Where do you actually use bleach to clean around the house?

[DairyLeanne]

Just read the bleaching carpet thread. Quite roundly and rightly dismissed as an insane practice by MN.

So where do you actually use bleach around the home? Do you actually use bleach for anywhere other than the toilet?

I think the mould and mildew cleaner contains it. That comes out a handful of times a year. Otherwise I don't use it at all.

Loos, sinks, soaking white cleaning cloths. Very sparingly. I also use a drop in the washing up water in the charity shop for many of the donations of bricabrac. Some of it is so filthy and sticky that washing up liquid alone doesn’t work. I do like the smell, it makes me think ‘clean’. So many other smells are much worse.

Cool.
I really hope the smell disappears too.
I’ve not actually lifted the cleaned plate to my nose to test it for myself, but certainly I’m not aware of any residual eggy smell.

Note, do you keep your eggs on the fridge?
I think eggs do smell strongly sulphuric if so.

Toilet, kitchen sink, window frames (diluted).

Milton is bleach

Active Chlorine Released from Sodium Hypochlorite (Cas N°7681-52-9), 1.9% w/w

I think you're right and probably once you start doing it, you have to keep doing it

I use bleach in the loo. And for the grouting on tiles mixed with baking soda.

Does the same to toilet bowls

I've tried citric acid in toilets and it's a waste of time and money.

Descaling and getting rid of oxidation in kettles is easy. Pour 1/2 cup of white vinegar in a full water kettle, let it boil and sit until the water has cool down.

If the scaling and oxidation is bad, repeat the process a couple of times. It works like a charm.

The reason why cups develop tea/coffee stains is because they are rinsed, not washed. Tea and coffee have oils, if you only rinse the cups, the tanning oils will stain the cups over time.

Wash them after every use with a tiny amount of dishwashing liquid and water. You'll never have stained cups again.

Yes, other products mentioned on this thread like mildew spray, Steradent and Ace also have bleach as an active ingredient.

Thankyou Alondra.
yes, I agree with you for kettles that are plastic.
BUT
I also need to regularly descale my metal water distiller.
if I were to use white vinegar on my distiller that much, it would cause (and has caused) the metal to deteriorate and Debra hole… so as I have to keep citric acid for that reason, I may as well use it on the kettle too.
it’s not as expensive as you might think, as I can use the citric acid solution many times over, before needing to replace.

Thanks tho for your advice. 🙏🏻

Our mugs go through the dishwasher and never develop tea stains.

I have a stainless steel kettle, I hate plastic ones. From time to time I take a look inside the kettle. If I see oxidation, it's time for a vinegar clean :)

I know nothing about water distillers though.

I didn't say it wasn't.
If babies can bathe in a milton bath, and you can use it to wash your lettuce, then I would far prefer to drink out of a mug that has been cleaned with Milton than traditional bleach.

Personally, I just put mugs and cups in the dishwasher and have never had a problem with staining.

Down plug holes , or in the mop bucket for my floors

There is bleach in the H&H mould spray I use to remove black mould from the seal around my 24 year old shower. It works.

Loos, drains and bathroom and toilet floor (porcelain tiles).

I use a glass kettle for making drinks or adding to food, as I use distilled water from my table top distiller, in that kettle alone.
I have found that kettle never gets scaled up !!
i keep a cheap plastic kettle for non food uses.

for your ss kettle, I’d definitely consider using citric acid, as it’s effective but much less likely to damage as the vinegar.

Citric acid is a waste of money, It does nothing - it doesn't disinfect, descale or get rid of oxidation.

I know it's very popular on websites but frankly, it's a non starter for me as a cleaning product.

I have a stainless steel bench top and an induction cooktop. A good degreaser like Nifty works like charm if there are oil stains. For the rest of the kitchen I simply use dishwashing liquid and warm water. It works for me.

Using vinegar to clean the kettle came from an old neighbour. Years ago she saw me getting rid of a kettle and during the conversation, she gave me the advice. She was spot on.

I use it in the loo and also the kitchen sink, which is composite and stains sometimes. Occasionally chuck some down a plug hole.

I don't have a dishwasher and can't do hard scrubbing because of arthritis. Sometimes my mugs need a bit of Milton 🤷🏻‍♀️

I also soak my child's bath toys in it every few weeks.

Milton removes stains entirely. For posters saying just wash your cups, I can't scrub hard enough to remove tea and coffee stains. A good scrub with salt gets them off but I can't manage that, and it's easier to leave them soaking in Milton for a few hours. It isn't needed often but it works well when I do need it. Not really sure why it's a problem.

Toilet - though I feel bad about that as it's going back in to the water cycle and that can't be good for us.
Chopping boards.
It's great for cleaning up the patio flagstones.

I think the guilt trip of bleach down the toilet and into the waterway is a bit overplayed by some. Whatever goes down the toilet ends up going through a chlorinefication stage at the treatment plant anyway.