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WENKO water-saving rain head, Ø 22.5 cm, under 8 l/min at 3 bar review

The only rain head in this hub that publishes its flow WITH the pressure — under 8 litres a minute at 3 bar — and the only one whose saving can therefore be checked.

The bottom line The head to buy on evidence rather than adjectives. Its 40 % headline still has no baseline; its 8 l/min at 3 bar does the work instead.

What you are getting

A round ABS rain head of Ø 22.5 cm in black, with a fitted water-saving insert, a brass ball joint, a universal ½ in connection and stated suitability for a ceiling arm.

The figure that makes this page worth reading

Under 8 litres per minute at 3 bar.

Almost every water-saving claim in this catalogue is a percentage with nothing behind it. This one publishes the litres and the pressure they were measured at, which is what a specification actually is.

And the headline that still is not one

“Up to 40 % saving.” Against what? No baseline head, no baseline flow. The 8 l/min figure below it does the real work; the percentage adds nothing.

The energy argument, stated correctly

Less hot water drawn means less energy to heat it. That is the honest version of a water-saving claim: the saving on the bill is mostly the heating, not the water.

The material trade

ABS, with a brass ball joint. Lighter and cheaper than the stainless heads in this hub, with metal where the pivot has to hold. What is not stated is whether the nozzles are silicone, which decides how they behave in hard water.

Availability

On sale from 31 € to 48 € on the German, Italian and Spanish Amazon stores at the time of checking.

Also on sale on the British Amazon store, in the local currency: the range above is measured on the euro stores only.

The French Amazon listing is priced above 1.6× the cheapest store, which is normally a reshipping offer rather than a local price; it is left out of the range above.

Listed but with no offer on the American Amazon store — the reference exists there and nobody is currently selling it.

Prices and availability are what Keepa reported on the date this page was updated; both move.

Prices quoted in this text were read on 5 September 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.

What we like, and what we don't

Strengths

  • Publishes a flow rate AND the pressure it applies at — the only head on this page to do so
  • A brass ball joint on an ABS body, and stated suitability for ceiling mounting
  • The energy argument is stated properly: less hot water drawn means less energy used

Compromises

  • The "up to 40 %" headline has no stated baseline, even though the 8 l/min figure behind it does
  • ABS rather than the stainless steel of the cheaper heads in this hub
  • The nozzles are not described as silicone, so the hard-water maintenance is unclear

Specifications

Face sizeØ 22.5 cm — stated
Face shapeRound — stated
ThreadUniversal ½ in — stated
Flow rateUnder 8 litres per minute at 3 bar — stated, with the reference pressure
Spray patternOne — rain, through a fitted water-saving insert
Cleanable nozzlesNot stated as silicone — the maker states only that the head is easy to clean
Amazon referenceB09415DR1C (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces)
EAN4008838315422

Questions people actually ask

Is 8 l/min enough for a decent shower?

It is around the level most modern water-saving heads work at, and it is the figure to compare against your existing head — which, if it is old and unrestricted, may be moving twice that. The saving is real; whether it feels enough depends on the head's design as much as the number.

Why does the pressure matter in that figure?

Because flow rises with pressure. "8 l/min" alone is not a specification. "Under 8 l/min at 3 bar" is one, and it is the only such statement on this page.