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What is limescale?

What is limescale? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A white, chalky deposit of calcium carbonate found in kettles, washing machines etc., especially in a hard water area.
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The Do It Yourself Network covers practicalities such as using vinegar in warm water to remove limescale, and the best way to paint the front door.
In a hard-water area, use a limescale descaler every six months to avoid clogging filters.
Spirit of Salt Only available from hardware shops, it gets rid of limescale build-up in the toilet bowl.
His own company had to come back and bleed the radiators after the new pump was put in, because the sheer power of it shifted old limescale et al and gunged the system up.
They are commonly used as descaling agents to remove limescale deposits.
Widescale travel has made some of us less comfortable with our limescale and tidemarks around the bath.

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