Here is a round up of tips for how to remove hard water stains, spots and scale from all types of surfaces around your home.
Do you spend a lot of time cleaning your home and possessions? If so, you can use some good tips to help you get these chores done, so you can have some fun!
Below are tips I've collected from readers like you, and from around the web to help you with these tasks, including both DIY and homemade remedies for removing hard water scale, as well as reviews of products and cleaning supplies.
Here are the best tips submitted so far, including tips for how to clean various items around your home that get hard water build up on them:
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How To Descale Electric Tea Kettle |
Use Vinegar |
Use Bar Keepers Friend Liquid In Shower |
Homemade Stainless Steel Cleaner |
How To Clean Shower Head With Vinegar |
Homemade Shower Cleaner Recipe For Daily Use |
Homemade Toilet Cleaner Recipes |
How To Clean Dishwasher With Vinegar |
How To Clean Coffee Pot With Lemon |
Use Vinegar As Automatic Dishwasher Rinse Aid |
Use Kool Aid As Homemade Dishwasher Stain Remover |
Removing Lime Scale From Glass Jars With Copper Glo |
Remove With Toilet Scrubber Square |
Whink No More Yellow For White Fabrics {Multiple Reviews} |
20 Mule Team Borax |
Clorox Green Works Bathroom Cleaner {For Shower} |
If you have hard water than you most likely have also developed hard water stains.
You will get these stains anywhere you use lots of water, such as the bathroom, laundry room, or kitchen.
Hard water is caused by minerals in the water which do not necessarily make the water unsafe to drink, but these minerals build up and create the stains you want to get rid of.
So, do you have any tips for removing these stains from any type of surface, such as from your showerhead, tile, mirrors, bathtubs, or anything else in your home?
If so, please share those tips with me below.
You can also submit a water spot remover review here if a commercial product has worked well (or not so well) for you in removing these hard water stains.
When you get hard water stains on something in your home how do you successfully remove them?
Feel free to explain your hard water stain removal method, and any cleaning supplies or stain removers that work for you.
In addition, please tell us what hasn't worked for you, so we can all avoid pitfalls in the stain removal process.
Click the links below to see tips already submitted by others about how to remove hard water stains.
Feel free to comment on any of these submissions, to tell us whether you had a similar experience or not.
Hard Water Stain Removal Using Vinegar
Below is a video showing hard water stain removal techniques using vinegar.
Hard water spots and stains are caused by a build up of minerals that are …
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