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How do you clean your toilet?
What products do you use, and do you use a toilet brush, or something else?
I ditched my toilet brush because keeping one has always grossed me out. I'd rather throw away whatever I scrub the toilet with. If you have a toilet brush, how do you store it (gag)?
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Re: How do you clean your toilet?
Clorox makes a product you might look into. The part that actually touches the toilet is disposable. I used these for a while in a previous apartment and liked them -- I just didn't like having to buy the refills.
http://www.clorox.com/products/clorox-toilet-wand-system/
I use this:
http://www.scrubbingbubbles.com/Products/Pages/fresh-brush-2-in-1.aspx
and this:
http://www.scrubbingbubbles.com/Products/Pages/toilet-cleaning-gel.aspx?sid=SEM&cid=Google
I have one for each floor of my house. I keep one handle in the laundry room, and the other in a utility closet.
This is what I use as well. I'm also grossed out by storing the toilet brush. That's what I like about this product. When you're done, you just chunk the scrubber. I even clean the handle with bleach afterwards. It seems to be the most sanitary thing I've come across. If you end up getting one, check the web to see if you can find some coupons first. Like MarieSD mentioned above, refills do get expensive after a while, so that's something to consider, but for me it's worth it.
I use borax and the toilet brush as well.
Might have to try use that pumice stone for the hard water stains. Didn't even think about that
Hope this helps.
Normally I just use a toilet brush.
However, for a deeper clean I do a "forced flush", which I think I read about in Hints from Heloise. Basically if you pour a bucket of water quickly into your toilet, the water will go out as if it is flushed, but it will not fill in again. Then after cleaning you just flush normally and the bowl fills up again. Maybe I was under a rock, but I had never heard of this for most of my life. Here's the original article I read: http://amarillo.com/lifestyle/advice/2011-07-07/heloise-quickly-force-flush-toilet-easier-better-cleaning
My brilliant addition to the plan... since I don't have a bucket handy (ok, there's one in the garage, but I'm way too lazy to go get it for a such a small job), I emptied out the trashcan, added some water and cleaner to the trashcan. Cleaned it, topped it up with water, and dumped that in the toilet to do the forced flush.
Ditto :-) There's nothing in an average household that isn't solved through a little scrubbing with a brush, give everything in the vicinity some chlorox wipe action, then wash your hands with soap on your way out of the bathroom. If you have to, soap and rinse the toilet brush in the bath tub before you wash the bath tub-- clean toilet, clean brush, clean tub, clean hands.
And the toilet is immaculate compared to the kitchen sink, just food for thought. The flushing is too frequent for bacterial colonies to get a good hold, but the grooves around sink drains and at the line where your faucet fixture fits into the sink-- those are safe havens for all sorts of bacteria.
Thank you, I was just wondering how I could get the water out to really get it scrubbed clean!
I use this for deep cleaning, with a toilet brush. If the toilet bowl brush starts to gross you out, replace it! They are cheap.
I use these for in between deep cleanings. I love them!! Maybe if you just use these, you won't ever have to use a brush? I just like to clean the toilet with a brush and toilet bowl cleaner when the gel dissolves, but I don't think you'd have to do that. Then I'll put on a new gel.
I hate toilet brushes...
I actually use a glove and scrubby sponge. Some folks find this really gross, but it doesn't bother me. Not like there are chunks in the toilet and obviously it's been flushed before I pour in cleaner and put my gloved hand in!
I keep the sponge in a plastic container in my laundry room and obviously, it doesn't get used for any other job.