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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 which 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 in 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 the 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, it will melt it 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?
Three ways to get rid of hard water stains from your toilet bowl. Method one Turn off the water supply to the toilet. Empty the toilet tank and pour about half of a gallon of white vinegar in it. 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. Covert the bowl for half an hour and then scrub. Method Two 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, it will melt it away with the help of the toilet brush. Method Three Spray WD-40 on the stains. It did not work for me! Some people say that it worked for them. The most recommended method is the one with white vinegar.How To Remove Hard Water Stains From Toilet Bowl
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