How to the Remove Calcium Deposits Around Toilet
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I found "The Works" toilet bowl cleaner does a great job of removing calcium and lime rings from my toilet. The first time I used it, I let it sit overnight and scrubbed most of it away in the morning. Reapplied the next night and it was gone (mine was there forever as nothing worked previously).
Now I use it to clean my toilet on a regular basis w/o sitting overnight and it is great. I find it in my "Dollar Tree" store or Walmart. I see the posts for vinegar, very interesting. So many uses for it...amazing. =)
Post By DVG (Guest Post)
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Thank you for your advice. The men at the hardware store had been useless then I read your advice about the screwdriver and with tiny little chips the lime deposits came away easily and my toilets all look like new. Thank you.
Post By Sharon Formosa (Guest Post)
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Great advice here from everyone! Thanks!
Post By virginiag (Guest Post)
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I found shaws pads at the local hardware store, used them & couldn't believe the results
Post By Jackie (Guest Post)
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I have cleaned my toilet bowl several times the hard way, with Ajax and a lot of elbow grease. This last time I decided to try chipping the large scale deposits with a small putty knife and a screwdriver. Much to my surprise the scale chipped off fairly easy. But I couldn't help leave marks on the porcelain. So after this I used wet sandpaper and again Ajax to remove the marks left by the putty knife and screwdriver. The heavy work was done by the scrapping first.
Post By Marvin Martin (Guest Post)
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The most cost efficient way is using Vinegar.. I mean vinegar is also known as acetic or ethanoic acid, which is one of the many component of those chemical that removes hard water calcium build up in stores... obviously household vinegar is alot more diluted, but it should do the trick when combined with other method. Hence it is diluted, it will not remove all hard water stain...
Post By Enter your name. (Guest Post)
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Try Shaw's Toilet Ring Remover Pads (you can get at most hardware stors)...works like magic!
Post By Sandi (Guest Post)
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Wow I used wet and dry sandpaper and it worked. My three toilet are cleaned to a shine. We have hard water and the stains was driving me crazy. Thanks I'll never have Calcium deposits again.
Post By Ritz (Guest Post)
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Use 'wet and dry' sandpaper - the fine black one from DIY/builders stores. Start with 600 grit - if that is too slow move to 400 grit, and so on. It doesn't harm the procelain and removes even dirty rust type stains. I used it in a toilet in a new house I bought and it restored it to new. It takes a bit of elbow grease but is cheap and you don't have to inhale chemicals and flush them into your sewage/septic system. The sandpaper can be kept in the bathroom and used over and over again if you get any more build up. It is not necessary to empty out the water if you don't want to - just use a rubber glove kept specifically for the purpose.
Regards
Jo
Post by Jo Bodey
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Oven cleaner works really great if you can stand the smell.
Post By suzi homemaker (Guest Post)
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Try adding a little Calgon Bouquet to the water and let is sit awhile, then brush. Also works on calcium deposits on your sliding shower doors. And it's pretty cheap.
Post By Claudia (Guest Post)
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I wonder if using Polident or any other brand of denture cleaner would work. I've heard it's a good way to clean the toilet bowl but have never needed to try it myself. You just put a couple tablets in the bowl and let them sit and fizz away the dirt, etc. Cheap and easy to try!
Post by Songbird100
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I vote for a pumice stone first, but lime away works too.
Post By Enter your name. (Guest Post)
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I had a similar problem after a tenent moved out. I shut off intake of water then flushed so no water would enter the bowl. Then fill bowl with white vinegar, let stand for as long as it takes to soften the deposits. Plastic scrubber works well to hasten the removal. Length of time is contingent on how thick the deposits. No need to flush until deposits are gone.
Post By kelleno (Guest Post)
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There are many options, but the very best I've seen to get the stains that liquids (calcium disolvers) wouldn't remove is a pumice stone. It's work, but it's not too laborious and it will make the porcelain clean.
Post By Gary Sellars (Guest Post)
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Turn off the water to the toilet and flush it, letting as much water as possible drain out without refilling. Wear gloves and chip off as much calcium deposit as possible with a small screwdriver or chisel. Be careful not to scratch the porcelain. Scrub what is left with a lime remover such as CLR, Lime Away, The Works, or one of those, using a plastic scrubber. Vinegar will also dissolve calcium but takes several hours or longer to do so. Once clean, you can keep the calcium from re-forming by swishing a toilet brush every day around the water line and using a toilet bowl cleaner frequently.
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