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How to Clean Shower Nozzle

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Anayo Keane EtumnuIt is belived that germs found in water and now in shower heads can cause serious illness. Mycobacterium avium and legionella are such bacteria. Legionnaires’ disease is normally acquired by inhalation or aspiration of legionellae from a contaminated environmental source. Similarly if the mycobacterium avium bacteria is inhalled it can cause a mycobacterium avium complex which is also similar to pneumonia. Legionnaires’ disease is caused by the legionella pneumophila bacterium and is a type of pneumonia. The bacteria is found in fresh water, warm water environments, cooling towers, hot water systems, whirlpool spa baths, clinical humidifiers in respiratory equipment, supermarket vegetable sprays, natural spa baths, fountains, soil and potting compost. Generally healthy people should not be too concerned about this, people with weakened immune systems should take caution to prevent infection.

If you use a shower you can take these steps to ensure harmful bacteria are not lurking in your shower head.

1. Use hot water to flush out your shower head – Once a month or so, run purely hot water through the shower nozzle to flush and eliminate (by heat) the gathering of micro bacteria.

2. Clean Shower Head – Remove your shower head by rotating the shower head counter clockwise where it attaches to the shower pipe. Place the shower nozzle in a bowl of white vinegar. Make sure all the holes of the shower head are completely submersed. Soak in the vinegar for about 15-20 minutes. Stubborn deposits may take a little longer, but do not soak for more than 30 minutes at a time. After soaking, use an old toothbrush or other stiff brush to scrub the holes clean. Reattach shower head. Get rid of the remaining vinegar by running some hot water through the head of the shower. Note: If you can’t remove the head of the shower for cleaning, fill a small plastic bag like a sandwich bag with white vinegar and secure tightly around the shower head. As mentioned above, soak for 15-20 minutes but no longer than 30 minutes at a time. A hard brush should be used to clean holes, and then run only hot water through the shower head to wash it out.

3. Every few years replace your the head of your shower. – Simply buy a new one as shower heads are not very expensive. It is preferable to have a metal shower head with a filter. Get rid of the old one that has accumulated microbes. Although cleaning with vinegar prevents a great build up in the shower head of bad bacteria, an old shower nozzle must eventually be replaced as the bacteria will grow back.

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