Murgi wrote:

> I am still looking for a lime scale remover to clean my washing machine. The
> Foreign Buyer's Club offered me something, but this was something to get
> stains off a bathtub or bathroom tiles (12 bottles for 7000+ yen)...
> In Japanese drug stores or home centers I could get these useless tablets to
> dissolve 90% of lime scales in hot water heaters.
> I can't be the only person who has this problem.

I can certainly imagine it from the buildup I see around the bathroom faucet,
but I've never seen or heard of it in the washer.

> Or do you guys buy a new washing machine every year???

My problem with the washing machine is I believe from the smell it is growing
algae or mildew. For that, I see products readily available in the supermarket.
The stuff that stays in the seams of the bath are much more troublesome. I
haven't tried harsh abrasives or products that give off harmful fumes yet, but
I don't want to.

> Is there a place where such things can be asked? The Japan Times used to
> have a column by Jean Pierce who was dedicated to find those odd things.
> She has gone by now. Is anybody else doing it?
>
> Sigi

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