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Household Hints & Help

uppityperson

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6. I usually dump in 1/2 gallon cheap white vinegar and let sit a couple hours.

Reply to ginnyinWI (Reply #5)

Fri Oct 12, 2012, 10:44 PM

Oct 2012

I considered turning off the water, emptying the bowl, adding vinegar, but just adding it to the water works well. In a couple hours, brush and flush. And let it smell like a pickley room.

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Pour vinegar into the bowl, let it sit a while. It will dissolve calcium deposits and make it clean uppityperson Oct 2012 #1

that might work... ginnyinWI Oct 2012 #2

We do this regularly. Do it at night or when you leave for the day, also makes the bathroom smell uppityperson Oct 2012 #3

how much vinegar? ginnyinWI Oct 2012 #5

I usually dump in 1/2 gallon cheap white vinegar and let sit a couple hours. uppityperson Oct 2012 #6

Pumice stone left-of-center2012 Oct 2012 #4