Help! Have nearly 1cm thick limescale in toilet bowl. How do I get rid of it.

HappySad

Chris25 wrote: »

If you stick a loo brush down the pan & keep pumping up & down, that should move most of the water into the U bend.

A pumice stone will help to get rid of some of the limescale.

Spirit of salts should def do the job - pay heed to Gastines advice, it's powerful stuff. Your local pharmacy may be able to order it for you.

Would a pumice stone scratch the toilet?

keystone

5 days this thread has been going now and spoent how much on time and gallons of nasty soft drinks.

£ 50 bog-to-go from a shed would have sorted it on day one.

Cheers

Avoriaz

keystone wrote: »

5 days this thread has been going now and spoent how much on time and gallons of nasty soft drinks.

£ 50 bog-to-go from a shed would have sorted it on day one.

Cheers

Plus fitting costs if OP is not a DIYer.

Unless you are volunteering to install it for free.

cyclonebri1

Mr_Ted wrote: »

:eek:Before it ever gets to that state:eek:


YUK:(

Well I thought I was going out over on a limb on this one but, but how the hell can anyone let a toilet get in that state, it takes years of neglect !!!!!!.

You don't want this forum, it's more serious

southcoastrgi

Don't put coke/cola/bleach in the cistern it will rot the seals then you will have more probs than just limescale in the pan

benham3160

Battery acid.

I'm not joking, not sure where you'd buy it but I can easily come by 10% HCl through my job, drain the toilet down, fill the bottom with the acid and let it sit for a few minutes. Don't be tempted to use anything stronger (I used 35% recently, that spilled over like a volcano!)

Flush it away, job done. Obviously take the correct precautions with regards to eye/face protection, fumes etc.

Regards,
Andy

keystone

Avoriaz wrote: »

Plus fitting costs if OP is not a DIYer.

Unless you are volunteering to install it for free.

I wasn't really doing a costing exercise. The point being that if its a foul as that (as Cy says - years of neglect) then a pound to a pinch of the proverbrial the rim is scaled up too.

The obvious solution (pardon the pun) is just replace it rather than faff about.

No I wasn't offering to do it for nought.

Cheers

Blackpool_Saver

uuuugh hideous

Lucyadams184

I'm going to try vinegar, but we only have a little bit but it bugs me. I'm not sure I fancy battery acid, sounds a bit dangerous. Vinegar works in the kettle.

duchy

ed110220 wrote: »

Supermarket ownbrand cola is a cheap source of acid (phosphoric acid) that I usually use - I expect it would work out cheaper than vinegar.

You can (depending on the toilet) force a lot of the water down the pan with a plunger. I pour the cola into what's left without bothering to get the last of the water out.

Not sure how long/how many times it will take to dissolve that much limescale though.

And if there is any leftover you can cook gammon in it