How To Clean Shower Heads To Prevent Legionnaires
Simply add your showerhead to a saucepan of vinegar and bring it to a gentle simmer.
How to clean shower heads to prevent legionnaires. Reattach the showerhead to the shower arm using the wrench. To prevent any additional spread of infection and cases of legionnaires disease from popping up the hospital decided to install medical grade water filters on all of the hospital s shower heads and taps. If the scale deposits are visible we recommend you carry out the following. Place the shower heads and hoses in a bucket and cover with neat solution of showerhead plus. Wear rubber gloves an apron and safety glasses.
First wrap new plumbing tape around the threads of the shower arm to ensure a good seal. Flush showers which are not regularly used to prevent cases of the potentially deadly legionnaires disease. Take apart the shower head and remove all detachable parts including the filter screen. Doctor who runs his shower for 20 minutes every time he comes back from holiday says this habit could save you from life threatening legionnaires disease.