Shower head cleaning

JennyW_2

My shower head is spraying water out in all different directions so I guess it's a build up of limescale? Anyone know what I can use to clean it in order that I can have a decent shower without it going everywhere? Thanks.

secretdancer

I've read on here before that vinegar can work wonders?

coolagarry

Try a scrubbing brush and push it into the holes as well as backwards and forwards.. I also poke the holes with a large needle (only takes a few mins) and that works great

Heath_Robinson

The best thing if you can is to take the shower head apart and remove any buildup from the inside, I recently cleaned one that didn't come apart and cillit bang worked well.

jos22

Cleaned mine with ....STARDROPS. It worked for me. Just sprayed it on, left it for about a minute, brushed for a few seconds with a nailbrush. Working like new.

silvercar

stick the showerhead in a bowl of half warm water, half vinegar and leave for a few hours. Can get a bit smelly so put it outside if you can take the shower head off.

BlondeHeadOn

Try 'Quickshine Descaler bags' .... and the cheapest place to buy them is..... Waitrose! (I kid you not, I have seen these at £2.50 from Kleeneze but the are £1.29 for the same thing from Waitrose).

From the Waitrose blurb:
"The quick, easy, and non-toxic way to remove kettle scale and fur.
Simply drop a Descaler Bag into a kettle of hot water, and 25 minutes later the limescale has gone.
Ideal for use on plastic and metal kettles and coffee makers. Or drop one in a bucket of hot water with your shower head."

I use them for the shower head and my glass kettle, and they are fantastic!

johnlincoln

buy a sachet of oust descaler - use it on your kettle but put the shower head in it at the same time. it works wonders.

stretcherman

johnlincoln wrote:

buy a sachet of oust descaler - use it on your kettle but put the shower head in it at the same time. it works wonders.

I do a similar thing but use white vinigar around 64 pence a bottle

johnlincoln

buy a sachet of oust descaler - use it on your kettle but put the shower head in it at the same time. it works wonders.

Nile

Hello johnlincoln and Heath Robinson

Welcome to the MSE site.:wave:

As mentioned in an earlier post, we also use Oust All Purpose Descaler on our shower head.;)