This Will Clean Shower Head Faster Than Normal Vinegar (Remove Hard Water Stains from Faucet)

[@HeronCoyote1234]

2:57. Thank you! I never thought of just wrapping the rubber band around the pinched off bag, rather than trying to stretch it over the showerhead. I’ve got a rain head showerhead in one bathroom. I’ll try this (carefully, of course).

[@invisi5]

Works well!!! Took less than two hours for my shower head! Thank you all the way from Singapore!

[@realkoko-loco]

also, if you take the shower head off, you can run vinegar and CLR through it versus having it just sit on the outside.

[@uglytruth4467]

Install a whole house water softner system. It improved our health and eliminated hardwater scale.

[@realkoko-loco]

@@uglytruth4467 Lugging 50 lb. solar salt crystals every couple weeks is a drag...and expensive.

[@sociopathmercenary]

​@@uglytruth4467and makes your water feel slimy and soapy.

[@stephanielundquist4370]

This works. I left it on for 24 hours though because I was using regular vinegar.

[@Soylntgrnisppl]

Straight to the point video. If you have a 4-6' velcro strap, that kind that are often used to secure certain items in packaging, that works really well to secure the plastic bag.

[@CleanFreakGermaphobe]

Great tip!

[@tonyaguilar3053]

Probably a zip tie should work

[@mikeh8228]

I agree with you that regular household vinegar is not fast enough to be very practical. I had never heard of 30% Vinegar so will look for it at my local hardware store. I am presently cleaning the hard water scale off of a faucet aeriator that I removed from the faucet, using 10% HCl aka muriatic acid. And I can see it bubbling like during your application. I scraped some of the white scale off the fitting and put a drop of 10% HCl on it and it foamed up, telling me it is simple calcium carbonate composing the scale. Home chemistry....I love it!

[@darlenemstrommer7687]

Use baking soda and vinegar warm water cleans

[@voguevania]

I did this to my powder room sink faucet a few weeks ago! My product was LA's Totally Awesome Cleaning Vinegar, and I poured it into a laundry detergent cup. I taped it to the faucet for about two hours. It worked beautifully! I don't know what strength it is, though.

[@ruggedrickrude1946]

How shines is secondary,the water flow strength out of said unit after soaking is to me what’s important

[@CleanFreakGermaphobe]

Good point, I'm so focused on the cleaning results but your shower will work a lot better.

[@elaine3642]

Yes. I was waiting to see the water flow.

[@nickyonstilts128]

My mom used to do this hot water plus some CLR (Calcium Lime Rust remover). But vinegar is so much cheaper & more environmentally friendly.

[@jinsooked]

Much easier to remove shower head and let it soak in vinegar OUTSIDE the house so that it doesn’t smell. It will save a ziplock bag as well.

[@nunyabitnezz2802]

FYI The shower head will easily unscrew. Put in a Tupperware or something and soak it outside.

[@maddybe4r]

not if its sealed with plumbers tape lol

[@sociopathmercenary]

​@@maddybe4rplumbers tape doesn't have adhesive 😳

[@Fayery_Random_YT]

i used white vinegar, just usual one we use for cooking. left our showerhead soaked from morning til night , it helped only just a bit

[@CleanFreakGermaphobe]

Really? Every time I've done it it's made a huge difference. The acid in the vinegar softens the buildup. You definitely left it long enough. I'm stumped.

[@mikeh8228]

It is just not a strong enough acid, that is why she was using the 30% vinegar, likely available at your local hardware store.

[@Account-br9kc]

@@CleanFreakGermaphobe we dont have 30% no longer available in my country only far weaker ones, I tried this, it helped almost nothing

[@leahmay1506]

I wish I used vinegar!! I used pin sol and I don’t think all of it is being filter out despite making water run through the shower head for a while! I don’t think pine sol has major chemicals in it, but vinegar is still the safest option. I may have to get a new shower head now!

[@lesliewaggoner6797]

Awesome, thank you! Going to try this tonight!!

