Dear AT,
I can't get rid of the ring in my toilet. It is the color of rust and an hour after I clean it, it starts to appear again. I've put the 2000 flushes toxic puck in the back of the toilet and now I have the stain plus a bleach smell. yuck. Any ideas?
Thanks! Robyn Ryan
We only know what the Great God Google knows:
Tip King: Paste of lemon juice and borax. Allow to set before scrubbing.
EHow: For stubborn stains like a darker ring caused by hard water, use a pumice stone. It will not harm the toilet bowl.
EHow:To clean a badly stained toilet when nothing else works, empty water from toilet at night. Line the bowl with paper towels, then saturate towels with industrial-strength cleaner. Let sit overnight, then flush in the morning and scrub with pumice or brush.
ThriftyFun: 43 years ago my inlaws lived in Minnesota and they had water so rusty the clear glasses in the house were a rust tint. The sinks and bathroom fixturess were all sparkling white. They used ZUD. It is around the scouring and cleaning products and you may have to check out several stores. It will have a bad egg smell when you use it and like all other cleaning products do not mix them up. Wet area to be cleaned, apply ZUD, scrub with wet cloth and let set for awhile for the product to do the work. Scrub as you rinse clean and rinse well. It is a winner!
Hey, my 1940s toilet had the same problem! A rust colored ring in the bowl is caused by rust in the tank, so for lasting results thats where you need to concentrate your cleaning efforts. When you open the tank you might find, as I did, that old flapper chain links and other iron debris were just left in there to rust away.
Pretty awful I know, but I put bleach in my toilet when it had a bit of rust, and let it sit overnight, then scrubbed the hell out of it in the morning.
But am I right that the problem isn't so much removing one ring . . . but keeping the ring out? I have the same problem. I can clean it every day, but a rust ring just keeps coming back. Very annoying. The only thing I know to do is keep a brush there and brush it off every night. I have tried those gross pucks too. Some of them work a little better than others, but they do not stop the problem.
I probably wasn't clear... if you clean the rust out of the tank on the back of the toilet(this is where the rusty water that causes the ring is coming from), the rust ring in the bowl will not reappear after cleaning.
though i've never tried it, i know someone who puts tablets of denture cleaner directly into the bowl and says it does the job.
Ok, I know that I need to get rid of the rust in my tank to keep the rust from returning to the bowl, but what is the best way to clean the tank besides removing the rust debris?
hey. I had the same problem although mine was very badly stained. I used a combination of 2 things. I out 2 alka seltza in the bowl and 2 in the tank/cistern and left them for a hour before i went to bed. Then I emptied the water out the toilet and the tank/cistern and filled them up with clear vinegar. Left the loo over night, scrubbed what was remaining (not much) and then flushed.
Its fine and worked really well :-)
I'm having a similar problem, I live in student housing that has seen a lot of neglect. The toilet bowl has streaks of rust where the water comes from the tank. I haven't been able to get rid of it at all. I tried CLR and oven cleaner, both made minor differences but it still looks really bad, I'm too scared to look at the toilet tank at this point...
I think you guys are trying to put a bandage on a bit bigger problem. If you have rust in your toilets and sinks, the cause is high iron content in your water. The only way to eleviate the problem is to install a water conditioning system that will remove heavy metals from your household water system. Remove the Iron, and you remove the rust from your toilets, tubs, and sinks. I know it's not as cheap as going to buy a bottle of "The Works" but trust me, in the long run you'll be much happier.
Occasionally our toilet fills with "colored" water after being flushed. It happens to both the toilet on the lower floor and also on the main floor. Sometimes it goes away after a flush or two. Today it took about 6 flushes before the incoming water was the regular clear color. What is causing this "dirty" water? I filled up a glass of water at the sink and it looked normal? Rings in the toilet are not a problem. The house is old, but this problem only happens maybe once a month?
Get a pummice stone. Then you have to just scrub away. The rings you see are actually mineral deposits from the water. That's why chemicals can't get it out.
The nice thing about them is that they're chemical free. Plus, they won't scratch the toilet.
We have a deep green moss like stain how do we get rid of this from teh toilet, the tenant hasnt cleaned it in a while so need to get rid of it
I just use Shaw's Pads.Yhey are on e-bay and they work!!!
Who gave the advice about lining the toilet with PAPER TOWELS and then flushing it?!?!?!
NEVER flush paper towels down your toilet! They don't break up like toilet paper does and you will clog up the system.
Terrible advice!!!
I use a new single edge razer blade carfully lay flat and scrape off the ring at an angle. Then wet a rag with Bon Ami or Comet and scrub to get rid of minor black scratches.
I tried the lemon paste and borax, DID NOT WORK on the black ring in the toilet bowl.
lISSI
Rust is iron oxide. Okay, so that is no brilliant fact. Iron oxide is not water soluble.
If you make up a solution of oxalic acid (don't panic oxalic is not akin to sulfuric or hydrochloric, etc.) Let the "rust" soak s long a possible and the iron oxide is converted to iron oxalate which is water soluble.
Not 100% solution, but a positive direction.
Carl
I just bought a house that was built in 1968. I don't think the former owners ever cleaned the toilets. The toilet is turquoise with a big brown stain in the drain section. The rings were the least of my problems. I tried several remedies to remove the stains including oven cleaner. Nothing worked. Then, when I realized that it must be rust, I used Naval Jelly. I applied it, let it set up for about 30 minutes then scrubbed it with a nylon pad. Now it sparkles ! Anyone know where I can get a turquoise toilet seat?
I saw a product named RingKing in a store and was told it worked like magic. Now I cannot find it anyplace, and there is no web site. Does anyone know about that product??
how do I get this brown ring out of my toilet? I have tried everything and does not work|
DAN SAID IT ALL...WHAT IS NEEDED IS A RUST /SEDIMENT WHOLE HOUSE FILTER ,,THIS FILTER WILL NEED TO BE CHANGED ABOUT EVERY 3 TO 4 MONTHS....ALSO,,,IF YOU HAVE A WELL OR ARE ON WELL WATER YOU MAY NEED OTHER WATER TREATMENT FOR ACIDITY/ETC YOU SHOULD HAVE YOUR WELL WATER TESTED FOR POTABILITY,,,THE FILTER NEEDS TO BE SIZED CORRECTLY SO THE FLOW TO YOUR FAUCETS WIL NOT BE AFFECTED...IF YOU ARE TIED INTO CITY WATER YOU SHOULD CONTACT YOUR SUPPLIER/WATER CO.THE AVERAGE 2 BATH HOME NEEDS A G.P.M OF AT LEAST 8 PER MIN,,10 WOULD BE BEST....REMEMBER YOU WILL NEED TO CHANGE THE FILTER OR THE RUST STAINS WILL RETURN.....THE BEST WAY IS NOT ALLWAYS THE CHEAPEST,,,,,,,W MCNAIR RET. ENGINEER