The right way to descale and clean faucets

While it takes care of cleaning every day, the faucet often “falls victim” to impurities. Our hands leave behind greasy residues and dirt particles. Water also causes limescale deposits and places the material under strain. This happens with all faucets, not just ones found in the bathroom. With this in mind, your lavatory faucet, shower faucet, bath tub faucet, and kitchen faucet should all be descaled on a regular basis. How do you enjoy your faucets for the longest time possible? And how do you clean a high-quality hansgrohe faucet without unscrewing it? Read on to learn the correct way to clean your faucets and look after them in the long term. 

Following the tips below makes cleaning and caring for your faucet a breeze.

• Step 1: The finish on the hansgrohe faucet is best cleaned with a dry, soft cotton cloth (dampen slightly only if necessary). By gently wiping, you will already remove most of the dirt without damaging the material. Please do not use scouring pads, brushes or microfiber cloths.
• Step 2: Limescale residues are typically deposited in corners and at joints. So use a mild cleaning product containing citric acid. Please do not spray the concentrated cleaner directly onto the faucet – spray the cloth instead.
• Step 3: The aerator is easy to remove for cleaning. Place it in warm water with a little cleaning product, and the deposits will dissolve after about ten minutes. Many hansgrohe products feature QuickClean technology. With this quick anti-limescale function, you can easily rub limescale off the faucet.
• Step 4: Thoroughly rinse the faucet with clean water.
• Step 5: Repeat the first step again to remove any cleaning product residues and give the surface a radiant finish.

Another tip: While you’re at it, clean the basin and spout so that everything shines. And for even more joy with water.

Choosing a cleaning product – an epic quest through the product range?

hansgrohe recommends its customers use a gentle cleaning product containing citric acid. This has a number of advantages. Conventional concentrates with lots of cleaning power often irritate hands and eyes; they can trigger allergies and irritate sensitive skin. The faucet’s material may also be attacked if the chemicals are too strong. The damage may go unnoticed at first, but microscopically small scratches or superficial burns are all it takes to tarnish the high-gloss finish. In the long term, more dirt and limescale can accumulate in these spots. Gentle cleaning products are also more environmentally friendly.

If you have hard water in your region, limescale deposits are likely. Keep residues from accumulating by briefly wiping the faucet after each rinse or wash. This removes water before it has a chance to leave deposits behind.

Regular gentle care keeps your faucet radiant

The hansgrohe quality lab has tested numerous cleaning and descaling products. We have come to the conclusion that less is more here. Citric acid is our favorite active ingredient: Effective, fragrant, and gentle on both faucets and people. You can download our detailed cleaning recommendations as a PDF.

We advise against using household staples such as baking powder or cleaning products containing vinegar, acetic acid, formic acid, sodium hydroxide and chlorine bleach solutions, phosphoric acid or even hydrochloric acid. Some of these substances are highly corrosive. Frequent use will damage the metal, no matter how high-quality the finish. We fully recommend using citric acid.