Cleaning waterpik

Love your electric toothbrush? Hate that yucky mouthwash? Can't live without that terrific threader floss? Got a fave canker sore remedy? Here's where you can post your opinions and reviews of specific products relating to dental hygiene and your braces. Tell others what works....and what doesn't!

Moderator: bbsadmin

Post Reply
Message
Author
Fixmygrill
Posts: 24
Joined: Wed Mar 28, 2012 7:58 pm

Cleaning waterpik

#1 Post by Fixmygrill »

Does anyone have any suggestions about cleaning the inside of the waterpik? I just got one and have ridiculously hard water at my house that will probably clog it up at some point.
Thanks!

bbsadmin
Posts: 3469
Joined: Sat Aug 28, 2004 7:03 pm
Location: Northern California
Contact:

Re: Cleaning waterpik

#2 Post by bbsadmin »

Maybe white vinegar?

I would contact the company and ask them.

It might be a good idea perhaps for you to use distilled water inside the device instead of tap water. That way it won't get gooked up with minerals.
I'm the owner/admin of this site. Had ceramic uppers, metal lowers ~3 years in my early 40's. Now in Hawley retainers at night!

User avatar
ashesgap
Posts: 709
Joined: Thu Feb 18, 2010 9:55 am
Location: CO

Re: Cleaning waterpik

#3 Post by ashesgap »

Just like your coffee pot. Run the machine with vinegar, let the vinegar sit for 15 minutes, run again and then empty and rinse with water. In New Mexico I had to do that every 3 months.
29 years old
2-18-10 baby canine pulled
3-15-10 got braces
12-22-11 Moving-SO EXCITED!!
1-2-12 Meet new Ortho
1-5-12 Begin finishing treatment
3-5-12 Canine Implants...dun dun dunnnnn
4-9-12 Deband!
I had braces for Two Years and TwentyFive Days
Image

kellyb
Posts: 546
Joined: Sat Jan 14, 2012 2:10 am
Location: London, UK

Re: Cleaning waterpik

#4 Post by kellyb »

thanks for the tip. i will definitely try this. i have only been using my waterpik for about 3 weeks but sooner or later it will need a cleaning.

Image



In braces 07/01/2012 - 29/06/2013

spacey8008
Posts: 5
Joined: Tue Mar 13, 2018 6:35 pm

Re: Cleaning waterpik

#5 Post by spacey8008 »

[quote=Fixmygrill post_id=397600 time=1334539838 user_id=19176]
Does anyone have any suggestions about cleaning the inside of the waterpik? I just got one and have ridiculously hard water at my house that will probably clog it up at some point.
Thanks!
[/quote]

For your question, I suggest you use [url=http://www.SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM.com/]water flosser[/url].

User avatar
Speck
Posts: 246
Joined: Fri Jun 29, 2018 9:11 pm
Location: Keyboard

Re: Cleaning waterpik

#6 Post by Speck »

Very hard water outta the faucet here. I keep a gallon of distilled water under the sink and run a small amount of it through the unit after every use. Periodically, I'll put a small amount of 12% chlorine solution in the reservoir along with the distilled water.
-Andy


Image


Image


Image

SDFD TSchott
Posts: 1680
Joined: Sun Aug 20, 2006 11:36 pm
Location: Tucson, AZ

Re: Cleaning waterpik

#7 Post by SDFD TSchott »

I personally use distilled water instead of tap water in my water-pik...

Image

Adjustment Sept 14th, 2018
Braces back on August 06, 2018
Braces off April 02, 2008

DeSnek
Posts: 11
Joined: Wed Mar 27, 2019 2:40 pm

Re: Cleaning waterpik

#8 Post by DeSnek »

I run a mix of vinegar and peroxide through mine periodically!

Post Reply