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Orange Coloured Limescale
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The limescale that appears in remote corners of my immaculate bathroom is a pale orange colour. What causes this discolouration?
I don't have a kettle but when I did I'm sure the limescale in that was chalky white, or was the whiteness a function of the boiling?
I don't have a kettle but when I did I'm sure the limescale in that was chalky white, or was the whiteness a function of the boiling?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.From Wessex water..."Scale from hard water is usually white, but can become coloured by traces of other minerals or metals. Traces of copper from plumbing materials can turn it grey, green or blue while traces of rust from pipework can turn it orange, brown or black." I initially got orange staining after fitting a cast iron bath with its original taps, which had iron pipework connections.
In my area, a few people are reporting a pink stain which is caused by bacteria.
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