It’s not the Commando 450 but it will rock your shower.

posted on Monday August 20, 2012 by John

Take a moment and watch this clip, from YouTube, about the Commando 450 showerhead that Kramer purchased.

If you are a Seinfeld fan, you probably remember this clip.  But for me, it’s true, when I take a shower, I want to feel clean when I’m finished and I do not want spend forever trying to wash the soap off of me.

You find great tech in strange places:
I’m always looking for things that make life easy but I was surprised when I took a business trip to Sarasota, Florida and found this shower sprayer in my room at the Hotel Indigo.  The minute I turned it on, it sounded different.  And as soon as I stepped in the shower I immediately felt the difference.  It felt like the water was spraying out incredibly fast and the water droplets felt bigger.  How could that be?

The showerhead is made by Oxygenics and they make standard showerheads, handheld sprayers and some really large rain and power style heads.  The one in my hotel was from the classic series and it was the low end, but it was incredible.   Price was comparable to other showerheads with the low end being around $15 and the high end being around $60 depending on the type or style you purchased.  I also liked that it had a limited lifetime guarantee with it too.  I ended up purchasing the handheld model for each bathroom in my home.

Is it really a jet engine?
What makes this product so interesting is it takes water and using the same principle as a jet engine, it forces it through an accelerator fin to increase the velocity.  From there air is injected into the chamber and the droplets expand giving you the sensation of a powerful shower blast, just like Kramer wanted, but without using as much water. After using this for close to two years now, I can say without a doubt that it’s the best showerhead I have ever installed in my home. The power behind water is what makes it great for me.

I'm looking for the best price:
I’ve not been able to find this product at Lowes or Home Depot but you can easily find it at Amazon or some other online sites.  I’m a big fan of Amazon due to the savings you can find compared to a retailer.  So be sure to check that site first before you go anywhere else.  Plus, their customer service is second to none.

If it’s time to replace a showerhead or even if you do not need a new one but you would like a substantially better showerhead, give the Oxygenics products a try.  I’ve never tried the Power Series or the Rain Series, so if you have one or purchase one, be sure to post here and let me know how it works.  Who knows, maybe I need to look into another model to try at home. 

 

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Andrew
Andrew United States
8/21/2012 6:18:26 AM #

I was laughing when I watched the Seinfeld video.  I remember that one completely.  Did you ruin your camera when you put it under the water?  If not, what kind of a camera did you use that allows it to get wet?

My shower head seems to leak water where it connects to the pipe coming from the wall.  It's where the shower head screws on.  Any idea why that might leak and how to fix it?  If I need to replace the shower head due to the leak, I may consider one of these.  I wish they sold this at the hardware stores but I can look online for it.

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John Rodeman
8/21/2012 10:23:55 AM #

Andrew, thanks for your comment and questions.  

This showerhead is pretty cool and I don't think you will be disappointed if you purchase one.  First off, the camera I use is a Kodak PlaySport Zx5.  It's a fully waterproof video camera that shoots still pictures as well.  We use it in the pool all the time and my kids love it and they even can operate it.  It has a SD memory card in it and an HDMI & USB output/input.  These are behind doors that latch and have gaskets to keep it waterproof at those doors.  The picture quality is awesome with this camera and the built in 5 mega pixel camera.

As for your other question about the leak, you mentioned the leak is where the showerhead screws onto the pipe coming from the wall.  Normally when you attach something that water flows through to a pipe, you need pipe tape on it to keep water from coming up through the threads.  On your garden hose, for example, you have a rubber seal inside the connector that helps seal the water spigot to the hose.  I'm not a plumber, so this is just my personal opinion here but when I added my showerhead, I wrapped the threads with the white pipe tape and then screwed on the showerhead and that is all that was needed.  Just be sure to wrap the pipe tape clock-wise so that you don't unwrap the tape while you are screwing on the showerhead.  That should take care of it for you.

I hope this helps and thanks again for your comment.
John

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