Ron, CLR is relatively inexpensive and much less dangerous than muriatic acid. The fumes alone from the acid are quite unhealthy. I'm a lung cancer survivor of over five years and have read a lot about what kind of things are horrible to breeth and muriatic acid is right up there at the top of the list. If you've never used CLR, you should try it. Just putting your shower head or a tub handle in it for 5 minutes or so and I think you will be sold on the stuff. It will remove a rust stain from porcelain in a heartbeat.
Tom Newport, Kentucky From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ron Yearns Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:12 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Cleaning A Rusty Toilet I don't know how much CLR costs, but since it is a mild acid why not get some muratic acid from Ace hardware or similar store and use it the same. Yes it is much stronger so care is advised. I used to use it to keep the toilet clean. Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: Tom Hodges To: [email protected] <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 7:55 AM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Cleaning A Rusty Toilet I can't answer your question but I can tell you what I do about the situation. I dawn a pair of rubber gloves and ream out the toilit rim holes with a metal coat hanger. The holes are tilted to creat the swirling action which helps to scour the bowl when it is flushed, so you need to tilt the hanger to get it to penetrate the hole. Sometimes the hole is difficult to clear, because of built up calcium, lime and rust, so I use something sharper to clear them, like a drill bit or asmall awl. When finished, I turn off the water to the tank, flush it, then move the flap valve out of the way and quickly pour about 1 cup of C L R into the drain hole in the bottom of the tank. I pour it quickly, so it will spread around the rim a little, before dropping out. Then, I allow the C L R to do it's job for about 15 minutes, then turn on the water and flush a few times to clear it out. From: [email protected] <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of Bill Gallik Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 7:54 AM To: Blind Handyman Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Cleaning A Rusty Toilet No, the toilet itself is not rusted; but the drain holes beneath the rim are yielding rust particles from the tank (I suppose). What I would like to do is to flush the rust out of the tank/rim assembly without taking the components apart. I know there is an acid that can be used to clear out the rim drain holes of the bowl itself, but can anybody advise me as to whether or not applying this acid via the tank will damage the flush gasket? ---- Holland's Person, Bill E-Mail: [email protected] <mailto:BillGallik%40CenturyTel.net> <mailto:BillGallik%40CenturyTel.net> - The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
