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Re: [Shop-talk] Brown stain in toilet (was well that can't be

To: Battmain <battmain@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Brown stain in toilet (was well that can't be
From: Tom Jones <t.w.jones1@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 14:48:57 -0400
We have "community water" which is semi treated well for about 100 homes and
we all have the spots. "Greased Lightning" from Home Depot, about $8 for 32
oz. Spray on/in, let sit for 2-3 minutes and scrub with a brush. Lasts about
3 weeks and then it's time to do it again.

On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 2:10 PM, Battmain <battmain@yahoo.com> wrote:

> In my area, also on city water, I have to use a scrub brush. The
> brown stuff
> comes off pretty easily though. CLR didn't touch
> it either. It's something in
> the water.
>
> Brian
> battmain@yahoo.com
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From:
> John T. Blair <jblair1948@cox.net>
> To: shop-talk@autox.team.net
> Sent:
> Wednesday, May 13, 2009 11:14:43 AM
> Subject: [Shop-talk] Brown stain in toilet
> (was well that can't be good...)
>
> At 11:03 AM 5/13/2009, Scott Hall wrote:
> >....  The toilets get a lovely brown-orange color fairly quickly that the
> rental
> >house (on city water) never did. you live on a well most of your life
> and that
> >sort of thing doesn't seem strange until you type it into an email
> to a few
> >hundred people...
>
> Scott,
>
> I'm on city water (here in VA Beach) and
> have got the brown stains in the bottom
> of my toilets.  I've tried bleach, and
> CLR to get rid of them, to no avail.
>
> Anyone have any ideas how to get the
> stain out?
>
> TIA
>
> John
>
> (snip)
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