My shower is fitted in such a manner that it cant really be removed from the wall without some extensive work. But since its fitment about 8 months ago, i now have to set the temp gauge noticeably higher to get the same water temprature as i could get from a lower setting a few months ago.
To me this points to limescale on the heating elements which is stopping all the heat from transferring to the water effectively. I do live in a hard water area.
So is there any way of de-scaling the inside of it without removing it from the wall?
I was thinking of turning the water supply to the house off and draining the entire system via a downstairs tap. Then disconnecting the water feed pipe to the shower, filling it with some sort of de-scaling product and letting that sit in the shower for about 5 minutes before turning the shower ON and letting it all fly out.
Would this technically work? Or am i looking at potentially causing some damage to the shower?
Thanks for your help.
To me this points to limescale on the heating elements which is stopping all the heat from transferring to the water effectively. I do live in a hard water area.
So is there any way of de-scaling the inside of it without removing it from the wall?
I was thinking of turning the water supply to the house off and draining the entire system via a downstairs tap. Then disconnecting the water feed pipe to the shower, filling it with some sort of de-scaling product and letting that sit in the shower for about 5 minutes before turning the shower ON and letting it all fly out.
Would this technically work? Or am i looking at potentially causing some damage to the shower?
Thanks for your help.
