Showers - Water, Water Everywhere
Showers are a much-loved element of the bathroom, providing a quick and convenient way of getting clean in comparison to the slow, water-guzzling bath tub. But sometimes even eco-friendly showers can play up and cause us headaches, with blocked drains leading to floods or over-filled shower trays. Here's a guide to making sure the water stays in your shower, and not all over your bathroom floor.
Showers - The Water Saver
Showers have many benefits, such as saving time in the bathroom, but one of their biggest plus points is the way that they are economical in their use of water. A bath can use around 80 litres of H2o per soak, whereas a shower uses only 35 litres (with the exception of power showers, which use the same as a bath).
Showers - Good Maintenance
However, in order to make the most of showers, you should clean and care for them to prevent drain blockages, soap scum build-ups, and water stains. Here are some top tips for good care of showers:
• Avoid using regular soap in showers to avoid soap scum build-up, some of which can contribute to blocked drains. Use a liquid shower gel instead.
• Give showers a daily spritz of a special shower door cleaner, to keep the glass sparkling and free from water marks.
• Clear the drain in showers regularly to prevent a serious blockage. Pour down a drain cleaning product every few weeks as a preventative measure, and if necessary pull out any hair that's clogging it up.
Showers - Dealing with Floods
If showers aren't cared for properly, the result can be a bathroom nightmare. Drains are easily blocked by hair and a build-up of soap scum, and can cause showers to overflow, smell terrible or even cause damage to the infrastructure of the house should the drains get severely blocked. Showers are easy to fix though. Follow these steps if you should find water everywhere in your bathroom:
• First of all, pay attention to the water flow in showers. If it isn't draining away effectively, then chances are there's a blockage.
• Next, see if you can ascertain what is creating your shower's blockage. Look for signs of clogged up hair and soap scum.
• If you think it is a minor block, take immediate action with a drain clearing solution, or a traditional remedy of vinegar and bicarbonate of soda followed by hot water. If neither methods work, your shower could need a different approach.
• Showers sometimes need the help of experts to get them flowing properly again, so ask for word of mouth recommendations for a great plumber who will help get it back to normal.
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