U by Moen smart shower review - 2 years later 

I never even thought about hiding it behind the mirror! That's a great idea.

@moen should pay you for this review. Probably the best product demo ever.

I have my tiles, curved tub and curved shower door ready for my major remodel but have been real iffy when it comes to deciding on getting the u by moen or a regular shower faucet. I am now sold on the u by moen thanks to you. This was a great review. I know this valve is meant for a shower but I tend to be good at making things work the way I want them to work so I will be adding some extra solenoid valves to the water circuit to make it work for the tub, wall shower head, overhead shower head and sprayer via voice control. Thank you once more for your honest review, it was very very much appreciated.

I plan on installing one of these as soon as we move into our new house! Great review, thank you

Buying a 2 and 4 valve U in the next couple days. Thanks for confirming your love for the product after 2 years!

You did a great job with the remodel. It looks beautiful. Currently renovating my master bath and I might just check that out. Thanks for the review!

Thanks for posting this. We just finished rough in for ours and hadn't really found much for how people feel about them after having it for a while.

I am getting ready to build my "Barndominium". The 60 x 60 building is already up. Now starts the home inside the building. I have been watching this Moen Smart Shower for a few years and have decided that since my wife and I both want different temperature setting, this is the way to go! Thanks for the video.

Fantastic review and great tile Choice just ordered one for a luxury flip here in Denver

Thanks for the update, Chris. I will be starting my bathroom remodel soon. After watching your original video on this, I said "I want that!" But I live by myself and I started to rethink if that is where I want to spend my money. I finally changed my mind to stay with the conventional shower valve. Now that I've seen your new review and the lower price, it's back in the consideration phase. Thanks for the update. I hope that you are enjoying your new home!

Getting ready to do a custom shower and this video gave me.all the info I needed with a honest review. Thank you.

I wish this video would’ve come out last week. I just bought one. I would have used your link. It’s been super easy to install and I’m glad for it. I also have the controls far from the head problem. Thank you for your video

Great Video! A two year review with all the details is exactly what we needed. I'm doing an owner build of our dream home. Exactly what we were looking for! Thanks much!

Thank you for this unsponsored, two-years on review. I'm happy to hear it still works and hasn't given you any trouble. I'm surprised more high-end homes (as seen on YT videos) don't include this feature.

Love your videos, they are well thought out and your voice and humor add to the end result !! This was a great review and I am installing one of these after viewing this.

I stayed at an ABNB in CA which neither of the two installations worked in. Very annoying. Cheers to those these work for!

I actually saved money by choosing this valve control instead of the normal valves and the finishing trim that goes with them. I guess those parts would vary by the finish you might choose, but mine proved to be a savings. And I love the Smart/Remote Control.

Thank you so much for doing a review after 2 years. This is why I haven’t bought it yet, cause I didn’t know if it will keep working or it will be a toy that will break in no time. I guess I will get it now

Thanks for the review!!!

I have read some negative reviews but I suspect a large bit of the problem was due to improper installation. The fact that you were able to do this 2 years in really really helped me a lot. Will be placing my order next week along with all the other plumbing fixtures. We are almost two years after your review and just wondering if you still like it. Please tell me you do!

Good morning mr. HANDYDAD. I have another question.. with the U by Moen, do you need a diverter valve with the delta body sprays or the U by moen valves eliminates the need for diverted valves?

Very well done and I will be purchasing.

Love this review, my wife is excited to get this now. have you found a way to change the icons on the controller? ie tub spout instead of body spray. I saw you could change them in the app on your phone, but don't know about the controller.

Thanks for the video. I ended up purchasing one (Home Depot, online, $697 before tax for 2 valve unit). However, I offer this protip. I had the predecessor to this unit the Moen I/O. And, after 9 years, the valve unit failed. Called Moen. Buy it for looks, buy it for life? Yeah, well, the life of the technology. Moen discontinued the I/O series and, guess what, stopped supporting it. No valve or parts available. Now, if I had followed the directions and just run the control wire through the studs, I'd be screwed at this point. However, I'm a son of an engineer (damaged goods for sure) and I thought ahead. I ran the control wire through conduit and left a fish rope in the conduit. Yeah. So, I pulled a new wire for the U by Moen, had to re-do the plumbing, but got the thing in. Works. Whew. Sharing this because this model surely will be replaced by something else and y'all will need to pull a new wire at some point.

