'Sticky toilet' - help!

abaxas

Hi all,

Sorry for asking this but....

We moved about 2 months ago but in the new place the toilet is very 'sticky' on no2s. If you know what I mean :eek:

There must be an OS method of solving this? I thought about putting a layer of vaseline inside when I clean. But if anyone has any ideas on how to solve this, it would be great!

Thanks in advance etc

moanymoany

I think that it may be the shape of the bowl. We have recently moved and the new toilet does the same.

I bought one of those toilet cleaning things where the cleaning pad is gripped by the device. I use a few sheets of paper gripped by the device lasts long enough to clean away the 'sticky' patch.

Alternatively, using a wad of paper to wipe it clean works if it is done straight away - let it dry and it's the toilet brush.

KAAT_LADY

but yourself a new toilet for about £16 then you will have no trouble,,its easy to fit it yourself

hope this helps
KAAT

troo

The toilet has probably been cleaned with bleach for years. Bleach erodes the enamal eventually, the only cure is a new toilet and DON'T EVER CLEAN IT WITH BLEACH

Jet

troo wrote: »

The toilet has probably been cleaned with bleach for years. Bleach erodes the enamal eventually, the only cure is a new toilet and DON'T EVER CLEAN IT WITH BLEACH

Is that true?

I clean my toilet with bleach - never used anything else.

I'm scared now. lol :eek:

troo

Jet wrote: »

I'm scared now. lol :eek:

Ooops, sorry Yep it's true, takes years though. I use washing up liquid, as recommended by a friend who owns a bathroom shop.

Ben84

Bleach seems to damage everything. I won't have it in the house. We have even been offered free bottles of it and I still won't use it. I don't see the need for it when far safer and less corrosive substances like multi-purpose detergents are available. Bleach may be cheap, but if it wrecks the thing you're trying to clean it becomes very expensive.

The other nasty thing about bleach it that after you've poured it down the drain it is very likely to react with other materials in the sewer to form dioxins, which are poisonous compounds that are not very biodegradable. They persist for a long time and migrate in to the environment. Household bleach isn't the major source of dioxin, burning rubbish and bleaching paper is, but why create any more pollution than we have to by using particularly environmentally unfriendly products like bleach.

As for the sticky toilet, perhaps it has limescale which is making the surface rough?

Biggles

troo wrote: »

The toilet has probably been cleaned with bleach for years. Bleach erodes the enamal eventually

Many baths have enamel, and bleach shouldn't be used on them.

However, most toilets are glazed porcelain and aren't affected by bleach. Don't bother with washing-up liquid, as that doesn't kill (many) germs.

troo

I don't know why I said enamel, I meant glaze

I think we've been brainwashed into thinking there's millions of super-germs everywhere that will kill us (the ad men don't get paid a fortune for nothing lol) - as long as things are cleaned regularly, there's no problem IMO