[@stephaniesofey8587]

Exactly when you said smells like fish and chips! Thank you

[@kosmosbjm]

Another thing that people forget is to soak the attached “hose” on the shower head and kitchen faucet. That gets full of hard water or mineral stains. I would put the vinegar in a dishpan, then lay the kitchen faucet and attached hose in it. You could also soak a towel in vinegar and wrap that around the hoses.

[@CleanFreakGermaphobe]

Great tip, thank you!

[@darlenemstrommer7687]

Baking soda warm water vinegar works miracles

[@mvblitzyo]

I’m gonna try fingers crossed

[@_dakota_298]

Wow is right ... it looks brand new !

[@CleanFreakGermaphobe]

So satifsying!

[@tessjones5987]

Great skill. Thanks.

[@j5316s]

Thank you

[@Child_of_the_HolyTrinity1732]

Happy cleaning😁 tysvm 4 sharing 💜

[@lovelyflower1130]

How long did you soak the shower head in the vinegar?

[@CleanFreakGermaphobe]

I can't recall the time but we were only there for 3 hours or so. It was probably an hour but I used that killer strong cleaning vinegar. 30%. I'd have to watch my own video to remember if I diluted it or not. Or if I mentioned it. Normally, I can't handle it full strength.

[@melissamundle456]

Better results if you leave it on overnight

[@yettaoshea8869]

Why not use velcro ties to secure the bag? They are easy to tightly secure and then reuseable.

[@CleanFreakGermaphobe]

Didn't have any 😬

[@michy2630]

Hi. I have a water softener in my house but my shower handles get these spots that i cant get out. Tried vinegar, dawn & wiping it with a magic eraser. Tried clirox bathroom bleach. Nithing gets the dots out. Amy ideas? Thx

[@kfrankism]

Does this always help with build-up for water pressure not just cleaning?

[@jfpdc888]

So I tried this method, regular vinegar, and it worked great with the kitchen faucet and allowed the water to really come through so much better. Not so much with my shower head. I had each area soak overnight.

[@mrsnow3168]

PS I love cleaning up my bathroom 🐱

[@ariah3364]

Vinegar is dilute acetic acid, so it makes sense that the 30% version has precautions.

[@davidmoran4471]

I would add for the shower head add a face shield with the 30%.

[@tanzaniaghazi8008]

Thanks 👍

[@ericshufro9209]

How do i clean the hard water spots off the the backing plate where the valve levers are against the wall?

[@CleanFreakGermaphobe]

I would use CLR cleaner

[@TPGKDUB]

I used boiling water, vinegar and baking soda

[@joeborowy5794]

Much better then the one I hade on board.

[@michaelpoe3244]

Your process is great. But, you have demonstrated that it worked by showing water flow

[@USMC-Sniper-0137]

I have a showerhead similar and the question is, does it really clear the orifices in the showerhead? It don't hurt the o-rings inside? Thanks

[@CleanFreakGermaphobe]

It doesn’t get deep inside it mostly cleans the outside so the water will come out the shower head better. You’d need to take it apart and soak it to get inside. It would probably wouldn’t hurt the o-rings significantly except over time. But you don’t need to do a thorough cleaning like that very often. Maybe you can remove them first too, I’m not familiar enough with the inside to know.

[@USMC-Sniper-0137]

@@CleanFreakGermaphobe OK thank-you. Bagging it and after the soak using immediate water pressure is probably best.👍

[@realkoko-loco]

Instead of putting the bag on the fixture, just unscrew the shower head and put it in a bucket of vinegar outside !

[@CleanFreakGermaphobe]

Sometimes the faucets are so tight and difficult to remove that it’s easiest to use a plastic bag.

[@terryworth7]

Excellent! Wonderful! Do me a favor; wear protective science lab goggles, please!

[@sharronmadhusekhar8899]

Great 😊😊😊💟💟💟👍👍👍

[@caligirl3000]

I won't be using that strong vinegar, but house hold vinegar & baking soda. Dies that combo also remove rust from the shower head?

