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This simple method no longer works on the newer shower heads. Manufacturers have added a shoulder under the water sediment strainer that makes it so the flow restrictor cannot be pulled out. I found that simply holding the shower head up toward the ceiling and drilling a hole through the center of the flow restrictor (not the sediment screen) defeats the restriction sufficiently, I used a 5/32" drill bit. The reason for aiming at the ceiling with the drill is so debris from the drilled plastic does not block the shower head holes. If the shower head is dry, the debris can be tapped out before running water through it.
Punching it out does work, but you have to force it pretty hard, and from the edge, not the center. It's definitely not as easy as it was in the video.
@@gmacster6097 - Yes, you are correct. I should not have said "no longer works", I should have said that it is considerably more difficult now... I "pried" one out and that made me figure that there must be an easier way. Folks can try to get it out and if they are successful that's good for them. If they cannot or if they struggle, at least they can try another method. Heck, they were going to toss the flow restricter anyway if they got it out, so drilling a hole in it is just another solution.
2022 Just got a replacement from Delta, same model , Brian should name this (BEST Delta Shower Head Flow Restrictor Removal EVER !! ) Last 2 I did the needle nose plier way Brian's way is much better !
I can confirm that a very similar model with metal connections instead of plastic has two additional flow restrictors in the handle (almost identical model). They are on the end that's near your hand when you hold it. You first remove a three prong plastic piece (better not to try to use pliers but instead stick something blunt and sorta friction pry it up) then there are two flow restrictors that are stacked on top of one another. They can be removed with pliers or by sorta friction prying them up too. I found that their removal isn't as important as the removal of the one pictured here.
I found 3, two small ones stacked in the handle and the one on the video. The two in the handle were slipped in around a plastic collar. That's what you see first. I tried to get at them at first by getting at the collar. later i realized it was seperate.
