Best Lime Scale Remover For Bathroom Taps?

[Matthew Donovan]

Hello all , i have been running my new company now for three months and working with a lot of local agents carrying out End of Tenancy cleans and looking for some advice on which cleaning products to buy for limescale as it seems every tenancy clean i do the the tenants have let the limescale buildup and its really hard to get of even after leaving the product on for 5-10 minutes , all though i am only using domestic limescale remover at the moment. Also muold seems to another problem area in bathrooms and inside of washing machines any advice on which products to buy would be appreciated thanks Matt

 

[Chris Carter]

Hi Matt, For Limescale on taps and heavy built up areas I usually break it away as much as possible then finish with astonish paste, Also astonish paste on shower screens applied with a micro fibre cloth. Pretty much the only thing I have had results with on mould is bleach left as long as possible.
For toilets with heavy limescale I find a rubber glove and removing the bulk by hand the most cost effective way.

 

[Steve Porter]

Chris/ matt

Try Solu-Clear on the bathroom mould, fairly strong...leave for 5 mins & scrub off, does a great job!
With washing machines as we're all using cooler water, smells & mould will build up quicker, just chuck some Final Phase in (ratio it out for 2 gallons of water or aprox 30ml) & put on a 60 degree cotton wash (takes about 2 hours so put on first thing), then it's just a simple drawer removal to wipe it over.

Quickest way to remove bulky limescale from white toilets......brick acid! Pour, watch & flush all within 2 mins!! Do not use it on coloured bowels or stainless though!

 

[Richard A Harrison]

This is handy for tricky taps

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B000LMQ4MA/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?qid=1447781352&sr=8-4&pi=AC_SX110_SY165&keywords=Limescale+taps&dpPl=1&dpID=31A1zL2DiXL&ref=plSrch

 

[Matthew Donovan]

thanks for the advice guys , i am fairly new to all this so learning as i go along,

 

[Matthew Donovan]

what does this brick acid do , is it safe to use

 

[Robert Bailey]

When doing toilets, get rid of the water at the bottom before putting acid down.

 

[kyle hyams]

Johnsons Lifeguard limescale remover works great. Can be used neat for heavy limescale and diluted 1:100 for keeping ontop of things

 

[Nick Robertson-Vousden]

Solution APC and an X-RAY hand pad safe easy to use and results that will simply blow away

Oh and you don't need gloves

Regards

Nick

 

[Christopher Mc Donnell]

Steve
With brick acid do you push water from the bowl by toilet brush so little water are do you pour into the water already in the bowl ?

Regards,

Chris

 

[John Bolton]

Chris,

If you don't remove most of the water first you will dilute the HCl, rendering it less effective.

The alternative would be to buy a more concentrated acid so that the residual water would dilute it to working strength.

The solution offered by Nick is not only far safer but far more cost effective.

 

[Lisa Huddleston]

I use Lidl limescale remover & if that doesn't work I use harpic toilet cleaner 100% limescale remover. on taps it eats it away scour it on and wash off within a minute or two so as not to tarnish taps

 

[Gabrielius Mankevicius]

Be careful with "harpic" I've seen many discoloured taps/showers and a bottle of "harpic" in the bathroom

 

[Nick Robertson-Vousden]

Solution APC and our X-R hand pads take some beating and no caustics or nasties

 

[Remus R Lungu]

I've been using something called Caesar Blue from Caesar janitorial supplies
Use neat work with a sponge and rinse..does miracles

 

[Nick Robertson-Vousden]

Try APC

 

[Kevin Kirk]

Nick - do you list the products / items available for general cleaning somewhere else? I can't see things you've mentioned on the website.

 

[Mark Roberts]

Left hand side menu

http://www.worldofclean.co.uk/micro-power-xr-hand-pad.html

http://www.worldofclean.co.uk/hard-floor-cleaning.html

 

[Christopher Myerscough]

I've always used selden ACT toilet cleaner for limescale works on toilets stainless steel safe so does taps and shower doors even does the tiles without discolouring the grout. Put it on leave for about 5 - 10 min depending on build up then rinse clean costs about £10 for 5 litres well worth it!

 

[Robert W Wootton]

Yes , Act is very functional and safe
You can use it as a floor cleaner in toilets and showers as long as you dilute it first .

It's also a good deodoriser