Viakal Limescale Remover Spray, 500 ml

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Fill the kettle with a solution consisting of half water and half white vinegar, and leave it overnight. In the morning, the limescale will rinse out easily. Rinse thoroughly to remove any vinegary odours. What descaler are you using? Oust sachets are good. Just re-boil the kettle when the water stops fizzing and repeat until the scale has gone. I only quarter fill the kettle before adding the oust.” (Recommended by Mumsnet user MaisyMary77) Lemon method: Cut a lemon in half and rub the juice onto the shower head, making sure you cover it fully. Leave the lemon juice to work its magic for an hour or two and then use a toothbrush to scrub the showerhead, including the holes.

The great thing about using vinegar rather than commercial cleaning products, is that it’s non-toxic and can be safetly used to clean kitchen equipment such as the kettle or dishwasher. Vinegar method: Pour a generous amount of vinegar into a food bag and fasten the bag with string around the shower head. Leave the bag on overnight and wipe the shower head clean in the morning. Baths, showers, sinks and tiles If you are just looking for a way to remove limescale across a multitude of surfaces and do not want to have to store multiple chemicals to achieve this, you can’t go far wrong with Viakal.Limescale is a nasty eyesore that, despite its appearance and texture, is actually fairly easy to clean up with just a little know-how. Ideally, you want to do this just before you go to bed so the white vinegar can be left to work overnight, especially if you are cleaning the toilet. It should be noted that even soft water areas can get limescale; it might just remain invisible to the eye for longer, so a descaling session is always worth doing if you suspect there to be a problem.

Lemon method: Cut a lemon in half and rub the flesh side onto the limescale-affected part of the taps. Again, leave it to sit for 30 minutes and then scrub it with a sponge to remove the limescale residue. Shower heads

Removing Limescale from Taps 

Unwanted Food or Drink Products - Once supply conditions are broken, there are a number of factors outside of our control that can affect the quality of a product. Therefore perishable goods such as food and drink cannot be returned. The Pink Stuff Paste is made from baking soda, quartz, sodium silicate and soap, which makes a mildly abrasive paste - meaning minimal scrubbing is needed. All you need to do is apply the paste with a soft cloth or sponge, gently rub the surface (ensuring all limescale residue is covered) and rinse the paste off with hot water. Leave it on for longer for particularly stubborn limescale stains. Pro Ecover also never tests its products on animals, and even the bottle is made from recycled and plant plastic.

For people who prefer to go natural, white vinegar is a cheap, eco-friendly cleaning alternative for getting rid of limescale. While usually used in cooking, vinegar has hundreds of uses as a household cleaner. Just apply under the rim like any other toilet cleaner and leave it to work its magic for five minutes. And don’t forget to open the window or ventilate your bathroom as this product has a strong chemical smell. Both vinegar and lemon juice are suitable for getting rid of limescale in your washing machine and dishwasher. If limescale has already built up, soak a tea towel or cloth in the vinegar solution and wrap it around the tap, then leave for a couple of hours or overnight. You may need to gently work away any remaining residue with an old toothbrush. As an alternative for taps, or if you don’t like that vinegary smell, halve a lemon, squeeze out some juice, and put the half lemons on to the tap spouts. Then soak a cloth in the lemon juice and wrap around the rest of the tap. Always rinse well with plain water once cleaned.To remove limescale from your toilet, you need to use vinegar. Pour vinegar (straight from the bottle) into the toilet bowl and leave it to sit for three hours or longer. Then scrub the bowl with a toilet brush to wipe off the limescale residue and flush. Taps In the case of mild or fairly fresh limescale, some cleaners will use the distilled white vinegar method as detailed below. Stardrops’ The Pink Stuff Paste is suitable for kitchen and bathroom limescale removal and works on surfaces such as ceramic tiles, showers, glass, sinks, saucepans, outdoor furniture, and paintwork. In the case of stubborn limescale, especially around the toilet bowl, bleach is a good option, especially purpose-designed toilet bleach.