How To Clean Shower Heads To Prevent Legionnaires

First wrap new plumbing tape around the threads of the shower arm to ensure a good seal.
How to clean shower heads to prevent legionnaires. Place the shower heads and hoses in a bucket and cover with neat solution of showerhead plus. 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. Simply add your showerhead to a saucepan of vinegar and bring it to a gentle simmer. 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. Ideally you should be descaling and disinfecting your shower heads every three months or more often if scale is visible.
If the scale deposits are visible we recommend you carry out the following. Remove the shower head from the pipe. Protect the fixture s finish with soft rags or towels while you re working. Take apart the shower head and remove all detachable parts including the filter screen.