It looks like thats the case Rebecca. I don't use that bathroom so I had to go check it out. David hasn't mentioned it being a problem for him. But I totally agree that it would make sense that the handheld had its shut off option. Come to think of it, the handheld he had in his shower prior to this didn't have its own shutoff. The uber spendy Jado handheld in my airtub does not have a separate shutoff. That might be a hard thing to find. When he was recovering from his heart surgery and could only shower, he had to use my bathtub and a shower chair and my handheld. His bathroom was still under construction. He would just lay the handheld down in the bottom of the tub without turning it off. The only thing I can think of Rebecca is to turn the water off at the on-off controller. Good luck!

You might try looking for one with a pause feature, but I don't know of any 2in1 heads that do that. That's why I ended up having to go with a separate hand shower and diverter.

Thanks. I think I'm just going to have to live with what I have. There's no way I'm opening walls for new valves now. I guess I'll get used to it. I'm sure I'll figure out little work-arounds to make the most of it.

I'm certainly not Monica, but I have an In2ition. It has the pause feature. Don't you have a tub spout diverter to get the water from the spout to the shower?

Hi Roof, yes, I have a tub spout with diverter. How do I use the pause feature?

The pause feature is on the fixed shower head. Taking a bath, one would have to stand up 2 pause the water. My best/only idea is to turn the tub spout to off. So if a person wanted to change out their shower trim, you'd have to rip out the tile??? The valve box that I have is a Delta MultiChoice valve. It's so that a multitude of different fixtures could attach to it without having to change valve boxes.

As monica says, it's on the shower head. The handheld part where you switch the spray functions. It's a little button on the lever.

But Rebecca is lamenting the fact that she can't turn the handheld off at the hand held location. If one is taking a bath or leaning over the tub bathing a baby or a dog it's not convenient to have to stand up and pause the shower at the fixed shower head level 7 feet high.

monica,

This is what I don't understand. On mine, when I give my dog a bath I simply lay the handheld in the tub. The pause button is right there on the handheld. I can't think of one reason to stand up to pause it. Maybe mine is designed different?

Ok, here's a picture. Now what I can't figure out is how to circle where the pause button is! It's right in the center of the lever to switch the settings, it's a grey button. This is with the handheld laying in tub. And oh geez, how embarrassing I need to clean around the drain a bit better!

Thank you for the picture. No mine is not like that. I'm sure that feature is nice to have. Here is a picture of mine seated in the wall mounted shower, taking a picture from below. I've circled the little sliding switch that changes water functions. Sadly one of them is not to pause the water.

Interesting. I had to go look at my model, it appears it is not offered in anything but chrome. The advertised heading is "In2ition 5-Function Handshower and Showerhead Combo Kit in Chrome Featuring H2Okinetic and MagnaTite Docking". I do know this model I received as a pre-released item a couple months ago. Maybe they're seeing how well it goes b/4 offering in other finishes.

Interesting, mine is yet a different looking model than both of yours. The button on the handheld alternates sprays but does not control water on/off.

Talk about confusing! This is more confusing than getting a mattress. Is it any wonder why some people like this item by Delta, and some don't?

Ok, so I think I have it all figured out now, now that my new bathroom is in full use. When I take a bath, I usually fill the tub before I get in anyway..so I fill it from the tub spout, then divert water towards JUST the handheld. I take the handheld, and lay it in the corner edge, shelf of my bathtub. Once the bath is full, I divert water to just the handheld. I can control the on/off from where I turn the water on and off, right above the tub spout, which is easily reachable from the bath, without having to reach up to divert water from the showerhead. Problem solved.

Does the H2Okinetic technology really make a difference in how the water feels? I watched a video about it several months ago.

rebecca, good to hear!

mayflowers, I really appreciate mine. Not quite sure if there's a huge difference. Maybe it's there's just more choices on the selection.