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Toilet brushes - I just keep replacing

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babasaclover · 17/12/2025 20:00

Right so they are gross - I’ve tried soaking in bleach after use I’ve tried it all and at the moment just keep buying a new one every month.

what do you do if you don’t use them?

if you’re going to come on and give me shit don’t bother, I’ve got OCD so cannot just do as you say but am looking for help

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FreeRangeClassA6LargeEggs · 22/12/2025 14:56

*crash mat as my sis calls it 😆

Ineffable23 · 22/12/2025 14:22

babasaclover · 18/12/2025 07:36

This is amazing. So we have 3 toilets and one came with the house so at least 20 years old and is better - not as old as yours but good. Each newer one is worse! Hadn’t really thought about that before.

would love an older house with high ceilings :-)

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This might be a problem with the flush, more than the toilet itself. Depends on if the toilet design is decent but the other problem can be that the flush just uses too little water and that the flush valve is, for want of a better description, crap. I can't remember what sort I have but my loo got much better at flushing once I had changed it out. If it would be helpful I'll take the cistern lid off and see if I can find out.

FreeRangeClassA6LargeEggs · 22/12/2025 14:02

PonkyPonky · 22/12/2025 13:18

I actually just googled it hoping for an image but it seems this isn’t a universal term at all 🤣
make a cross in the toilet with toilet roll so it sort of catches it and leaves no skids. 2 squares of toilet roll one way and 2 the other should do it

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🤣 oh, like a landing mat 😆

PonkyPonky · 22/12/2025 13:18

FreeRangeClassA6LargeEggs · 22/12/2025 12:51

What, pray tell, is a hot cross bun 😆 DS is 7, it's a need to know 😍

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I actually just googled it hoping for an image but it seems this isn’t a universal term at all 🤣
make a cross in the toilet with toilet roll so it sort of catches it and leaves no skids. 2 squares of toilet roll one way and 2 the other should do it

FreeRangeClassA6LargeEggs · 22/12/2025 12:51

PonkyPonky · 21/12/2025 20:47

Teach your kids to make a hot cross bun before they go and you won’t have skids to contend with. If they somehow shit around that then just put bleach down and leave for a while.
I’ve never needed a toilet brush and I live in an extremely hard water area with sons! I just clean the toilet properly once a week, do the hot cross bun method and put bleach down every now and then.

What, pray tell, is a hot cross bun 😆 DS is 7, it's a need to know 😍

PonkyPonky · 21/12/2025 20:47

Teach your kids to make a hot cross bun before they go and you won’t have skids to contend with. If they somehow shit around that then just put bleach down and leave for a while.
I’ve never needed a toilet brush and I live in an extremely hard water area with sons! I just clean the toilet properly once a week, do the hot cross bun method and put bleach down every now and then.

Negroany · 21/12/2025 09:59

gamerchick · 21/12/2025 09:09

Magic sponges gets tannin off sinks. You don't need bleach, just one of those and water.

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Magic sponges are not supposed to be used on stainless steel, they scratch it.

I do sometimes just scrub it with the scourer, but sometimes I like to use bleach.

Not that I asked for advice on this matter.

Nighttimeistherightime · 21/12/2025 09:23

EnjoythemoneyJane · 17/12/2025 22:19

Toilet duck fresh brush. Game changer for me - got one beside every loo. Flushable, biodegradable cleaning pads & you can also use the stick thing with a bit of bleach and loo roll.

No need to touch anything, no need to have a gopping brush in a soup of bleach and tag nuts sat in the bathroom 🤮. No need to chuck a load of plastic in landfill, especially if you’re throwing them out so frequently.

‘Tag nuts’ you just made me laugh out loud! When I taught in Sheffield, my Year 11s taught me what ‘ cleg nuts’ are- I presume the same thing? 😂

gamerchick · 21/12/2025 09:09

Negroany · 21/12/2025 06:13

Bleach "works" in hard water, of course it does (I regularly have to bleach my sink as it gets stained by tea). But it won't remove limescale.

For that you need a limescale remover, or vinegar, or brute force (scrubbing with pumice, for example).

While the limescale remains, the bleach will struggle to work as grime clings to the scale - the bleach will "bleach" it, but it will still be there, and the build up continues.

