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How To Clean A Shower Head

The kind of lifestyle we have been living from the past so many decades, it has become obvious to consider evolution in almost everything around us. One of those is the bathing rituals which have transformed in several ways. Starting from a basic shower to luxury fitted Shower Heads we have seen it all in our bathrooms. But how often do you feel thankful for them? Seldom but like everybody else, they too need your attention, care, and some cleaning.

Not many of us think of it but your shower head works almost every day without taking an off and that makes its job pretty challenging. Just like you need some break from the routine, your shower requires some repair!

BathSelect is here to give you some quick tips on how to keep your shower’s health intact and maintain its performance even after years of continuous work. We have got the luxurious collection of the Best Shower Heads with diverse styles and designs.

While coming back from a hectic schedule to happily soaked shower times, this pretty looking shower set right in that corner has made things easy for you. Let’s have a glance at a few simple reasons which make your shower’s cleaning necessary.

  1. To avoid bacterial infections – It often happens that you may not be able to see it but the shower head is becoming a home to harmful bacteria which can cause a lot of skin problems. Just like the slimy ‘biofilm’ that stays inside your shower’s novel and it doesn’t matter even if you have the most expensive Rain Shower Head at your place.
  1. Hard water problems – Yes, hard water with high proportions of minerals causes blockages and there are chances of them getting clogged. It further escalates the difficulty level to such heights that it becomes impossible for the shower to release even minimum water.
  2. Getting sick – An unclean shower can lead you to dangerous diseases such as lung infections and those too severe ones. You may not be able to understand the reasons and secretly blaming some other sources for it. But the real cause is the dirty Shower Heads in your bathrooms.

Now, you can estimate the reasons to keep your shower heads clean and maintained and why it becomes a regular ritual to repair them n time.

There are several kinds of shower heads that you can find on our website as well as in your bathrooms with a wide range of luxury options available. Doesn’t mind if that’s a Hand Held Shower Head, gold shower head or LED Shower Heads. You have to clean them to make your next shower is the cleanest ever.

After knowing the reasons, let us now learn about those steps we mentioned initially about cleaning and getting the right amount of pressure for a desirable shower.

If you don’t wish to remove the shower head, then it is the key takeaways for a simple cleaning that can be done simply.

1. Fill a bag with white vinegar, make sure it is not overfilled and tie it around the shower head with the help of a rubber band. Also, loop it around two to three times to confirm that it’s ready to leave now.

2. Wait for sometime like an hour or so and remove the bag. Turn on the water to flush and clean the shower head with a soft cloth. You may also notice the stains getting rubbed off as well.

If there is a requirement to remove and clean the shower head then these steps are convenient to follow.

  1. Remove the shower head. It is important to give it proper attention, make sure you are also keeping a count of the screws and nuts side by side. Don’t damage yourself or anything else while doing it.
  2. Now, rinse the shower head. For this, you can keep the shower head under great water pressure faucet, use a toothpick to remove the debris, and scrub it with an old toothbrush dipped in vinegar. You may also love doing this activity as it gives real satisfaction after watching it all clean and polished once you are done.
  3. No, it’s not over yet. Soak the shower head in vinegar the whole night and fill it with a few tablespoons of baking soda. The natural abrasive will help released clogged passages.
  4. Install back your shower head and reassemble it with the help of a professional or DIY. It is easy to reinstall it and clean it again with a soft towel and polish it swiftly. 

In these 4 easy steps, we now complete your shower’s cleaning activity. Isn’t it too easy? Well, if you practice this activity on your own in a tentative gap of some months then the chances of its bad effects reduce automatically. 

Get ready for the best experience of your life with such effortless steps that makes your shower time the best.

We hope that you like reading about the whole process. BathSelect is one ultimate place where you get everything with quality and care. Look for amazing shower heads variety like Delta Shower Heads, oil rubbed bronze shower heads, or Rain Shower Heads and upgrade your bathroom interiors to next-level experience with us. 


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Volia works with Bath Select as a product specialist and writes about installation process and buying guides for our products.

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