FGS!!! Come and tell DH that toilet brushes are DISGUSTING

[thebrownstuff]

I know that we've had this toilet brush conversation numerous times....but, Please come and let DH know that I am not being unreasonable to have put our toilet brush in the outside shed.

The sight of toilet brushes makes me feel sick. I bought those clip on flushable toilet brush thingys which I think is the more hygenic and pleasant approach to getting rid of the shit as it were DH claims that everyone he knows owns/uses toilet brushes

Namechanged for this as I don't want DH (yes you) to know my regular name. Go easy on him as the argument has come up while he's making himself useful cleaning the bathroom, so it's not all craziness from him.

They are a bit grim granted, but they only have the one purpose and its not like you use it for anything else plus you rinse it afterwards. Personally i dont see the problem wiht them.

I think those disposal things are outragous though, what an absolute waste of resources! If they really bother you use a cloth and wash it afterwards!!

I suspect youa re one of those people who use a lot of antibac gel and wipes and things!

"What sort of poos are people having that the duck thing cannot cope with FGS?"

Oh. Dear.

My son is 3, he is very independent, he takes himself off to the toilet, unbeknownst to me does a poo, sorts himself out, leaves a great big skid mark to dry, I find it later.

Last one needed not only a toilet brush but a pneumatic drill, one of those things the dentist uses to try and make your gums bleed, and some sulphuric acid.

Rinse the stick part of toilet duck thing in a couple of flushes.

lovechoc - Fresh Brush

i am with you

devils toothbrush bog brushes

REVOLTING

never in the otter household ( and it's bloody clean here )

How did all you clean freaks manage before disposable toilet brushes?

I am with the OP's dh on this.

Think of your carbon footprint, for a start!

Use a scourer on a Fresh Brush instead?

Presumably they are not flushable though?

So you, what, then put them in your bin?

On what planet is that better than having a toilet brush? Do you then take the rubbish out straight away? Does it drip on the way to the bin?

Its a friggin minefield...

Can't see what all the fuss is about.
Use it, clean it.

They are several shades of wrong.... and plain wrong... wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong!!

Bleurgh

Germ infested, filthy, dirty, disgusting objects that would not be given house room in any self respecting household!! Vile.

Disposables are the only way.

MrBrownStuff - come out of the dark ages and see the light!!

MsHighwater -

Bleach. Plenty of. Toilet Duck have probably reduced my CF!

we have 3 - one for each toilet!! Mine even have a special bit that sticks out to clean under the rim. I didnt think much of the disposable brushes and worry that they would block the toilet.

Sorry, but these threads make me laugh. They are never well balanced, because only the people who are really "ewww ewwww ewwwwwwwwwwww" about toilet brushes post, apart from a few old-school realists like myself and MsHighwater, and everyone else just rolls their eyes and snorts and doesn't bother posting because they might be labelled a Poo-Farmer.

Toilet brushes harbour germs. So clean it occasionally then. Bins harbour germs too. So do mouths.

Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

Yes I put the scouring thingies in the bin. I squeeze them out (using the plastic handle, I'm not going to touch them!), If I run quick I can get downstairs to clean second bog using same scourer without any drips!

JaynieB -

Do you mean clean the toilet brush?

How on earth do you get rid of the little bits of shit that get caught between the bristles?

The same way you get rid of the shit in your toilet pan. With bleach.

You dont touch the brush, you bleach it.

Oh, it's not the germs that I worry about - it's the shit that gets caught in the bristles!

sloanypony - agreed. Has no one ever changed a baby's nappy, wiped their own bottom or cleaned out their kitchen bin out on ths thread?

Toilet brushes are easy to keep clean and no more unhygenic than your vacuum cleaner.

Would anyone not put their bare hand down their toilet to retrieve something?

BeenBeta -

Only a clean toilet.

beenbeta Yes done all those things daily for 18 years pretty much

do not however dip something in the shite and then leave it happily festering at room temperature until either - the toddler decides to fondle it or i next dip it in some different shite

Do you not let the brush cop a flush before putting it back? The newly acquired debris generally come loose!

Then you can give it a bit of bleach. Hell, you can even suspend it in bleach permenantly if you want.

Ever known a 5 star hotel to clean a toilet with only bleach? It might be okay for the main bit of the bowl but by the time you are under the water line, the bleach is very diluted. If you live in an area of high limescale, there is even more reason to scour the surface of the bowl.

I know its not very pleasant, but shit happens. I hate bins, I hate cat bowls (why does stuff always land in the fucking cat water? Answer me that), and I hate bloody nappies too.

Its so not glamorous enough for the likes of me. But if I dont do it, no other bugger is going to. (DH does plenty but I tend to do the wet areas)

I put my hand down the toilet beenbeta to clean it without resorting to plastic, disgusting brushes.

Am prepared to be enlightened but
-toilet brushes are only about £2 and can be replaced every few weeks/once a month
-bung them in the bottom of the toilet bowl with bleach for a couple of hours

As you ask - I'd put bleach down the toilet, under the rim too, give the whole loo a good brush then flush it - thus cleaning the brush in the flushing water. If I'm feeling unsure about it being clean enough, I might fill the brush container up with bleach too and let it stand for a bit then pour it away down the loo.
It's not as if you use the brush for anything else is it?
I wouldn't use the disposable ones or the rim ones in case it fell down and blocked the loo.
If the brush looks a bit manky then I'd buy a new one from Ikea for about a quid and chuck the old one.

I do know a woman who rinses her Mooncup in the toilet flush flow. Now that got me going Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww like a glee cast member.

She said the water that the flush is made of is from the cistern and no worse than the tap.

Which might be technically true.

Still made my teeth itch.