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#1: Remove shower head.

#2: Place shower head in bowl or bucket large enough to submerge shower head.

#3: Fill bowl or bucket with enough cider vinegar to cover shower head.

#4: Wait for it.

#5: Occasionally test shower head before dumping out vinegar.

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