Browning staining in toilet!
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And not for the obvious reasons I hasten to add.
Our house has three loos. One is more than 12 years old, another 7 years, and the newest, not even 2 years. However, the newest loo has developed brown streaking down the inside from the rim. The kind of thing you see on a pub toilet.
It must be down to the manufacturing/material quality of the ceramic used in this loo. No idea why.
Is there a way to treat the loo to undo the staining, or do we need to be speaking to the supplier to say that the quality is 's
t'?
Our house has three loos. One is more than 12 years old, another 7 years, and the newest, not even 2 years. However, the newest loo has developed brown streaking down the inside from the rim. The kind of thing you see on a pub toilet.
It must be down to the manufacturing/material quality of the ceramic used in this loo. No idea why.
Is there a way to treat the loo to undo the staining, or do we need to be speaking to the supplier to say that the quality is 's
t'?
cliffords said:
We get it in one of ours.
One we use the least. I blitz it with bleach every few weeks .
I think it's limescale build up and all I am doing is bleaching the mark. I think it's still there .
Worse since Brexit . I think it should be one of Richie's 5 priority's
Funnily enough....this toilet is used by everyone else in the house but me. I can only assume that my business actually keeps loos clean.One we use the least. I blitz it with bleach every few weeks .
I think it's limescale build up and all I am doing is bleaching the mark. I think it's still there .
Worse since Brexit . I think it should be one of Richie's 5 priority's
Have applied bleach to the area, and we are in a soft water area - it seems to be getting worse.
https://www.screwfix.com/p/zep-calcium-lime-rust-s...
This is the stuff you need - use it neat though, and if it's a whole-bowl staining situation then remove as much of the water as you can before pouring this stuff in.
I used 2l to get the bowl in my new place initially clean and then 1l every 3 months or so to keep it that way - as you note it seems to be a function of cheap porcelain and very hard water.
This is the stuff you need - use it neat though, and if it's a whole-bowl staining situation then remove as much of the water as you can before pouring this stuff in.
I used 2l to get the bowl in my new place initially clean and then 1l every 3 months or so to keep it that way - as you note it seems to be a function of cheap porcelain and very hard water.
K50 DEL said:
https://www.screwfix.com/p/zep-calcium-lime-rust-s...
This is the stuff you need - use it neat though, and if it's a whole-bowl staining situation then remove as much of the water as you can before pouring this stuff in.
I used 2l to get the bowl in my new place initially clean and then 1l every 3 months or so to keep it that way - as you note it seems to be a function of cheap porcelain and very hard water.
Thank you. That looks like something definitely worth trying.This is the stuff you need - use it neat though, and if it's a whole-bowl staining situation then remove as much of the water as you can before pouring this stuff in.
I used 2l to get the bowl in my new place initially clean and then 1l every 3 months or so to keep it that way - as you note it seems to be a function of cheap porcelain and very hard water.
TUS373 said:
It was a drippy stain from under the rim ( just realise what I wrote there), on side. Has become more obvious, and then a second stain has started. Dies not clean off the surface so I assume it does become embedded in the surface of the ceramic.
Clean the bowl and then run your fingers over it. If it rough, i reckon its limescale.If you don't fancy doing that, buy a bottle of Viakal and spray it on and leave it. You will probably have to do it a few times.
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