Can anyone tell me the best way to remove limescale in specific areas...?

[lucysmam]

Round the hole in the taps

The overflow things at the back of sinks

Plugs (I might just replace those tbf, they look minging)

Shower head and hose (or would it be easier to replace those?)

tia

I want to know too, so am bumping.
I do use old toothbrushes for tricky areas. But there may be better ways.

It's been irritating me since we moved in tbh, only just getting round to doing something about it though.

Viakal liquid is great: it fuzzes the scale right up! I keep old toothbrushes aside for Viakal and bleach.

ooh, that sounds like just the job. Would it do a shower head too? Where do you get it from?

I have done shower heads with it, yes, squirting it into the shower head from the hose end, then leaving it hose end up in a glass. Tippi g Viakaly water back into the hose end when it's all run out, and just repeating this process a few times.

I get it in my Sainsbury"s order, but hardware stores stock it, too. Be careful to wear gloves, though, or keep it off your hands, as it's very harsh on skin. Not blister-harsh, but it may come up red and very dry/a bit welt-like.

Excellent, I'll have a look in town tomorrow. If not there's a little hardware shop not far away that'll probably do it.

Thanks very much