HG Toilet Renovation Cleaning Kit | Deep Cleans Scaled WC Bowls | 500ml

We live in a hard water area and have noticed that things are now regularly sticking to the bowl and then sadly a toilet brush has to be used more often now to clean things up. We've realised (after closer inspection - no pun intended) that this is because the bowl has quite a bit of limescale on the back, above, and below the water line. The good news is that the issue seems to be limescale and therefore the good news is that the toilets do not need re-glazing! Double Trouble: We have tried this product on two toilets in the house. The night before, I used a Harpic Bleach product that was supposed to remove tough limescale. It hasn't done the job (see the photos) and we've used it regularly for a long time so now was the time to try something new. To be honest, we had thought it was working but the residual deposits of limescale don't lie. The first toilet is bright white and the second is "champagne" which is an off peach colour. We only bought one application but there was plenty fluid in the bottle to clean both toilets. The applicator brush also lasted so that I could use it on both toilets. However, after two applications the brush and plastic holder are now definitely finished. The good news is that I never felt that the brush was going to fall off. But once it is used twice the brush is done. I followed the instructions and put on the fluid and waited for 30-40 minutes. The next step was some vigorous but slow scrubbing under the rim, in the bowl, and around the U-bend. A good point is that the pink fluid foams up as you rub it and it gets into contact with water so you can see where you have been. Results: The White toilet looks really clean and the limescale is almost all gone. A pleasing job and seems to have done what was expected. I'd give it a good 9 out of 10 on white toilets The Champagne toilet looks clean to the eye. In the photos it doesn't look as good as the White toilet, but this might be because of the darker colour of the toilet itself. I did also note that in this case there is still some limescale left below the water line which I'm guessing would need more rubbing. So for darker toilets I'd give it a 7 out of 10. I would definitely use this product again - may be once every six months. It was not a difficult job and the results were very good as long as you wait at least 30 minutes. Slow but vigorous scrubbing is required with the fluid mixed in with water from the bowl. That way you will get good results - go slow to avoid unwanted splashback. Do not expect the fluid on its own to eat away the limescale, you have to put in the work I'm afraid. I suspect that this is why others weren't impressed. Everything comes in the box including gloves so when you're finished you can bin the lot with the pride of a good job done and the knowledge you won't have to do this again for a long while yet. What this has made me think is whether the regular products I have been using are any good. I may start looking at a more effective limescale removal fluid rather than something that is more like bleach that isn't really doing the job. Photos attached of old cleaning product, this product, plus before and after pictures of both toilets.

Upon moving into a new house (where previous tenants didn't seem to realise toilets need cleaning - especially in a hard water region!), there was work to be done. The downstairs loo had the gruesome "brown scale/uric stain" all under the water line, and some beneath the rim. Supermarket brand cleaners did the job under the rim (quack quack oops), but the pan was another story. No matter how many times various products were used, it always returned just a few weeks later. The most successful approach seemed to be using plain old bleach to take the colour out, but obviously the scale was still present throughout...the standard liquids/gels didn't seem up to it... Out of desperation, before ripping the whole thing out and starting over, I thought "Why not give this a try?". It's a bit pricey @ £10, but I thought "I've already spent more than that on regular solutions". When it arrived I was a little surprised at how cheap the bits seemed, but what did I expect? The plastic "cleaner" is basically just a handle (think toilet brush without the head), the "non-scratch pad" attaches to the handle. I have to say it is a waste of time doing that as the pad gets split in two by the scrubbing action in under 2 minutes. I gave up on the handle and just donned a pair of rubber gloves and grabbed the pad and got busy! The cleaning liquid is watery, but spreads easily. Others have said they used 1/2 - 1/3rd, I just used the whole bottle. I recommend applying, leaving for 2 hours, re-apply using the scrubbing pad **(See picture: dip pad in bowl of cleaning fluid and wipe around - paying close attention to the bottom of the pan), use plenty of elbow grease and scrub liberally**. I repeated this every few hours over a 24 hour period, luckily we have an alternative bog upstairs (if you only have 1 - apply night before, re-do before bed, maybe leave overnight and re-do again in the morning). I have to say that the scale on ours was particularly bad; so drastic measures were necessary! After just a few hours I could no longer "feel" the scale as I was scrubbing the pan, like I could to begin with. I think the "active" chemicals are quite low concentration (to avoid taking the enamel off the porcelain) and as a result need time to do their work. It also means you have to exert a fair bit of effort to get the best results, so don't spare the rod! You can see from the pictures, that the end result was very good. Saved me the trouble/hassle of having to sort out a new loo. The cost of this "kit" is significant, but in the end was worth it. I think the trick here is to just purchase this product in the 1st instance; rather than try "cheap skating" it and get by using supermarket brand cleaners. I kept the pad, after disinfecting it will prove useful again. I scraped some of the really "gunky" lime-scale off using the bare handle, as the pointed end is quite handy for that, otherwise - just old fashioned elbow grease is the way to go. Hope this review helps somebody else to make their mind up. Dropped 1 star due to expensive price only (should be around £7 IMO).

Yes it works! I would say this is a one up, we tried the limescale toilet duck stuff but this actually gets the job done. Left for 36h see photos

First cleaning product I have used that did exactly what it said it would!

I moved into a shared house and bought this to fix a truly disgusting toilet. It had limescale all over and was horrible. I knew it needed more than just plain bleach. All in all I wasn't thrilled with how this product lived up to my hopes. It is essentially just a box with a small bottle of 'strong' bleach in it, some plastic gloves and a scrubbing brush. I left the bleach in the toilet for an hour and then attacked it with the scrubber. 90% of the limescale came away put I still had to put a low of elbow grease into it to achieve that; it didn't make the job easy! All in all I wonder if I was slightly duped and maybe just buying some normal bleach and some steel wool (for half the price!) might not have done the same.

I rarely post reviews, was unsure if this was going to work or not. The white plastic bit is rubbish but you can just use the red scrubber directly. This was unbelievable. I used around a third of the bottle and left it for several hours then reapplied. The built up limescale just scrubbed off easily. Little tip for the very bottom of the bowl, it works best with no water so best to remove that and then apply directly to the stains. Honestly a really great product. Also used a little bit on stains / limescale left in a couple sinks where dripping taps had left a build up.

This was used on a toilet in an unoccupied house so I was able to leave product to work for a week. The toilet was as bad as it gets having crusty build up of deposits literally decades old. Superby effective for limescale deposits around toilet rim & in bowl above waterline. Had very minor effect below the waterline however I do stress that this toilet had very severe limescale & it probably would've worked for a less severe case. The spongey pad looks too soft but did actually work well. It does not securely attach to the handle so I devised a scrubbing method flexing the handle backwards so it was always pushing up into the sponge rather than poking it downwards into the pan as it would undoubtedly fall off if used in that way. I did eventually clean the neck below the waterline using a different product - tablets which you drop into the pan. Although it took many & they had to be left several days there was a gradual improvement over several weeks when also scrubbed with the pad I had leftover from this kit. So my experience is you need 2 different types of product to do the complete job.

Very effective