Every housewife tries to keep the apartment clean: vacuums, shampoos, cleans, removes the farthest corners of the room. However, no yes no, but some small things are missed and problems appear that require more serious intervention. For example, urinary stone. Not without reason called a stone, solid, dirty unpleasant color, it not only spoils the appearance of the toilet bowl, but over time can significantly reduce the hole for draining.
Reasons for the formation of
The urinary stone appears most often in the lower part of the toilet bowl, rarely - on the rim. The cause of its occurrence is the irregular drainage of water behind it, as a result of which mineral deposits accumulate on the walls of the toilet bowl. Over time, the layer is increased and removed with a simple brush without the use of special means is no longer possible.
How to clean with folk remedies
If the raid is not too stagnant, you can deal with it and improvised means. Most often it is:
- Table vinegar.
- Citric acid
- Baking soda
- Soda
First of all, it is necessary to remove the remaining water from the toilet bowl, for example, using a plastic cup and wipe with a dry rag. And then we cover the surface, overgrown with a stone, selected by means and let it stand for an hour or two. If necessary, the procedure can be repeated.
- If you stopped on vinegar, then take the most effective means - acetic essence. Wet the cloth and apply to the dried surface for about a couple of hours. You can use a common table vinegar of 9% -specific, but for best result it is desirable to warm it up to a temperature of 40 degrees and mix it with soda. The resulting solution is poured into the toilet and left overnight.
- By the way, soda itself is a good idea in the fight in stone and bloom. To do this, with a batch of soda, we sprinkle the inner surface of the toilet bowl in the evening and leave it until morning. If the stone is not too strong, in the morning it will only be necessary to walk through the brush and wash off the sediments with water.
- Citric acid is an affordable and budgetary tool. And just a couple of packets of acid, the contents of which are poured into the toilet and leave for 6-10 hours - depends on the thickness of the layer. And if the case is completely neglected, then more acid may be required.
- Well proven and such a seemingly non-standard way of cleaning with the help of all known Coca Cola, the effect of which is explained by the content of citric acid in it. Two or three bottles of soda pour into the toilet and wait until they cope with the deposits.
Chemical cleaners
Where household remedies have proved powerless, chemical help comes to the rescue:
- Acid hydrochloride
- Rechargeable electrolyte
- Orthophosphoric acid
- Chlorine
- Means of famous brands
Chemicals are designed to cope with the most neglected cases, but their use requires special precautions. In most cases, a respirator or gauze dressing will be needed, as well as rubber gloves, so that the product does not get on the skin. In particular, such measures are simply necessary when working with hydrochloric acid, as this is a very powerful tool. A glass of acid, poured into the toilet, is able to cope with the deposits in a quarter of an hour. However, it is forbidden to use it if you have plastic pipes.
- The accumulator electrolyte in liquid form is in no way inferior to hydrochloric acid. It will help to cope even with the most neglected bloom. The only thing that is often used is not desirable and again apply only in cases where the pipes are made of strong materials, such as metal.
- 5-7% solution of orthophosphoric acid is also an effective and inexpensive means of controlling mineral deposits. And just 100 g of the solution is applied to the walls and left for 10-15 minutes. Since it does not interact with plastic, it can be used in any cases - your pipes will not suffer from it.
- Chlorine , or rather chlorine-containing products, such as "Whiteness" - an effective, but very harmful to health. If other options are not suitable for one reason or another, pour "Belize" into the toilet closes tightly with a lid and leave for about an hour.
- A number of special preparations for the control of deposits of well-known brands can now be found on store shelves. These are solutions, creams, gels under such popular brands as Cillit, Domestos, Dressing Duck. Most often they are made on the basis of hydrochloric acid or chlorine. Before use, carefully read the instructions on the packaging. The only thing if you are going to use abrasive cleaners, use them with care, so as not to damage the walls of the toilet.
- special tablets are produced and , which must be put in the tank. They are not only good at dealing with all kinds of deposits, but they are also an excellent preventive tool. To find out, or a remedy, you can still use the color of water in this or that shade, and if the water becomes transparent, you need to add another pill to the tanks.
Running cases
In advanced cases, a lime scale is added to the stone, which is present in the hard water. It can clog the holes through which the water needed to flush out the waste streams. Most often the plaque is deposited on the old plumbing, the surface of which eventually became rough. Therefore, either to monitor such a toilet is necessary with special care, or if there is an opportunity, it is necessary to replace it with a new one.
Prevention
In order not to complicate your life, you must follow preventive measures that will prevent the formation of deposits on your plumbing. First, you should reduce the water level, which is fed to the flush tank, or immediately purchase a tank that provides an economical mode of using water. It is also important to remove any leaks.
In addition, it is necessary to carry out hygienic cleaning of the toilet bowl with a brush and detergents in a timely manner, and special preparations should be added to the draining water, which will soften it. Do not pour liquid into the toilet, for example, hot water, which can lead to the formation of small, sometimes invisible cracks in the eye, because they are the ideal environment for the appearance of plaque.
