Remove stubborn toilet limescale in just 'five minutes' with cupboard staple

Cleaning the toilet is a chore that no one enjoys - especially if there's a build up of limescale.

Limescale is a hard, chalky deposit, that can be found around the home in bathrooms and kitchens around taps, toilet bowls, baths, pipes and any water area you come into contact with on a daily basis.

Not only does it look unsightly, but it can also do a lot of damage to your pipes.

Thankfully, there's one ingredient that can help to remove limescale in just "five minutes" - and it's sitting in your kitchen cupboard.

Cleaning fans shared their top tips on how to get rid of the stains on Reddit, but one, in particular, stood out.

One user said the secret to ridding the stubborn grime is to use something acidic.

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They said: "Start with white vinegar, though brown works just as well.

"Put some in a spray bottle, spray it on, wait five mins then give it a scrub. Do this a few times."

As limescale is made of calcium carbonate, an alkaline, the high percentage of acetic acid it contains works to break through the hard deposits.

The Reddit user continued: "If vinegar does no good, you can try other acids.

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"The strongest one is 'Spirit of Salts'.

"Use with great caution, follow the instructions on the bottle, ventilate the area thoroughly and wear protective gear as it will advise.

"I applied a dilute solution with a brush and it worked a treat for me."

You can pick up white vinegar in most supermarkets for as cheap as £1.

This comes as a man shared the 'correct' way to fit toilet rim block.

Fabian Coghetto said that instead of hooking the item over the toilet bowl like most of us do, you should push it inside the rim of the toilet.

It should then lock into place.

This means that the toilet seat will sit flush rather than resting on the plastic.

Take a look at how it's done, here.

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