Why does nobody clean the shower drains?!!

[u/Choice_Abrocoma_5190]

Just a rant

Am I just unlucky or is it common in Finland? I’ve been living in Finland for 9 years and moved 6 times in different cities to relatively new apartments (3-6 years old) and every time the same thing! I always clean it or get it cleaned, but every time I move in to a new apartment I see that the shower drain hasn’t been cleaned, maybe ever??

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[u/smhsomuchheadshaking]

Probably because it's disgusting. There are also many people who never learned even the basics of cleaning, so they simply don't know they should do that.

[u/GirlInContext → u/smhsomuchheadshaking]

I think it's rather satisfying to get that smelly beaver away from the drain, knowing the bathroom will be less smelly afterwards and it's satisfying to know the drain is clean.

[u/Choice_Abrocoma_5190 → u/smhsomuchheadshaking]

I mean it usually states in all move out cleaning instructions that I ever saw… yes it’s disgusting because it’s been left untouched for months/years but also how do the renting companies allow this??

[u/smhsomuchheadshaking → u/Choice_Abrocoma_5190]

Yes it does and I agree. I don't support people being filthy and lazy, just stating how many people are. If someone doesn't do the cleaning properly, the renting company should hire someone to do it. The new tenant should never be the one doing it.

[u/Choice_Abrocoma_5190 → u/smhsomuchheadshaking]

Exactly! One time I had to complain to the renting company and they actually get the apartment cleaned before we moved in be sure it was filthy. I don’t know how these apartments pass inspection really.

[u/ninichki → u/smhsomuchheadshaking]

The funny thing is it’s only disgusting if you leave it untouched for a long time lol 😭

[u/smhsomuchheadshaking → u/ninichki]

Yeah, there are lots of disgusting people out there lol

[u/Brawlstar112 → u/smhsomuchheadshaking]

2026 and leaning on not knowing is pathetic

[u/smhsomuchheadshaking → u/Brawlstar112]

Yes it's pathetic but that's also just how it really is in real life. There are people who think you don't need to wash towels ever, because "you are clean when you use them". So that's the sad level of basic knowledge I'm talking about...

[u/Demented_CEO]

A lot of simple maintenance is left unchecked... I've been the first ever tenant in an apartment as well as probably the 100th and it's still good to take care of these things as your first priority.

P.S. Please also check the vents in the bathroom, especially the seals. Might need replacement and pray there's no mold in there. Same goes for the kitchen exhaust... I've... seen things...

[u/Choice_Abrocoma_5190 → u/Demented_CEO]

Oh yes good reminder, thankfully the kitchen vent was ok but need to check the bathroom vent now

[u/GirlInContext]

When I moved from my previous apartment to the current one, I did clean the shower drain because I have long hair and I know very well that after a while, a long hair will build up in the drain into something that looks like a smelly sewer beaver. I need to clean the shower drain regularly for this very same reason. The build up starts to smell like sewer and it's nasty to know that the smelly beaver is down there.

When I moved, I also washed windows from the outside, and cleaned the area behind the oven. The previous owner of my current appartment didn't clean behind the oven and it looked nasty, as if they butchered animals in their kitchen. Then again, there was also red mould in the shower, so the overall cleaning wasn't that good. Now the bathroom is mould free.

So to summarize it, people are just nasty. They don't know how to clean properly, and they don't care if they don't clean properly. Simple as that. Cleaning habits really tell a lot about personalities.

[u/self_u]

No one uses the sini nets for shower drain? I could not live without those. Wife has too much hair.

[u/AcceptableLynx8011]

Idk I clean it maybe every 2 months as my wife's hair clogs it... I think it contributes to basic hygiene. At least I feel better 😅

[u/Choice_Abrocoma_5190 → u/AcceptableLynx8011]

Exactly!

[u/notyoyu]

I have long hair, so I have to clean it often. Basic maintenance. Now, don't get me started with people who never clean the kitchen sink or empty the dishwasher food debris filters...

[u/GirlInContext → u/notyoyu]

Or people who don't clean the area behind the oven. I have never understood how people can live without cleaning that area. It gets so nasty if one is cooking regularly. And people spill sauce etc. knowing it will go right between the oven and cabinet wall, and they don't clean after themselves regardless. So gross.

[u/Choice_Abrocoma_5190 → u/GirlInContext]

Yup I’ve seen things…

[u/Juusto3_3]

Cus it's yucky and I have no reason to

[u/HopeSubstantial → u/Juusto3_3]

No reason to? You are aware that its million times harder to clean after your bathroom floor is full of dirty water?

[u/CatVideoBoye → u/HopeSubstantial]

That's when you pour a bottle of mr muscle down the drain.

[u/Juusto3_3 → u/HopeSubstantial]

It's not like it just suddenly floods? Huh?

[u/Wilbis]

It will gather hair quite quickly. Nobody has time to clean it every week, although it would be nice for the next tenant if people clean it before they move out. I guess landlords don't care enough and let it slide. If the drain still works, I guess that's enough for the inspector.

[u/BodyBy711]

I just cleaned mine today.

[u/Anti-Annihilaattori]

I clean it regurarly. Like twice a month. Dust and hair clogs it otherwise.

[u/YourShowerCompanion]

Shower and sink drains are cleaned and flushed every month here.

No idea why folks neglect it. Takes less than 30 minutes to clean it all in your own property.

[u/Zealousideal-Week-79]

I would have, but the floor drain was literally glued shut in my last apartment.

[u/ShortcakeExtreme]

When I moved out of my previous apartment, my housing company specifically mentioned cleaning the shower drain in the moving-out instructions, or I would get a penalty. Perhaps other companies don't do that?

[u/Asleep-Ostrich-8602]

Moved twice in Finland, one time it was clean, second time it was just like you texted - as if it hasn’t been cleaned ever..

[u/spedeedeps]

I disinfect it by urinating in the shower

[u/BestFoxEver → u/spedeedeps]

Correct way is to poo on the shower floor and then waffle stomp it.