Best ways for lime deposit removal

We often see a thin white layer on appliances, kitchen faucets, or sanitary pipes. It is a lime film caused by hard water. Hard water consists of alkaline minerals that, with time deposited on washbasins or other sanitary appliances. It is not eye-catchy at the start, but as time passes by, it starts to leave stains on washbasins appliances and bathrooms, etc. It damages the steel or chrome layer on the appliances if it not dealt with in time. So, what are the best ways for lime deposit removal?. It is impossible to scrub off this white layer, but as this layer consists of lime, we can remove it with some other methods. Lime gets easily dissolved with some moderate acids. Lime deposit removals are also present in the market, and you can use home substances like lemon and vinegar too to remove the stains of lime.

Which things get affect with lime deposits the more?

Lime deposits mostly appear on the following things

1. Washing Machines
2. Dishes
3. Sinks and taps
4. Toilets
5. Tiles surface

Here are the best ways how you can remove the lime deposit from these things.

Washing machines

Both lemon juice and vinegar will do a great job of removing the lime deposit from the washing machine. For this, you have to pour one of these ingredients in place of your usual detergent with warm water. Run a machine cycle without clothes, and you will see better results.

Dishes

If you use the dishwasher to clean dishes and after some time lime deposit occurs on your meals, then rinse them again, but this time using vinegar instead of whatever detergent you are using.

Sinks and Taps

For removing the lime deposit from the sink, you have to pour or spray the vinegar or lemon juice inside the sink and leave it for some time approximately half an hour. After that time, you can easily remove the lime deposit with the help of warm water and sponge. The easiest trick for cleaning the lime from the taps is to take a piece of cloth or towel. Soak it in the vinegar solution and wrap it around the valve for some time. After that time scrub gently on the affected area and the lime deposit will get removed.

Toilets

For cleaning toilets, the same method will apply, but you have to drain it first and then pour the vinegar solution on it for some hours. After that scrub, it gently with a brush as toilets are made up of ceramics, rubbing hard can damage its surface. It would help if you also cleaned the water tank with the same method as the hard water stays there; most of the time very thick layer of lime deposited in the whole tank, which then comes to other appliances with water.

Tiles Surface

It is effortless to clean tiles with vinegar. Leaving its solution on tiles surface for some time and after that scrubbing it with water will make them look new. But this technique should not be applied to natural stones as vinegar and lemon juice contain chemicals that damage natural rocks.

Conclusion 

Here we have found that hard water causes the metal rust and limescale deposits, so if you use the water softeners for home and other water filtration systems, then there are fewer chances of facing these problems. Natureswater deals in all the water purification systems and comes up with the best installation of UV sterilizers and iron and manganese filters. For more information, contact us.