Limescale build up in toilet

sophiedophie

Hiya,

Moved into first home recently and have noticed that in one of the toilets the bowel has some dark marks in it. I bleach the toilet regularly so I assume it must be limescale. I tried a parazone limescale removing tablet which shifted a bit but not much. I have seen the tablets that you put in the cistern but the lid is not easy to remove!

Any tips on how to get rid of it?

Hermia

I live in a area where limescale is a big problem. The only thing I have found that worked is the gel toilet limescale treatment. I have used different brands and they have all worked. The bottles are the shape of conventional toilet cleaner. I leave it on overnight.

Chris25

there are some great tips on this older thread https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/68989

GreyQueen

I live in a very hard water area and toilets here will start building up limescale deposits under the waterline in a week. I've even taken on a very neglected loo in a rental property where the limescale was several millimetres thick, stained brown by waste and looked vile.

Pick a time when you are going to be out of the house for the maximum amount of time eg all day or even for several days if going on a trip. Use the loo brush to force as much water down the waste pipe as possible then coat the sides of the loo with a limescale-removing toilet cleaner.

Let sit, and brush vigourously on return. A neglected loo will take several goes, perhaps even over a few weeks, before you hit 100% white porcelain. You can even use something non-scratchy, like a plastic knife, to nudge under the edges of deposits once treatment has started.

It takes persistance to get there, and regular maintenance to stay there, but it's eminently do-able. HTH.

zippychick

Hi, this thread has loads of ideas. Do let us know what works

kind regards

Zip

saro7nmo

Heat the water in the basin using tap or kettle water (say 2 litres), then add descaling powder - not liquid or tablets. Leave it overnight ideally. It might not do it in one go but if repeat the process it will eventually dissolve completely. Descaling products lose their power as limescale dissolves, as limescale (alkaline) neutralises the acid in descaling products. Acids in liquid products are fairly strong, but they're diluted a fair amount. Not an issue using powders though.. :-)