand filtered shower head instead. (See my 4 star review of the Culligan, if interested.)

Apparently we have high water pressure (new house construction, large plastic pipes) and some of the 8 settings-like fine medium spray and full-fine spray-were indistinguishable to us. Even if there had been a difference, I only alternated between massage and no massage. So three, five or eight settings? More of a marketing gimmick IMO.

From an ergonomics perspective I like the Sprite better than the Culligan. There's a tang on the selector bezel of the Sprite which makes it easier to turn when your hands are wet.

And the Sprite KDF filters are clear, whereas the Culligan are not. The nice thing about a clear filter is that you can easily tell when it's time to replace it. The media turns black. And the Sprite filters are a little cheaper than the Culligan. ($10 vs. $12 on Amazon as of this writing.)

The Culligan is cheaper out of the box and seems to work fine. Time will tell if its massage feature will work three years from now.

I give them both 4 stars. You'll be happy with the Sprite, at least for a while. If your water pressure isn't as high as ours, it may be that your unit will last longer.

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