Shower Arm Bracket for Handheld Shower Head, Adjustable Brass Swivel Ball Joint Holder Mount, Chrome

First of all, I must have a bad unit. Although this shower-mount has excellent reviews [and the reviews are credible] my particular unit leaks. Not a big deal; usually, I'd just return it [but at less than $10, it's at the point where the hassle of boxing it up, and the trip to the Post Office, and waiting in line, etc. might overcome my frugal nature...].The reason I'm not using this shower mount is because it leaks ever-so-slightly at the "articulating-ball-joint-connector" section. This section is not adjustable; it cannot be "tightened," for example. It's been [supposedly] tested to function for several thousand cycles, and it probably does. But, my part was defective/leaked straight out-of-the-box; it's either luck of the draw, or quality control.Another problem is the debris-screen washer in the female end [that connects to the shower arm at the wall]. The metal screen came out of its plastic washer TWICE while I was installing/removing the shower mount--this prevented a good seal, resulting in a slight leak. I even tried using this washer WITHOUT the debris-screen, but still couldn't get a good seal. Finally, I replaced this junk washer with one from my parts bin, and finally got a good seal.That's when I saw that the ball-swivel-joint was leaking. The wife didn't think it was a big deal [there was only slight seepage]; but I removed the shower mount [again], and reinstalled the old unit, which wasn't bright and shiny--not like my new Purelux shower hose and new Waterpik shower head. But the old mount wasn't leaking anywhere.

Nice replacement bathroom hardware. I like the rubber pad where a shower wand would be seated, which is larger and thicker than my previous shower arm mount. Only issue is that it's a little too thick; the shower wand does snugly fit, but just not all the way down into the bracket.Also this product is NOT all metal; the part that attaches to your shower pipe is, but the shower wand mount and hose connector part are both chromed plastic.

The maintenance team at our complex over-tightened and cracked this piece of my husband's very expensive shower head. Then, in a multi-day attempt to salvage it, they covered it in plumbing tape/fitting sealant, and scratched it up with their tools. By the time all was said and done, it still leaked, and in my husband's words, "looked like a bear had mauled it." Luckily, I was able to order this replacement part with same day shipping and install it myself on the first try, with no tools. I'm very pleased with the part. Less impressed with our maintenance team.

I wasted lots of money trying to buy a new showerhead when all I needed was this inexpensive part. Installed a couple of days ago and it's working perfectly. I did remove the "low flow" washer so my water pressure would be at its highest but that's required for any shower hose you use.

No leaks, easy to install, chromed ABS looks good like metal. I wish it had a little more friction in the ball joint. If you get a larger 4-6" diameter shower head... the weight maybe a bit much. A little more resistance of the ball joint to stay upright with a larger showerhead would get this part 5 stars!

Received this with a package deal when I bought a shower head and hose all as separate items recommended by Amazon. The shower head included some teflon pipe tape. Applied the tape to the threads of the pipe to attach the mount. when all assembled and tested it leaked at that connection to the pipe. Took it off two more times and reapplied the tape each time. On last try I wrapped the threads with about 7 wraps this time. Still had small drip. Looked closely at threads in the mount and they just didn't look right. They were not stripped, just not nice uniform threads as the deep part of the thread was much wider then they should be. Did I strip it somehow, not sure but I didn't think I did. Went to Lowes and got a new one. Installed that one and hand tightened. No leak. For the $10 I'll just throw this out. Made in China, like most stuff now.

This piece of hardware seemed fine when I took it out of the package, but once it was installed and I put the shower head in it it wouldn't stay up. The ball joint wouldn't keep the shower head where I wanted. When I turned the water on it seemed to stay ok, but still not what I expected.

it works, but just barely. the bracket is almost too small.