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Serviceable Hand Held shower Head

Grallert
Grallert Member Posts: 981
edited September 4 in Plumbing

As our school year opens today with the arrival of nearly 170 boarding students We go through dozens of hand held shower heads among a ton of other things. The plumbing is old and never gets a break. Is there a serviceable shower head out there? I find that debris gets through the strainers and blocks the small orifices' in the head. This seems like something that could be addressed. I hate buying boxes of these things only to through them away every six months. The rub is even the "good" heads get broken some how.

So I get decent looking inexpensive ones knowing their future.

The house keepers really like the hand helds because they can spray down the shower stalls and I like to keep the house keepers happy.

Thanks for your in put

Miss Hall's School service mechanic, greenhouse manager, teacher, dog walker and designated driver

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  • mattmia2
    mattmia2 Member Posts: 13,943

    Grohe/Hansgrohe makes some lines where you can buy the parts al le carte.

  • HVACNUT
    HVACNUT Member Posts: 6,963

    Whole house water filter. I could use one myself.

    Grallert
  • Grallert
    Grallert Member Posts: 981

    That's on the list but pretty far down. We have approximately 45 showers and as many sinks and toilets. Big house.

    Miss Hall's School service mechanic, greenhouse manager, teacher, dog walker and designated driver

  • Larry Weingarten
    Larry Weingarten Member Posts: 3,927

    Hi, Is it grit or hardness buildup? If the latter, maybe soaking the showerheads in vinegar and rinsing out might give them more life? I've done that in my hard water area with good results.

    Yours, Larry

    GGross
  • Grallert
    Grallert Member Posts: 981

    It's grit. All the original domestic is brass. I can't tell what the grit is though it's not sand or at least I don't think it's sand. Doesn't look like it. It could be coming from the city or from the miles of piping.

    Miss Hall's School service mechanic, greenhouse manager, teacher, dog walker and designated driver

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