How To Maintain a Shower

Introduction

Shower head is an important part of your shower unit and needs extra care.You should clean your shower head and the surrounding area periodically to prevent formation of unwanted soap residue, mold and mildew.If you don’t want your favorite shower settings to superannuate prematurely,then follow the easy steps given below.

Difficulty Level: Easy

Things you’ll need:

1. Shower liner
2. Detergent
3. Vinegar
4. Liquid chlorine Bleach
5. Shower cleaning spray
6. PH neutral cleaner
7. Sponge or nylon scrub brush
8. Towel
9. Plastic bucket

Steps you’ll need to follow:

1.Clean Shower Walls: Make the first move in this direction by cleaning your shower walls with the help of a ph neutral cleaner.For this purpose,you can use a damp sponge or a nylon scrub brushMove your scrub in a circular motion smoothly all over the surface. After this, wipe off your walls using a soft cloth.

2.Clean Shower Doors: They are a great alternative to people who are not comfortable with curtains in their bathroom. Doors also come in different styles like framed and sliding.They are constructed using fiberglass, plexus-glass and aluminum.If you want back that original shine, than take a sponge dipped in vinegar. Scrub your door till the stains get dissolved. Then wipe off that area with a soft cloth and leave it to dry.

3.Clean Shower Curtains: They are made up of plastic or cloth.They get dirty easily because of the amount of soap scum, shampoo, body oil that get stick to the curtains. Curtains full of stains don’t offer a pretty sight. Periodically, wash the plastic curtains in machine using detergent with chlorine bleach. To clean mildew from the curtain, spray bleach on it and let it be for up to an hour. Then, rinse the curtain well with hot water and leave it to dry.

4.Clean Shower Heads: If the water supplied to your shower is not of a good quality then it’s a possibility that lime may get deposited inside the shower head thereby, blocking it. And in case of hard water, magnesium and calcium may get deposit clogging the head, reducing the water flow and sometimes changing the spray pattern. To avoid this, dip your shower head in a solution of vinegar and water for about half an hour. It will remove the lime deposits easily.

Quick Tips:

1. Wipe your shower wall after every bath you take. This will prevent mildew from settling in.
2. You can keep your shower curtains looking bright for a longer time just by adding a liner of your old shower curtain over it.

Frequently asked questions:

1. How to clean the grout in between the tiles of a tile shower?
A.
Put 3 quarters of bleach in a half filled bucket. Stir the mixture then, dip sponge in that mixture and clean the grout in between the tiles. Wipe off that area with a soft cloth and left it to dry.

2. There is a layer of crusty white stuff on my shower head. How can I remove it?
A.
This white layer is nothing but mineral deposits which sets on the shower head if the water supplied to the shower head is hard water. As the time passes this layer thickens changing the spray pattern and reducing the water flow.
Remove the shower head, wrap it in a soft cloth and put it in a bucket containing white vinegar. Leave it there for half an hour, then take it out and clean the holes using a soft brush. Re-attach it and put a plumber’s seal around it to prevent any leakage.

Things to watch out for:

1.To clean your shower, you should use cleaner free from acids.
2.Never use steel sponge and scouring pads on the tiles or shower panels as they can produce scratches on them

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