Which icons can you select from when configuring the outlet buttons? Is there one for a tub spout?

Great video MrHandy, thanks for the 2 years review but have you done filter replacement yet?? I too have mine for 2yr have not change filter and once in a while I have no power to unit, I have to unplug and plug again....recently screen gone black for second then pink then u by Moen reappear

Very helpful video - thanks. I’m starting a total $55K master bath remodel in 3 months (I have a very large bathroom). I want a smart shower, but the reviews are mixed. The MOEN appears to be the best of the bunch so if I do it, I will go with MOEN. My contractor has installed two of these and he knows what he is doing. He told me my hardware will need to be MOEN (is that correct)? If the system malfunctions, does this mean, you can’t turn on the shower?

I love your marble tiles! Any chance you remember what size they are? You did an amazing job!

Definitely adding a smart shower

Which brand of shower head and body jets you used HandyDad? Can I control rain shower, hand shower and body jets separately with 2 port U by Moen?

Definitely would install one. Would an average plumber have problems installing this?

Convincing video, thank you. I need a steady water temperature controller for my water distilling equipment. I would like to maintain temperature around 25 celsius or 77 F. Can this Moen Smart control do such? Thank you. It is now selling for 381 Canadian.

Thank you! Quick question what happened in power outage?can you turn on the water manually?

What happens during power outage? Is there a way to manually turn on the shower?

What size access panel would you suggest to access the valve and electrical? 14x29? Or is that too large?

Nice video mate 👍👍👍

I see you can add up to 4 outputs. Can you control the temperature for the outlets separately? For example if you and your spouse shower together and we have two rain heads. Can one be my preferred temp and theirs be another?

100% would turn that shower on after the new owners moved in lol

Just bought the 4 outlet system, did you have any issues sweating the values onto the regulator? Seemed like a few amazon reviews mentioned issues.

I have just had this installed in my shower stall. I am looking for some help with setting it up for user 1 & 2, as well as on my iPhone.

I’m new to home remodeling. If I buy this can it be installed in my normal bathroom tile or will it damage the wall and I would need to re-tile it?Do I need to have a plumber or electrician install this? Just trying to educate myself and see cost expectancy from someone who isn’t savvy with things like this.

What about speed?? Does it slows down or run faster when you want it too ??

Do you have to use moen fixtures with it or can you use any brand ?

We are installing this with battery backup. My husband is thinking we should still keep installed our manual on/off controls and diverter in case this fails so we can turn the shower on. Do you see a need for this?

Great 👍 Video

Hey mr handyman. I have a question. Do you have to have moen body sprays and shower heads or can I buy any kind of body spray and shower head to use with the moen valve

What do you do when there is no power? Even a cold water shower in sunsets will be a problem. We live in calicos where Brown outs are common

I can't see any place where to adjust the water pressure. Is that not an option, or it is it only 100% On or all Off? If this is a wanted feature, will I then be forced to install a manual adjusted valve?

I am using one with Google home mini. I cannot get any voice commands to work other than turning it on and off. In your video, I see you got it to turn on the preset. What OS are you using? Also, kine will not completely shutoff sometimes, it will drip. I have to turn it on and off again, maybe twice. Have you had this problem?

Our shower has three knobs, two of them control the temperature and one of them selects if the water comes out of the shower instead of the tub filler. Would this valve work for us?

I just bought one and can't wait until until my grout dries in my remodeled bathroom

I'm remodeling my bathroom to have his & hers sides. 1 head and 1 hand held on each side of the shower. Will I need to 2 controllers or will 1 controller turn on both sides independently?

Does you in app push notifications work? The push notifications have not been implemented and are not in the final customer released products as Moen stresses that they are. Moen said that it would be in future releases but have not release it as of Sept 2020. Keep in mind the product has been out a few years now with push notifications as a feature.

