Calcium deposits in pipes. Is there any way to get rid of it?

unscrew the bottom of the faucet (where the water comes out) there is a screen in there that acts as an airator. It also clogs up with lime. run the water for a minute or two and clean the screen really good. There are also screens on your washing machine inlet. If the water is really hard, you may want to consider a water softener.

Wow then, this sounds like some tough stuff! Do you see "floaties" in the water when you hold it up to the light? Is this well or municipal water? Have you had a free water test done at a water treatment or well drilling business? what were the results for hardness? Short of ripping out all of the plumbing, the hydrochloric idea might work. You'll need a chemical feedpump and solution tank, 3-5 gallons of hydrochloric (myratic) acid from the hardware store. It is diluted but could still cause burns to the eyes, so wear goggles when handling. You'll also need a 3/4" threaded "T" and two 3/4" brass compression fittings. go to the main shutoff. cut out a small section of pipe AFTER the shutoff valve. thread your two comp. fittings into the ends of the t wrapping with teflon tape first. simply slide each end of your cut main into the comp. fittings and tighten. Voila, you have an injsction point. Fill your solution tank with the acid. mount feed pump on top of solution tank. hook pump injector into your injection point. turn pump on full blast, and run water throughout the house until you get a slight vinigary, acid smell. close the faucets, shut the pump off, and let it sit over night. Run water for at least fifteen minutes to clear the lines. Hook up a water softener.

I could give you a flip answer, such as all you have to do is circulate hydrochloric acid through the pipes and that will dissolve the calcium carbonate, but aside from being extremely hazardous, the acid would probably dissolve the pipes, too. I think your best bet is to consult a local plumber who is familiar with the mineralization of the water and fixing the problems it causes. He may recommend something like rip out the old metal pipes and replace them with PVC pipes. I believe PVC is resistant to mineral deposits. The knowledge of a reputable tradesman who has been in the business for many years is usually reliable.

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House's built in that era used cast iron piping, by now the inner pipe is built up with rust and mineral deposits, making for poor water flow, water softener will not help eliminate 57 years of deposits, over time these mineral deposits will and already have broken away and starting to clog fixtures thus reducing water flow even more, this will also degrade your water heater as the mineral deposits set at the bottom of the water heater building up and taking your water heater longer to heat up the water and shortening the life expectancy of your water heater, the best remedy would be is to replace the entire plumbing, costly as it is, it will make up for it in the long run.

I doubt that you will have to replace the pipes, in a ten year old home. Your pipes are probably copper, you can check that out.

As the previous answer stated, it's most likely your screens, you can also use some lime calcium remover, available at hardware stores.

Sorry I can't recall the name, it's like CLR .

Check your pipes. If some of them are galvanized and some are copper or other dissimilar metal, you could have galvanic corrosion. This is where the properties of one pipe will corrode and deposit on the pipe walls of another type of metal. If this is the case, it might be best to replace the piping.

Calcium Deposits In Water

Ohhhh good answer Seth...To bad you beat me!

(Go with answer 1...Valuable advice.)