Water contains a lot of different minerals depending on the source from which the water comes. If it comes from manmade wells deep inside the ground, the water may be running continuously against rocks such as limestones and chalk. It picks up little particles and carries them right along into reservoirs that serve that water to different communities.
The hard sediments are normally affected in the liquid by chlorine. Chlorine is added to water for purification.
During the purification process, some calcium and magnesium chloride particles are made smaller or dissolved by the chlorine. But not all, and that is what forms the hard water stains inside our toilet bowls.
What is hard water?
Hard water is simply water containing dissolved minerals.
These minerals include Iron, calcium, and magnesium.
How to get rid of the hard water stains
Method 1
Flush or empty out the water from the toilet tank.
Pour about half of a gallon of white vinegar into the toilet’s tank. Let it slowly leak down to soak and soften up the hard water stains that are on the upper corners of the bowl.
Use something to plug the bottom of the toilet bowl so it won’t flush while you fill the bowl with vinegar.
Put about 1/2 gallon of vinegar to boil, pour one cup of baking soda into the bowl, and then add the hot vinegar into the bowl.
Cover the bowl as the baking soda and vinegar will fizz. This is the fun part of cleaning with these two ingredients. Let it soak for five minutes.
Lift the bowl cover and start scrubbing with the toilet brush to see if the hard water stain is soft enough to be removed. If it is still hard, ensure that it is properly soaked by either adding more hot vinegar to reach up to the level of the stain or by using the toilet brush to continuously flash the vinegar solution onto the hardened stains for about five minutes.
Then wait another 15 minutes and try to scrub it away again, at this point, it should be softened enough to be removed if you use a scouring pad assisted by some dish soap.
Method 2
This one is one of my favorites! Well, who would have thought that you could use Kool-Aid to assist you with cleaning? This was absolutely awesome.
I used the peach mango flavor but I understand that if you use the lemon or orange flavor it will be stronger as the citric acid in them are more than the other flavors.
I just emptied Kool-Aid in both the tank and the bowl and scrub it with the toilet brush. If the stains are very old and extremely hard, it will not be very effective. However, if the stains are newly formed and not too thick, they will melt away with the help of the toilet brush.
Method 3
This other way I have tested time and time again and it did not work for me. Maybe I was doing something wrong but, I believe In telling you the truth, so that you, my dear reader may know exactly what works – at least what works for me.
This method includes using WD-40. This abbreviation means water displacement and the number 40 represents the fortieth formula.
According to what I have researched, the instructions are to spray the WD-40 on the hard water stain and wait some minutes then scrub it off.
I have tried this many times and in many different ways and it never worked for me!
A lot of people say that it works for them…
It could also mean that something is wrong with the particular can that I have. I bought it in a Chinese store so anything is possible, you know.
So I would go with the first method mentioned above. It works all the time. Vinegar is really effective in breaking down these minerals. It even works without the help of baking soda.
So which method will you be using? Let me know what works, will ya?
Newly Found Method
I recently found a new way to get rid of the hard water stain from your toilet bowl fast. This product is called Harpic. It should be available on most supermarket shelves.
All I do is spread it all over the stain in the bowl and leave it for about 20 minutes, although I see results in ten minutes. I use the toilet brush to scrub away at the stain and repeat the process a second time and all the hard water stain is gone.
10 Ways To Get Rid Of Ants Naturally
You do not need chemicals to get rid of ants in your home and garden. Use these environmentally safe methods.
Instructions
1. Make a DIY ants spray with vinegar and essential oils that ants hate.
2. Make a citrus vinegar solution. Throw some peel in vinegar.
3. Make a quick lemon juice spray.
4. Coffee grounds are great for your garden, plus it will keep the ants away.
5. Mix powdered sugar and baking soda in a 1:1 ratio.
6. Sprinkle some baking soda in the colony of ants and then spray some white vinegar on it.
7. Sprinkle citrus peel all over the place. In the garden, in flower pots, and in any ants' entryway.
8. Make a citrus peel spray. Bring 1 cup of water and 1 cup of vinegar to a boil. Add 1 cup of citrus peel.
9. Mix equal amounts of white vinegar and lemon juice in a spray bottle.
10. Soak a cotton ball with a citrus essential oil and place it inside your cabinets, cupboards, and in corners where ants may travel.
