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I soooo wish I had read this thread before this morning, as I kept meaning to descale my shower head (London water, extra-hard!).
Instead I ignored it and this morning when my husband went in the shower, the hose exploded because of too much pressure and he got scalded (and the shower head is now broken and has to be replaced GRRRRRRR).
So, people, take heed! Descale your shower head!
CaterinaFinally I'm an OAP and can travel free (in London at least!).0 -
oooh nasty that, is he ok??
occasionally when we lived in London, we would put a couple of bags of washing soda in the water tank in the loft (hot water) and let it sit there overnight then let it run through the system, it really kept the limescale down, I used to do all my washing with that water on a saturday or sunday morning, the old fart would swap the washing maching hoses over so the machine filled with hot water then put them back, id do all thecurtains and bedding and towels etc then our clothes and by that time the washing soda had gone and we could get baths etc
lot of messing but only about 4 times a year
use washing soda in the washer as well as it stops the pipes furring up.0 -
Thank you for your concern Cathy, he is ok, just a (small) nasty red mark on his arm due to the steam coming out of the tube as it burst.
We don't have a tank, we are on the mains only, so we cannot do the trick you described.
How do I put washing soda in the machine? With the soap (we use the Faith in Nature liquid thingy - bought in bulk of course hehe) or in the conditioner space (we don't use any conditioner, find it a waste of time and money and we like our towels ROUGH!!). Can this be done to the dishwasher as well?
Thanks again
CaterinaFinally I'm an OAP and can travel free (in London at least!).0 -
just put it in the drawer follow the instructions on the bag
and only use a quarter of your usuall amount of soap powder cos it softens the water and the suds are much more than usual
yes you can put it in the dishwasher just put a tablespoon full in the bottom of the dishwasher and use as normal, dont forget to quarter the amount of powder again0 -
use white vinegar as a softner caterina its great and keeps the machine clean as well
just use what you would use if it were softner0 -
Thank you Cathy, for your great advice as always!
CaterinaFinally I'm an OAP and can travel free (in London at least!).0 -
cathy wrote:lemon juice and vinegar in a plastic bag. tie it round shower head with garden tie or lazzy band and leave to soak for a couple of hours
;D ;D
Excellent tip. I used a sandwich bag and some out of date white wine vinegar and a bit of lemon juice and after 2 hours soaking the plastic shower head it is now spotless.
I have spent ages trying to scrub of the black soap scum marks and nothing would shift them until now.0 -
Hi
It's been ages since i've posted and i've had a quick check but couldn't see anything relating to my query.
Is there an Old style way of descaling a shower head rather than just buying a bottle of descaler?
I'm sure there's somebody on here that know's this at the drop of a hat.
Thanks in advance
LT0 -
There's a post about this in the Collections section - Cleaning - Vinegar - Kettles and Showers
And the answer is.......vinegar
lizzyb"Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass...it's about learning how to dance in the rain." ~ Vivian Greene0 -
Just had a look on that thread and found how to descale my toilet tooThat man is richest whose pleasures are cheapest. Henry David Thoreau0
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