I have a toilet pan which is just over a year old and is showing
streaks running down from the outlet holes around the rim. Presumably
this is some sort of limescale residue but this did not appear on the
previous pan over a period of many years. The supplier says that as it
is over a year old it is out of waranty but surely it should last
longer than that? and to try cleaning it with a pumice stone, any other
advise or suggestions please?

frank spencer wrote:
I have a toilet pan which is just over a year old and is showing
streaks running down from the outlet holes around the rim. Presumably
this is some sort of limescale residue but this did not appear on the
previous pan over a period of many years. The supplier says that as it
is over a year old it is out of waranty but surely it should last
longer than that? and to try cleaning it with a pumice stone, any other
advise or suggestions please?

Do not try cleaning it with a pumice stone (IMO).
First try a descaling gel of some form.

frank spencer wrote:
I have a toilet pan which is just over a year old and is showing
streaks running down from the outlet holes around the rim. Presumably
this is some sort of limescale residue but this did not appear on the
previous pan over a period of many years. The supplier says that as it
is over a year old it is out of waranty but surely it should last
longer than that? and to try cleaning it with a pumice stone, any other
advise or suggestions please?

Try cleaning it with a limescale remover. If it doesn't come off,
try bleach. If you use pumice it will most likelt scratch the
glaze rather badly.

The supplier says that as it is over a year old it is out
of waranty but surely it should last longer than that?

Not much the toilet manufacturer can do about calcium in your water. It
surely wouldn't be covered by any warranty.

Use a descaling chemical. Mechanical removal is likely to be harder work and
cause more damage. Ours was so bad we ensured that the toilet uses the
softened supply when we put in the softener. Indeed, the disgusting toilet
bowl was probably one of the major reasons for installing the softener in
the first place!

Christian.

Christian McArdle wrote:
The supplier says that as it is over a year old it is out
of waranty but surely it should last longer than that?

Not much the toilet manufacturer can do about calcium in your water. It
surely wouldn't be covered by any warranty.

Use a descaling chemical. Mechanical removal is likely to be harder work and
cause more damage. Ours was so bad we ensured that the toilet uses the
softened supply when we put in the softener. Indeed, the disgusting toilet
bowl was probably one of the major reasons for installing the softener in
the first place!

Christian.


Yup,. After you have manually chipped off ten tears (2" of ****e and
urine and scale conglomerate, and spent a week with te brick acid
getting the rest clean, a water softener seems a small price to pay,

Try adding vinegar to the cistern for a few weeks after having shoved
some brick acid in the loo

The gels are good because they just about stick...and a mild abrasive
bad SOAKED IN DESCALER is good but its long and tedious work.

Make regular addition of some mild acid to the loo a weekly task.
Limescale that disfigures is one thing, limescale that stops the thing
flushing is quite another..

The message .com
from "frank spencer" contains these words:

try cleaning it with a pumice stone, any other
advise or suggestions please?

I certainly wouldn't do that. You'll risk scratching the glaze which
will make it easier for the scale to stick again.

It's probably happening because the previous pan let all the water run
out quickly, the new one dribbles a bit. Certainly nothing to do with
guarantees or anything. The simplest cure is one of those smelly things
that goes in the cistern.

--
Skipweasel
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

On Tue, 4 Apr 2006 15:12:32 +0100, Guy King
wrote:

The message .com
from "frank spencer" contains these words:

try cleaning it with a pumice stone, any other
advise or suggestions please?

I certainly wouldn't do that. You'll risk scratching the glaze which
will make it easier for the scale to stick again.

It's probably happening because the previous pan let all the water run
out quickly, the new one dribbles a bit. Certainly nothing to do with
guarantees or anything. The simplest cure is one of those smelly things
that goes in the cistern.

The best cure is a periodic dose of strong hydrochloric acid.

--
Frank Erskine

The message
from Frank Erskine contains these words:

The best cure is a periodic dose of strong hydrochloric acid.

Fran uses cheap cola.

--
Skipweasel
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

On Wed, 5 Apr 2006 00:38:38 +0100, Guy King
wrote:

The message
from Frank Erskine contains these words:

The best cure is a periodic dose of strong hydrochloric acid.

Fran uses cheap cola.


Think what it does to the insides. Sugar water and acid.


--

..andy

On 4 Apr 2006 05:23:12 -0700, frank spencer wrote:

any other advise or suggestions please?

Stop eating curries washed down with 5 pints of Bass or aim better.

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Cheers
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