Would it be absolutely disgusting to...

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Put loo brushes in the dishwasher on their own, on hot setting, followed by a hot wash on empty??!!!

Grim!

What on earth are you doing with your loo brush that it needs to be dishwashed?

It's not a stick to dislodge clods of shit from the bowl above the water line... 🤮

Don't inhale if you're putting bleach in boiling water. There are some mad people here.

When we moved into this house the only thing the sellers had left was the loo brush in the upstairs loo. I have changed the loo and fittings but am still using that loo brush.

Well, I would not put it in the DW, but I'm not sure why they need to be thrown away every 6m. I do as the PP have said, swill the loo round (I don't 'get rid of as much water as possible' - how do you do that?), pop some bleach in, scrub with the brush, flush and hold the brush under the flush. My brushes look clean, they don't look 'grim', though I wouldn't eat with them nor put them in the DW (but then, I don't need them to be 100% germ-free, since I don't eat with them....).

They're toilet brushes they're just gonna get gross again and they're only brushing the toilet nothing else so just I'd bleach them to kill germs. I don't think you have to be as extreme as putting them in the dishwasher lol.

OMG what a revolting idea. No! Just disinfect with bleach.

Put bleach in the toilet, put brush in to soak for a bit. Add hot water if you think it needs it (it probably won't).

What on earth was going through your mind when you thought about putting a clarted poo scrubber where your cutlery goes?!

I have never owned a toilet brush, the thought of them is just disgusting 😅 as with the other non owners on this thread, a bit of bleach and a quick scrub by hand when required. Sparkly toilets... Well as Sparkly as they ever will be with four children

As bleach by itself will get a toilet perfectly clean, just not as quickly, presumably it will do the same for a white plastic brush. Just leave the business end of the brush in the toilet bowl that has had the normal amount of bleach added, for an hour or three.

I think Mumsnet needs a new board called WTF

I'm now traumatised after reading this WHAT THE FUCK

or WTAF

Angie169 Tue 22-Jan-19 08:10:45
BruceAndNosh,
we have black ones at work , no matter how hard you try they always seem to have bits of tissue stuck to them they are horrid .

Has anyone seen the wood and natural bristle ones recently ? before plastic brushes were around I think everyone had wooden ones didnt they ?

This place has them: utilitygreatbritain.co.uk/category/bathroom/

I suspect it would be fine but I wouldn't do it.
Likewise I wouldn't put petfood dishes in the dishwasher either, although I know many do.

If you're hell bent on on some hot wash, why not just boil a kettle, pour into a bucket, and mix with bleach - then disinfect and clean you loo brush like that?

Dishwasher? never in a million years. I'm half minded to think this is a wind-up!

Fill your mop bucket with boiling water and disinfectant, leave the loo brush in for half an hour, that will kill off anything.

"It's not that weird really, the association between loo brushes, toilets and faeces is really strong."

Not just that-licking something off bristles is surely going to cause a gag reflex to a lot of people?

Haha, I love how passionate Mumsnet is about loo brushes.

Sorry if already suggested but why not use a non bristle toilet brush. It’s basucally a cake scraper for your loo. Just as efficient and a LOT easier to keep clean.
AMAZON - for eg. There are different types.

I just wish the UK would get with the 21st century and start installing those little jet wash things they have in Asia.

If you are putting bleach in a bucket of very hot/boiling water I hope you are doing it outside or in a very well ventilated area

Loo brushes aren't disgusting if they are used properly. You need to use the brush after flushing so the loo paper is already gone. Then use the brush and flush as many times as necessary to rinse off the brush.
Use the brush to clean the inside of the loo with whatever product you usually use to clean your loo (no need to do that every time, the brush is no dirtier than the inside of the loo).
If you are looking at e-coli, you will find they also lurk in your reusable bags, kitchen counter and any place in contact with food or faeces. As long as you don't put them in your mouth (i.e. wash your hands) you should be fine.

Jesus fucking Christ I can’t believe people would even consider this.

It'll will be fine. You can run a cleansing cycle afterwards. What a good idea! Wish I'd thought of that.

loo brushes are disgusting. Just put on some rubber gloves, scrunch up some loo roll and sploosh it around.

It makes me boak when I visit somebody else's loo and there's a slightly discoloured loo brush sitting there radiating poo flecks...