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Household Hints & Help

ginnyinWI

(17,276 posts) Thu Oct 11, 2012, 12:15 PM Oct 2012

Mineral rings in toilet bowl [View all]

What can I do to dissolve them? It doesn't look like rust, but rather lime or whatever else came out of the water and built up along the water line. They don't scrub out. Help?

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Mineral rings in toilet bowl [View all] ginnyinWI Oct 2012 OP

Pour vinegar into the bowl, let it sit a while. It will dissolve calcium deposits and make it clean uppityperson Oct 2012 #1

that might work... ginnyinWI Oct 2012 #2

We do this regularly. Do it at night or when you leave for the day, also makes the bathroom smell uppityperson Oct 2012 #3

how much vinegar? ginnyinWI Oct 2012 #5

I usually dump in 1/2 gallon cheap white vinegar and let sit a couple hours. uppityperson Oct 2012 #6

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