Hello;

I have a stand alone shower which incorporates a single MOEN valve. When you turn it to the left, it turns on the water and the further to the left you turn it, the hotter the water gets. The problem is that when you turn it on, the water pressure is a lot lower than I would like, but the rest of the bathroom and home in general has great water pressure. I know that it is more and more common to have a restrictive orifice within the water system so that you can save on water, but this particular shower has it somewhere other than the shower head. When you remove the shower head, the water pressure is still very low leading up to it. The tube is 1/2" NPT and clear of any restrictions. Is it possible that the valve itself is low flow or is there somewhere else in the system that commonly has a restrictive orifice to cause this problem. I would like to correct this problem if I can find out the info.

Please help

Thank you

Jeff

Remove shower head. Look inside the female threads on shower head. There is water restrictor. Remove it.

Hi spencerfirst,

This is your second post I responded to you other post early It is inside the shower head remove the shower head and you will see it if it is installed, open the link below it applies to all shower heads, good luck,

John



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