Adagio Marketing ShowerTek WV2 The Original Fog Free Shower Mirror
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Adagio Marketing ShowerTek WV2 The Original Fog Free Shower Mirror
Customer Review: No fog, but have other problems
Summary: 2 Stars
The Shower Tek mirror accomplishes its main mission: A fog-free mirror for the shower. However, this mirror has design and quality issues.
The shutoff valves that turn water on and off to the main shower head and the mirror and both very hard to turn and they leak through the top.
The articulating arm does not stay in place, as it seems the mirror is too heavy and pulls itself down until it stops on something like the shower caddy.
The unit also leaks at the threaded connection between itself and my shower. I followed the directions and used Teflon tape.
The valve handle on the mirror shutoff valve popped out the second time I tried to turn it, spraying water everywhere and putting a quick end to my shower. It took a pair of Channel-Lock type pliers to squeeze the valve handle back in to the body. The design of these valves make them very inexpensive to manufacture, but also very difficult to operate because the handle is an interference fit with the body and snaps in place and is not retained with any fasteners. I only know all of this because I have had to fix the valves several times.
I am still using the unit, but the overall quality is disappointing. The plastic is hard and the construction quality is poor, showing seam gaps and overall poor workmanship.
I tried to make contact with the manufacturer before posting on these issues but my e-mail went unanswered.
Customer Review: Flimsy and leaky but works
Summary: 3 Stars
This mirror does what it is supposed to, namely stay fog free. It seems like they must have patented this design so there is no other competition.
However the construction is extremely flimsy. The gooseneck came off when I was adjusting it, requiring all the hand pressure I could deliver to push it back into place.
The big valve for adjusting shower pressure never cut off the shower no matter what position it was in, and whenever I twist it it tends to pop out, ending the shower immediately as a jet of water shoots out the side. I notice that one of the prongs that hold it in place has broken off... I'm not sure if it was delivered that way or what.
The small valve for adjusting the mirror water flow leaks tremendous amounts of water, so much that it squirts out the side of the shower between the wall and curtain, making a big mess outside the shower.
I'm a handyman type of guy and I have tried various things like adding silicone grease to the o-rings, adding ties to keep the valves in place, but nothing prevents the leaking.
If I can't get it fixed I'll probably just epoxy the valves in place so there are no leaks... the valves are useless anyway.
Customer Review: Best buy
Summary: 5 Stars
I've owned 4 shaving mirrors in my life. The first was identical to this one. After several years, it deteriorated in a way that I don't quite remember (no, they don't last forever), so I had to buy a new one. I looked for one exactly like this one, but, in those Internet-infancy days, couldn't find one. So I bought a different type -- the kind that sticks on the wall, but does not have hot water running down its back. That didn't work at all -- fogged up and fell from the wall again and again. So I bought a more expensive (more metal instead of plastic) version of the hot-water-down-the-back type. It was never as effective as the plastic type, and it eventually began to leak at the joints. When it was time to replace it, I was able to find this one -- like my first one. It's the best.
Now the valves on it are pretty flimsy and creaky, but I do a one-time adjustment and leave as is. I also keep my back-of-the-mirror trickle so small that about half the mirror does indeed fog up. But that's fine because I don't need a whole mirror to shave. If you were determined to have the whole mirror clear, it would be trivial to open the back-of-the-mirror flow enough to do that, but then you'd be wasting water.
Customer Review: It works!
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this product for my boyfriend. He wanted a fogless mirror to shave with in the shower. I read lots of different reviews and picked this one based on its good reviews. I think my boyfriend is very happy with it. It does not fog up, and he comes out of the shower with a great shave all the time.
I think the only small issues with it are that you do need to turn it on before you turn the shower on to allow waterflow to the mirror. Make sure you turn it off once you turn the shower off if you are not going to use it again. You cannot turn it on and off while the shower is running because of all of the waterpressure. Although I haven't noticed a difference in waterpressure when the mirror is recieving waterflow.
Also its not that long. My boyfriend is very tall and with the mirror attached to the top of the shower head, the "shaft" of the mirror is not very long. I am not tall enough and unfortunately I cannot use the mirror. Something to consider if you are a shorter person when purchasing this product, or if your showerhead is set higher in your shower.
Customer Review: You have better options
Summary: 2 Stars
Shaving in the shower is something I've been doing for many years, and I think it's the only way to go. You can stand up straight and really get your face wet and soapy.
For many years, I have used a very cheap suction cup fog free mirror. I'm sure I've used mirrors costing less than $10, that have lasted for years.
I have always wanted one of these mirrors with the circulating water. Now, my current apartment has a shower stall where the surface is not compatible with a suction cup, so I bought this one.
The product works pretty much as advertised, however, I have two criticisms:
1) The plastic piping is very weak. It doesn't support the mirror in the exact position I want, but, it's workable. I wonder how long it will last before it leaks, comes apart, or becomes even weaker and I have to adjust to it, rather than it adjusting to me.
2) It needs a LOT of water to be fog-free. I really don't like wasting water, and this bothers me. The water that circulates through the mirror just spits out the bottom, and is wasted.