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[–]grahamvinyl 45 points46 points ago

It's probably a buildup of copper pipe corrosion in the shower head. Unscrew it and tap out the buildup. It will no longer be green.

[–]no-mad 6 points7 points ago

I think it can be caused by poor electrical grounding.

[–]cameronm 1 point2 points ago

I guessed copper. The out door sink at my last place ran water this colour when I ran it after at least 6 months without use.

[–]nsfwdreamer 12 points13 points ago

Do you see the copper on your showerhead?

[–]miss_j_bean 7 points8 points ago*

There's some really unhelpful answers here (and a few good ones). It looks like hard water residue. Soak your shower head overnight in CLR and it should come right off. I used to get that in the last city I lived in. Had to clean the shower head all the time because the drips started turning into turquoise and white stalactites. It's not poison. :)

[–]xb4r7x 1 point2 points ago

Copper.

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