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preventing sink scum
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| Lacustral 2006-07-31, 1:25 pm |
| I used to live in a place with a porcelain sink, it almost never had to
be cleaned.
but in the places I've lived since, with plastic sinks, the scum builds up
really fast.
Why? my guesses:
Maybe it's a difference in the water? hard water causes more scum?
possibly, porcelain is smoother microscopically, and the soap/oil sheds
off it?
possibly, difference in how fast the sinks drain?
anybody have experience with porcelain sinks, are they better this way?
Laura
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| Phisherman 2006-07-31, 1:25 pm |
| On 31 Jul 2006 15:34:48 GMT, lark@adore.lightlink.com (Lacustral)
wrote:
>I used to live in a place with a porcelain sink, it almost never had to
>be cleaned.
>
>but in the places I've lived since, with plastic sinks, the scum builds up
>really fast.
>
>Why? my guesses:
>
>Maybe it's a difference in the water? hard water causes more scum?
>
>possibly, porcelain is smoother microscopically, and the soap/oil sheds
>off it?
>
>possibly, difference in how fast the sinks drain?
>
>anybody have experience with porcelain sinks, are they better this way?
>
>Laura
Porcelain is much easier to keep clean and harbors less bacteria--it
stays smoother and dries faster. Gritty cleansers will scratch
plastic composite and porcelain bathroom fixtures, and these scratches
create places where dirt and bacteria live.
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