Estate Agents trying to keep £600 deposit over limescale in toilet

olias

tbs624 wrote: »

Come on OP - limescale down a lavvy is not wear and tear - it's due to a lack of thorough cleaning.Tesco has that high power removal stuff on at a quid atm

So would you say a tenant has to pay for a furred up dishwasher or washing machine because they should have been using calgon? or pay for a new central heating system because it had furred up, and the tenant should have paid for the system to be flushed etc? Limescale in a loo is not down to the OP, and certainly not £600 worth? The agent is an idiot if they think they can get away with that.

Olias

tbs624

juggler7 wrote: »

Yes but still incredibly petty...

Did the bog come with limescale when you moved in ? If yes, is this noted on a signed inventory?

You are obliged to return the property in the same condition as when originally let, save for that "fair wear and tear". FW&T does not cover dirt/damage/uncleaned lavs.

You could quite simply have saved yourself the hassle so offer to go back and wield your scrubber and some magic liquid Then take photos.

BitterAndTwisted

If you still have access to the property I would consider it time well-spent on going back there with some rubber gloves.

The quickest (and most dangerous) way to remove lime-scale is with Spirit of Salts/caustic soda. You'll need rubber-gloves, protective goggles and a face-mask to use this stuff as it's evil and the fumes can cause lung-damage or worse..

Alternatively, you could empty the water from the pan and use vinegar on it. It will take a few hours to dissolve it but it will work. You could give it a scrub with a pumice-stone as well (nothing else!)

juggler7

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

If you still have access to the property I would consider it time well-spent on going back there with some rubber gloves.

The quickest (and most dangerous) way to remove lime-scale is with Spirit of Salts/caustic soda. You'll need rubber-gloves, protective goggles and a face-mask to use this stuff as it's evil and the fumes can cause lung-damage or worse..

Alternatively, you could empty the water from the pan and use vinegar on it. It will take a few hours to dissolve it but it will work. You could give it a scrub with a pumice-stone as well (nothing else!)

no time for the heavy duty stuff..My items include:

Brillo, scouring pads, Harpics beach (great on limescale says the bottle),vinegar, rubber gloves..might take the kettle to boil vinegar..heard this can work

Jesamine

If by 'brillo'you mean a metal scourer - don't do it! I stained my old toilet bowl with one of those, grey marks galore...

Aquatronixjenny

Get some Kilrock gel from Robert Dyas. DON"T SCRUB THE PAN WITH A BRILLO OR SCOURER, you will scratch it and will have to buy them a new toilet!

Just paint the kilrock gel on the limescale, leave it for about half an hour and then wipe it off with a cloth.

juggler7

Aquatronixjenny wrote: »

Get some Kilrock gel from Robert Dyas. DON"T SCRUB THE PAN WITH A BRILLO OR SCOURER, you will scratch it and will have to buy them a new toilet!

Just paint the kilrock gel on the limescale, leave it for about half an hour and then wipe it off with a cloth.

I don't see how one of those green scourer's can scratch a porcelain toilet, they can barely get crumbs off a plate

maninthestreet

Use a pumice stone to get rid of any limescale left after the limescale remover has been used.

Incyder

juggler7 wrote: »

I don't see how one of those green scourer's can scratch a porcelain toilet, they can barely get crumbs off a plate

I like that .

Anyway, spend £3 and save the hard work, get this stuff from any big supermarket. I used it last year on some heavey limescale and the results were amazing, just pour on and wait 30 mins then flush, repeat if neccassary.