Descaling a shower head
(Your responsibility)
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General advice
- If water is not coming out of all the holes in your shower head, it is probably because limescale is building up. Try rubbing the surface to remove any limescale on the outside. If this doesn't solve the problem, you may need to descale the inside. See What to do below.
- To keep your shower working properly, you need to prevent the build-up of scale. Shower heads should be cleaned out and descaled regularly. All our tenants live in hard-water areas so you should do this at least once a month - more often if you use the shower a lot.
- Do not use strong or rough cleaning products as these can damage the plastic fittings.
You need
- Descaling agent (available from most hardware stores) or vinegar
- Screwdriver
- Small brush (nailbrush)
What to do
- Unscrew the head of the shower from the hose. This may be quite stiff. Make sure you do not lose the rubber washer which sits in the hose fitting.
- Unscrew the rose attachment from the shower head. There may be a retaining screw in the centre of the rose.
- The rose is made up of a set of rings which fit into each other. Prise the rings apart and soak them in the descaling agent overnight. When soaking is complete, scrub the rings with a small brush to remove any remaining scale.
- Screw the rose back onto the shower head. Screw the head back onto the hose, checking that the rubber washer for the hose is in place. This seals the joint and prevents it leaking.
