REALLY Stubborn limescale!

MrsB_2 · 23 February 2006 at 5:59PM

Flylady's site recommends pumice stone for removing limescale from toilet bowls. She means when it's quite thick and looks like it could be chipped away I believe, but she says to empty the water out and use a pumice stone to gently scrub the scale away. Never tried it, but if all else fails

Jays · 28 April 2006 at 9:02PM

Katgoddess wrote:

I read somewhere on here about someone who soaked toilet roll in vinegar and stuck it to the side of the toilet and left overnight. Kitchen roll would probably be easier to manage as it is larger.

Just read this thread, and this comes months later so may not be relevant - or maybe too late!!

If you use kitchen paper instead of loo roll, is there not a danger of the kitchen paper blocking the toilet when you flush it? or have you done to the messy trouble of scrapping it out before you flush?

larmy16 · 28 April 2006 at 10:55PM

Harpic 100% limescale remover toilet cleaner is the best in my opinion. You could (using gloves), soak your kitchen towel in that and shove up the rim. Dont flush it down the loo. Once you have removed it, use an old toothbrush once a week to keep the limescale from forming

starlite_2 · 5 May 2006 at 11:18AM

I recently came across a tip of throwing two small seashells into your kettle to stop limescalebuild up.

I'm gladto say my previous monthly soak and scrub with white vinegar is now a thing of the past!
It works so well..

now ....do any seafaring o.stylers fancy posting me some new shells!? lol

Anne_Marie_2 · 5 May 2006 at 11:32AM

Thanks for that starlite, you learn something new everyday. Our water is lovely and no limescale, but moving next year to an area where we will have that problem, so taking a note of this now.
Do you want me to pop along to the beach now and pick you up some shells?

starlite_2 · 5 May 2006 at 11:38AM

lol..well i grew up with good old yorkshire water so moving to london was quite a shock!

I soon learned the methods though!..

i.e once a week all the taps get wrapped in musiln soaked in vinegar overnight and then scoured..

diamondcatz · 5 May 2006 at 11:45AM

Apparently a coulpe of marbles does the trick

starlite_2 · 5 May 2006 at 12:08PM

thanks- we tried that but we have a lightweight chrome kettle that 'revs' when boiling and they dented it all around the bottom...

speaking of kettles has anyone seen the new ones that boil to under boiling temp.. (god that makes no sense but can't think how else to describe it..lol)

they look great as boiling water can ruin good tea or cofee..and even the tiny energy saving all adds up!

Anne_Marie_2 · 5 May 2006 at 1:20PM

starlite wrote:

lol..well i grew up with good old yorkshire water so moving to london was quite a shock!

I soon learned the methods though!..

i.e once a week all the taps get wrapped in musiln soaked in vinegar overnight and then scoured..

Oh stop it starlite, hadn't even thought of that - am going to have so much more housework to do! _pale_
Never mind, will have a beach nearby too, so can always pick up some sea-shells!:D

hmc · 11 December 2006 at 10:06PM

hello
am i right that the white vinegar is distilled? havnt found any labeled white.

so for cleaning dishwasher where would i put it and how much?
same for washing machine how much and how often

and will this really do the same as calgon ir finish cleaner?

thankyou very much

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