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deep well, fancy pump and tank stuff - how do we lose the white deposit stuff on all the bathroom fixtures?


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Is there a special filter that removes I'm presuming clay or lime or calcium from the well water? And is it ridiculously expensive, and should we just clean the taps and basins all the god-damn time?

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In my experience -

 

Water softener helps some, vinegar stinks.

 

Cleaning seems to be the thing. Basic stuff would be just water and wipe, don't let it stay wet. 

Every now and then, open the sieve/head/top and clean thoroughly - this seems to help a lot.

 

The challenge is to achieve the coveted status of 'you-clean-not-good', thereby being forbidden from doing any such cleaning.

 

Also, in general, the better quality of fixtures, the better they fare.

 

Switched to proper 'city water' a couple of months back, big improvement. 

 

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Limescale deposits (and soap scum) can be removed easily with a 25% phosphoric acid to 75% water mix but wear gloves and mask as it irritates the air passages.

You can buy it cheap on Lazada amd mix yourself as I do.

As other posters have mentioned you likely need a water softener putting into the water supply.

Maybe good to get it tested to see what deposits are present.

 

 

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Pay for a water softener system (and the salt) or pay to have local water piped in from your nearest water company. I opted for the latter.  Overall, it is less maintenance for me. 

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9 hours ago, UWEB said:

Have you tested the Water Hardness? If not too high a Softener will help.

Nope. Where would the water softener be added? In line or directly in the tank?

 

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4 minutes ago, RabidRenu said:

Nope. Where would the water softener be added? In line or directly in the tank?

 

After the tank, before the faucet, at the point where water enter the home. 

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On 11/11/2023 at 5:55 PM, RabidRenu said:

should we just clean the taps and basins all the god-damn time?

No once a week or bi-monthly is enough.

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