cleaning stains out of the toilet when you have hard water

joyful mama · 01-28-2009, 12:58 PM

I would like it to be 'natural' but its not necessary. i have hard water and nothing seems to work!

what do you use??

Blue Aurora · 01-28-2009, 01:00 PM

have you tried coke?

joyful mama · 01-28-2009, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Blue Aurora

have you tried coke?

no, i might have some

mountainash · 01-28-2009, 01:16 PM

Pumie!

http://www.acehardware.com/sm-pumie-...i-1791172.html

It's a soft pumice stone that scrapes away the ring. It sounds like nails on a chalkboard, but no chemicals!

lmgeenw · 01-30-2009, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by mountainash

Pumie!

http://www.acehardware.com/sm-pumie-...i-1791172.html

It's a soft pumice stone that scrapes away the ring. It sounds like nails on a chalkboard, but no chemicals!

That looks great, but $63!

I wonder if you can just buy one.

canadiyank · 01-30-2009, 10:15 PM

Oh yah, you can find pumice scraper thingies for a couple bucks at the store. I can't remember where I bought mine but it was just at a Wal-Mart or Target or something. They work great! And then, to prevent them, I use this. It works *great*!

canadiyank · 01-30-2009, 10:17 PM

Oh dude, you can try it free ($4.99 shipping) - that's great! I'd totally recommend it. Too bad I've already bought two...

https://www.kaboomscrubfree.com/index.asp

(click on the "try it free" link)

eta - ok, I got it anyways, lol. You have to click through a million "special offers" afterwards, but it will go through eventually.

ArmsOfLove · 01-30-2009, 10:46 PM

I may try that

in the past we've used a pumice stone. Actually, my mother does it for me because I can't handle the scrapy sound and it makes my teeth clench and hurt

joyful mama · 01-31-2009, 10:28 AM

thanks for the tips

. I'll try to get something this week. I tried... coke, oxiclean, vinegar/baking soda. NOTHING worked... at all.

RiverRock · 01-31-2009, 02:05 PM

When our toilets get really bad there is only one thing that will work for me: It is a corrosive toilet bowl cleaner by Watkins.

I do this as little as possible. Then I use a pumice for the ring at the top.

joyful mama · 02-01-2009, 07:05 PM

so, I ended up getting a lysol disinfectant totally non natural thing... and it cleaned it REALLY well, there are only two spots it didn't get, but they faded at least. It was cheap, has a child safety lock on it, and I'm happy for now

Heather Micaela · 02-01-2009, 11:49 PM

The ladies that cleaned our house (ex roomate's mom and aunt

) used lime away full strength

BeckaBlue · 02-02-2009, 12:18 AM

I just sprinkle in a bunch of baking soda and use a scrubber thing, not a toilet brush cause the bristles are too soft and the handles too flexible so they 'give' too much in the scrub, but the kind you get from the cleaning dpt for dishes (not the sponge kind either). after that i do swish in the vinegar, but for the scrubbing part its just baking soda

01-28-2009, 12:58 PM	#1
joyful mama Rose Garden Word of God speak... Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 18,661	cleaning stains out of the toilet when you have hard water I would like it to be 'natural' but its not necessary. i have hard water and nothing seems to work! what do you use?? __________________ Jen Married to my knight in shining armor Work-in-progress mother to my three awesome kids: S (8), T (6) and the Little Guy (3) ...and always remembering our little angel

01-28-2009, 01:00 PM	#2
Blue Aurora Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,666	Re: cleaning stains out of the toilet when you have hard water have you tried coke? __________________ Jen, Married 10 years! Mama to 2 boys, 9 and 7.5 and my 2 little girls, 4 years old and almost 2 True obedience is a matter of love, which makes it voluntary, not compelled by fear or force. ~Dorothy Day

01-28-2009, 01:16 PM	#4
mountainash Rose Garden Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Northwest of Orlando. Posts: 6,732	Re: cleaning stains out of the toilet when you have hard water Pumie! http://www.acehardware.com/sm-pumie-...i-1791172.html It's a soft pumice stone that scrapes away the ring. It sounds like nails on a chalkboard, but no chemicals! __________________ INFP Ashley Beloved of ENTJ Jason since Sept. 2003 Benjamin born March 2005 & Alivia born May 2007

01-30-2009, 10:15 PM	#6
canadiyank Deactivated Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Central WA Posts: 17,196	Re: cleaning stains out of the toilet when you have hard water Oh yah, you can find pumice scraper thingies for a couple bucks at the store. I can't remember where I bought mine but it was just at a Wal-Mart or Target or something. They work great! And then, to prevent them, I use this. It works great!

