To think a 16 year old would know how to use a toilet brush?

[onlion]

hmm?

I tried that and it wasnt sturdy enough to scrub with mrspresley

Oh this has been done to death.

No need for a toilet brush, they are vile things. I have never owned one and have two toilets - both sparkling and immaculate at all times

I thought everyone had their toilet brushes in disinfectant, bleach or whatever

some people very bleach happy We can't use it becasue we have a septic tank but wouldn't anyway.
really don't get teh problem with toilet brushes as long as you don't use them for any other purposef

They probably know and just don't care!

Genuinely curious and grateful for people's responses. Do you guys scrub at all? Dont you get limescale at the water mark if you dont each day?

What if the skiddy is underneath the water level? I mean if my 8yr old leaves one, he gives it a scrub with the toilet brush (it stands in bleach and is washed regularly) but I wouldn't expect him to don my rubber gloves, stick his hand down the loo and clean the mark off

Also disinfectant doesn't work in the presence of organic material, so it is probably best to let the toilet brush dry out in it's stand

When I clean the toilet, I use bleach and a scouring pad.
I pour bleach into the toilet
make a bowl of hot soapy water (dettol is fine)
I clean around the lid and seat, then the outside of the toilet, then the top of the rim, then the inside of the rim.
then, as the bleach has had time to do its job, I stick my hands in with the scouring pad (scour-side up) and scrub.
you do need to scrub below the water, but if you're wearing gloves, that's no problem.

then I wring out the sponge and flush.

then throw away the pad.
(usually I'll use the pad that we've used for a few days for washing up)

But do you do that every time your kids produce skiddies?

I would be throwing several sponge/scourers a day (Ok maybe 3 or 4)

e.g I have had to use the dreaded toilet brush three times today already (not for myself, mind...I am a laydeee)

I think I saw the face of Elvis in my 8yr old's skiddy this morning?!?

onlion - aw, poor 16 year old - let them poo in peace!

Put the brush down.

OP - what are you feeding your family?

Well its better than a 5 year old having a go and leaving poo on the brush and all round the loo. He has now been banished to his own loo.

I have brushes for all my loos, they are not poo ridden, my toilets are clean and I rarely use bleach

And leave the toilet mucky?

seriously - you don't need to wash the toilet that often.

If they produce skidders, then jsut leave them.

my ex had a trick tht he would put a couple of pieces of bog roll into the bog first, then poo.
it usually stopped the poo sticking to the sides.

plus, if the skids are sticking that much, then you need to use Harpic 100% limescale remover and scrub after that - poo doesn't stick as much to the bowl if there's no limescale.

(and no skid i've ever seen takes more than 2 flushes to get rid of)

I use harpic limescale every day. I love it.

I dont check the toilet after each child poos. Sometimes we are taling an hour. so they tend to stick. The 16 year old creeps in during the night.

Just a thought. Maybe its the shape of the loo. We have an odd square shaped base thingy.

tbh, then, i think you're enabling your toilet.
it knows that you will clean it every time, so it doesn't bother flushing itself properly.

stop doing it and it will stop being so demanding.

(ps - do you insist flushing every single time?
it's better for the environment not to clush after wee (obviously, do it every now and then, or it would stink)
and the wee helps to dissolve the skidmarks.

it might also be the shape of the loo.

or the pressure of the flush

nickel if the boys dont flush after a wee, it leaves a ring at the water mark. Maybe its the type of water?