Magic sponges gets tannin off sinks. You don't need bleach, just one of those and water.

gamerchick · 21/12/2025 09:07

Reading these threads makes me wish bleach wasn't so easy to buy.

KingfisherBluey · 21/12/2025 09:05

Negroany · 21/12/2025 06:13

Bleach "works" in hard water, of course it does (I regularly have to bleach my sink as it gets stained by tea). But it won't remove limescale.

For that you need a limescale remover, or vinegar, or brute force (scrubbing with pumice, for example).

While the limescale remains, the bleach will struggle to work as grime clings to the scale - the bleach will "bleach" it, but it will still be there, and the build up continues.

Exactly.

So you use limescale remover as well and a brush. But it's not a brush that lives by the loo, but is kept in another place just for removing the limescale.

Some of the posts here seem to imply we were all born yesterday!

But OP was asking about how to remove 'skid marks' after each flush rather than general toilet cleaning, I think.

Negroany · 21/12/2025 06:13

Bleach "works" in hard water, of course it does (I regularly have to bleach my sink as it gets stained by tea). But it won't remove limescale.

For that you need a limescale remover, or vinegar, or brute force (scrubbing with pumice, for example).

While the limescale remains, the bleach will struggle to work as grime clings to the scale - the bleach will "bleach" it, but it will still be there, and the build up continues.

ICanSpellConfusionWithaK · 20/12/2025 21:43

I live in a very hard water area and never had an issue with bleach working.

KingfisherBluey · 20/12/2025 13:33

EmeraldShamrock000 · 20/12/2025 12:03

Bleach is useless in a hard water area. I had the response until I remembered visiting a friend living in a hard water area. I got a glass of water from the tap it was cloudy and thick. Her washing machine was constantly breaking down, bathroom needed an elbow grease scrub with boiling water.

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Of course bleach works in hard water. Half the country or more is hard water and we use bleach. You're talking about limescale which is not the same issue.

EmeraldShamrock000 · 20/12/2025 12:03

DemonsandMosquitoes · 19/12/2025 19:09

Just squirt bleach down the loo. No brush.

Bleach is useless in a hard water area. I had the response until I remembered visiting a friend living in a hard water area. I got a glass of water from the tap it was cloudy and thick. Her washing machine was constantly breaking down, bathroom needed an elbow grease scrub with boiling water.

FreeRangeClassA6LargeEggs · 19/12/2025 20:02

Asianbrit · 18/12/2025 17:56

I haven’t rft and haven’t much to suggest apart from the fact I have never recovered from the disclosure by a Mumsnetter many years ago that they put theirs in the dishwasher to clean! 😬

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😮

DemonsandMosquitoes · 19/12/2025 19:09

Just squirt bleach down the loo. No brush.

TeaBiscuitsNaptime · 19/12/2025 16:35

Get silicone ones. They're brilliant. Great for any toilet blockages too!

ObelixtheGaul · 19/12/2025 09:41

babasaclover · 19/12/2025 08:13

This looks fabulous thank you!

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It really is! (I promise I don't have shares in the company that makes them, lol)

Negroany · 19/12/2025 09:02

Doggymummar · 19/12/2025 06:44

Put a bag of ice down the toilet and flush it clears blockages

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Do you take the ice out of the bag?

How does it clean it?

Heyhelga · 19/12/2025 08:25

That's a lot of loo roll to be placing down.

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babasaclover · 19/12/2025 08:13

ObelixtheGaul · 19/12/2025 07:55

Get a silicone one like this. I love mine, much more hygienic and gets under the rim better. Germ-Free Genie https://share.google/JEL1raSjqqh76tODg

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This looks fabulous thank you!

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Applecup · 19/12/2025 08:13

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Ridiculous isn't it.

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babasaclover · 19/12/2025 08:12

KingfisherBluey · 19/12/2025 07:54

@babasaclover If this is your kids making it a mess, tell them to line the pan with loo paper and it stops the poo sticking.

I also think more modern style toilets are to blame because they seem to have a curve/ shelf where poo lands rather than it falling straight into the pan.

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Yes lime the toilet with paper it’s more that it sticks to side of pan - not sure how they angle their bums 😂. Modern toilets suck though yes!

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