Furry shower

[tallpaulunderwood]

Our electric shower has furred up inside the heater. Is it realistic to attempt to descale it ? If so, any suggestions as to the best method ?

If I have to bin it instead, would an electronic scale reducer (such as http://www.scalewatcher.co.uk/) up line of the shower, help reduce fur in it's replacement ? Do these things really work ?

In the longer term, we'll probably move to a mixer shower, but as this work is a few months of, we just want to be able to get by for now.

Thanks all, TP

 

[breezer]

its quite common for electric showers to fur up. I usually recomend new shower, more hassle trying to clean it.

 

[kevplumb]

if its scaled up to the point of being noticible if you descale it its likley to go BANG

 

[tallpaulunderwood]

OK Guys, fair enough, thanks for the advice.

By the way, Kev, are you really in Afghanistan ?

 

[kevplumb]

yes loads of bangs here

 

[breezer]

By the way, Kev, are you really in Afghanistan ?

 

[Noraslad]

more bangs for your bucks

 

[Bahco]

All the forum plumbers reside in all parts of the world.
Thats why there is a shortage of plumbers in this country

 

[kevplumb]

you wish

 

[weargas]

if its scaled up to the point of being noticible if you descale it its likley to go BANG

sorry kev, did you actually mean to say BANG?

 

[kevplumb]

cheers mate

 

[ChrisR]

Did one once. Take off the wall, use small funnel to put WARM kettle descaler in. I did it on sink draining board. Fizzes a bit untill it's clean so keep electrics dry!