Toilet limescale proves to be a nuisance and is stubbornly persistent when not periodically removed. The culprit for toilet limescale is hard water, laden with minerals that linger after evaporation, leading to the unsightly stains seen in toilet bowls.
For tackling toilet limescale, popular fixes among the cleaning community include white vinegar, baking soda, and cola. Yet one cleaning buff, Sarah Abbott, expressed her frustration in the Facebook group ‘Mrs Hinch Cleaning Tips’, revealing none of these solutions worked for her due to her toilet bowl continuously building up.
“Our toilet is encrusted with limescale, no matter what I do I cant remove it because the pan continuously fills so I can’t empty it,” she lamented.
“I have tried coke, vinegar, lemons, bicarb, toilet cleaners, you name it. Does anyone have any good tips for really stubborn limescale that can still work when diluted?”
This led to a flurry of nearly 50 responses from Mrs Hinch admirers, with many advocating Harpic Black as the go-to remedy, reports the Express.
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Hayley Jobson advised, “Black Harpic. Try and push the water out with a loo brush. Do it quickly and it goes over the u-bend. Then Black Harpic and scrub. Leave for a bit then scrub again and should be clean.”
Echoing this, Geraldine Baines suggested, “Black Harpic liquid and tablets leave as long as possible. Overnight is best.”
Lisa May Rickhuss also recommended, “Black Harpic. Leave overnight. Use toilet brush in the morning, flush and should be sparkling.”
Remove stubborn toilet limescale in ’20 minutes’ using 1 supermarket staple
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Harpic Power Plus Regular Toilet Cleaner Gel costs £1.50 from Sainsbury’s and Morrisons. On Sainsbury’s website, the product has received a rating of 4.4 out of five
One customer praised Harpic Power Plus Original on Sainsbury’s website, saying: “Harpic Power Plus Original is the best toilet cleaner I’ve tried. Much stronger and more effective that regular bleach. It is enough to keep it [on] for a few minutes (I kept it for about 20 minutes) and wash it off. Removes old stains and kills up to 99 percent of bacteria.”
Another enthused: “The cleaning power of this is immense. I live in an area with very hard water, so limescale is always an issue, and this has broken it down brilliantly and effectively. The scent isn’t unpleasant, and for the price, I will be buying it regularly.”
However, not everyone was pleased, as a different review cautioned with less enthusiasm: “I’ve bought this product and it may be good at cleaning the toilet but the smell is terrible. Smells of wee and public toilets. Won’t be buying again! “.
Among other tips from Mrs Hinch enthusiasts were unusual methods such as utilising Steradent tablets and a dishwasher tablet for tackling toilet limescale.
Pauline Speed advised: “Dishwasher tablet. I did this today in work.”
Jeanette Bowers suggested: “Steradent tablets. May sound odd but [it] works.”