REALLY Stubborn limescale!

Miss_Spud

Have you got a Lidl near you? They sell their own version of the calgon tablets, which are much cheaper. I pop one of these in my wash.

Trazy

Sainsburys sell water softener tablets for washing machines too

zippychick

Hi Smithy

i've merged this with the current limescale thread, to see if it offers any help or suggestion

Cleaning a washing machine and how to clean mildewy ring on wash machine may also offer some ideas
thanks
Zip

The_Thrilla

Quick chemistry lesson. Limescale is a base. In order to neutralise it, you need an acid: vinegar, citric acid, Coca Cola, even lemon juice. However, bicarb, salt, soda crystals, ammonia are bases and are no use. What those two intrepid ladies Kim and Aggie do with other people's toilet bowls is they pour the Real Thing into the bowl and leave it overnight. Stubborn deposits they attack with a piece of pumice.

susyrosy

What else gets rid of limescale as easily as CB, but cheaper? HM if possible? I live in a really hard water area and putting in a water softener isn't an option.

Any suggestions are welcomed!

TIA

Susy

imho

White vinegar.

Farway

Brown, and even cheaper, vinegar

Plus elbow grease, so not as easy a Bang

RainyWednesday

Vinegar plus old toothbrush and elbow grease like mentioned above!

zippychick

Hi Susyrosy

I'll merge this with the main limescale thread once you get more responses.

thanks
Zip

ERICS_MUM

Good question Suzy. I'm trying to cut down on the number of cleaners I buy for loads of jobs - sink, toilets, floor, windows etc etc and the amount of chemicals I use which go down the drain eventually.


Linda