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Bluish-Green Coating / Stain Develops In White Porcelin Sink: WhatIs ?
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A white Porcelin sink we have always seems to develop a hard stain/coating on it that is a Bluish-Greenish color. Any idea what minerals in water might be causing ? And, what might be effective in removing it ? The typical, common, household cleaners have essentially no effet. Think Chlorox might work ? Or,...? Much thanks, Bob --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com |
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Bluish-Green Coating / Stain Develops In White Porcelin Sink:What Is ?
On 12/31/2014 6:22 PM, Bob wrote:
Hello, A white Porcelin sink we have always seems to develop a hard stain/coating on it that is a Bluish-Greenish color. Any idea what minerals in water might be causing ? And, what might be effective in removing it ? The typical, common, household cleaners have essentially no effet. Think Chlorox might work ? Or,...? Much thanks, Bob Blue green might be copper. Removal? Not sure. - .. Christopher A. Young Learn about Jesus www.lds.org .. |
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Bluish-Green Coating / Stain Develops In White Porcelin Sink: What Is ?
On Wed, 31 Dec 2014 18:22:04 -0500, Bob wrote:
Hello, A white Porcelin sink we have always seems to develop a hard stain/coating on it that is a Bluish-Greenish color. Any idea what minerals in water might be causing ? And, what might be effective in removing it ? The typical, common, household cleaners have essentially no effet. Think Chlorox might work ? Or,...? Much thanks, Bob Acidic Water - copper pipe and well water? URL: http://www.h2oequipment.com/water-problems/blue-green-stains/ |
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Bluish-Green Coating / Stain Develops In White Porcelin Sink: What Is ?
"Bob" wrote in message ... Hello, A white Porcelin sink we have always seems to develop a hard stain/coating on it that is a Bluish-Greenish color. Any idea what minerals in water might be causing ? And, what might be effective in removing it ? The typical, common, household cleaners have essentially no effet. Think Chlorox might work ? Or,...? Much thanks, Bob Bluish-Greenish color stain is most likely from copper pipes. You probably have low ph (acidic) water or a small electric current in your pipes. You should find the source of your problem and fix it before your copper pipes get slowly eaten away. To remove stain, this page says use "Soap suds and ammonia, then rinse" http://www.naturalhandyman.com/iip/i...ldeposits.html |
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Bluish-Green Coating / Stain Develops In White Porcelin Sink: What Is ?
On Wed, 31 Dec 2014 18:22:04 -0500, Bob wrote:
Hello, A white Porcelin sink we have always seems to develop a hard stain/coating on it that is a Bluish-Greenish color. Any idea what minerals in water might be causing ? And, what might be effective in removing it ? The typical, common, household cleaners have essentially no effet. Think Chlorox might work ? Or,...? Much thanks, Bob --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com Copper reacting with sulkphur in the water? Copper ions are blue-green. |
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Bluish-Green Coating / Stain Develops In White Porcelin Sink:What Is ?
On Wednesday, December 31, 2014 7:06:02 PM UTC-5, terrable wrote:
"Bob" wrote in message ... Hello, A white Porcelin sink we have always seems to develop a hard stain/coating on it that is a Bluish-Greenish color. Any idea what minerals in water might be causing ? And, what might be effective in removing it ? The typical, common, household cleaners have essentially no effet. Think Chlorox might work ? Or,...? Much thanks, Bob Bluish-Greenish color stain is most likely from copper pipes. You probably have low ph (acidic) water or a small electric current in your pipes. You should find the source of your problem and fix it before your copper pipes get slowly eaten away. To remove stain, this page says use "Soap suds and ammonia, then rinse" http://www.naturalhandyman.com/iip/i...ldeposits.html If that doesn't work, then maybe a product like CLR? It makes rust disappear quickly, would probably work on other metal based stains. |
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