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  • 11-06-2025 08:46PM
    #1
    kneemos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,192 ✭✭✭✭


    Like how to remove timescale from a toilet bowl etc. White Vinegar doesn't work btw.



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  • #2
    Allinall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,347 ✭✭✭Allinall


    Just change the setting to GMT.



  • #3
    odyssey06
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,164 ✭✭✭✭odyssey06


    Timescale? Sounds like something the TARDIS picks up.

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



  • #4
    dxhound2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,972 ✭✭✭✭dxhound2005


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058416032/top-tips

    AI is your friend for this Top Tip. Only for toilet bowls though, not the etc.

    AI OverviewThe timescale for removing limescale from a toilet bowl using vinegar typically involves leaving the vinegar in the bowl for 3-4 hours or overnight. After that, the bowl is scrubbed and flushed to remove the loosened limescale. For extremely hard limescale buildup, multiple applications of vinegar may be needed. 



  • #5
    Fr Tod Umptious
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,408 ✭✭✭✭Fr Tod Umptious


    Avoid parking tickets by leaving your windscreen wipers turned to 'fast wipe' whenever you leave your car parked illegally.



  • #6
    kneemos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,192 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123535782#Comment_123535782

    I did the three or four hours. May try the multiple applications.



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  • #7
    Quiet Achiever
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 282 ✭✭Quiet Achiever


    Bleach the **** out of it



  • #8
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 95,322 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Chlorine Triflouride for when you have a problem and need a solution.



  • #9
    adaminho
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,834 ✭✭✭adaminho


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058416032/top-tips

    Use a pumice stone to scrape it off without damaging the bowl.



  • #10
    Victor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78,738 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123535982#Comment_123535982

    You will then have a different problem. I suspect even the porcelain would catch fire.

    From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorine_trifluoride

    It is, of course, extremely toxic, but that's the least of the problem. It is hypergolic with every known fuel, and so rapidly hypergolic that no ignition delay has ever been measured. It is also hypergolic with such things as cloth, wood, and test engineers, not to mention asbestos, sand, and water—with which it reacts explosively. It can be kept in some of the ordinary structural metals—steel, copper, aluminum, etc.—because of the formation of a thin film of insoluble metal fluoride that protects the bulk of the metal, just as the invisible coat of oxide on aluminium keeps it from burning up in the atmosphere. If, however, this coat is melted or scrubbed off, and has no chance to reform, the operator is confronted with the problem of coping with a metal-fluorine fire. For dealing with this situation, I have always recommended a good pair of running shoes.



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