YICHM@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 3 months agoUsually, silicone nippled showerheads aren't replaced or cleaned regularly.message-squaremessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1103arrow-down14
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minus-squareMultiplexer@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up51·3 months agoShould they? I would expect them to be somewhat self-cleaning when in regular use. Also: Bonus point because Iiteral shower thought.
minus-squareYICHM@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up33·3 months ago*looking intensely into the gunk buildup*
minus-squareMultiplexer@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up26·3 months agoI now had to check… Shower head is appr. half a year old. Gunk-free so far! :-)
minus-squareSippyCup@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up100·3 months agoLook at this soft water havin motherfucker with his clean ass shower head
minus-squarestarlinguk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up26·3 months agoI just rub the nipples when I’m standing in the shower. I know, phrasing.
minus-squareSippyCup@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up12·3 months agoI gotta flick the nipples to get the crust off. (Phrasing)
minus-squareCameronDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·edit-23 months agoThose are rookie numbers, mine are definitely yellowing and cracking :(
minus-squareMultiplexer@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 months agoThe one before was 5+ years old when its hose broke. Did not look great but still ok in the end. Might just be limescale?
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agook, I’ll bite, do you often have a photo of your shower head handy?
minus-squareMultiplexer@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 months agoNo, but took me only 20s or so to walk to the bath and take one. Also 30 additional steps and a reset of the get-up-counter on my fitness watch, so was a welcome reason to leave the couch ;-)
minus-squarecorsicanguppy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-23 months agostares in Canadian awe (I’ve never had any problems like this)
minus-squareMultiplexer@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 months ago so…you don’t bathe. That is correct. I shower.
minus-squareTheRealKuni@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 months agoThe “gunk” is just mineral deposits, right?
minus-squareCmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoI’d bet you could soak it in some CLR to get rid of the deposits.
Should they?
I would expect them to be somewhat self-cleaning when in regular use.
Also: Bonus point because Iiteral shower thought.
*looking intensely into the gunk buildup*
I now had to check…
Shower head is appr. half a year old.
Gunk-free so far! :-)
Look at this soft water havin motherfucker with his clean ass shower head
I just rub the nipples when I’m standing in the shower. I know, phrasing.
I gotta flick the nipples to get the crust off. (Phrasing)
Those are rookie numbers, mine are definitely yellowing and cracking :(
this is mine after 2.5 years
The one before was 5+ years old when its hose broke.
Did not look great but still ok in the end.
Might just be limescale?
ok, I’ll bite, do you often have a photo of your shower head handy?
No, but took me only 20s or so to walk to the bath and take one.
Also 30 additional steps and a reset of the get-up-counter on my fitness watch, so was a welcome reason to leave the couch ;-)
stares in Canadian awe
(I’ve never had any problems like this)
so…you don’t bathe.
That is correct.
I shower.
The “gunk” is just mineral deposits, right?
correct
I’d bet you could soak it in some CLR to get rid of the deposits.