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<p>[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 52947, member: 33"]Vinegar would be worth trying, if you haven't. If you think it would be safe, maybe even soaking in a vinegar and water solution?</p><p><br /></p><p>Just to say how well vinegar can work... When I moved into my current house the shower head had a lot of lime scale clogging the holes where the water came out... I tried all kinds of things like CLR, etc. None worked well. Then I read an idea online about boiling the shower head in a mixture of vinegar and water. It worked - cleaned every bit of the scale away. Of course, boiling your piece is probably not the way to go... but maybe vinegar can help in some way.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 52947, member: 33"]Vinegar would be worth trying, if you haven't. If you think it would be safe, maybe even soaking in a vinegar and water solution? Just to say how well vinegar can work... When I moved into my current house the shower head had a lot of lime scale clogging the holes where the water came out... I tried all kinds of things like CLR, etc. None worked well. Then I read an idea online about boiling the shower head in a mixture of vinegar and water. It worked - cleaned every bit of the scale away. Of course, boiling your piece is probably not the way to go... but maybe vinegar can help in some way.[/QUOTE]
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