Eddie G wrote:
I have Lime Away...is this the same as CLR? Will it work for Calcium
deposits? From other posts you may remember that I have hard water that has
caused deposits on my kitchen sink faucet and my washing machine hot water
hose. I am apprehensive about using the Lime Away because of the drinking
water from the kitchen and the acid in the washer burning my clothes. I
guess I should run an empty load with no soap in the washer...will one run
be enough? And for the kitchen sink how long does it have to run to wash
away the acid so the water is safe to drink?

Thanks!!

Eddie G


CLR works much better for me than Lime away. I see
in another post you tried a drop of vinegar. Well
you have to use a lot of whatever you are using
and CLR is much stronger than vinegar. For your
sink, use a paper towel saturated with the
solution and place it against the metal. After a
few minutes pour more CLR on it and rub it well.

I don't understand about the hose. Do you mean it
has leaked at the connection and formed white
deposits? If so, just rub with a paper towel or
cloth saturated with CLR.

If you have heavy deposits in your washer you will
need to let it fill with water and then add a
whole bottle (quart size) of CLR and let it
agitate for 10-15 minutes, stop it and let it sit
for at least 1/2 hour then let it complete a rinse
cycle. One rinse cycle is enough to get rid of it.

There is no reason to be worried about the CLR as
it is very soluble in water. Neither is is very
acidic; I normally don't use rubber gloves when
using it. For items that you can't just pour
water on, saturate a cloth with water and wipe the
item, rinse the cloth, and repeat the process
twice more.