Wednesday, September 12, 2012

#5: DIY Shower Head Cleaner

While doing some fall cleaning, I tried out this pin to descale your showerhead from the hard water deposits: 
 

Directions:

Pour 1/3 cup of baking soda into a ziploc bag. Slowly add 1 cup of white vinegar (it will fizz and foam as you add it).  Place bag over showerhead, and secure with either a twist tie or rubber band. Let it soak for at least 2-3 hours, with best results being overnight. Wipe off showerhead before use.

 

My Twist:

I did it exactly as the directions state, and left it on overnight.  I still could see the deposits, so i left it on another 12 hours.

 

Verdict:

Fail. I don't know if I may have limestone buildup instead of hard water deposits, but this did absolutely nothing even though I left it on for 24 hours. I plan on just using CLR.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Strange. It must be something else. I have been doing this one since we got married on our shower heads(I even did it on one of moms when we stayed there one night.Ha!), but I only use vinegar and it always works great! I use it on the faucets as well. I use the baking soda and vinegar combo to unclog drains and it works great for that.

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