Great cheap way to keep your appliances limescale free

Handan


Joined: 01/08/2010
Posts: 146

Message Posted:
23/03/2011 10:14

Was shown this by a lady that lives in Lefkosa notoriusly harsh for limscale in the mains and even tankered water. Save your self ££££ on using products like Calgon etc and de scaler....Just go along to the local market and buy what is labelled as LImon tozu (normally in the herbs and spices section MUST BE FOOD GRADE only costs a couple of lira..



You can use this in your kettle, dishwasher and washing machine you will see a noticeble differance you dont need a lot so it goes a long way .



Rinse your kettle after even though its is food grade and should be safe i like to give it a a good rinse afterwoods.



Add some to the powder drawer in the washing machine each time it will also then work through the machine much like an expensive de scaler and same again for your dishwasher

will save you so much in the long run on repairs from clogged up parts and broken down machines !!!! this also will slowly naturally work its way through the pipes although heavily diluted by then ...

simbas



Joined: 16/07/2007
Posts: 5943

Message Posted:
23/03/2011 10:36

Thanks Handan I definately buy some to try when i am over next . I do use Calgon and it does work out quite expensive when you use it in everything

Simbas

Handan


Joined: 01/08/2010
Posts: 146

Message Posted:
23/03/2011 11:13

Pleasure Simbas tak care

hds.trnc


Joined: 26/05/2009
Posts: 175

Message Posted:
23/03/2011 11:56

if it does that to limescale what does it do to your stomach...lol.....coke anyone..

rsalih


Joined: 01/11/2008
Posts: 306

Message Posted:
23/03/2011 13:10

Limon tuzu is citric acid ....

yorgozlu



Joined: 16/06/2009
Posts: 4437

Message Posted:
23/03/2011 13:24

Handan,you give yourself away too easy as a London Cypriot!

My grandmother was usung that when I was a little boy whilst hand washing,before washing machine was invented/arrived here in Cyprus.



Hope you and yours are keeping well.



Regards

Handan


Joined: 01/08/2010
Posts: 146

Message Posted:
23/03/2011 14:44

message 6 yeah old ones are the best all well here yorgozlu how are you and the kids ..............forgot to say it becomes active with boiling water so when putting in the kettle you will need to boil it and watch it fizzzzzzz warning dont overfill ........



message 4 yes your right and yet they do as it is food grade...

halffull


Joined: 26/01/2009
Posts: 571

Message Posted:
23/03/2011 14:55

Been using it for a year now, our neighbor put us on to it, works a treat, we found the best place to buy it is the big supermarket on the way to Erçan (sorry can't remember the name).

Handan


Joined: 01/08/2010
Posts: 146

Message Posted:
23/03/2011 15:12

thanks for your input half full it really does work !

annie


Joined: 30/05/2007
Posts: 208

Message Posted:
23/03/2011 15:22

Great for getting the hard water stains of of glass shower screen too, gently wipe over and rinse of it leaves the glas stain free and no damage to glass after using regularily for over a year.

billyboy1


Joined: 01/06/2009
Posts: 590

Message Posted:
23/03/2011 15:44

thanks for that, am not in cyprus at present, but just found some on e bay.......

flightholiday


Joined: 19/07/2007
Posts: 3217

Message Posted:
23/03/2011 16:34

Lemon juice, vinegar or acetic acid have been age old solutions but do get the dilutions right as they can burn you.

You would do well to try to prevent it and that is where we can come in and help with products and ideas from our SoftCleanWater web site.

TRNCVaughan


Joined: 27/04/2008
Posts: 4578

Message Posted:
24/03/2011 09:53

Can you put it in the washing machine with clothes or does it need to be an empty machine?

Handan


Joined: 01/08/2010
Posts: 146

Message Posted:
24/03/2011 10:05

Hi re message 13 it is quite safe t use in washing machine with your clothes(its actaully a food grade substance) i have been doing it for a while now dont overdose on the stuff 1 tablespoon is plenty , however if you have never de scaled the machine to give it a good run through i would do it on an empty cycle at a high temperature so the stuff can work through the machine undiluted and i would put in double the dosage hope this helps