• Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de
    50·
    12 hours ago

    Should they?
    I would expect them to be somewhat self-cleaning when in regular use.

    Also: Bonus point because Iiteral shower thought.

  • cravl@slrpnk.net
    6·
    8 hours ago

    If it’s mostly mineral buildup just soaking it in white vinegar for an hour will dissolve it all and make it look and function as if it were new.

    • neidu3@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      14·
      7 hours ago

      Tip: Anywhere you want to use vinegar for its chemical properties, but you want to avoid the smell, use citric acid instead.

      • AmidFuror@fedia.io
        7·
        5 hours ago

        Additional tip: if you want to make vinegar or citric acid far less effective, first make a paste of it by mixing with baking soda. This is suggested on many life hack websites.

        • neidu3@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          6·
          4 hours ago

          All I know is that citric acid is dirt cheap in powder form, especially if you don’t need food grade.

          Add water, and mix to taste: When it’s the most sour thing you’ve ever tasted, it’s about right.

          Source: We use barrels of the stuff in the offshore industry to descale steel hardware that has been on the seabed. Just don’t tell the HSE department that you’re judging acid strength based on flavor, they’ll only see the acid-part and freak out.

          • Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone
            1·
            56 minutes ago

            That’s how my tradesmen when I was an apprentice would mix coolant.

            I’m not sure even 15 years later if he was just having me on or not. But you can certainly tell strong coolant by taste haha

      • duffer @lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        7 hours ago

        I bought a big bag of citric acid, I descale my bean to cup coffee machine, kettle and clean my shower head with it. Good stuff.

    • Dasus@lemmy.world
      5·
      8 hours ago

      Thanks I’m heading to the store and wouldve forgot vinegar. Still might actually, I’ll see after I get home

      • Dasus@lemmy.world
        4·
        4 hours ago

        Update, I did forget the vinegar. But then they lost power when I was at the till, the whole hypermarket went dark. It took closer to an hour to get functionality back and during that time I remembered to also get vinegar.

  • paultimate14@lemmy.world
    10·
    9 hours ago

    1. This is one of the most shower-related shower thoughts of all time. Kudos!

    2. A lot of people clean their bathrooms regularly. CLR or generic knock-offs are great for mineral buildup on faucets, drains, handles, etc.

    3. My local water company regularly takes the main treatment system offline for maintenance and switches to the backup system. I don’t know all the details but every time they do it the water is heavily chlorinated for a week or so, and this happens roughly every 6 months. So until I can afford to get a full-home filtration system installed, I bought a shower filter that goes between the water pipe and shower head. It needs changed every 6 months so I might as well clean everything while I’m at it.

    • aislopmukbang@sh.itjust.works
      English
      8·
      51 seconds ago

      Is that and then toothbrush or greater than toothbrush?

      EDIT: I drank a ziploc full of vinegar and brushed my teeth but shower head is still dirty

    • AxExRx@lemmy.world
      8·
      10 hours ago

      I think you have to clean it more. When water sits in the head, all those wet surfaces start growing mold and bacteria and stuff. When you Turn it on, some of the build up gets flushed out. So 1x a day means 24 hours of build up between flushings and minimal accumulation. 1x a week means 7 days worth of accumulation each time