01-30-2009, 10:17 PM	#7
canadiyank Deactivated Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Central WA Posts: 17,196	Re: cleaning stains out of the toilet when you have hard water Oh dude, you can try it free ($4.99 shipping) - that's great! I'd totally recommend it. Too bad I've already bought two... https://www.kaboomscrubfree.com/index.asp (click on the "try it free" link) eta - ok, I got it anyways, lol. You have to click through a million "special offers" afterwards, but it will go through eventually.

01-30-2009, 10:46 PM	#8
ArmsOfLove Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 79,607	Re: cleaning stains out of the toilet when you have hard water I may try that in the past we've used a pumice stone. Actually, my mother does it for me because I can't handle the scrapy sound and it makes my teeth clench and hurt __________________ Crystal "When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time." Maya Angelou

01-31-2009, 10:28 AM	#9
joyful mama Rose Garden Word of God speak... Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 18,661	Re: cleaning stains out of the toilet when you have hard water thanks for the tips . I'll try to get something this week. I tried... coke, oxiclean, vinegar/baking soda. NOTHING worked... at all. __________________ Jen Married to my knight in shining armor Work-in-progress mother to my three awesome kids: S (8), T (6) and the Little Guy (3) ...and always remembering our little angel

01-31-2009, 02:05 PM	#10
RiverRock Moderator Leaning, leaning, leaning on the everlasting arms. Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: In green pastures Posts: 9,770	Re: cleaning stains out of the toilet when you have hard water When our toilets get really bad there is only one thing that will work for me: It is a corrosive toilet bowl cleaner by Watkins. I do this as little as possible. Then I use a pumice for the ring at the top. __________________ RiverRock, mom to a 24 year old diamond, 22 year old granite, 19 year old pearl, and 16 year old tiger eye. Married for 25 years to a rugged boulder and resting together on the one true Rock.

02-01-2009, 07:05 PM	#11
joyful mama Rose Garden Word of God speak... Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 18,661	Re: cleaning stains out of the toilet when you have hard water so, I ended up getting a lysol disinfectant totally non natural thing... and it cleaned it REALLY well, there are only two spots it didn't get, but they faded at least. It was cheap, has a child safety lock on it, and I'm happy for now __________________ Jen Married to my knight in shining armor Work-in-progress mother to my three awesome kids: S (8), T (6) and the Little Guy (3) ...and always remembering our little angel

02-01-2009, 11:49 PM	#12
Heather Micaela Rose Garden Bar/Bat Mitzvah picture with husband Michael. Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Within sight and earshot of the Disneyland fireworks Posts: 39,893	Re: cleaning stains out of the toilet when you have hard water The ladies that cleaned our house (ex roomate's mom and aunt ) used lime away full strength __________________ Heather ESFJ T4 Messianic Joshua-13 Christina- 11 Amalia Linda-8.5 Trinity-7 Gabriel-5 w/ADHD, ASD & Dyslexia Taylor Jordan11/15/04 SkyeDakota10/12/05 Life is a pile of good things & bad things The good things don't always soften the bad things but the bad things don't necessarily spoil the good things

02-02-2009, 12:18 AM	#13
BeckaBlue Rose Garden AKA mama2madj Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 15,078	Re: cleaning stains out of the toilet when you have hard water I just sprinkle in a bunch of baking soda and use a scrubber thing, not a toilet brush cause the bristles are too soft and the handles too flexible so they 'give' too much in the scrub, but the kind you get from the cleaning dpt for dishes (not the sponge kind either). after that i do swish in the vinegar, but for the scrubbing part its just baking soda __________________ Becka, 30 esFP married to E InTJ mama of 6 fun fantastical kiddos K, 14 ENP A, 11 INJ N, 10 EFJ J, 5.5 ETJ El 10/11 D 1/13 "Against the grain should be a way of life. What's worth the prize is always worth the fight" - Nickelback

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