Household Hints & Help

ginnyinWI

(17,276 posts) Thu Oct 11, 2012, 12:15 PM Oct 2012

Mineral rings in toilet bowl

What can I do to dissolve them? It doesn't look like rust, but rather lime or whatever else came out of the water and built up along the water line. They don't scrub out. Help?

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Mineral rings in toilet bowl (Original Post) ginnyinWI Oct 2012 OP

Pour vinegar into the bowl, let it sit a while. It will dissolve calcium deposits and make it clean uppityperson Oct 2012 #1

that might work... ginnyinWI Oct 2012 #2

We do this regularly. Do it at night or when you leave for the day, also makes the bathroom smell uppityperson Oct 2012 #3

how much vinegar? ginnyinWI Oct 2012 #5

I usually dump in 1/2 gallon cheap white vinegar and let sit a couple hours. uppityperson Oct 2012 #6

Pumice stone left-of-center2012 Oct 2012 #4

uppityperson

(115,870 posts)

1. Pour vinegar into the bowl, let it sit a while. It will dissolve calcium deposits and make it clean

Reply to ginnyinWI (Original post)

Thu Oct 11, 2012, 12:20 PM

Oct 2012

ginnyinWI

(17,276 posts)

2. that might work...

Reply to uppityperson (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 11, 2012, 04:07 PM

Oct 2012

I use it to clean the pet water dishes and my coffeepot. Thanks

uppityperson

(115,870 posts)

3. We do this regularly. Do it at night or when you leave for the day, also makes the bathroom smell

Reply to ginnyinWI (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 11, 2012, 06:02 PM

Oct 2012

like pickles

ginnyinWI

(17,276 posts)

5. how much vinegar?

Reply to uppityperson (Reply #3)

Fri Oct 12, 2012, 01:13 PM

Oct 2012

Do you just add some to the water, or try and empty most of the water out and pour it in? I think it would be a lot because I'd need to get up to the usual water line to get at the ring.

uppityperson

(115,870 posts)

6. I usually dump in 1/2 gallon cheap white vinegar and let sit a couple hours.

Reply to ginnyinWI (Reply #5)

Fri Oct 12, 2012, 10:44 PM

Oct 2012

I considered turning off the water, emptying the bowl, adding vinegar, but just adding it to the water works well. In a couple hours, brush and flush. And let it smell like a pickley room.

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)

4. Pumice stone

Reply to ginnyinWI (Original post)

Fri Oct 12, 2012, 03:26 AM

Oct 2012

I had the same problem, but also with rust stains.
I bought a pumice stone in the housecleaning supply section at my local Walmart.
You wet the stone, rub the stains and flush.
Quite easy, IMHO, and I'm a disabled senior citizen.

Cost about $2.

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