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gross toilet ! How to get rid of limescale

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  • delain
    delain Posts: 7,700 Forumite
    LandyAndy wrote: »
    Elbow grease and a supply of nylon pan scourers.;)

    Pan scourers? What the sponge things?
    Mum of several with a twisted sense of humour and a laundry obsession :o:o
  • LandyAndy
    LandyAndy Posts: 26,377 Forumite
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    delain wrote: »
    Pan scourers? What the sponge things?

    Sponge on one side, scratchy nylon on the other. A bit like these.

    images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQJOwdzQjD4-a149FtVmN25mrfvcjkBu2o-T_SbVcKi381Lx2ZO2w

    They work for me. :)
  • delain
    delain Posts: 7,700 Forumite
    LandyAndy wrote: »
    Sponge on one side, scratchy nylon on the other. A bit like these.

    images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQJOwdzQjD4-a149FtVmN25mrfvcjkBu2o-T_SbVcKi381Lx2ZO2w

    They work for me. :)

    Would the limescale not just rip them to shreds? :o

    I use those for lots of things, sometimes the loo but my loo isn't covered in limescale,it was new when I moved into the house and I clean it enough, I had to, I've got to share it with kids :rotfl:
    Mum of several with a twisted sense of humour and a laundry obsession :o:o
  • LandyAndy
    LandyAndy Posts: 26,377 Forumite
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    delain wrote: »
    Would the limescale not just rip them to shreds? :o

    I use those for lots of things, sometimes the loo but my loo isn't covered in limescale,it was new when I moved into the house and I clean it enough, I had to, I've got to share it with kids :rotfl:

    I did say 'a supply':) and you need the heavy duty ones.

    It might be worth laying kitchen roll soaked in vinegar over the limescale and allowing it to react.
  • delain
    delain Posts: 7,700 Forumite
    LandyAndy wrote: »

    It might be worth laying kitchen roll soaked in vinegar over the limescale and allowing it to react.

    Now that's a good tip :T:T

    I've got limescale in my bath under the tap that used to leak, might give that a go tonight. Nice one ;)
    Mum of several with a twisted sense of humour and a laundry obsession :o:o
  • Penelope_Penguin
    Penelope_Penguin Posts: 17,288 Forumite
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    To get rid of limescale, you can use;
    • an abrasive method, such as pumic stone, or a scourer
    • a chemical method, which needs acid. Vinegar is a weak acid (as is phosphoric acid, one iof the ingreients of cola), so will work with patience. Alternatives arestong acids such as hydrochloric or sulphuric acid, USED WITH CAUTION, such as gloves and goggles
    I'll add this tp the Gross Toilet thread later, which will give you lots more ideas :)
    :rudolf: Sheep, pigs, hens and bees on our Teesdale smallholding :rudolf:
  • LandyAndy
    LandyAndy Posts: 26,377 Forumite
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    delain wrote: »
    Now that's a good tip :T:T

    I've got limescale in my bath under the tap that used to leak, might give that a go tonight. Nice one ;)


    I'm not just a pretty face.;):rotfl:
  • delain
    delain Posts: 7,700 Forumite
    LandyAndy wrote: »
    I'm not just a pretty face.;):rotfl:

    Are you not a yellow landrover then? :eek:
    Mum of several with a twisted sense of humour and a laundry obsession :o:o
  • LandyAndy
    LandyAndy Posts: 26,377 Forumite
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    delain wrote: »
    Are you not a yellow landrover then? :eek:

    Don't go down that path.;):)
  • maggie111
    maggie111 Posts: 1,130 Forumite
    Just reading the tips about toilets and asked him to get in a pumice stone... He said "a bit of domestos and a bog brush and the toilet's all sparkly clean" :eek: SO WHY ISN'T IT!!!!

    I had assumed it must have been hardcore limescale.
    I love surprises!
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