Three solutions to remove limescale from your taps :
Despite regular maintenance, limescale often ends up sitting on the taps. Given this, it is useless to scratch, you must simply use the right products. Here's how to give a new life to your taps.
The products :
Different products can help you to overcome limescale on your faucets. In addition to traditional cleaning products anti-limescale, distilled vinegar solution proves more efficient and economic. But the lemon juice can also do the trick.
The diagnosis :
Over time, the limescale accumulate on taps, particularly at the foaming or the taps base. The longer you hang around the problem, the more difficult to remove limestone. It is therefore necessary to act quickly.
Clean tap :
Before tackling the limescale, clean the valve. We can identify the areas where it accumulates limescale . Use a standard household cleaner and a sponge. Be careful not to scratch the taps with the green side of the sponge. This would create streaks on the enamel and make it more difficult for the next cleaning.
First solution: alcohol vinegar :
The first solution, perhaps the most effective, is to use distilled vinegar to overcome traces of limescale. This requires pour vinegar in a cup and heat it. Then soak a cloth in vinegar for him to imbibe. If we are using the paper towel, you can also use an old rag.
Surround faucet with tissue :
When the paper towel is soaked in vinegar, it surrounds the calcified valve with portions thereof. To fit well at the tap, for example, you can tighten it with a rubber band.
Leave to act :
For the vinegar really to act, we must leave it at least two hours.
If necessary, scrape :
After removing the paper towel, remove limescale with it by rubbing lightly. If traces remain, scrape a little with an old toothbrush. Finish by rinsing thoroughly the taps.
Remove the frother :
Limescale can also sometimes accumulate in the gate of the aerator and its contours. For deep cleaning, it must be unscrewed. If this is difficult, use a clip accompanied by a cloth so as not to damage the valve.
Soak the frother :
Nothing less tiring than removing the limescale frother: just soak in vinegar that can be preheated. After about two hours, all traces of limescale will be gone and the frother will be like new. Rinse before replacing.
Soak in a plastic bag :
Another solution to remove limescale from the end of the faucet is to soak in vinegar at the bottom of a plastic bag. This avoids having to remove the frother from the faucet. Pour a little vinegar in the bottom of a bag and set it so that the tempering valve inside. Then fasten it with a rubber band. As with the previous technique, it takes about two hours for the vinegar really to take effect.
The result :
Simple to use, alcohol vinegar is particularly
effective against the limescale. The faucet becomes
shiny and scale buildup disappeared.
Second solution: anti-scale cleanser :
Another solution to get rid of limescale is to use a cleanseranti-scale, which is easily found in supermarkets. In this instance, it is a spray product, the faucet is sprayed and leaving to act for a few moments.
Scrub with a sponge :
Limescale disappears alone. If it remains tough in some places, rub a little harder. Rinse the faucet to remove all traces of limescale. Note that this solution is well suited for routine maintenance of limescale. However, vinegar is more effective against stubborn marks.
Third solution: lemon juice :
Finally, lemon juice is also effective against limescale deposits. Cut the lemon in half and rub the cut side with tap. It must then flush the tap for it regains its shine.
