Kohler 22169-G-CP Forté® Three-function showerhead, 1.75 gpm, Polished Chrome

The Kohler K-22169-G-CP Forte Multifunction Showerhead combines style and innovation with its Katalyst Air-Induction Technology, ensuring a powerful yet water-efficient shower experience. The 1.75 GPM flow rate delivers a consistent, invigorating stream, while the polished chrome finish adds a sleek, modern touch to any bathroom. With multiple spray settings, this showerhead offers a customizable experience, whether you prefer a gentle mist or a more intense flow. A great choice for both luxury and practicality! 🚿

This si a good shower head made from quality materials. I have the lower flow version and like the water savings. I still get good pressure and cleaning. My favorite setting is the mister. My only small complaint so far is that there is a stray stream in the mister that cannot be corrected by cleaning. This could become a bigger problem in the future, but for now it is a minor annoyance. Still, for the cost, I would have liked to have seen better.

For many years I suffered with an inadequate low flow shower head. High quality, but it really sucked. I am on well water and bought this shower head with the 2.5 gpm flow rate. Easy to install and it works GREAT. The pump has no troubles keeping a good steady flow with the PSI set to on/off at 40 and 60. It is great with all three settings, but I like the steady flow best. You can't go wrong with this baby.

We’ve had this for a few months now and I’m still satisfied. It’s well made, I like that it’s easy to adjust the settings, although the fine misty spray is my favorite. A good soaking but doesn’t spay too hard. I wanted a simple, no hose shower head and I think this is a good one that was worth the money.

This shower head lived up to its reviews which were all excellent. It has three settings and that is just right to get the stream of water one needs. The first setting is like a firehose and comes out the center. This is good for rinsing shampoo out of thick hair. The second setting is a ring of orifices surrounding the center and gives a strong spray that would be good for getting off soap. The third setting is many small orifices that give a nice gentle and wide spray which is where I leave the setting. All other settings are off when one is in use. This shower head is well worth the money and is my preferred shower head in the house.

Was worried about switching shower heads, with all of the new heads having some sort of water flow restrictor that just ruins a shower experience. However, this unit has one of the highest flow rates allowed (thanks government meddling) and really works well within the limits. Easy to install (with plumbers tape). 3 settings of water flow, rain, direct, and mist. Typically, I am not a fan of the different settings, I just set it to the one I like and never change. This shower head has been different though. Each setting is significantly different from the others and each seems to have a useful purpose. The general rain fall setting is a nice all-around setting. The direct flow is more concentrated in fewer jets and has more force (good for rinsing shampoo out of hair). The mist setting is a nice, comfortable, relaxing setting. Mist setting needs the water temperature set higher to offset the cooling effect of misting, but it is gentle, with lots of 'jets', so good coverage. Think it may reduce the overall water use as well, but I have not confirmed that thought.

After more than two years using this 1.75 GPM showerhead (K-22169-G-CP) after switching from a ~5.0 GPM head (K-7374), I'm impressed and happy with the purchase. A home water usage audit showed we had high water usage and showers were a culprit. Of course we loved the ca. 2002 Kohler 5 GPM showerhead (product spec says 2.5 GPM but I measured it at close to 5, so assume it's an older solid brass model or a flow restrictor was removed). It had high water pressure, fast cleaning, and a fast hot shower felt great to warm up quickly. So giving up all that for a lower flow head felt like a loss. Moreover, California now has a 1.75 GPM standard so Amazon wouldn't let me buy the 2.5 model here. Fortunately, this Forte 1.75 GPM model has been great. It obviously doesn't have the same pressure, but it washes well. It's at least as good as another 2.5 GPM ca. 2012 design and far better than the early low-flow heads in the 90s. The misty spray is kind of a neat trick--I crank up the water temperature, and it heats up the shower stall faster and steamy, without scalding. That is great for warming up. Then I switch to the regular/wide setting for the regular routine. The massage setting seems like a feature for a product sheet and as I expected, it's not too useful. But given this is about 1/3 of the old flow I don't feel guilty about linger a bit longer. Build quality is fine. The chrome plastic head still looks great and the setting knob still rotates with one finger and clicks just like new. Kept the old head in case the low flow head was not going to cut it but after the first few days I forgot about it.

The thread on this unit wouldn't fit my existing shower arm. It would screw on only about 1 turn, then stop, and it leaked when running even when using plumbers tape. It's listed as 1/2" NPT 14 on the Amazon site. I purchased a standard 1/2" NPT pipe nipple to test it, and it wouldn't screw in, same as the shower arm. I purchased another shower head from a different manufacturer, and it screwed right on. Then I Googled the standard thread count for US plumbing, and it is 14. The listing says this fits 1/2" NPT 14, which it did not, so I believe that the threads were simply cut wrong, as it wouldn't fit either my existing shower arm or the 1/2" nipple. I spent a couple of hours trying to problem solve this situation - once I got the right head, it took me 2 minutes to replace, which is what it should have been to begin with. I expect better from the Kohler name, but it turns out this was plastic and made in China, so maybe not surprising. My replacement is a Grohe, all metal, from Germany, and I'm quite happy with it.