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| amarquardt |
Posted - Jan 07 2012 : 7:42:59 PM
I make all my own cleaning products but the one thing I still purchase is a heavy duty toilet bowl cleaner. I would really like to get away from using chemicals all together but we have very hard water. Even if I scrub it down daily, I still get build up. Can anyone recommend an alternative.
Amy
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| crafter |
Posted - Jan 21 2012 : 4:00:22 PM
Stephanie-
thanks for the info- I normally pour it in and scrub- I'll let it sit for awhile and then scrub!!
Lori |
| sjmjgirl |
Posted - Jan 21 2012 : 3:16:28 PM
I'm just using a good old fashioned toilet brush with the plastic bristles, Lori. I think the key is to let the Borax sit for awhile. I usually leave it for a hour or two, then scrub.
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| JessieMae |
Posted - Jan 21 2012 : 09:40:02 AM
Probably not environmentally friendly, but "Iron Out" works miracles on hard water stains. We had to use it on our laundry when I lived in the college dorms.
Jessie Mae
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| crafter |
Posted - Jan 20 2012 : 2:44:17 PM
what kind of scrub brush are you using with the borax? mine doesn't feel stiff enough- maybe it's time for a new one!! |
| rksmith |
Posted - Jan 19 2012 : 5:49:42 PM
I just pour some in; I'm bad about not measuring stuff like that. I pour it til it looks about right for the job.
Rachel
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| sjmjgirl |
Posted - Jan 19 2012 : 4:28:32 PM
I have soft water, but still get pretty bad rust stains. I also use Borax. I just let it soak for awhile, then scrub. Sometimes I will put vinegar in the rinse water just to give it a good final rinse. |
| FieldsofThyme |
Posted - Jan 19 2012 : 11:32:46 AM
We have well water, and I just sprinkle in borax and scrub. It works for us.
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| levisgrammy |
Posted - Jan 10 2012 : 06:56:55 AM
how do you use the vinegar and baking soda? Just pour some in or do you measure it out or what?
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| levisgrammy |
Posted - Jan 10 2012 : 06:56:04 AM
honestly, thing only thing I have found to get the hard water stains off is using a pumice stone. I do it as often as I see the ring start to return. It does get it off and it gets quicker as long as I keep up with it. Not a quick fix I know but it is what works. I had been using "The Works" brand though it really doesn't get the stains off either. I am using up what I have left of it but I would prefer something not laden with chemicals as I have been burnt by a splatter of this so I definitely want to find something safer.
farm girl sister#43
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O, a trouble's a ton or a trouble's an ounce,
Or a trouble is what you make it!
And it isn't the fact that you're hurt that counts,
But only--how did you take it?
--Edmund C. Vance.
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| oldbittyhen |
Posted - Jan 09 2012 : 7:21:57 PM
I also have hard water, and I also use vinegar and baking soda...
"Knowlege is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad" |
| rksmith |
Posted - Jan 09 2012 : 5:11:41 PM
We've got super hard water also. I have given up on scrubbing every day. Currently I am using baking soda and vinegar to do all of the drains and I put it in the toilet as well--works pretty good but doesn't get everything out. I've done some reading on using citric acid to clean hard water stains, I have yet to get off it and get some to try though.
Rachel
Farmgirl Sister #2753
True enlightenment is nothing but the nature of one's own self being fully realised-- His Holiness the Dali Lama
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| ddmashayekhi |
Posted - Jan 08 2012 : 2:20:07 PM
I use 7th Generation or Ecover for my toilets. We have our own well & septic, so I'm very careful about using homemade or environmentally friendly cleaning products only.
My what has a lot of iron in it and both products do a good job. Sometimes I have to add a little Bar Keepers friend in the bowl before scrubbing. Good luck finding a product that works for you.
Dawn in IL |
