AIBU?
AIBU to use bleach to clean the loo?
Kezi4 · 04/07/2017 14:06
Just had lunch with a rather sanctimonious friend, who had spent all morning cleaning his bathroom. It turns out he doesn't use bleach or anything but eco-products, and it takes ages (tbh, I've noticed how grimy his loo is before, so I don't think he cleans it often).
A squirt of bleach down the loo and the occasional wipe with a bit of tissue is all it takes in my household, but apparently I "don't care about the environment at all" because I use bleach.
AIBU?
pigsDOfly · 04/07/2017 14:17
Well good for him. If he wants to spend ages trying to clean his loo with something that cleans little better than using pain water that's his prerogative. And as for him saving the environment all on his own, good luck with that.
Like you OP I want something that works on the dirt and germs when I clean.
Changedtocovermyass · 04/07/2017 14:19
Sounds like my irritating ex who has recently gone all ecoaware. Remind him doing a bit herevand there is all anyone can do (there will be another area he sucks at eg fuel consumption; electricity usage; non eco/ ethical clothes/ food there is ALWAYS a more suitable option).
FruitBadger · 04/07/2017 14:21
I use bleach when the loo gets a "proper" clean once a week, in between it'll get a once over with one of those wipes (that then go in the bin). I use the Method bathroom cleaner spray, says it's eco friendly and does a good job on the sink / bath etc. Occasionally squirt a bit of bleach down the plug holes too.
lovemycatsanddog · 04/07/2017 14:29
I use bleach in the toilet,and some down the plugholes, it always smells clean, also use it for soaking dishcloths overnight
One of my ex daughters in law used bleach on everything, and i mean everything,all you could smell when you went in the house was bleach
TonicAndTonic · 04/07/2017 14:38
I will put bleach down the loo (don;t really use it anywhere else except occasionally down plugholes, but I wouldn't use it on the seat. I alternate between bleach and a regular toilet cleaner like harpic, as I'm in a very hard water area and bleach doesn't shift limescale, it just bleaches it so you can't see it as well!
And yes I have and use a (nice clean) loo brush.
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scampimom · 04/07/2017 14:46
I don't use bleach because a) it doesn't "clean" so much as bleach the dirt b) it corrodes surfaces, making them more porous. This gives dirt, limescale and other nasties a foot (mandible?) hold, and actually makes things harder to clean in the long-run. Also, there's 0 need to kill bacteria living in your toilet, because they are only harmful if you ingest them, and if you have someone in your household who's running a finger round the bowl and having a feast, you've got bigger problems than a shiny throne 
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