Shower Water Pressure @ Grand Californian

[NeutralNovice]

I'll admit it: I am a water pressure snob when it comes to showers. I hate it when the streams from a shower feel "soft." I'm not talking about soft vs. hard water but the actual pressure. I never get that fully clean feeling when the shower pressure is low. The worst culprits are those shower heads that are like a huge circle that's supposed to simulate rain like the following:

<<<<<< DO NOT LIKE! lol!

That brings me to my original inquiry:
How is the water pressure at the Grand Californian Resort?

I am a bit worried because so far, my experiences at both Paradise Pier (2x) and Disneyland Hotel (1x) have been poor in terms of water pressure.

 

[hjgaus]

We were just at the Villa in The Grand and the water pressure in the shower was LOW. Maybe you'll have to stay in the shower just a little bit longer!
Although I notice that Disney's Aulani has that RAIN type shower head & the water pressure was VERY good which did make it feel like rain so not the shower heads that make the difference BUT the pressure they choose to put out.

 

[bcla]

That's really a matter of the shower head installed. I recently stayed at a hotel where they had a shower head with a dial to switch from several settings including pulsating settings, as well as a wide setting and one which could redden the skin.

Don't know how much trouble you could get into for doing it, but you could easily remove a head with a monkey wrench, use your own, and reinstall.

A lot of places also have to deal with hard water (Anaheim uses well water), and some of these heads have the soft silicone nozzles where crusty deposits will break off rather than stick.

 

[hjgaus]

That's really a matter of the shower head installed. I recently stayed at a hotel where they had a shower head with a dial to switch from several settings including pulsating settings, as well as a wide setting and one which could redden the skin.

Don't know how much trouble you could get into for doing it, but you could easily remove a head with a monkey wrench, use your own, and reinstall.

A lot of places also have to deal with hard water (Anaheim uses well water), and some of these heads have the soft silicone nozzles where crusty deposits will break off rather than stick.

Interesting! Didn't know that. Thanks for the info!

 

[blackjackdelta]

We have not had a problem in either the rooms or villas. No blasting but hard enough to know you had a shower..always feel clean after.

Jack

 

[bcla]

We have not had a problem in either the rooms or villas. No blasting but hard enough to know you had a shower..always feel clean after.

Jack

Not adjustable with a "water cannon" setting?

 

[blackjackdelta]

Not adjustable with a "water cannon" setting?

Not so far, but will let you know after next weeks visit if the room we are staying in has the H2O cannon feature.

Jack

 

[gunka]

Last stay at GC water pressure was horrible. Placed a phone call and maintenance showed up and quickly removed and replaced the shower head. Maint Guy told me he doesn't understand the use of the low flow heads as they are horrible and shocking that they expect guest who are paying customers to have to deal with them. Everything was much better with the "new" shower head.

 

[bcla]

Last stay at GC water pressure was horrible. Placed a phone call and maintenance showed up and quickly removed and replaced the shower head. Maint Guy told me he doesn't understand the use of the low flow heads as they are horrible and shocking that they expect guest who are paying customers to have to deal with them. Everything was much better with the "new" shower head.

Low flow can actually work quite well as long as the pressure is good. Maybe my fluid dynamics are rusty, but I remember that for a given choke point (i.e. valve) the flow was inversely related to the pressure. You can actually have good pressure and a strong spray with less actual water. One issue though is that they have to restrict the opening, and they can get clogged with mineral deposits.

I wash my hair under the sink in the morning. I need to mechanically rub my hair to get residual shampoo or conditioner out. Under the shower head with a shower head with a good spray, I don't need to do it since the water pressure does it. It also uses less water. However, it's impractical for me to just stick my head in there.

 

[lana772]

You should keep in mind that SoCal is in a drought. Most of the hotel rooms have an information card in the bathroom that explains this. They are all on water meters (as is most of California now), so it is also a money saving technique for them. I personally have never asked, because being from Ca I am use to low flow, but I have heard of other people that asked and had their shower heads switched just like the previous poster.