I've been told the water cools pretty substantially between the ceiling and the fall the tub. Is that true?

Do you have to install one per shower in your home?

HandyDadTV: "Was it worth it? Well let's start talking about the features first." Starts playing romantic 70s music. Me: Oh OK!

So I can connect any shower head of any brand with Jets and use this Smart Control?

Howdy! We are building a home and putting in the MOEN Shower 4-Outlet Digital Shower Controller in with a Regular wall shower head, a 16 inch rainhead, and 4 body sprays. Would this device be able to control all those water outlets? Or do I need an additional controller with valves?

I plan on getting this in 2 weeks with the aroma therapy shower head

I had all those features except controlled from a smart phone in my 2016 remodelling. I’ve sold that house and I am looking for a super duper shower for 2022.

I like having the handle to make tiny adjustments in temp during my shower so one preset temp would not really work for me. However, I want this system to fill my jetted tub and get it perfect every time.

How low does it go. I like my shower cold but not too cold. Preferably 55°F

I have a crazy notion to put one of these in an RV and during research I ran across your videos. Nice work! I didn't know about pressure balancing either and I like your solution of using what you had. Now a question: can you tell me what the Moen AC wall-wart adapter output is? (Specs should be printed on the adapter.) If it's 12V DC (or less) I could probably get away without running this from an inverter. I assume that the battery backup is roughly 9V DC since there are six 1.5V batteries in it. Any help is much appreciated.

I am looking for a shower that can be set to turn off after a set amount of water use or time. I didn’t hear anything. Dies this device shut off shower?

Can you install this near the bathroom sink and have the knobs as well in the shower?

Have you had issues with the battery? Ours came with our home and we are seeing a red battery notification.

Did you not have frequent crashes with the controller? Going on 2+ years and it crashes all the time. We have to reset the breaker all the time. We also have 500mbs+ wifi throughout the house.

I prefer the kohler dtv plus because of its Spotify support and optional harman kardon speaker tiles

Does it have a speaker to stream music?

'Me: They are boiling alive. Also me: they are not in the UK 😀

4:19 is where the red flags start going up. app control means that it uses a server somewhere on the internet, and that's what rubs me the wrong way, for several reasons.

You set off my echo at 1am

Bro just started my Alexa lmfaoooo

Saw this on Twitter and Cried In Laughter....... In My "Soup Natzi Voice On Seinfeld"... (No-Privacy-For-You).. Lol.! Clever & Bold AF.! I do actually kinda like it tho.. The Creativity is Dope. 👍😹

Also, although the thing is cool, it’s worth mentioning that the screen is very low res (1990s tech) and the product does not appear to have improved at all in two+ years on the market. Eg, why can’t the screen show weather for the day, or scroll news headlines, or even use a customized family photo/album? Would be a simple innovation.

Is that you, JerryRigEverything? lol

What if the power went out?

price has now gone way back up. $1170 just for the valve at Home Depot currently (May 2022)

4:48 that s-trap illegal AF!

It’s currently $300 on Amazon

Current bundle price $1,769.41.

$600 now? That’s a no brainer.

Shark Bite fittings?? Oh oh.

Just bought a house with one of these. Had the power off and now it will not power up. Not impressed. And yes the plug has power.

I bought a home with this installed. It doesn't work or we no one, even an electrician is able to get it to function. Who supports this type of shower control?

But you already move your house doesn't right ?

Why do you have Alexa neer steamy shower

What ? A thousand dolars ?! No Way. I would prefer to use my sensor hands to set the temperature. Only two presets? i would wait more features… but….

Once again proving women like hotter showers then men! 😊

Handdad sorry

Hi, I like sharing my shower with my girlfriend but that is for a different purpose that I cannot go into on RU-vid for two reasons, 1 it would be taken off because of content lays, and the other is that my girlfriend would definitely kill me. But I do like shower.

"I paid with my own money" ... just be honest and say with subscriber/youtube money ;)

no lol

My water not working ☠️

Nice but not worth $1000

What shower pump would you recommend I buy, but one where the shower jets shoot water out really really hard?

Very nice they’re very nice❤❤😂😂😂👍👍👍👍👍