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05. Jan 2021
You'll be kicking yourself for having put up with that bad switch for so long after this cheap and easy DIY fix.
Matches original part and works!
I recommend waiting until you get the new part to study it so you can see how the spring clips work, then using very thin blades, such as putty, or even butter knives, from each side to get underneath the bezel and press toward the center to squeeze the spring clips inward enough to pry the old switch out. (There is no need to remove the door panel.) Once you have the old switch dangling with it's connector and wires outside the square hole in the door panel, you'll likely see a securing knob on the longer prong which you can unscrew/pull off to reuse on the new switch. Carefully pry/pull/wiggle the wiring harness plug-in off. (Don't tug on the wires unless you like turning simple projects into major ones.) Clean the plug-in if/as needed, then push it onto the new switch. (There's only one way it will go on.) Put your securing knob back on the longer prong and press the new switch back into the door panel, then grin as you're amazed how quick and easy the fix was. (Presuming your lock actuator(s) are now working as you're toggling your shiny new switch, of course.) Need I say it, before you snap the new switch back into the door panel, make sure it is orientated with the "Lock" label at the bottom, like the original, unless you prefer reading sideways or upside down.
05. Mai 2023
Does an Excellent Job of Everything You Hope it Will! (almost...)
The Glacier Bay Swing-Style Shower Arm is probably as good or better than the alternatives I've seen. Definitely way better than some, in fact, with nice big position locking levers and most importantly, an independent female mounting nut with a set screw that allows you to tighten the the arm to the existing shower arm (or to one you may have replaced it with, e.g. a short straight 3" nipple) and then separately position the new swing-style arm perfectly straight, tightening the set screw to keep it in place. (Other arms without the separately spinning mounting nut will require over tightening, or under tightening and possibly needing to find and add a second rubber washer to keep it straight and not leaking, and frankly, without the set screw feature, it is likely to still easily turn with the weight of your shower head, forcing you to frequently straighten it back up.)
The only reason I gave the product four stars instead of five, is because, just like all the other versions of the swing-style, they drop size from the standard 1/2" I.D shower arm (what you have coming out of the wall or ceiling) to 3/8" I.D. which of course causes a reduction in the volume of water at the shower head. The reduced I.D. (inside diameter) does compensate slightly by upping the pressure, but in the end it feels like about a 20% loss, overall, though it is actually more than that, volume-wise. This should be no surprise really, simply by looking at the pictures of the arm.
In order for these swing-style arms or other swivels and diverters to allow full 1/2" I.D. flow, they would need to be bigger than the existing arm in outer dimension, all the way through, including the pivots and the pipe. Even then, it's always a good idea, if you have the opportunity, to look through the valves in the open position to see if they are actually full-throated. Often times they are way smaller than you would have expected, e.g. the hose bibs (faucets) on the outside of your house really only have about a 1/4" opening, inside. It is likely that the pivots in this swing-style arm are also only about 1/4" as far as that goes. That all said, the story is the same or worse with the other versions that I've seen, so if I were rating against them I would give this one five stars and the other four or less. Instead, I am rating it against it's own manufacturer, to let them know that we don't all live in California and need or want to live under their waterflow restrictions (or any of the multitude of other restrictions that their government imposes on them, either.)
Summing it up, the Glacier Bay Swing-Style Arm does a beautiful job of what you probably hope it will, by giving you solid height adjustments that will stay in place until you intentionally change them (if you do). You'll get a 12'' radius spanning from 12'' above to 12" horizontal to 12'' below your existing shower arm, and everything in-between. I personally have mine on a 3" nipple (shower arm replacement) from the wall, combined with a diverter and setup as a rainfall with an additional handheld that puts out a couple different patterns mounted right behind/beside it (a common configuration, these days) and am glad I finally went this route, as my shower head was always very low. (There was a time where low was considered better for the woman, so she could shower without getting her hair wet, is my guess, as it is a common scenario with houses built in the 50's.)
I would say buy this with confidence that you are getting the best of what's available, but knowing that you'll have some water reduction. I loved my age-old full-throated shower head, for sure, but the flow reduction (which, as I said earlier, really only feels like about a 20% loss) isn't enough to outweigh the benefits of the gained functionality.