how do you get limescale off the toilet pan?

[geekgrrl]

You know, the limescale that builds up at the sides at the bottom. Any idea? I've tried leaving vinegar in it overnight and it didn't do much...
We have a septic tank and live next to a river full of fish, so I can't nuke it with super-strength cleaning tablets.

I'm sure somebody said try Coke

Kim and Aggie say salt for its abrasive action. Obviously something acidic is more appropriate. Maybe you could make up a paste of lemon juice and salt?

If you are in a soft water are, you could use Andrew's liver salts

Spirit of Salts.
Friend told me about it.

"It shifts a whole different set of stains" is how she out it.

Harpic 100% limescale remover. Leave in overnight, then scrub with brush in morning and flush.

Mind you, not sure that it'd do the fish any good, but great for limescale.

ooh goody, lots of things to try then!
Very soft water here so I'll try the liver salts.
Cheers.

Kim & Aggie ladle the water out and then scrub it by hand - I'm not ready for that yet!

It's your poo-poo, dear!

I let out a house and normally the tenants are great - these ones were. But when I saw the state of the loo - my God. Have you got a Robert Dyas near you? They sell some industrial strength limescale remover which really worked - sorry, can't remember what it's called but you'll know it when you see it. It comes in two sizes in a translucent bottle and is yellow in colour. Even then it took three applications and I had to chip away at it with an empty Toilet Duck Fresh Brush thingy. It came off in chunks almost the thickness of a saucer! Good luck.

ok, no coke! sorry to hear it was a disaster, hausfrau.
Will look into industrial-strength stuff.

what about citric acid - used it to descale our bottle warmer/kettle etc

I thought you only got limescale in hard water areas? Ours is soft and we don't get it - are you sure it's limescale, geekgrrl?

haven't tried it but I have it on good authority that sour milk works a treat!

Full sugar Cola. NOT diet.

We tried the coke thing hausfrau -DP put some down the toilet as we were leaving the house for a weekend away -not recommended!

Might try some of these tips as we're in a hard water area

geekgrrl it's not so bad to ladel out the water - clean the loo first

and then put rubber gloves on

I use distilled vinegar - leave over night and scrub with a toilet brush in the morning. Works on my sparkling white bowl, and we have well hard London water.

I'm quite sure it's limescale - probably due to my slatternly ways...

Kim & Aggie say to use denture tablets.

denture tablets don't work on my loo...

Have never tried them , but have just been reading their book - we don't get to seem much of a limescale problem here TBH. We must have very soft water.

I use parazone toilet cleane - its aout the only thing that realy works in this house.