replacement fixed showerhead Hansgrohe

tired_dad

Hi,

We have a fixed shower in an ensuite.

Its a Hansgrohe 27159000 coma 100 showerpipe ecosmart

Purchased in 2012.

The fixed showerhead is faulty. Full of limescale and even rusting in a small part.

I have unscrewed the showered.

Can I just use any showerhead? Are the fittings all generic, making them interchangeable? Ive seen a whole range of different makes that look v similar and much more keenly priced.

The shower is in a tiny ensuite that is more functional than designer.

Or am I committed to replacing like for like?

Belenus

Can you soak the showerhead in a solution of citric acid or another descaler and remove the rust with fine gauge sandpaper?

It could come up like new with little effort and save you the cost of a replacement.

Citric acid is far cheaper than a proprietary descaler such as Kilrock.

I bought half a kilo of it on eBay and have used it for years to descale our kettle etc.

tired_dad

will try but I would still like guidance on whether shower heads are interchangeable?

tacpot12

In my limited experience, showerheads seem to come in one standard size, but to avoid wasting your money, I would suggest you contact Hansgrohe technical services and ask them for advice on sourcing a replacement shower head. You can use this link: https://pro.hansgrohe.co.uk/4304.htm

Belenus

As far as I am aware shower fittings designed for the UK will have a standard 1/2 Inch BSP thread.

Read these links.

I've never owned a shower with an overhead showerhead but I have had many different makes of wall mounted showers and I never seen one that wasn't 1/2 Inch BSP thread.

I would be surprised if overhead showerheads were not 1/2 Inch BSP but it is possible that some manufacturers may use different sized fittings.

You could take you showerhead to a local plumbers or bathroom showroom and ask them.

nofoollikeold

The Croma 100 fixed head is attached via a 1/2" BSP (G 1/2) fitting. The female thread is in the shower head, the male on the end of the supply pipe.
If you can find a shower head with a G 1/2 female fitting, you shouldn't have any trouble attaching it.

andyhop

The item won’t be faulty . It’s failed due to poor maintenance.

Most shower heads are 1/2bsp , can’t think of any that don’t fit this size . Bristan, crosswater will all do similar styled heads

andyhop

Ps some may require a extra washer or two if they have limited threads . Hansgrohe usually have around 7 full threads on there shower pipes and arms

tired_dad

What maintenance?

tired_dad

Belenus wrote: »

Can you soak the showerhead in a solution of citric acid or another descaler and remove the rust with fine gauge sandpaper?

It could come up like new with little effort and save you the cost of a replacement.

Citric acid is far cheaper than a proprietary descaler such as Kilrock.

I bought half a kilo of it on eBay and have used it for years to descale our kettle etc.

top advice. Was convinced a new head would be required.

Got a "professional limescale remover" from Tesco.

Worked a treat. All limescale gone. Used fresh PTFE tape and screwed in the old head.

Works fine.

Many thanks

for reference this is the stuff I used
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/301948609?sc_cmp=ppc*GHS+-+Grocery+-+New*PX+%7C+Shopping+GSC+%7C+All+Products+%2B+Tesco+Brand*New:+Non-Food:+Home+%26+Entertainment:+Household*PRODUCT_GROUP301948609*&ds_rl=1116019&ds_rl=1116016&ds_rl=1116019&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI0OmL0ZHl5gIViLHtCh0LZQAFEAQYASABEgKT0_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Belenus

I'm pleased that you got it sorted. :beer:

HG is good stuff. I use some of their products although for descaling I use citric acid as it is a lot cheaper.

tired_dad wrote: »

What maintenance?

An occasional clean and descale as you have just done is all that is required.

As you are presumably in a hard water area a water softener would considerably reduce the scaling. They are not cheap and require somewhere to be fitted, usually under the kitchen sink, but they do provide lovely soft water for showering and bathing as well as reducing or eliminating scale build up in pipework and fittings.