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To ask how often you clean your loo?

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sweetpickle23 · 02/12/2023 22:01

Settle an argument with DH, who thinks me bleaching the toilet each day is OTT. My reasoning- it's the grossest place in the house, why wouldn't you?!

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TimetoPour · 14/02/2024 18:31

Wipe down sink and bleach toilet everyday (3 boys in this house 🤢). Scrub round the taps with a toothbrush type clean weekly.

Ilovecleaning · 14/02/2024 18:24

Daily. Plus a major,deep clean once a week.

NoWordForFluffy · 12/02/2024 15:50

We Harpic the loos once a week then I also give them a clean (hand down, scrub around) weekly.

Any poo marks have loo roll dipped in the water (so it wicks up and sticks the loo roll to the toilet / poo) put on them, which then cleans it off the next time the loo is flushed.

Wannabegreenfingers · 12/02/2024 15:38

Once a week. If there is anything left behind then the loo brush and bleach gets activated as required.

SmallPaperBoat · 03/12/2023 11:21

Twice a week

WeightoftheWorld · 03/12/2023 11:17

Once a week, but I spot clean as needed too ofc.

Liz1tummypain · 03/12/2023 10:20

@Theoldwoman True but far nicer things to be doing in a minute or two :)

Daisies12 · 03/12/2023 09:19

Bleach once a week, I use minimal chemicals in the house and this is my one concession. Otherwise use toilet brush or paper to clean after use.

Newusernameforthiss · 03/12/2023 09:08

Once a week... Maybe an extra one if it's particularly gross... No bleach ever the smell makes me want to vomit. Horrible stuff.

SpongeBob2022 · 03/12/2023 09:04

DS doesn't have a very good aim so I usually end up giving it a quick wipe down most days. If it wasn't for him I would only do this once a week.

Bleach once a week. I'd actually consider myself quite obsessive about germs but of everywhere they could be I really don't see the problem with there being some germs down the toilet.

ETA...Hadn't read all OPs comments. With bowel issues although I wouldn't do it every day I can understand it feeling a bit icky. But otherwise stand by my comment above.

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sweetpickle23 · 03/12/2023 09:02

Lucytheloose · 02/12/2023 23:50

Why does he not clean up after himself?

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He does! Just disagrees with my daily bleaching regime.

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StarlightLady · 03/12/2023 08:02

Daily. One of my nicknames is Ms Demestos 😂.

SmorgasBoards · 03/12/2023 07:51

nrrf · 02/12/2023 22:28

I’m so confused about how people’s toilets are getting so dirty each day?

Once a week is fine.

Really? No idea at all?

SmorgasBoards · 03/12/2023 07:51

Circumferences · 02/12/2023 22:24

I've never touched a toilet, my live-in housekeeper does everything like that.

I would expect her to at least check toilets daily and scrub down to get rid of marks, but only give a bleach-up if the toilet's badly stained (once a quarter?)

My housekeeper uses lovely organic scented aromatherapy infusions rather than harmful chemicals.

Do they wipe your bum too?

ScrambledEggForBrains · 03/12/2023 07:19

We all bleach and brush inside the pan after every No2, everywhere else disinfected and wiped round with loo roll every 2 or 3 days. I won’t accept mudslides left for others to clean.

Zanatdy · 03/12/2023 07:04

Weekly

hiredandsqueak · 03/12/2023 07:02

I only use bleach if somebody is ill. I have a quick wipe round the bathroom and toilets most days and a proper clean once a week.

AlltheFs · 03/12/2023 06:55

Twice a week I’d say on average. No more than that. When we had 3 toilets it was weekly. Now all 3 of us share 1 so it does need doing more frequently. But we do leave it clean after each use too.

Don’t use bleach, just a toilet gel and silicone brush.

FindingMeno · 03/12/2023 06:53

I'm still waiting for a live-in housekeeper, so until then it gets cleaned if anyone outside the family is coming around, or it looks manky.

Ginmonkeyagain · 03/12/2023 06:49

Proper clean once a week and each household member is responsible for ant needed clean ups after use in the interim.

We also have one of those toilet cleaning rim blocks.

Barleycat · 03/12/2023 06:41

Way OTT, no wonder the planet's in such a mess with all this anti baccing and bleaching.

IncompleteSenten · 03/12/2023 06:40

Each of us is responsible for cleaning anything visible after every use that leaves anything that needs cleaning.

I do a brief wipe over of the loo seat every morning.

My husband does a full scrub every weekend.

Maybe we're mingers but I don't think it needs more.

TropDrôle · 03/12/2023 06:37

wherethewildtbingsgo · 02/12/2023 22:02

It gets bleached once a week. It gets cleaned in the sense that we clean up after ourselves everyday.

Same for us.

Our cleaner does a deep clean weekly and we both clean as we go with a loo brush.

readingismycardio · 03/12/2023 06:33

Daily, or every 2 days MAX. It takes 2 minutes and it makes me feel good😂

Nofilteritwonthelp · 03/12/2023 06:26

Everyone cleanse up after themselves so it'd always clean. But a proper clean with toilet cleaner, once a week. Everyday is OTT imo