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Posted by Walter R. on September 10, 2007, 1:55 pm
There were 5 new toilets. The ones that get used the most, are the ones that
are most afflicted by rings. Maybe they get cleaned more often and the
cleanser damages the porcelain?
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Walter
www.rationality.net
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>> This is more home maintenance than repair, but maybe someone has a good
>> solution.
>>
>> After about 5 years of use, our new toilet bowls show rings around the
>> inside water level in the bowl.
>
> After 5 years, the toilet isn't new anymore. ;-)
>
> We've got *very* hard water where we live. After 20 years, I still
> have no rings around the inside water level in the bowl.
>
>> There seem to be only two ways of dealing
>> with this nuisance: a. mechanical abrasion with cleanser or pumice stone,
>> or
>> b. use of an acid that will dissolve the calcium deposits.
>>
>> Both methods have a deleterious effect on the underlying porcelain,
>> making
>> the problem worse the next time around.
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>
>> Is there a third method, which does not dissolve the porcelain in the
>> cleaning process?
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> Are you sure the damage hasn't already been done and/or you had a
> defective toilet in the first place? Like I said, I don't have any
> rings after 20 years, so I'm surprised that you do after only 5.
>
> How often does this toilet get used?
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