DESCALING A SHOWER HEAD

1. General Advice
2. What You Need
3. What To Do

General Advice

1. If water is not coming out of all the holes in your shower head, it is probably because limescale is building up inside the head.
2. To prevent build up of scale, shower heads should be cleaned out and descaled about every six months. In hard water areas, you may need to do it more often.

What You Need

1. Descaling agent (available from most hardware stores)
2. Screwdriver
3. Small brush (nailbrush)

What To Do

1. 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.
2. Unscrew the rose attachment from the shower head. There is usually a retaining screw in the centre of the rose.
3. The rose is made up of a set of rings which fit into each other.
4. Prise the rings apart and soak them in the descaling agent overnight.
5. When soaking is complete, scrub the rings with a small brush to remove any remaining scale.
6. Screw back the rose onto the shower head.
7. Screw back the head onto the hose, checking that the rubber washer in the hose is in place. This seals the joint and prevents it leaking.

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