Showerheads

[woodelf]

Does anyone have a good old-fashioned remedy for cleaning showerheads? I've tried all the usual brand names, but they don't seem to work that well. Where I live there is hard water leaving large amounts of scale.

[RAYMAN]

Soak head in vinigar overnight ,see if that works.

[woodelf]

Rayman...I hope you mean the showerhead and not my own...har har...ta for your answer.

[Figi]

Dissolve some citric acid in a suitable container and leave the shower head in it for an hour or so.

[woodchopper]

If you get fed up cleaning them B&Q sell shower heads with small rubber jets in them - if they block you just rub your thumb over the jet and that will break off any scale on it - I never have to take mine off and soak them.

[Cheekystar]

scrubbing brush and dettox mould and mildew remover, gets rid of everything!

[SRH]

I second vinegar. It makes limescale peel off like rubber after soaking overnight - very weird but satisfying! It's also great for getting rid of limescale round taps - fill a bag with kitchen towels soaked in vinegar and wrap tightly round the tap. Leave overnight and the next day the build-up peels off without damaging the tap. Was going to get new taps then heard of this tip. Now they are like new. Magic!