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Cleaning the Loo
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How do I get those awful stains out of the loo? I think they are just limescale .... definitely not unmentionables that my hubbie has left behind.
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Four months into living in this house I had nothing better to do one weekend and finally got round to tackling the long-term state of the loo.
The first stage was bleach, in this case Sainsbury's basics at 28p for a big bottle. This had impressive results and got rid of most of the discolouration.
However, what was left was the limescale or whatever it is. More bleach and scrubbing with the loo brush eventually sorted this out.
There was still discolouration/limescale deep down in the loo at the back, which I could have ignored but I'm a perfectionist. I tried scrubbing it with those wire balls and scouring pads (using the loo brush to push them around) but that wasn't successful. I finally resorted to hacking it all off with the end of a screwdriver, following the slow process of fishing out all the bits, which didn't want to be flushed away! It doesn't sound very professional but I got there in the end.
I'll try the vinegar suggestion next time.
The first stage was bleach, in this case Sainsbury's basics at 28p for a big bottle. This had impressive results and got rid of most of the discolouration.
However, what was left was the limescale or whatever it is. More bleach and scrubbing with the loo brush eventually sorted this out.
There was still discolouration/limescale deep down in the loo at the back, which I could have ignored but I'm a perfectionist. I tried scrubbing it with those wire balls and scouring pads (using the loo brush to push them around) but that wasn't successful. I finally resorted to hacking it all off with the end of a screwdriver, following the slow process of fishing out all the bits, which didn't want to be flushed away! It doesn't sound very professional but I got there in the end.
I'll try the vinegar suggestion next time.
my daughter tried absolutely everything when she moved into her house - her toilet was the worst id ever seen. Nothing got rid of it successfully. She got a piece of copper pipe from the plumber when he came round and sat and scrapped it all off with that its like new now - pretty much the same as using a scredriver i guess.
Harpic Limescale Remover is good. It might take lots of applications to get rid of the stains initially, but if you use it on a regular basis once they have gone, then you wont have the same problem.
Cillit bang works beautifully on the limescale on my shower glass (hard water area!!) I actually find it quite good stuff!! It's probably quite lethal though!!
Cillit bang works beautifully on the limescale on my shower glass (hard water area!!) I actually find it quite good stuff!! It's probably quite lethal though!!