water gathering on bath top causing limescale nastiness

[helsbels2008]

(i hope i dont come across as being a complete girl (which i am)...)

we had a new bathroom suite fitted about six months ago by my boyfriend and some how it would seem that the bath slopes down slightly, meaning that when we have a shower (which is over the bath) the water gathers behind the tops causing lots of limescale.

is there anything we can do to prevent this build up of water? to try and redo the whole bath would be too much hassle as we have tiled above and where the side bath panel would go.

i have read some other posts about limescale and ventilation problems but that would still not get away from the fact that the water just settles and stays on the bath top for some time after the shower ends.

hope someone can help... any advice would be appreciated

 

[Symptoms]

hel - the limescale is left behind after the water has evaporated so mop-up the standing water with a cloth when finished showering. The only alternative is to re-align the tub.

 

[Bilioustrumpstaine]

If the bath is not too much out of level you could adjust the bath and make up the gap with sealant.

 

[roughcaster]

mop-up the standing water with a cloth when finished showering.

Good advice. Always worth doing "everytime" after using the bath or shower. Many a bath/shower room been ruined by people not drying up after using it. It only takes a couple of minutes. Dry the tiles off too.

Roughcaster.

 

[breezer]

if you fit (i cant remember the exact word) "bath edging" the water will run into the bath.

lets look at that again.

water will run, as it does it will leave small water marks.

only real solution is as said already to wipe all surfaces afeter use. keep it up and bath should look like new for some time

 

[helsbels2008]

thanks for all your comments. i will certainly try the cloth trick, hopefully that will work.

one last thing seen as im on here - what can i use to get off the limescale? it is caked on... nice

 

[Diyisfun]

You can buy limescale remove...read the instructions..not suitable for all materials.
If its really caked on you may need to scrape it off...take care.

 

[Symptoms]

hel - you can use the weak stuff available from supermarkets (limescale remover) and wait, and wait, and wait for it to work. Or get some mortar cleaner (sometimes called brick cleaner) from a builders merchant ... it's designed to remove lime (including limescale), cement, etc. - fantastic stuff for cleaning basins, sinks, baths, taps and bogs. Use the search function above as I've posted loads of times before about how to use this stuff ... it'll even de-scale your kettle.

 

[foxhole]

White vinegar

 

[breezer]

yellow lemon.

honest, lemon juice (must be fresh lemon, not that stuff for pancakes) works but does take time

 

[gcol]

(i hope i dont come across as being a complete girl (which i am)...)

we had a new bathroom suite fitted about six months ago by my boyfriend and some how it would seem that the bath slopes down slightly, meaning that when we have a shower (which is over the bath) the water gathers behind the tops causing lots of limescale.

is there anything we can do to prevent this build up of water? to try and redo the whole bath would be too much hassle as we have tiled above and where the side bath panel would go.

i have read some other posts about limescale and ventilation problems but that would still not get away from the fact that the water just settles and stays on the bath top for some time after the shower ends.

hope someone can help... any advice would be appreciated

When we moved into our house, the bath was like this. It was like this at both sides too, so I would suggest it was a design fault.
When I re-fitted the bathroom, I took a straight edge with me when selecting the bathroom furniture. I put it across the width of the bath to check that both sides were designed to slope inwards.