Being from southern california i had never encountered these issues especially to this extent before.
Green toilet ring.
So for two years i ve been looking at those red green and yellow rings with disdain while trying everything i could find at the store and online to no avail.
Then recently my toilet began to flush weird.
Blue or green staining occurs exclusively with copper pipe and fittings including brass which is copper zinc and is caused by the corrosion and dissolution of the metal itself.
This could have been a problem if i were using a traditional wax ring.
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Although the flange on the second toilet was a bit higher than the first toilet thus requiring the foam ring to squash down quite a bit.
Microorganism growth as the last stop for human waste before you flush it onwards it comes as no surprise that toilet bowls are breeding grounds for all sorts of nasty germs.
It s simply something in the water.
Today i pulled the toilet and as i can see.
The previous home owner left us a house warming gift of nasty toilet rings.
The toilet will begin to flush correctly again.
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Not abnormal but we recently had sewage lines put in so it wasn t roots.
The ring is peeling apart and saturated with water.
The best green toilet ring.
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Water quality and even improper electrical grounding hasten corrosion adding excessive amounts of dissolved copper to the water coming out of fixtures.
According to a paper published by the american society for microbiology applied.
Toilet bowl rings have several different causes though they all occur because of the constant shift between wet and dry conditions at the water s surface.
The second toilet i got right the first time.
Before we look at how to get rid of toilet bowl rings learning what this stuff is can help us better understand how to get rid of it.
Hopefully once it is replaced with an actual wax ring.
On the first toilet i did in fact need to reset the toilet to get it positioned correctly.
Pale brown stains that look like rust can.
Baking soda is an effective natural and non abrasive cleanser that can safely remove the rings in your toilet.
Sprinkle baking soda in your toilet bowl.
Calcium lime magnesium and iron naturally found in hard water attach to just about every surface they come across.