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How to easily clean the toilet, remove rust and limescale?
It is nice when home plumbing gets its original whiteness and shines with cleanliness. How to clean the toilet from the brown plaque? What tools to use to remove stone and rust without titanic effort? We learn why plaque and rust are formed on the toilet and inside the tank, and also consider the main cleaning products, their advantages and disadvantages.
Why is a raid?
To understand how to clean the toilet at home, you need to determine what type of pollution is preferential in your case. Hard to remove dirt a little, they usually represent the following.
Urinary stone It consists of complex mineral salts that fall on the surface of the toilet bowl and under the bezel with urine. Often the problem appears in families where households forget to flush the toilet behind them or the toilet itself is rarely subjected to preventive treatment. If the urinary stone is already formed, then it is difficult to get rid of it, conventional means cope with it poorly.
Limescale. In homes with increased water hardness, calcium salts contained in it eventually settle in the tank and on the walls of the toilet bowl. On top of the limescale quickly accumulate various contaminants of another kind. To whiten the toilet, in this case, use acid-based products.
Rust. The appearance of rusty stains is also associated with water quality. It may be old, rusty water pipes or water with a high iron content from the well.
Mechanical damage to faience contribute to the accumulation of dirt. It is not necessary to wash the surface of the toilet bowl and the drain tank with metal brushes or coarse abrasive materials. It is also impossible to pour hot water into the toilet bowl - from this, microcracks form on the surface.
To improve the quality of water, various filters are used or permanently add prophylactic agents in the form of special blisters and tablets to the toilet bowl.
Household chemicals
The easiest way to properly remove the urinary stone and rust using household chemicals designed for toilets. The industry offers many solutions and powders, but they can all be divided into four categories.
Chlorine based products. They perfectly wash and disinfect the surface, do not corrode the earthenware and do not leave behind microcracks. Eliminate odors, but they themselves do not smell very nice. Suitable for daily care of plumbing.
Alkaline products. These are liquid solutions containing caustic soda. Such tools allow you to get rid of surface contamination, they practically do not smell, well disinfect and do not damage the surface of the toilet bowl. Alkalis perfectly dissolve fats; therefore, it is recommended to wash the plumbing equipment with organic matter when clogged.
Acid-based products. These chemicals go into battle against the old deposits of urinary stone, rust. With their help, you can remove limescale in the toilet. Most often the product contains oxalic, formic, orthophosphoric, hydrochloric acids or their mixture. It is not recommended to wash the earthenware and ceramics with acid frequently, as it corrodes the surface to some extent, and in addition, vapors of acids have a bad effect on health.
Scouring powders. To remove the stone from the cistern and toilet bowl, you need to flush and scoop out water, and then wipe off any contamination with a powder using a hard, non-metallic sponge. With frequent use, such powders also contribute to the appearance of roughness on the plumbing surface, in which dirt will accumulate.
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When choosing a toilet cleaner, give preference to gels and cream formulations. Compared with liquid and powdery means they are more economical and easy to use.
As for specific brands, judging by the user reviews, “Silit”, “Toilet duckling” and “Sanitary gel” cope with all types of pollution. Domestos and Breffs remove rust well. Universal tools designed not only for toilet bowls, but also for ceramic tiles - “Komet Universal”, “Santry”, “Sanitol”, “Sarma”, “Gel WC 5+” - are suitable for daily care, sanitation and removal of fresh deposits .
Folk remedies
To clear the toilet from the urinary stone, you can resort to the help of folk remedies. The water from the toilet bowl and the tank is removed, the agent is applied for about one hour, then the surface must be cleaned with a brush or a hard sponge. Do not forget to use rubber gloves - almost all formulations act aggressively on the skin of the hands.
Acetic essence. It is pure, undiluted vinegar, which is sold in small glass bottles. Apply to contaminated places, rub in an hour with a brush.
Lemon acid. Two or three tablespoons of acid poured into the toilet and the tank with water, leave for several hours. Then you can simply rinse with water or even clean the brush. Repeat several times until it is possible to wash off the entire plaque.
Vinegar and iodine. Dining room
Vinegar and iodine. Table vinegar (9%) in the amount of one cup is heated to a temperature of 40-50 ° C. Add a little soda or iodine solution to the heated solution. Pour the mixture into the toilet without water, close the lid and leave overnight.
"Coca-Cola" or "White". With these tools you can whiten the toilet and remove rust and stone. Pour 1-1.5 liters of the product into a dry toilet bowl and leave overnight.
If it is impossible to remove dirt from the first time, repeat until the desired result is achieved. Sometimes old, accumulated deposits over the years are not amenable to any effort. Then “heavy artillery” is used.
Take tough measures
Difficult pollution is removed by means of the concentrated acids. When working with chemicals at home, use rubber gloves, a protective coat or a plastic apron and respirator. Do not close the door to the toilet, and after processing, flush the toilet thoroughly, thoroughly ventilate the room as a whole.
Dry oxalic acid. Technical acid is sold as a powder. It is applied to a piece of cloth and scrub the pollution manually. Wash the toilet in this way should be with the observance of precautions.
Electrolyte for acid batteries. This substance allows you to get rid of hard-to-remove plaque. Contains concentrated acid. Cannot be used if sewage pipes are made of plastic. Poured into the toilet, half an hour later, flush with water.
Hydrochloric acid. Sold in plumbing stores, usually used for cleaning water heaters in gas boilers, columns, etc. The principle is the same as with electrolyte. With its help you can get rid of all types of stone.
Monochloride iodine. Liquid means, it is possible to buy it in veterinary drugstores. Perfectly removes all types of stone. The solution is watered on contaminated areas and almost immediately washed off with water - the product eats away lime deposits and rust within a few minutes. Do not use in homes where sewage pipes are made of cast iron. Also iodine monochloride is aggressive to aluminum.
And finally, we note that the use of potent agents is too often undesirable - they spoil the surface of plumbing, leaving microdamages on it. Having washed off once a limy raid and a stone, regularly spend sanitation of a toilet bowl. In the presence of bad water, install house filters or use special pills to prevent the formation of plaque in the tank and toilet.
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