To ask for an explanation re: toilet brushes

[Eliza9917]

I keep seeing them mentioned and wonder whether I am supposed/not supposed to have one.

I personally like those things where you attached a wipe that then flushed away but I don't think they sell those anymore.

A toilet brush in the dishwasher?! and faints

I'm a cleaner and I HATE it when toilet brushes are used for removing skidders they fill with poo crumbs which is just blurgh. Skidders above the water line should be wiped off with tissue and Ines below the water left for a couple of mins and flushed again (repeat until gone).

Toilet brushes are for using alongside toilet cleaner to give it a good scrub

and replace regularly. Don't see the issue.

More plastic in landfill is the issue IMO.

Do people really have that many guests that they plan their house around them? It's the bedside lamp thing all over again.

I say this every time: squirt bleach, place loo paper in toilet so it is over skid mark and slightly in water. Leave it so the paper soaks up the water and soaks off the mark. Flush.

I like that loogun though.

All the cheap toilet brush replacers - do you not feel guilty at the landfill issue?

@lorelairoryemily I LOVE your username!

@Pancakeflipper - my DD has encopresis and has to take movical. The best loo brush I’ve found is the Ikea basic one. It’s hard and removes absolutely everything, even sludgy stuff that won’t shift with just bleach or a softer toilet brush. The design is so basic that it’s easy to clean with bleach and looks like new after many, many uses. I usually fill clean the toilet, flush it, pour in bleach and plunge with the loo brush until it’s clean.

For that, yes you do need to get the marigolds on and a decent bathroom sponge or similar and scrub under the rim and back as far up the outlet pipe as can be seen.

Should I bring my snorkel too?

@mittensofsteel - thanks for handy poo removing tip!

Toilet brush in the dishwasher? I've just been sick in my mouth.

My mum always taught me to flush the toilet after cleaning it and rinse the toilet brush in the running water as it flushes. Toilet brushes are gross but a necessary evil I think.

And flushable wipes are NOT flushable - water companies hate them because they absolutely bugger up the sewer system. Just remember the 3Ps!

@SleepyHeadThisTime please never use the phrase "poo crumbs" again! boak!

just get one of those, works out more cost effective than buying a new one every week frankly

loogun

I can't see what's wrong with washing it in the dishwasher- I've done it for years. I clean my DDs riding stirrups, gardening tools and cat litter trays in the dishwasher.

They come out lovely.

I have no aversion to putting my rubber gloved hand down the loo. I can't see why anyone would. Apparently there are more germs in the average sink.

Crikey you lot! Just get some toilet paper and rub the shit off with your hand. All these bog brush replacements and bleach, will no one think of the planet??

SleepyHeadThisTime

I'm a cleaner and I HATE it when toilet brushes are used for removing skidders angry they fill with poo crumbs which is just blurgh. Skidders above the water line should be wiped off with tissue and Ines below the water left for a couple of mins and flushed again (repeat until gone).

Toilet brushes are for using alongside toilet cleaner to give it a good scrub

Just copying his for those who scrub fresh poo.

As a seasoned user of toilet brushes, I can assure you that it is possible to use one to scrub off big fresh poo without leaving poo crumbs which is just inconsiderate and lazy.

Scrub, hold brush under the force of the water and continue to scrub whilst it is flushing to loosen poo crumbs. Inspect, and if necessary, repeat until no poo crumbs. Should not need more than 2 flushes and that is for a massive job wasn't me.

Toilet brushes are minging, and surely there’s no need to be putting rubber gloved hands in there either? I’ve literally never scrubbed the inside of a toilet, just put some bleach in when I remember and it’s always sparkling white.

I and everyone I know has a toilet brush.

My toilets are pristine and I haven't got a brush. The thought of the shitty bristles festering in pissy water makes me sick. We are responsible fir our own skids in this house. Bit of tissue, a flush and a thorough hand wash. The toilets get scrubbed regularly so they're bright white.

We rented a house out once. Within a few months the toilet was full of green crust. I can only imagine it was never cleaned. Can't imagine how they even get a bit brown looking.

Does anyone else notice black muck in the handbasin overflow when they use a bathroom away from home or is that just me?

The bathroom tiles when we got out house back were covered in orange gunk too. Horrible bacterial stuff, gross. People can be such skidders.

I think loo design has changed too. Our downstairs loo is old, but the area of water in the bowl is quite large and it's a straight drop from the seated arse. However, we have got two new loos upstairs with dual flush. The area of water in the bowl is much smaller, and there is a definite shelf above the water line (not describing it very well, sorry), so that downstairs it's almost impossible to skid the pan, but upstairs it's impossible to avoid it, as ones poo quite often never even lands in the water, just sits smugly on the porcelain. We certainly need bog brushes upstairs because of this.I wouldn't be without mine anyway.

This is bizarre. No wonder our planet is in the shape its in if people are replacing their toilet brushes monthly!

Clean the toilet with it so it gets any disinfectant product on it as you do so. Wash it under the flushing water and leave it standing in bleachy water until used again. I always get the enclosed ones where you can't see the brush so anything dodgy that might be left on it can't escape but never had a problem. And it is only ever used on the toilet so even if it was less than sterile, I'm not sure what the problem would be.