How often do you clean your shower?
Taking a bath is common, but you may not realize that there are many germs lurking in the shower.
When you find that the water flow in the shower becomes thin, clogged, water is not smooth, and spots of yellow scale appear, you must be vigilant.
Thousands of bacteria are hidden in the shower
Researchers from the University of Colorado in the United States have conducted sampling tests on 45 showers in 5 states. It turned out that tens of thousands of bacteria are hidden in almost every shower, and 30% of them have detected Mycobacterium avium that can cause lung disease. It likes to grow in a warm, dark, and humid environment, and the shower just meets the requirements. The researchers pointed out that Mycobacterium avium is very common in urban water supply systems.
Generally, drinking water is heated at high temperature, which can kill these pathogens, but the number of pathogens in the shower is 100 times that of tap water. Through the water jet sprayed during the bath, it is easy to be inhaled into the body and cause infection.
Healthy people with a normal immune system do not need to worry, but long-term exposure to this bacteria, elderly people with weak resistance, children, pregnant women, and people with tuberculosis or immune system diseases may lead to serious consequences.
To remove scale from shower once every three months
The scale on the shower will cause the water to be scattered, the water flow is split, the water column of the water outlet is of different sizes, and it not only affects the comfort of bathing, but also may become a breeding ground for germs. Therefore, use the shower to remove the scale once every three months.
Method
You can add clean water to the white vinegar according to the ratio of 1:1, then soak the shower head in the white vinegar for 3 hours, and then scrub with a toothbrush. After rinsing, install the shower back and rinse with water to remove the scale. , The effect of destroying bacteria.
The cleaning of the outside of the shower cannot be ignored either:
Dilute the vinegar and wipe the surface of the shower to avoid direct contact with strong acid. Be careful not to scratch with hard objects such as steel wire balls, which will easily damage the protective layer on the surface of the shower.
If the shower is clogged while taking a bath, use a fine needle to unclog the water outlet of the shower. Do not use toothpicks, because toothpicks are prone to break when exposed to water, which will aggravate the clogging.
Some showers are designed with special structures such as rubber pellets and cleaning needles to facilitate cleaning.
The rubber material is soft and comfortable to the touch, and it is not easy to scale. The scale can be easily rubbed and ejected by simply rubbing the rubber particles with your hands, making good use of the characteristics of the material.
Some showers have a cleaning needle inside. When the water outlet mode is switched, the cleaning needle will automatically pop out to bring out the scale.
However, it is not that these showers with its own cleaning function are installed, so there is no need to clean the scale. It is best to disassemble it for cleaning after 4 to 5 months of use, and conduct a thorough cleaning and maintenance.
A guide for the selection and use of shower heads
The sediment in the shower will not only affect the water output, but the gaps also provide an ideal place for microorganisms to multiply. Therefore, the correct selection and use of the shower is very important:
The key point to select the shower is the faucet
The full set of showers includes faucets, shower columns, hoses, hand showers and shower heads. The price of showers varies greatly, ranging from two to three hundred to two to three thousand. Cheap showers have a short service life and are easy to use. Blocked, leaking.
When choosing a shower head, mainly look at the faucet below, because the shower head can be replaced at any time, and the faucet directly determines the quality and service life of the shower.
In addition, the silicone shower head is easier to clean and relatively difficult to block; the better and brighter the metal surface of the shower, the better the craftsmanship, but the price will be more expensive.
Use the shower to check the temperature
When using the shower, pay attention to the surrounding environment not to be too high, otherwise it will greatly accelerate the aging of the shower and shorten the service life. Therefore, the shower cannot be installed directly under the Yuba, and the distance should be kept above 60 cm.
In areas with hard water, try to choose a shower with glue particles or a self-cleaning device for easy cleaning.
In addition, the metal hose of the shower should be kept in a naturally stretched state, and should not be coiled on the faucet when not in use.
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