On 8/3/2015 6:47 PM, J Burns wrote:
On 8/3/15 11:07 AM, Muggles wrote:



All this talk about toilets reminds me of the issue I had with mine and
that calcium stuff on it. Well, the update is I finally had time to do
another treatment with the muriatic acid on the bottom where that water
flow jet is all. It was clogged with calcium buildup and for a long
time was difficult to get to flush. I'd have to plunge it every time,
just about because the water wouldn't swirl hardly with nothing in it,
let alone if you came to visit and dropped some ready mix there. HAHA!

I left the acid in the bottom and kept going back and scrubbing with a
small brush to remove what I could and the little bit of water left
there got so dark after a couple of hours I couldn't tell if it had
removed all of it or not. So, I refilled the water tank and flushed
after one last scrub and it was like night and day difference. The
bottom water jet had cleared of the calcium buildup and the toilet now
flushes great! I'm still going to have to do one last acid treatment
because there's still a little bit of the calcium left on the porcelain,
but now I won't have to replace the toilet because it flushes now.

Thanks for all the advice from everyone on how to use this muriatic acid
stuff. I was a bit cautious about using acid because I'd never used it
before, but with everyone's advice it encouraged me to go ahead and give
it a try. ヽ(—‰—¡—”)ﾉ


I'm glad I got a Bill Clinton low-flow toilet, even if he was a snobby
chickenhawk draft dodger. It has no jet hole at the bottom. Maybe
periodic wiping with an abrasive pad and CLR has kept the rim jets clean.

I check mine with a stopwatch. It takes 6-7 seconds from the time I
push the lever until it gurgles. If it's any slower, I know something is
wrong.

I'm just happy it flushes now. LOL

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Maggie