gross toilet ! How to get rid of limescale

jpwhittle

pour a bottle of cheap coke down the toilet and leave it as long as you can then flush it gets loads of.

skintchick

EMpty the water out (I use a sponge) then take a pumice stone and scrub at it. It will come off without damaging the toilet. I did this to my manky toilet and it came up like new!

broomstick27

harpic 100% limescale remover is brilliant (as is the Tesco version apparently) but at the end of the day there is no substitute for getting down and dirty with a pumice!

Counting_Pennies_2

The Tesco one costs about 69p and is in a blue toilet u-bend shaped bottle close to the bleach.

Highly recommend it.

domestic_goddess

Hi
I tried everything ( the coke made it worse by the way ) and then someone on here recommended harpic limescale remover and that worked within half an hour of putting it down the toilet was sparkly with almost no effort from me!!!

gingin_2

I use the tesco's version. I also use it (a different bottle!) around my sinks as well.

Strepsy

I pour Domestos original bleach in to soak for half an hour then give it a good scrub with the toilet brush. If it's really stubborn, repeat.

Jamsi

I use Oust descaler sachets on my shower, kettle etc but not tried it in the loo. It is about £1.70 for 3 sachets and works really well with the shower head so maybe worth a try;)

skintchick

Strepsy wrote:

I pour Domestos original bleach in to soak for half an hour then give it a good scrub with the toilet brush. If it's really stubborn, repeat.

That only makes the scale white, though, it doesn;t remove it.

I say get a pumice! It's very satisfying! you can use it on scale around sink and bath plugholes, too as long as it's not plastic.

Drummergirl_2

jpwhittle wrote:

pour a bottle of cheap coke down the toilet and leave it as long as you can then flush it gets loads of.

I tried this overnight, I emptied the water out first but it just left the limescale a darker colour and two dismayed children who couldn't believe I'd stuck a perfectly good drink down the loo!

I think I will give the tesco limescale remover a go.

I guess the main thing is to bleach the loo regularly to stop it forming in the first place.:rolleyes: