CIENCIA Shower Arm Diverter Brass 3 Way Shower Valve G 1/2 Diverter Valve for Hand Shower, Black Shower Parts, DSF007C

Fitting restricts water flow and is not removable. This was not mentioned in specs. Let the consumer decide whether or not to restrict water flow.

I recently had my bathrooms remodeled and the new faucet set didn't have a detachable head but I really liked the non-detachable head it came with. So, with this I can easily switch from one to the other. I used plumbers tape, as the directions said and not having any leaking.

As the other reviewer notes, this diverter is all metal, which is pretty amazing at this price range. No worrying about spontaneously cracking ABS plastic. The diverter does appear to leak slightly at the opening between the rotating female inlet and the body of the diverter, but it's minimal. The lever operation is smooth and allows for 100/0, 0/100, and 50/50 flow (x/y, with x and y representing separate outlets). No clicking, so you'll have to get muscle memory for knowing where to put the lever for 50/50 flow.I have used this to replace the (plastic) 3-way diverter that came with my two-showerhead set, and I am very happy with the purchase.Update:About a day after installation, the diverter started spewing water out of the original leak location. I contacted the seller and the seller simply sent out a replacement and requested that I give a 5-star review once I receive the replacement. Turns out that all I needed to do was to take a plumbing wrench and crank down the inlet collar a little more. Note that the inlet collar makes this difficult, as it's smooth rather than hexagonal. Based on these facts, I maintain my 4-star review.Cliffnotes:- All metal- Allows for separate or simultaneous flow- Circular collar makes it difficult to tighten enough to prevent leakage- Highly recommend using a plumber's wrench and really cranking it down

Follow instruction, use Teflon tape, do not over tight. This is NOT a shut off valve, it diverts water only. To tight to the water supply is best to make a wrench from 3mm sheet metal.

Looks great faces downward which is what I needed the only thing I didn’t like is that you can’t use both showerheads at the same time it’s one or the other otherwise good deal for the money

There isn’t enough threads on this for a secure connection. I finally used more plumbing tape than usual to make it more secure and get rid of leaks.

This valve is darn near perfect. The only thing I'd change on it is the handle. In my plumbing job the handle just barely clears the original shower faucet. Yeah, I know, hacksaw and pipe threader.If the handle was downward, or even better able to mount either way, I'd be delighted with this.I do want to say that I wrapped the threads fitting into it with only the bit of teflon tape, and nothing leaked! That's not because I'm great plumber; it's because this valve is so well made.

Super easy to install and is exactly what I needed. I know a lot of the reviews mentioned leaks, but I have not had any issues. The rubber gaskets and plumbers tape (that come with the product) would probably fix a lot of these leak complaints.