Why is limescale only an issue in my bathrooms?

[MyRareBeaker]

Since buying and renovating my house I’m observing so much more around the house.

This is a dumb question. But my beautiful new kitchen tap (has the squirty hose thing) never gets limescale on it. It certainly gets watermarks which I wipe over when I do the surfaces.

But my new taps and shower are basically always covered in limescale. I’m scrubbing weekly and that still isn’t really enough to always have them decent looking.

Is it a volume thing? Just wondering and google did not help

Because of the human body oils and human bacteria found in the bathroom. They bind with the minerals in the water in what is known as a biofilm. It's also responsible for bathtub rings.

Also depends on how the water is distributed.

Basically in a shower tray or on shower doors the water evaporates leaving the limescale deposits behind. If you want to minimise these the simple way is to get one of those window rubber scraper things and just skim down the doors and the tray after a shower, pushing all the water into the plughole and leaving as little around as possible. This will stop the evaporating water leaving deposits, because there will not be any. This really works in reducing the amount of scale/scum in the shower.

Your tap will probably develop limescale eventually, like a stalagtite. But probably depends on how often it is used and whether water is left on the very end of it to evaporate or whether it drips.

Th as nos both. Good to know

The shower sprays work well - method do one which smells pleasant. You get out of the shower, spray the glass while damp - plus the taps and metal work and it dries leaving no streaks.

then about once a fortnight (maybe less) I get a big bubbly soapy sponge, mixed with a bit of descaler (white vinegar may also work). I sponge it on. No big rubbing. Leave while I clean the sink and loo, then squeegee off with a rubber squeege. It leaves a streak free glass door and tiles. on the outside of the shower glass I clear with glass cleaner and a micro fibre cloth.

And if it does developed limescale stalactite, fold a piece of kitchen roll into a small square, soak with limescale remover, wrap tap in it and hold with an elastic band. Leave for a bit and rinse.