In the last 20 years, I've sold 4 houses and have always taken my Kingston Brass shower head with me. Unfortunately, I neglected to take the shower head from the house I sold 2 months ago and have been suffering with a no-name box-store chromed plastic shower head. It amazes me the number of shower head styles and designs, where all the jets are installed in parallel and the stream of water is 6-8" in diameter where it hits my body when showering. So I looked at rain-fall shower heads. Same deal. A 12" diameter rain-fall shower head has a 12" spread where it hits my body. BTW, I'm 6'1" and the shower head is installed at about 6'8" above the floor of the shower. What I love about this shower head, aside from the sleek appearance and quality brass construction, is the ability to adjust the spread of the shower cone. Just now I installed it and the cone diameter at 30" from the shower head is 16". Where the cone hits the floor of the shower, it is as wide as the 36" shower stall. This thing easily covers my whole body with gentle spray, from head to toe, without having to do the "shower dance" that other shower heads require. Of course, the cone diameter is adjustable from narrow with a soft spray, to wide with a harder / finer spray. There is a white plastic water flow restrictor in the inlet of the shower head, that is easily removed by inserting a small phillips head screwdriver and backing out the restrictor with a few turns. Removing the restrictor does allow more water to flow through the shower head, though I can't quantify how much more. I'd venture to guess, that the C in front of the K132A1 manufacturers part number, stands for "California" and to be sure, the box it came in had a California proposition 65 sticker on it. Nutty Californians. Take a great product and foul it up with a water restrictor. No need for that here, on a deep well and septic system. There's nothing like a hot 15 minute shower to relax aching muscles after a days work. My 5 star review is for Kingston Brass. Amazon.com get's 0 stars. Amazon did not send the shower head pictured or described. First of all, the description for the CK132A1 says "2.5gpm water flow rate". That's why I ordered it. Saving water is for delta-smelt-protecting patchouli-wearing Californians. The other listing on Amazon, for the K132A1, has photos which clearly show the connector flange etched "2.0gpm" flow rate. I wanted the higher 2.5gpm flow rate, so I ordered this one. The product Amazon sent is clearly etched "2.0gpm". Also, the photo of the polished chrome shower head, as well as the text in the description on this page, says: "eight small jets". The product Amazon delivered has six small jets. If you look at the 4 finishes offered on this page, the bronze, brass, chrome and nickel, you'll notice that some are 6 jet, others 8 jet. Amazon uses the same photos as on the Kingston Brass site. Anyway, I like my jets and Amazon shorted me 2 of them. Harumph. Not enough reason to send it back though. So, Amazon, NO STARS AND NO SOUP FOR YOU!
