Those #+%^ engineers!

[WinterDeere]

I have this one ...

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I got both the extension and shower head from HammerHead™ – Premium Metal Shower & Bath Fixtures

I also got this from Ferguson online first, but couldn't find it again, so I bought the above one ... I just like the looks of the swan neck, and less moving parts better ...

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Unfortunately the plumbing fields seems to have missed the part about gravity ... And think only short people take showers ... So I have to add some type of extension so I don't have to scrunch down to get my head wet!

Both all metal, other than the silicone nipples, and made in USA IIRC!

That second photo of the gooseneck design, is asking for trouble, if used day after day for a decade or three. Any water leaking from or splashed onto that gooseneck pipe is going to run into the wall. The first photo is a much better design, with the primary shower arm still bent down, so any water drips off the end into the tub, instead of running back into the wall.

 

[pmsmechanic]

I'd like to know who the genius engineer was that designed the vehicle barriers on my local bike trail.

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The pipe stanchions are so close together, most bikes can't fit through. I had to put narrower handlebars on mine just to be able to ride there.

Seems to me you could either just wheelie through or get off and lift the wider handle bars over.

 

[bdhsfz6]

Or turn your handlebars on the way through.
At least they keep motorized machines out.

2 inches wider won't allow any motorized vehicles through that I'm aware of.

The problem is, most other barriers on this trail are spaced wider apart. many bikers are used to riding through and find out the hard way they won't fit.

 

[kenmbz]

The wheel brakes were tried at our local Home Depot.
What they never expected is the person trying to go through with an active RFID tag (even though they paid for the item) now blocks the exit.

Have not seen the system in use recently. So experimental to see if it stopped theft.
Did a great job of annoying us all though.

 

[rontaki]

I'd like to know who the genius engineer was that designed the vehicle barriers on my local bike trail.

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The pipe stanchions are so close together, most bikes can't fit through. I had to put narrower handlebars on mine just to be able to ride there.

I ride a tricycle due to balance issues, and no way would it fit through there. They need to fix this somehow, or face citizen lawsuits (hopefully). I truly get it about keeping motorized vehicles out, this is just lazy.

 

[QRTRHRS]

The wheel brakes were tried at our local Home Depot.
What they never expected is the person trying to go through with an active RFID tag (even though they paid for the item) now blocks the exit.

Have not seen the system in use recently. So experimental to see if it stopped theft.
Did a great job of annoying us all though.

Used to be when someone set off the alarm, everyone looked to see who got busted. Now, no one will even look. Too much crying wolf.

 

[Oaktree]

When I built my house, I specifically told my plumber I wanted the shower heads at 7'. Gravity does work well to bring the water down towards you.

I don't think the ceilings in my bathroom are 7' high, but when I redid it maybe 10 years ago I put it as high as I could.

 

[not2old]

I'd like to know who the genius engineer was that designed the vehicle barriers on my local bike trail.

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The pipe stanchions are so close together, most bikes can't fit through. I had to put narrower handlebars on mine just to be able to ride there.

I occasionally ride through a similar gate on my Harley Sportster that is two inches narrower than my bars, and do it without stopping. On my dirt bike I frequently go between trees six inches narrower than my bars, also without completely stopping. I will admit that the older I get, the slower I do it. I'm 78 this winter.

 

[Shawn T. W.]

That second photo of the gooseneck design, is asking for trouble, if used day after day for a decade or three. Any water leaking from or splashed onto that gooseneck pipe is going to run into the wall

Just took a shower in that one this morning ... I don't like high pressure, and with the rain style shower head there isn't a lot of splatter ... This is the highest water drops I could see after my shower . . . Silicone also is a good solution to that style of "problem" like for the "faucet" water control below it ...

 

[WinterDeere]

That's good. As long as there's never a spraying leak out the back swivel joint of the head itself, I guess the chance of much water contacting that downpipe isn't very high.