[@jimralston4789]

Dont add baking soda for this job. It is an alkaline and will neutralizie (weaken) the vinegar. You want a strong acid to react and neutralize the alkalinic hard water scale.

[@caligirl3000]

@jimralston4789 thank you!!!!

[@MrSpikeTV11]

I use tape to hold my in the shower

[@5rgyyuyrgg]

It didn't look like all the calcium was removed. If you let it sit overnight, all of it will be removed. Mine was worse than yours before I soaked it overnight. After I did that, mine was extremely cleaner than the ones you clean.

[@sirgeoh]

why not just take the shower head off and put it in bag?

[@CleanFreakGermaphobe]

Because this was old and it would be a beast to take off and put back on. And involve using tools. Plus it may make a new mess. I prefer to clean it while it's still attached but great idea!

[@notreally2406]

​@@CleanFreakGermaphobeyou simply grab the whole face of it with your hand and rotate it counter clockwise...easy

[@5rgyyuyrgg]

Making the slit like your friends does will work if you use a steak knife or another small knife.

[@50FTY]

I use acetic acid which is used to make viniger ,,,, it smells ,,,, well awful sounds sweet in comparison ,,,, 🤣 but work gets done

[@CleanFreakGermaphobe]

Are you saying it smells much better than vinegar?

[@donjaun540]

Thank you gorgeous. I will try methods as I have the same build up on water receptacles. 😘🤛🥋🤛

[@Redfdragon6920]

I did this but just took both off and put them in the bags completely submerged.

[@CleanFreakGermaphobe]

Yes that’s a good way too. I didn’t want to remove them, nor my shower, didn’t have tools with me…

[@Vickylynn322_]

Have you ever tried ammonia?

[@jimralston4789]

Acids like vinegar are better at dissolving the calcification.

[@TheThoress]

You cleaned the outside of each and they looked great. But you did not turn any of the water on for them. I do not think that it unclogged any of them or else you would have turned the water on for each on. That is just my honest opinion.

[@CleanFreakGermaphobe]

I think that I just don’t think to. I’m more into the clean but I’m sure the water flowed better too.

[@TheThoress]

@@CleanFreakGermaphobe Thank you my dear for your answer and that makes sense. I will be following your instructions tonight with a big smile on my face! Thank you again for helping us all out. ❤❤❤

[@safriedrich1631]

history claims that Hannible, on his way to conquer Rome, cut roads through the Alps by pouring boiling vinegar over all the limestone rock he had to get by...just saying

[@mikem1956]

You should wear safety glasses

[@CleanFreakGermaphobe]

Correct. Or open windows.

[@badbonzai1]

Why no before and after spraying??? BS.

[@CleanFreakGermaphobe]

You want to see how well it sprays before and after it's cleaned? I'm focused on how clean it looks! I don't know that it makes a huge difference or a noticeable one in the spray. But it's shiny and clean.

[@badbonzai1]

@@CleanFreakGermaphobe Sorry, mine was plugged up. wanted to see the difference in the spray.

[@CleanFreakGermaphobe]

A note for next time, thanks for the tip.

[@susietruelove3657]

You no that you can unscrew the shower head off

[@robertwren2289]

No kidding, to me it's just easier to remove them, and then put them in a bag outside.

[@jessieautry7893]

Safety glasses, just saying

[@andrewbetrosian2784]

I don't understand why people do this, just take the showerhead off. It is so simple.

[@CleanFreakGermaphobe]

It didn’t come off easily and we didn’t have a wrench. Old pipes get stuck…

[@CesarJeopardy]

Vocal fry! Wretched.

[@BeansEnjoyer911]

You know it’s normal in society to have different cultures, accents, ways of speaking?? Not everyone needs to talk and speak the same way.

[@TonyRomearound]

You and your friend are both weird

[@questionresearch8721]

Thank you.

[@Authorworld-2650]

thank you