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[Joe and Ellen Hecksel <jhecksel@voyager.net>]

nbeaureg@student.umass.edu wrote:
> i am confused by this sentance. what is "plates-out"?

Substitute "forms deposits" for "plates-out".

I believe that she is saying that the hardwater deposits that form on 
her plumbing fixtures is silica based rather than calcium carbonate.

Hope that helps.

-Joe

> ncb
>
> Quoting martha_davis@highstream.net:
>  In
>
> > my area it isn't lime that plates out in the toilet, it is silica.