cravl comments on Usually, silicone nippled showerheads aren't replaced or cleaned regularly.

[–] cravl@slrpnk.net 8 points 11 months ago (12 children)

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.

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[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 22 points 11 months ago (9 children)

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

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[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 10 points 11 months ago (1 child)

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.

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[–] mirshafie@europe.pub 2 points 11 months ago*

If you need to wash something with hot water but don't like the steam, mix it with cold water before applying.

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[+] yucandu@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (1 child)

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[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago

Hydrochloric acid has a smell. That's definitely the only downside.

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[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

CLR is citric acid based. Not sure if that or lemon juice is cheaper though.

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[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 10 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 child)

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.

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[–] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 2 points 11 months 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

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[–] ODuffer@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months 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.

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[–] fubo@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago

Another option is oxalic acid, which is the solvent in Bar Keepers Friend.

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[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (1 child)

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

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[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months 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.

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