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[CaptainEIEIO]

I'm starting to think it is just the area that has low water pressure in general. I have read lots of reviews of on site and off site hotels and lots of people have complained about low water pressure. I know where we stay at (Super 8 on Katella) the water pressure is low there too. So maybe there is nothing they can do about it, maybe its just general low water pressure in that area of Anaheim.

 

[ParkHopper1]

The shower heads that were installed originally along with the weak water pressure make the GCH showers absolutely pathetic. Nothing is more irritating to me than a weak shower, especially at the level of the Grand!...it seems that that they have been switching them over slowly, but not fast enough.

 

[bcla]

I'm starting to think it is just the area that has low water pressure in general. I have read lots of reviews of on site and off site hotels and lots of people have complained about low water pressure. I know where we stay at (Super 8 on Katella) the water pressure is low there too. So maybe there is nothing they can do about it, maybe its just general low water pressure in that area of Anaheim.

Oh - they could do something about it. There are inline booster pumps that can be installed. Large sprinkler systems might need them because the main supply pressure is inadequate. Some businesses install them in order to provide more reliable water pressure. Some businesses also keep water storage tanks, and they don't use municipal system pressure.

I live an a hilly area. Our local water district has a surcharge depending on elevation - I think starting at 600 ft. They've installed supplemental pumps to get water to the higher elevations.

 

[CalvaryMike]

Don't know how much trouble you could get into for doing it, but you could easily remove a head with a monkey wrench, use your own, and reinstall.

My buddy who travels a lot packs this:

and a small wrench. Each time he takes a shower he removes the shower head and puts his shower head and replaces it when he's done. He said one day he forgot to put the hotel shower head back on and when he came back at the end of the day, there was no shower head at all. He had to call the front desk and they slapped his hand. They also said they didn't know where his shower head was. At the end of his stay he puts the hotel shower head back on and uses silicon tape to make a tight fit.
Sounds like a lot of work for me, but there have been times I wish I had his shower head.

 

[Nonsuch]

I have found the water pressure to be acceptable, but not great.

The villas use a different style shower head:

The hotel rooms have had new shower heads installed over the last few years, where the center slowly rotates (well they rotated when new)

It is also possible to request a hand held shower head:

 

[tchrrx]

I can deal with low pressure as long as it isn't due to something like this:

Tourists shocked as body found in hotel water tank
http://news.yahoo.com/tourists-shocked-body-found-hotel-water-tank-221833059.html

 

[NeutralNovice]

Thank you all for your response! It's a bit disheartening that it seems for the most part that people feel the water pressure is a bit low--it's kind of giving my pause at wanting to stay there at all, but who knows, maybe I can just request a different shower head.

LOL, I feel kind of bad complaining about this because it is such a #FirstWorldProblem but oh well.

The one hotel that has been good to me in terms of water pressure was Hyatt OC--now that water pressure was BLASTING!

 

[bcla]

At the end of his stay he puts the hotel shower head back on and uses silicon tape to make a tight fit.
Sounds like a lot of work for me, but there have been times I wish I had his shower head.

Probably not silicone (at least that's what I think you meant). The standard is Teflon thread seal tape. And apparently DuPont doesn't like the use of their trademark, since they don't make any of it, and they're all generic PFTE.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thread_seal_tape

The other issue is that if the tape is overdone it may look ugly with excess tape sticking out of the threads. For the most part I don't think most hotels want people messing with their plumbing fixtures.

 

[mmmears]

The one hotel that has been good to me in terms of water pressure was Hyatt OC--now that water pressure was BLASTING!

Just canceled a reservation there (have to reschedule our trip) and now you are making me want to stay at the Hyatt OC!!!

 

[junmatno]

The one hotel that has been good to me in terms of water pressure was Hyatt OC--now that water pressure was BLASTING!

oMg!! I Love the OC Hyatt! Was there in March 2012 for my sons leadership conference, the mall over the bridge was AWESOME!!! And the drive to Disney was fast and easy!