Vinegar cures leaky toilet

docj wrote:
After reading a thread on one of these forums I started using CLR which is designed to remove mineral deposits. I think it works better than vinegar alone. JMO

At 4X the cost!

hershey wrote:
I tried CLR as a replacement for vinegar but it made the pickles taste funny :)

If you eatin them hershey pickles, They would taste nasty!!!

hershey wrote:
I tried CLR as a replacement for vinegar but it made the pickles taste funny :)

Are you storing pickles in the toilet? Yuk!

Good tip. Sometimes when I need to rebuild a faucet I will soak it overnight in white vinegar. In the morning it looks like new.

I've had great luck with Thetford toilet seal condtioner. But vinegar works for a lot of things. soak concrete splatters with it and it will come right off. The vinegar will break the bond of the concrete. I have used it on vehicles that got splatters on them. It should work on the toilet as well. If calcification is the problem. If it's the seal try the Thetford stuff.

hershey wrote:
I tried CLR as a replacement for vinegar but it made the pickles taste funny :)

I actually did LOL on that one!
Me. I just dive in with both hands and piece of terry cloth towel and clean it up. Then massage the seal towards the ball/slide. Works for me and I don't have a pickle problem.

I'll have to try the vinegar and see how that works. Thanks for the tip.

vinegar was the battery acid of choice thousands of years ago I read. You and wash new galvanized roofing with vinegar then paint it OK I have read as well. Good to know to keep it in the MH. It is good for cleaning up CPAP hoses, etc too.

a vinegar wash will indeed allow paint to bond with galv & alum.

I have used vinegar for years and have shared the idea on rv.net many times so it is not a new idea to me plus after having a leaking relief valve on the water heater I removed it and soaked it for 2 days in vinegar. It was new clean and has not leaked a drop since I installed it. the water in Arizona build up on the rubber seal and it shows grey in color and black after it soaks with the vinegar mix over night. Might be best to drink the vinegar and then it would get a treatment on a regular basis.

chevman