My apartment has really hard water. It leaves marks all over the toilet, in the sinks, on dishes, everywhere that sits in water for any amount of time. The pot I use to boil eggs in is white inside from the hard water buildup. It's almost impossible to get this stuff off, especially in the toilet with the flimsy toilet brush. I've tried CLR, which helps a little, but it still requires an insane amount of scrubbing to get the mineral buildup off anything. Anyone have any ideas for getting everything clean?
2006-12-20 17:39:27 · 7 answers · asked by T.M.Y. 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
On the plus side, the water tastes very good :D
2006-12-20 18:16:10 · update #1
The hard water is basically base elements and compounds, i.e. lime, calcium, etc. The only way to get rid of base compounds is to use acid. I have found that Lysol toiler bowl cleaner and Zap to be most effective in dissolving hard water stains. If you have a very large job, i.e. bath tubs and shower, use muriatic acid available at Home Depot. People with pools use it for adjusting the pH in their pool water. For cook ware, use distilled vinegar although not very strong. You can use other chemical I mentioned above but make sure you rinse your appliance thoroughly.
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2006-12-20 18:07:14 · answer #1 · answered by lightpulse 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Vinegar will help break down the mineral build up on the things you can soak some vinegar in or on... for the toilet try putting some denture tablets in there and let it soak for a bit but you'll have to try and trick the toilet and raise the water level a little bit to get the ring at the water level but this is not going to help drip marks where the water runs in the bowl.
2006-12-20 17:44:38 · answer #2 · answered by jamesnjenifer 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Vinegar will soften it up so you can scrub it off.
Cover the stain with a paper towel, pour vinegar over it, and then let sit.
If you can heat it (pans, coffee pot, etc.) it will work faster.
You can also try Lime Away, but be careful. Do it in a well ventilated area and wear rubber gloves. It's hydrocloric acid, and will do bad things to skin and lungs.
2006-12-20 17:50:43 · answer #3 · answered by dropkick 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
troublesome - San Diego. gentle - Seattle. See #3 and #4 in slideshow below (in materials). troublesome water has a great type of minerals in it. it could go away marks in bogs (on the water line), and build-up on faucets in the event that they are dripping. gentle water is extra constructive for working up a cleansing soap or shampoo lather. In London, England, the place I even have many times stayed, it particularly is complicated attempting to bathe your hair, because of the fact the troublesome water kills the lather. anybody's strolling around finding greasy-headed.
2016-12-15 05:22:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A pre-filter system that hooks into your water input. They do make them for apt's a freind had one that fit under the sink. They do cost and have to be maintained.
2006-12-20 17:49:14 · answer #5 · answered by Carl P 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i've had success with vinegar and when that doesn't work a cleaner called Shower Power. both fumes can get on top of you so try and ventilate as best you can.
2014-02-13 12:00:42 · answer #6 · answered by michael 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
vinegar usually works for me
2006-12-20 17:45:30 · answer #7 · answered by kathy n 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