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Hard water and limescale

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mollie Sat 30-Dec-17 11:22:31

Is it possible to scrub hard water/limescale residue from slate-style wetroom floor tiles? I thought I’d ask before actually trying to save making things worse. Dodgy knees and a small space make it something I’d rather avoid unless it’s the best way to solve the problem.

suzied Mon 01-Jan-18 15:38:33

You can leave a hard water tap in the kitchen if you don’t want to drink the softened water. You can also get a sort of water softener that doesn’t use salt but uses a small amount of electricity I believe, which separate the scale so it doesn’t stick to surfaces. I’m not too sure how it work to be honest but it might be worth investigating.

callgirl1 Mon 01-Jan-18 17:47:16

I grew up in a hard water area, so knew no different, but then I went to live in a soft water area. It`s much better for washing, but horrible to drink, it has a limey taste. Now we`re happily back with hard water.

meandashy Tue 02-Jan-18 08:35:21

I am currently at my mum's in a hard water area (Where I grew up). I much prefer the drinking water here I have to say! Mum has a separate small tap on the sink that runs soft water & she uses that for cooking but it doesn't treat the bathroom plumbing unfortunately. I too have to wipe down the walls and shower screen BEFORE I get out of the shower which can be a chilly job!!
Sounds like you should take professional advice about your tiles and how to treat them safely OP and maybe invest in a softener if you can afford to ?