There's nothing quite like a clean and fresh toilet, but it gets mucky so fast, and if you live in a hard water area, it puts you at a higher risk of getting limescale buildup which can make your loo look unsightly.
This is because the hard water evaporates, and it leaves behind calcium carbonate, a chalky substance, which we know as limescale.
It can often look like rust in a toilet, however, and manifests as a brown, orange, or pink-ish stain, which is not what you want when you've got guests round and they ask to use the bathroom.
A landlord took to the Mrs Hinch Cleaning Tips Facebook group to ask for advice after their previous tenant had left their loo looking a state.
They wrote: "My tenants have just moved out and besides leaving the house rather dirty, the toilet is black. Best solutions to get it back to white please?"
Some instantly recommended bleach, but others said that wasn't the most effective way to get rid of limescale, as it just lightens it, masking it rather than removing it.
Cleaning enthusiasts suggested using Harpic Power Plus tablets, as they "work fantastically."
Someone wrote: "Harpic tablets work all the time and you don't need to scrub, just brush it off with your toilet brush after the tablets have been left to soak for some time."
Another said: "Harpic toilet tablets, you only need two of them. Leave them in the bowl for around 20 to 30 minutes then brush and flush."
One Mrs Hinch fan commented: "Twenty minutes and any thick brown toilet limescale will be gone. They are amazing and the best thing for limescale in your toilet."
On Harpic's website, they claim that the product starts working "immediately" to thoroughly clean where households can't reach, "without any need to scrub."
The tablets come in packs of eight, and retail for £3 at most supermarkets such as Tesco, Sainsbury's, and Ocado. As only two tablets need to be used at one time this works out as 75p per use.
Someone else recommended using white vinegar as a more "natural" method to banish limescale.
Do you have any cleaning tips? Email: danielle.wroe@reachplc.com
