American Standard 1660.717.002 FloWise 3 Function Water-Saving Showerhead, Chrome

by American Standard

• Utilizes exclusive turbine technology for invigorating shower while saving water
• Three spray functions: turbine, full, or combination
• Auto-return feature reverts back to 1.5-gpm flow
• Up to 40 percent in water savings
• Angle-adjustable showerhead

Product Description

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Less water. More performance. How refreshing! FloWise showerheads use American Standard's exclusive turbine technology to deliver an invigorating shower experience while saving water. These innovative heads can save a family up to 8,000 gallons of water a year.

FloWise 3 Transitional Function Water-Saving Showerhead At a Glance: Up to 40% water savings Turbine spray option offers 1.5-gpm max flow rate Full spray option offers 2.0-gpm max flow rate Combination spray option offers 2.0-gpm max flow rate Auto return feature defaults at 1.5 gpm Angle adjustable

Choose from three distinct experiences: turbine spray, full spray, and combination spray. View larger.

Don't Give Up a Great Shower to Save Water
The FloWise 3 Transitional Function Water-Saving Showerhead saves water, energy, and money--all while delivering an enjoyable shower. Bathrooms account for 75 percent of indoor water use, and showers are the third largest source of water waste. A family of four can save 8,000 gallons of water a year with the FloWise showerhead.

Perfect for LEED-certified projects, FlowWise showerheads are covered by a lifetime warranty on function and finish.

Turbine Technology
FloWise puts a new spin on water conservation with an invigorating shower experience that uses up to 40 percent less water. First, water becomes pressurized as it flows into a small chamber. Then, the turbine (water wheel) spins the pressurized water, adding to the force. Finally, the showerhead disperses the water evenly, creating an energizing flow that feels refreshing.

Three Ways to Enjoy Conserving Water
This three-function showerhead lets you decide when and how much you want to save. Choose from three distinct shower experiences that conserve water and energy without sacrificing comfort: turbine spray, full spray, and combination spray. A fully adjustable spray angle adapts to your individual height and body position.

Easy to use, FloWise 3 has an exclusive auto-return feature that reverts back to the 1.5-gpm flow every time you turn off the shower. This means you'll always start with maximum water savings--40 percent over standard 2.5-gpm showerheads.

About American Standard Brands
American Standard Brands give you performance and style in every product. With new lines of consumer design-driven selections, coordinated offerings that match American Standard Chinaware collections and styles, as well as exclusive performance features that eliminate leaks, reduce installation time, save water, and add durability and dependability, American Standard products are the choice to improve your home.

What's in the Box
FloWise 3 Transitional Function Water-Saving Showerhead.

Full Spray. View larger.	Combination Spray. View larger.	Turbine Spray. View larger.
Choose from three distinct shower experiences that conserve water and energy.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

70 of 74 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars nearly no difference October 19, 2008

By Mr. Soupp

Color Name:Chrome|Amazon Verified Purchase

I first saw the flowise in a TV documentary about energy consumption and things alike. After trying a few of the lo-flow showerheads in my house (mostly because my wife likes the water really hot - and she would run out of hot water before the end of her shower) we were making do with them (we have 3 full bathrooms) - they weren't bad, but they weren't good either. FloWise is definitively a step up. Even in the "mix mode", it is still 2gpm, which is great. But the savings mode is good enough for a pleasure shower - and we now have enough left over hot water so I can shower right after her, if I want to - impossible to do before. I love the fact that once you turn the mix mode on (2gpm), it will automatically revert to 1.5gpm after you turn off the water - which is great, because she showers on 1.5, I shower on 2.0 (I use half the hot water she uses) - we would definitively forget to put it back, and she would probably end up with "warm water" at the end of her shower...

96 of 112 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Water flow good, but poor product support January 12, 2010

By csaba2000

Color Name:Polished Brass

We got a polished brass and a satin version of this showerhead for our parents for Christmas. The showerhead seems huge to me - my hands are not large, but this is twice the size of my fist. For that hugeness and the price, I was expecting that there would also be an analog adjustment of the water stream, but there is not. There are exactly three settings: one saver setting, and two full flow settings.

My brother installed the first one using a white plumber's(?) tape to ensure a good seal on the pipe. The base setting is the water saver setting. I measured the water flow by seeing how long it took to fill up a large pot, and it was around 40 seconds. The other two settings took about 30 seconds each. This reflects the 1.5 vs. 2 gpm flow that others have quoted. At first it seemed odd that the shower wouldn't retain an arbitrary setting, but it does make sense if one thinks about it from a water savings point of view. In other words, if you want a fuller water flow, you have to adjust for that on each shower. I'm not hugely picky in my shower flow preferences, and I thought all the flows were fine. I have been using the first two settings depending on my mood.

What I cannot fathom, though, is the customer support. Firstly, the box that the showerhead comes in contains (1) the showerhead (2) a small white plastic tepee like filter (ie. conical with a washer like portion at the larger end) (3) a single sheet of paper with a customer support number. There is no drawing, no instruction page or manual, and nothing extolling the virtues of the showerhead. In particular, there is nothing to say or indicate in which direction the filter should go. And it could fit into the showerhead in one of two ways. I'm not a plumbing kind of a guy. But to my mind, if I insert the filter with the pointy end going into the showerhead, it becomes quite difficult to remove, which would be a real problem if the filter needed cleaning. This is born out by the way the filters are in the faucets at home. Product management - are you listening?

As mentioned, I'm not a plumbing kind of guy, so my logic might be completely wrong, but in any case I have to install the second showerhead now that bro is away. Fortunately, there is a toll free customer support number. I opted for technical support. Can you imagine, at technical support for American Standard, they had NO IDEA in which direction the filter should face. Ashley spoke with her supervisor. Jim had no idea either. They couldn't find a schematic for it on the internet, they said. I double checked to make sure that this wasn't a 3rd party contractor I was speaking with. No, no, it was definitely American Standard technical support. They didn't have an answer for how it was that they didn't know their own products. They said that they would have to research the matter. I got a call back in half an hour, and the first thing I heard was O-ring. I asked, "What O-ring?" After the rep again consulted with a supervisor, she came back with: insert the pointy end of the filter towards the showerhead. In other words, it will be a real bear to remove. However, there was such uncertainty in her voice that I asked to speak with a supervisor and have been dumped into his voicemail.

Update: I wound up talking to American Standard again (I think I eventually called back after no return call), and after complaining that I wasn't getting an answer to a reasonable and straightforward question, I was transferred to Level 2 technical support (woah!) in New Jersey. I got the answer that the pointy end of the filter should be towards the showerhead, but after pointing out that this would result in difficulty with removing it, the tech allowed that I had a good point. This tech, though, was much more innovative (that's level 2 for you) and said that the designers were just down the road, and that she would confer with them.

So the final answer that took me half a day to get to, and only three paragraphs of verbiage for you, is that the pointy end faces away from the showerhead! Thus, it is easier to remove for cleaning. To say it another way, the tepee points against the flow of water.

Conclusion: The water flow of the showerhead is good in my book. I took one star off for the large price vs. minimal settings, and one for the disconnect between customer service's technical support and the product. In my opinion Product Management has created the problem by having not even an image of the filter + showerhead. But at least we finally know in which direction the filter points.

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Love It!!! October 19, 2008

By Joe B

Color Name:Chrome

I saw this shower-head on The History Channel. It replaces a shower head that used about 4 gallons a minute. I love the Flow-Wise as it uses so much less water. I save money on the water bill, the sewer bill, and the natural gas bill (used to heat the water) I should have gotten it months ago!!!!