Eliminating Hard Water Stains From Your Home

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Eliminating Hard Water Stains From Your Home
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• Hard water stains are the bane of many a home,
  and not only do they look unsightly, but they can
  be hard to eliminate. Thankfully, there are ways
  of removing them, ensuring that your home stays
  fresh smelling and hygienically clean.
• What causes hard water stains?
• Well, I guess the clue is in the name hard
  water. Water that has a high mineral content
  containing more than the usual levels of calcium
  and magnesium ions leaves a slimy residue on
  the surfaces of your home when it evaporates and
  is most commonly found in damp rooms of the home,
  such as the bathroom, or on porcelain, tiles and
  metal surfaces.

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• Hard water stains can even be found on your
  crockery and on your clothes.
• While hard water itself is not harmful to your
  health, it can certainly make soaps and
  detergents less effective, and the stains that
  get left behind can make even the cleanest bath
  tub or shower cubicle look decidedly grubby.
• How To Eliminate Hard Water Stains From Your
  Home
• Eliminating hard water stains from your home is a
  whole lot easier if you tackle the problem as
  soon as it begins to occur. Hard water stains
  that have been left to build up over several
  weeks or months will be much tougher to clean,
  but of

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• course anything is possible with good old
  fashioned elbow grease and some natural,
  affordable products!
• Cleaning with water and vinegar
• You can firstly try mixing water and vinegar in
  equal measures in a spray bottle, and then coat
  the affected areas liberally with the mixture.
  Youll need to wait a few minutes for the mixture
  to take effect before you wipe it clean. For less
  stubborn hard water stains, this should work
  perfectly well.

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• Baking soda and vinegar paste
• Combine baking soda and vinegar to make a thick
  paste that you can smear onto the affected areas.
  Leave it on for at least 15 minutes before
  scrubbing it clean and rinsing it off with water.
• Lemon juice
• The juice from a couple of lemons on their own is
  sometimes sufficient to clean hard water stains.
  Spray or smear it around affected areas such as
  faucets, wait for a few minutes before rinsing it
  off.

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• However, if hard water stains persist and you are
  struggling to remove them with natural substances
  and elbow grease alone, then you may need
  professional help. Cleaning companies will be
  able to come in and eliminate tough stains with
  their wealth of knowledge and experience, not to
  mention special tools that the average home
  cleaner may not possess.

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