Moen Gibson Chrome Pressure Balancing Eco-Performance Modern Bathroom Tub and Shower Trim, Featuring Single Function Shower Head, Shower Handle, and Tub Spout (Posi-Temp Valve Required), T2903EP

I recently replaced my 1222 shower cartridge and realized I can easily update the look of my restrooms without changing my shower valves that were installed 20+ years ago. I actually love that Moen stuck with the same guts, giving us that ability to update the trim even after so many years!If you live in California, you know the struggle is real finding a good high pressure shower head as we are restricted to 1.8GPM because of CA Title 20 regulations. I wasn’t planning on using the included shower head for that reason but since it came with the set anyways, I thought I would try to remove the red flow restrictor. I got it out and it makes the shower head 100x better to the point that I ended up using it! It’s in there good but I just drove a screw into it so I have something for my pliers to grab onto, and yanked it right out.I also wasn’t crazy about the tub spout from prior experience. My friend has a new build and these were installed by the builder. Not even a year later, all three restrooms had issues with the tub spouts. My old spout was threaded and it would be too much work anyways to get these to work so I picked up a different one I knew was reliable and happy to have that peace of mind.Overall, happy with the product and the finish. They have a good weight to them and feel like good quality. I accidentally dropped one of the shower handles during the install. It fell about 4 ft and bounced around my tiled shower. I thought the finish was for sure marred but was pleasantly surprised it had absolutely no damage.

Some of the reviews terrified me. I made sure this matched my existing Moen before I ordered, and when it came, it was MUCH easier than I thought it would be. I didn't even turn the water off. Easy peasy and looks so much better. I highly recommend this kit.

Great quality, great price, great appearance

This was surprisingly easy to install, after a terrible experience installing a Moen faucet on my vanity.The trim kit looks great, the valve/handle work well and feel high quality. (I'm not using the shower head, I got a delta one with a rain head and a detachable wand)The tub spout is kind of a disaster though; when using the spout and not the shower head, the water is spraying all over the place. It's loud and it gets water everywhere. It's like the bathroom faucet when you take the aerator out.Good for the price, but I expected Moen products to work perfectly.

Looks and works well

An affordable and simple upgrade to an existing Moen setup. Was able to swap out in few minutes. Great new look

I liked the price of this product compared to all other black matte tub and shower combo kits. For those that are having trouble with the paint flaking off, you should not be using any wrench on the finished surface.Specifically for the shower arm, you should put it on as tight as you can with your hands, then take a screw driver and place in inside the shower arm and use that as leverage to tighten it into position. For the shower head, you can put it on hand tight, then place plumbers tape or a cloth on the grips of your wrench and tighten just past hand-tight. As long as you use plumbers tape on your pipe threads you should not have any leaks.The shower head flow is weak compared to me previous shower head, but it’s adequate. I can imagine if you already have poor flow, it would be abysmal.The tub spout has a somewhat non-uniform pour but is sufficient.The shower valve was the trickiest part for me, but I finally figured it out. I just used the black sleeve to cover the old sleeve and did not use the other white plastic parts. If you have an older shower valve like me, the mounting holes for the trim are at 5 and 7 o’clock. This piece of trim has the holes at 3 and 7 o’clock. In order to fully secure the trim piece it is necessary to order the Moen 145058 adapter kit or change out your valve. I don’t want to change out my valve so I paid about $15 for an adapter kit. The trim piece is on with one screw until the adapter piece comes in the mail.Also, don’t forget to buy the trim pieces to cover for the drain cover and overflow faceplate.Hope this helps.

Works great

Looks amazing

Great product

I had a bit of an issue with the existing chromed shower pipe which threads into brass elbow and extrudes from the wall for shower head to mount to. The water in our area eats this pig iron very quickly. I would most certainly keep an eye on yours, else use a brass/bronze pipe instead.

Trim looks very good and modern but the Moen valve that we purchased for it has the worst pressure I've ever seen... This low flow stuff is really silly... Filling the bathtub takes FOREVER and you use the same amount of water either way. I find myself spending twice the time in the shower just to get the soap out of my hair because there's no pressure. What's the point?

Love the look. Good value.