black marks on toilet around water line

hobo123

i hope someone can offer some advice in my downstairs toilet I have been getting black marks around the water line they do come off with scrubbing but look awful has anyone encountered this before? any ideas what causes it or how to stop it? It is a new toilet we fitted into our new house any help would be greatly appreciated

Iiyama

I get the same. I also get this on showerhead and taps. For the toilet I just dropped one of the toilet cleaners in the cistern. Worked fine for about a month. I believe this problem is due to the high lime content???

[Deleted User]

I use Viakal and scrub really well with the brush, it works a treat.

Kay_Peel

You can't beat Stardrops for this kind of job. For the toilet bowl, use one small squirt, neat, and brush vigorously. Put a small amount on a soft toothbrush for taps and showerheads.

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kippers

Lime scale...put a glass of coke down the toilet before you go to bed and then give it a quick scrub in the morning+gone (heaven knows what it does to your stomach).

plumb1_2

Iiyama wrote: »

For the toilet I just dropped one of the toilet cleaners in the cistern.

These cleaners de-grade the plastic syphon discs in your cistern, shortening their life.
Always best to put lidquid in the bowl.