Toilet Limescale

[Smowball]

We have very hard water and even though our bathroom suite is only a couple of years old we have really bad limescale at the very back of the toilet, from the rim right down to the actual water in the bowl -one vertical very bad line of limescale. Everyone keeps telling me to use Coca Cola, but it’s not in the bowl. I need to put something on it that will cling to it and remove it. Any ideas??

[Jennykenny]

Use an actual pumice. The real kind, not an artificial one, and boy does it come off. Like magic. In seconds. Just scrub hard and it’s done.

[jennyjoan]

how would you know if you have hard water

[waterboatman]

smow, Lidl limescale remover is excellent, cheap and very effective.

[waterboatman]

JJ the limescale is a very good way of knowing. I'm in a soft water area, so rarely see any, but the odd bit shows up occasionally.

[emmie]

i have the same problem and dont now what to use, i have tried things like harpic, but don't help..

[waterboatman]

emmie, my post at 0458.

[emmie]

yes i know, but we don;t have a lidl anywhere nearby.

[waterboatman]

That isn't much use to you then. :o{

[emmie]

thanks all the same. I have tried different products over the years all to no avail. I need to get something other than bleach which doesn't seem to work on limescale.

[gingejbee]

Some people are obviously confused because there are (at least) FOUR different varieties of Harpic liquid...you need to choose the right one- not the "bleach" variety, but the "limescale remover" variety!

https://www.waitrose.com/ecom/shop/search?&searchTerm=harpic%20toilet%20cleaner