Toilet Bowl Tablets?

BuffyJMB

I don't know what's wrong with the water in my area, but after less than 3 days of being cleaned, my toilets SMELL and get a pink rim in them (minerals in water??).  Anyway, I thought of the tablets my mom used to drop in her toilets when I was younger.  Was wondering if any of you have seen any green products of the like?  If not, any suggestions of things I can do?  It's honestly embarrassing if someone were to stop over without knowing and they have to use my bathrooms! Thanks!

srs5624

I think those tablets were for people who have septic systems. They were intended to help with the processing of the waste in the tank. Do you have a septic system or public sewer? What is the smell (sewage, mildew)?

You might want to find the root of the problem before you waste money on things to cover it. Try to pin point where the smell comes from... do you have grout around your toilet that could be saturated in something un-savory? Is there stuff growing under the rim of the toilet? Try draining the water and scrubbing it down with bleach (I mean heavy duty scrub, down the hole, under the rim etc). Flush that down and then add some more bleach to the clean water. Let it sit overnight and flush in the morning. See if the smell comes back. It might be a problem with the pipes that needs to be addressed by a plumber or the sewer authority (if it's outside) in your area.

Oh, and the pink is excess calcium. You probably have hard water. But hard water shouldn't smell.

elviebird

I've heard denture tablets work great in toilet bowls but have never tried it myself.

grahamsm3

srs5624:

I think those tablets were for people who have septic systems. They were intended to help with the processing of the waste in the tank. Do you have a septic system or public sewer? What is the smell (sewage, mildew)?

I think she might be talking about the in the tank drop-ins that bleach with every flush, rather than something like Rid-x that is bacteria for your septic system.

Like 2000 Flushes Blue or Clorox Automatic Toilet Bowl Cleaner - something to keep it fresh between cleanings.

I don't know of any green product for this. 

Edit to Add:

I googled and got

http://ecocleanreview.blogspot.com/2007/11/bio-pack-toilet-tabs.html

 

 

thew8isover

grahamsm3:

srs5624:

I think those tablets were for people who have septic systems. They were intended to help with the processing of the waste in the tank. Do you have a septic system or public sewer? What is the smell (sewage, mildew)?

I think she might be talking about the in the tank drop-ins that bleach with every flush, rather than something like Rid-x that is bacteria for your septic system.

Like 2000 Flushes Blue or Clorox Automatic Toilet Bowl Cleaner - something to keep it fresh between cleanings.

I don't know of any green product for this. 

Edit to Add:

I googled and got

http://ecocleanreview.blogspot.com/2007/11/bio-pack-toilet-tabs.html

Thanks for asking the question and thanks for the link.  WF here I come

 

BuffyJMB

WOW!  Thanks for that, the Whole Foods is across town and I only get there about once a month, but I will go there today!!!  You're right on the 2000 flushes/clorox tabs, that's what I was referring to.  I don't have a septic tank, I have public sewers.  Trust me, I've been blaming my husband since we moved in this house (brand new, 07), yelling at him to stop peeing on the floor!  But it really isn't him, it's the toilets!  I scrub and scrub, and still within days it's back to that smell again!  I hope these will work!  Thanks again!