my shower pressure is running slow and I believe the shower head is dirty.... what kind of solution should i soak the head in? I dont have an CRL, any other products? Dishsoap and hot water? bleach? please help
2006-10-23 08:48:30 · 14 answers · asked by Hazel-Iris 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Soak it in vinegar.
2006-10-23 08:56:38 · answer #1 · answered by Faith 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can also use muriatic acid. It is a very weak solution of hydrochloric acid, HCl. Just don't leave it overnight. Rinse it off with water. Check the progress at regular intervals. It may take a few hours, but it does work. It acts in much the same way as vinegar. Both are acids. Vinegar is a more complex and organic acid. HCl is a very simple inorganic acid. HCl is somewhat stronger, but in diluted form you won't be able to tell the difference. By the way, make sure it is muriatic acid. Then you don't have to be concerned with the concentration or strength of the acid. I've seen it in hardware stores and at times at Wal-Mart.
2006-10-25 12:40:29 · answer #2 · answered by Jack 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take a plastic bag such as a sandwich bag and pour white vinegar into it about half full. Place this bag over the showerheard overnight to clean it without having to remove it. I do this once or twice per year to keep the showerhead clear. Use white vinegar though as it works best.
2006-10-23 09:11:26 · answer #3 · answered by Jay M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds as in case you have quite some minerals on your water or possibly rust. to do away with the mineral and rust deposits, merely do away with the bathe head and immerse in a 0.5 and 0.5 answer of CLR. in case you study the bottle, you will locate the the L and R stand for lime and rust. be valuable to soak/rinse the bathe head till now re-use. If the bathe head is produced from plastic, determine which you do do a attempt utility of the CLR so which you will know if it is going to reason injury to the plastic. attempt a wood toothpick to dislodge the greater effective debris from the bathe spray. you have basically not on time the inevitable, via fact the subject is in the two your rusty pipes or mineral crammed water. Re-installation with copper pipes extremely of galvanised pipe or utilising a water softener might forestall further issues. in case you own the valuables and plan on staying i could advise this. once you're a tenant, call your landlord or flow. undergo in ideas, the water that's clogging the bathe head is likewise getting used to bathe your outfits, bathe or bathe in and prepare your nutrition or being swallowed once you drink it. Your dermis is your greatest organ and eating it extremely is no longer so healthful the two. once you do away with the reason of the subject, you ought to prefer to contemplate a water clear out. they're obtainable for entire domicile and for eating. verify it out online!
2016-11-25 00:36:50 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Remove the head and put it in a cup of plain vinegar overnight.
2006-10-23 08:58:15 · answer #5 · answered by Angelina 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take it off and soak it in clorox for a few hours.
2006-10-27 08:09:33 · answer #6 · answered by manofnomeanz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Soak it in vinegar. Works every time!!!!
2006-10-23 08:56:44 · answer #7 · answered by bugear001 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oxiclean works pretty good, used it myself for the same purpose last night.
2006-10-23 10:01:21 · answer #8 · answered by lp312 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
throw it away and buy another one. a solid brass, chrome dipped shower head like they use in motels costs less than $10
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2006-10-23 11:04:16 · answer #9 · answered by hillbilly named Possum 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
soaking in Lime Away also works.
2006-10-23 09:46:37 · answer #10 · answered by DeeDee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