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.
How to clean shower heads to prevent legionnaires. Take apart the shower head and remove all detachable parts including the filter screen. First wrap new plumbing tape around the threads of the shower arm to ensure a good seal. 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. Simply add your showerhead to a saucepan of vinegar and bring it to a gentle simmer. Flush showers which are not regularly used to prevent cases of the potentially deadly legionnaires disease.
Wear rubber gloves an apron and safety glasses. Protect the fixture s finish with soft rags or towels while you re working. 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.