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Why Do Some Sinks Have Brown Stains ?
« on: 14/12/2019 14:49:09 »
Dearest People With Degrees in Sinkology,


See this sink ?





A Sink Picture Seen By You Just Now.


yeuuuchhh !!!!  What's with the brown stain ?


What causes this ? something in the air ?  a major miscalculation by a desperate intoxicated crapulent ?




I'd be interested to know !.. Because, well, I don't know do i ?






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Re: Why Do Some Sinks Have Brown Stains ?
« Reply #1 on: 14/12/2019 18:09:56 »
No degree in sinkology, I'm afraid, but one question that comes to mind is: What is the concentration of CaCo3 in the water in the area into which this sink ventured?  A thin film of limescale will accentuate any coffee/tea/almost anything stains.  BC will probably give you a better answer; I'm just a hitch-hiker living in a "hard water" area.
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Re: Why Do Some Sinks Have Brown Stains ?
« Reply #2 on: 14/12/2019 18:36:56 »
Quote from: Bill S on 14/12/2019 18:09:56
No degree in sinkology, I'm afraid, but one question that comes to mind is: What is the concentration of CaCo3 in the water in the area into which this sink ventured?  A thin film of limescale will accentuate any coffee/tea/almost anything stains.  BC will probably give you a better answer; I'm just a hitch-hiker living in a "hard water" area.


I have tough water too !!...it's well hard !....*googling "brown sink stains" evacuates a whole plethora of images excreted from the anal results of internet search engines.




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Re: Why Do Some Sinks Have Brown Stains ?
« Reply #3 on: 14/12/2019 18:45:38 »
Limescale is a fairly good bet. Possibly with a side order of iron or humic acid as a brown colour.
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