American Standard 9038804.295 Spectra Versa Shower System with Rainfall Showerhead and Handheld Shower

KT Coastal Remodeling: The quality of the showerhead is fantastic. We use this a lot in our custom showers.

United States on Sep 18, 2023

Chris Habeck: My diverter went out at around 9 months which seems to be about the average for anyone experiencing this problem who has installed this shower system. I contacted American Standard, they were very polite and ordered the new parts I needed under warranty, and after waiting about 2 months for the backordered parts to come in a new diverter valve finally showed up along with a new cap to replace the existing one incase it breaks while removing it to replace the diverter valve. Like everyone else on here I received no instructions on how to replace the diverter valve so I started at the button on the front and went from there. It's actually fairly simple to replace. 1. Pry the cap off of the front of the valve body with a small flat head screwdriver. 2. Behind the front cap you will see a Phillips head screw in the center of a second plastic cover, remove the screw and gently pry the cover off with the flat head screwdriver. There will be a large spring behind it, remove the cover and the spring. 3. Now you will be looking at the front of the diverter valve and it's being held in place by a threaded retaining ring with three holes in it. I was able to use a small pair of needle nose...

United States on Mar 26, 2023

Benjamin: This showerhead is stylish, luxurious, and easy to install. However, if you have hard water I would NOT recommend installing this shower system as the mechanism can clog up with hard water. A water softener or descaler is a must-have.

Installation was easy. I recommend drilling mounting holes on grout lines so future repairs only require patching grout, not tile. Silicone grease is required for the o-rings but isn't included. An adapter is included if your shower arm pipe is recessed deeper inside the wall. After testing the shower system, I caulked around the two chrome flanges.

The shower system itself is luxurious and works well. I am not the biggest fan of the push-button diverter but it does seem to work fine.

United States on Mar 14, 2023

JoniJoni: I like the shower system and I’m keeping it, although I think it’s mostly overpriced, and I’m hoping it’s never going to “give up”. Here are my pros and cons:
I like the two options for installing: the top part installs on the water pipe coming out the wall, the bottom bar installs on the shower wall. I have a one piece shower so I opted for the adhesive install, instead of drilling, but you could go that way if you chose, as it comes with both options.
The top rain part is huge (maybe too big?) but I like it, works well especially for washing your hair, as it’s gentle enough, and will keep water flow going while you wash your body (with just a shower head sometimes it’s not wide enough to keep you under the flow).
It switches to the hand held shower in two clicks at the vertical bar, first push is partial, the second is full stream. Then it will switch between 4 different streams with a click as well, on the shower itself.
The hose part is long, so it’ll reach every corner of the shower or bathtub which is great for cleaning, or for washing the dog. LOL!
That said, here’s the flip side: it costs too much. I am keeping it, but there was another...

United States on Oct 05, 2022