The great toilet brush debate

[Angie169]

Off and on on all sorts of different I've seen people do or don't use toilet brushes can we get a consensus here why do you use them or why don't you use it for the record I do use one.
I realise so some people think they're are germ riddled
However I have a effective and through way of cleaning them .
Opinions please . . . . . .

I use them because how else do you clear shit smears and grime of the bottom of the toilet and scum and limescale around the lip? Put my hand in their?

It's then rinsed in the bowl with a flush, used with toilet cleaner, rinse flushed again and then a 2nd go with toilet cleaner and a final rinse. There is disinfectant in it's holder too that is changed regularly.

I get annoyed if there isn't one. My mum hasn't got one and I don't understand it. Keep it clean, flush with clean water and disinfectant after use and don't let water lie in the holder. Chuck and get a new one every three months and they're not for breaking up blockages. You need a poo knife for that.

I have one. It's always good to have a spare toothbrush in easy reach.

One of my son's without fail always gets poo up the sides of the bowl. Makes me laugh because I've seen people in here say you just squirt a bit of bleach and it always washed away (so no need for a brush) well that doesn't work in this house. Bleach doesn't shift it alone so need a brush

I vote for brushes because I don't see how you can scrub the bowl or under the rim without one.
How do you clean yours? I put it in the clean bowl and add bleach. (If its in the dishwasher please dont answer.) There's a shop near us where you can just buy the brush for 50p so I change it regularly.

I have one, can't understand those who don't. How on earth do they clean the below water skid marks off?

We use a jug of hot water for getting skid marks off.
The brush is used for cleaning (ie getting under the rim and getting limescale off.

I don't understand how you can keep the toilet clean without one. I clean mine by soaking it in bleach in the toilet bowl and letting it drip dry over the toilet. I also clean out the holder regularly. They are pretty gross, I must admit, but necessary imo!

I do not like them but my dh wants to get one every week. We use those disposable pads on a stick that you flush away after cleaning, I think they work fine.

I loathe them but dh has always wanted one. We have 2 loos, so he has one in his loo and I don't use it ever. His loo, his problem. Can't say the loo is ever very clean though, so on that basis I think they are a waste of time. My loo is much cleaner, but that may be because I target the toilet water.

We have loo brushes. I never give them a second thought.

Only on MN do they seem to be a hot topic...

I have two and use them.
I do chsbgd them for new ones to heron he economy moving.

I have one for each loo. Got a new one tonight as one is going rusty on the container- the brush is otherwise fine due to being kept in bleachy water. Exciting times!

We have a family riddled with a history of IBS/ allergies/ intolerances. Flushing and a squirt of bleach achieves nothing. The quite frankly bonkers suggestion of using toilet paper would merely result in the liberal smearing of claggy human waste product across the bowl. If the cause was a young DC that did not publicly announce that he was going to commit crimes against hygiene and delicacy for prompt action, then nothing but a firm scrub and liberal bleaching is going to restore civility to the toilet. No way am I sticking my hand below the water level to deal with the inevitable aftermath down there. Being small, they tend to hit the edge of the bowl rather than straight into the water as they perch on the seat.

When people are silly enough not to provide the appropriate means to clean their toilet, I can't, and their silly squeamishness certainly causes embarassment on my part, and I'm sure isn't very pleasant for them. I am most definitely not going to wipe loo roll and excrement by hand around someone elses toilet!

Typos but you get my drift

We have one, I can't understand how you get skids off otherwise. MIL doesn't have one and it drives me mad.

This is a painful subject for me just now. I was merrily cleaning our toilet the other day when the brush head unscrewed itself just I was flushing. Toilet now partially blocked so plumber required.

As I watched in horror as it disappeared up the u bend, I thought to myself, “if only I’d listened to Mumsnet! This wouldn’t be happening!”

We use those disposable pads on a stick that you flush away after cleaning
These are not meant to be flushed. Sewers are only designed to take the water from your toilets, sinks, baths and showers along with human waste and toilet tissue.

Genuine question - how do you train young children to 'clear up' after themselves without a brush?

I have one. I think this is Non-U in MN world. However, I have learnt a good tip from MN, namely lining the loo with loo paper if visiting a house where there is no loo brush (I have a horror of leaving any traces of my visit). It really does work.

I do not have one but I'm the only person I know who doesn't. I think they are vile. They are always filthy when I've used one elsewhere, I can't understand why you would want a little poo crusted brush in your bathroom.

Skid marks under the water line flush away. Skid marks above the water line I fold a couple of sheets of toilet paper and wipe them away. Wash hands well. It's vastly more hygienic than keeping a little shit brush hanging around.

2 brushes, one for the bowl and one for under the rim, living with an IBS husband has been an eye opener

Been a big fan of brushes, sadly family doesn't seem to understand the rinse under the flush and ensure clean before replacing routine. However, am having my head turned by a new kid on the block. Bought some Bloo clean and disinfect tablets, popped it in the cistern and after a few flushes, no more skidders. In fact, I have only used it to clean under the rim since. Shit doesn't stick any more. I am enlightened.

My DC are at a rather good school (the best in the world, not that I am biased). The boys there (all boys - not being sexist here) are encouraged to use a lavatory brush. Indeed, one boy was given one as a leaving present in the hope that it would encourage him to use it in future. On that basis, I think loo brushes are definitely acceptable.

my take on it (living in a high hard water area)

buy a bloo loo for everyday

one a month empty ALL the water out the loo with a paper cup

use harpic limscale remover to scrub away all the limescale.

flust

repeat every 4 weeks

Wonder why people never fret so much about dish brushes/dish cloths or flat mops/socket mops.