"LM" wrote in message
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Why do we bother with faucet aerators (which simply get clogged)?

My faucets were almost totally clogged with hard water deposits (I'll call
that whitish greenish coating lime for lack of a better term).

So, at Safeway, I picked up LimeAway and put the satin-finish faucet tip
in
a cup of that over night.

Unfortunately some of the faucet metal was etched away to pink copper
(what
is in LimeAway anyway?) but the good news is that the holes unclogged in
the aerator screens.

Now, I can tell from the name that the aerator puts air bubbles in the
water at faucet, and I can see a difference with and without the aerator
... but I don't really see why it matters.

Please edify me.

By adding in air to the flow of water, when the water hits the sink it's
force is dampened and you do noit get splashing like you do when you have a
straight faucet.

To see this for yourself, just take the aerator off and let the flow hit the
sink.



What's in limeaway anyway (that etched away the satin coating)?

It is an acid.

--
Roger Shoaf
If you are not part of the solution, you are not dissolved in the solvent.


Why do we bother with aerators anyway (which simply get clogged)?