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Descale the tap - with these simple and effective home remedies

2021-05-02T09:04:22.378Z


If the lime content in the water is very high, the faucet can become clogged with deposits. These tips and home remedies will help to clear the tap again.


If the lime content in the water is very high, the faucet can become clogged with deposits.

These tips and home remedies will help to clear the tap again.

It looks ugly and, above all, very unhygienic: the calcified faucet.

It doesn't matter whether it's in the kitchen or in the bathroom.

This is almost a regular picture with particularly calcareous water.

The limescale deposits are not only visually striking.

They are the reason why there is hardly any flowing and even water coming out of the tap.

This should be counteracted as quickly as possible.

How?

Use these tips and home remedies.

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Descaling the tap: step-by-step instructions

Usually it is enough to clean the aerator, also known as the aerator.

To do this, proceed as follows

:

  • Unscrew and dismantle the aerator

    : In the first step, the regulator is screwed on either by hand or with a pipe wrench.

    To avoid leaving scratches, a cloth should be placed between them when using the pliers.

    Then disassemble the aerator into three separate parts.

    These are the sieve, the union nut and the sealing ring.

  • Descaling the tap

    : You can either use a special cleaning agent or household remedies for descaling.

    Place the individual parts in it and let it work for the recommended time.

  • Rinse and assemble individual parts

    : Then the parts are rinsed with clear water and reassembled.

    You can also use the pipe wrench here again.

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    Descale the tap - outside and inside with these tips

    However, you do not always have to unscrew the aerator to decalcify the tap (promotional link).

    There is also another tip for external treatment: fill a bag with water and add some of the detergent or household remedy.

    Now the

    faucet is immersed in the bag

    and fastened with a rubber band.

    After about an hour of exposure, you can remove the bag and rinse the tap with clear water.

    This method can also be used with a calcified shower head.

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    A faucet that is clogged with limescale looks unhygienic and unclean - it is therefore worth decalcifying it with home remedies.

    © Greentellect / imago-image

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    Descaling the faucet: these home remedies are effective

    But now to the effective home remedies.

    In addition to

    vinegar

    or vinegar essence

    , you can also use citric acid here.

    To decalcify, put the dismantled parts of the jet regulator in a mixture of warm water and a little vinegar or vinegar essence.

    How long you should let the individual parts soak in depends on the degree of limescale deposits.

    But it is estimated that a quarter of an hour is enough.

    Then rinse with clean water.

    To use

    citric acid in powder form

    , you can add about one to two spoons to lukewarm water.

    The individual parts are then kept in it for a good half an hour.

    Again, you should rinse the parts with clear water afterwards.

    (swa)

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    Source: merkur

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