How do you clean a toilet?

turkolina

ha ha ha.. This thread has had me laughing..

I clean our two loos every day.. spray bathroom cleaner around the cistern and clean with cloths. Then spray the top of the lid underneath seat and under the rim. Use a loo brush and keep the brush in its holder which has bleach always in it.. Then bleach in the bowl and a good scrub not been unknown to use bare hands.

Once finished brush goes down the loo with a massive dose of bleach. My hubby when he first moved to England thought i was quite strange.. He had ideas that once the toilet was cleaned it could be used immediately.. OH NO NO NO NO NO... The bleach has to sit for at least 4 hours.. I have calmed down a bit but my biggest bug bear is someone using the loo within 5 minutes of a clean.. arghhhhhhhhhhhhhh OCD i reckon..

Turks..

hamstercheeks_2

turkolina wrote: »

ha ha ha.. This thread has had me laughing..

I clean our two loos every day.. spray bathroom cleaner around the cistern and clean with cloths. Then spray the top of the lid underneath seat and under the rim. Use a loo brush and keep the brush in its holder which has bleach always in it.. Then bleach in the bowl and a good scrub not been unknown to use bare hands.

Once finished brush goes down the loo with a massive dose of bleach. My hubby when he first moved to England thought i was quite strange.. He had ideas that once the toilet was cleaned it could be used immediately.. OH NO NO NO NO NO... The bleach has to sit for at least 4 hours.. I have calmed down a bit but my biggest bug bear is someone using the loo within 5 minutes of a clean.. arghhhhhhhhhhhhhh OCD i reckon..

Turks..

the 4 hours thing:eek:

didnt know that

BuddyBonthenet

Thank you to all of you who replied about 'those moments' :rotfl:

Just got to make my husband start doing it! Although he's very good really he thinks the bleach is there for when I clean the loo!!

I think my routine is closest to tukolina's! I pick times when I know my husband won't be at home as my heart sinks if I hear the loo flush just after I've put the bleach in!

rosieben

hamstercheeks wrote: »

lol :rotfl: no but reminds me of a time when my boy was v young and had skittery runs very bad, he had anal explosion in nappy and it had squirted right up his back all up his vest. i had to cut it off n bin it:eek: and dumped him in the bath:rotfl:

still remember it like it was yesterday

I had one of those moments with my son - must be a boy thing!

puss14 wrote: »

... i get a little concerned with the way society has become obsessed with germs. I personally think it's all a bit of a scam to sell more cleaning products ...

I think you're right about us all getting obsessed with germs, I'm having a lot of trouble weaning myself off bleach for cleaning the toilet, I think its probably one of the worst chemicals I could be using :eek:

coopstar23

I can't belive how many people are willing to discuss their toilet cleaning habits. It's amazing! My preferred method method is to let the missus do it, but on occasion I will run a little bleach under the rim so it drips down, leave it for a while whilst I clean the seat and remaining porcelain, not forgetting the handle with an anti-bac wipe, then flushing the loo so it stirs up the bleach. I still can't believe I've actually replied to this post, and am wondering what on earth it has to do with saving money. Without wanting to offend you, I have to admit You are truly one of the more eccentric posters I've ever come across. thank you : )

JillD_2

rosieben wrote: »

I had one of those moments with my son - must be a boy thing!

not confined to boys, happened to my 17 month old daughter last month.She's my 3rd baby, they ave all had explodin nappies at some point or another but this was the first time in all of those that I had to bin a babygro.
And this from a mother who has a son that poo'd himself several times a day for about a year, I am very good at rinsing pants the Gina Ford way - under the flush of the toilet.
See you are all grossed outnow arent you !!!! But the alternative was to buy about 20 pairs of pants a week , couldnt afford that even if they were Smart Price and anyway just think of the waste!!!

Our toilets always look grubby, we have a 5 year old and a 4 year old and a 38 year old who all seem to be incpapable of flushing the things :mad:

At least they all sit down even for wees, and only one of them is a girl LOL

You have inspired me to be a bit more heavy handed with the bleach and I am going to bin our minging toilet brushes tomorrow, I hate the damn things YUCK

rosieben

comments edited out as I had misunderstood what the poster said

nesssie1702

Please don't flush away wipes! They don't break up like loo paper and are likely to stick in your plumbing and there's the potential for problems...... Bin these rather than flushing.

For those that like to use a loo brush (how else do you get rid of the marks and any limescale stains - unless you're using a brillo pad and gloves??) Ikea sell a cheapo loo brush for round about the 30p mark, in lots of different colours.

rosieben

nesssie1702 wrote: »

Please don't flush away wipes! They don't break up like loo paper and are likely to stick in your plumbing and there's the potential for problems...... Bin these rather than flushing.
... .

That's why I don't use recycled or cheapie toilet roll, it doesn't dissolve and its likely to cause a blockage.

[Deleted User]

I also bung a small shot of cola down the loo last thing at night as it make the loo very shiny in the morning.I too am not keen on too many chemicals an aerosols make me cough so its vinegar and soda bicarb with some lemon juice for my cleaning routine.I always shut the lid down when I flush the loo, I thought most people did ?