The Whedon Saver Alsons Incredible Head Class of Showerheads Comparative Review

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Top 3

1rst Place

Rainshow'r Bernoulli = 2.5 gpm  Largest droplets amongst the group and a slighly tighter spray pattern make this the most efficient showerhead at rinsing, warmth is slightly better than the rest, as well.  Also the top performer in the group as to spray force.  The donut hole is less pronounced for shorter people.  Slight edge in build qualty and aesthetics goes to the Bernoulli Rainshow'r as well.  Made in USA.  By far, the most expensive of the group.

2nd Place

Alsons Incredible Head Europa  = 2.5 gpm Second place in the group, owing to it's flow control valve, which allows dialing back the flow for shaving or lathering to reduce water usage, without cutting the flow completely off, which helps maintain some warmth and comfort.  The 3rd Place Whedon Deluxe Showersaver has slightly better spray force and rinsing ability, but the spray characteristics of these 2 are similar, with pronounced donut hole.  Delta is now branding these.  Originally made in USA now made in China.  The Peerless knockoff has reduced build quality with a rubber flow control valve....so stay away from that one.  

3rd Place  

Whedon Deluxe ShowerSaver DS1C & DS2C 2.5 gpm = Nearly as good of force as the Bernoulli.  The wider spray pattern and more pronounced donut hole made this one less effective at rinsing.  Warmth was OK, spray force was slightly better than the 2nd place finisher, and slightly less than the 1rst place finisher.  Most Whedon showerheads used to be made in USA, now many are made in China and/or Assembled in USA.   

Others

Alsons Incredible Head 2.5 gpm = This showerhead had a really fine mist type spray, amongst a category of showerheads that are known for that attribute.  Very gentle fine mist sprinkle, with no pronounced donut hole.  Very even distribution of droplets.  I found the spray particularly soothing and thought it worth praising on the blog.  However the rinsing ability suffers greatly making this a less practical utilitarian showerhead.  Warmth suffers as well.  The trickle valve is tightly machined and works great.  Made in USA.  Delta now brands these and they are made in China.

Whedon Ultra Saver 1.9 gpm =  This one has a flow regulator which maintains 1.9 gpm at a range of pressures.  Less forceful spray that the Top 3.  Pronounced donut hole.  Slightly less warm.    This one fell to the bottom.  It does rinse better than the one just above.  Not recommended.

Conclusion

I must admit, the gadgeteer in me has a fondness for these tiny all brass construction low frills showerheads.

In the final analysis, none of these made the list of the creme de la creme of showerheads for low water pressure.  The Rainshow'r Bernoulli is quite livable and kind of stylish in a modern kind of way.   Ultimately the most interesting showerhead in this group is the Alsons Incredible Head Europa, which can be useful where you are trying to limit water (hot water) usage, but still trying to maintain some comfort...avoiding a trickle valve near full shutdown of the flow and instead just dialing it back a bit.  However you can buy stand alone flow valves that sit between a showerhead and the arm for this purpose and use other better spray showerheads.

Note

The High Sierra 1.5 gpm showerhead would upon a quick glance belong to this group of showerheads, however it does not share the same basic mechanical design.   It's design is unique and frankly it blows all of these away in spray force and rinsing ability and warmth, at low pressure at least, whilst using less water to boot.