Toilet brushes - I just keep replacing

[babasaclover]

Right so they are gross - I’ve tried soaking in bleach after use I’ve tried it all and at the moment just keep buying a new one every month.

what do you do if you don’t use them?

if you’re going to come on and give me shit don’t bother, I’ve got OCD so cannot just do as you say but am looking for help

I’ve been using similar from ikea then just throw it away every now and then.

I blame teenage boys tbh!

I’m so jealous ours is terrible. Have to descale the kettle weekly!

Because limescale is a thing in some areas and I don’t want to put my hand in toilet water to scrub limescale off. Maybe that’s the difference, I’m not using it to clean poo much.

I’m surprised people don’t seem to shut their brush in the loo seat to drip dry. I agree a loo brush holder full of old loo water is a bit gross. Ours goes back in the holder dry, holder goes back into bathroom product caddy, bathroom product caddy goes back into utility room.

My friend has a separate dishwasher in the boot room she puts all horsey bits in. Great idea

Thank you I’m definitely going to give these a go they look quite sturdy for disposable ones.

Wash the brush after cleaning your toilet by pressing the flush and wash the brush at this point. Means no debris on the brush after cleaning. I don't replace mine as its in good condition and a silicone one.

This is it right. I am clean and not a heathen but after a recent encounter with teenage boys in the house and they tried to clean up their mess - the toilet brush looked hideous and I did indeed throw it straight in the bin. I’m not even sure how some of these people make such a mess - my poo just goes down the water bit unless ill or something why is it smeared round the pan 🤮🤮🤮

I just buy the cheap replacement brushes from the supermarket/B&M type shops. Then when they get manky I just chuck them. The pot (or whatever you call it) is a nice one but brushes always get yucky. They have a yucky job and need replacing like you would replace a mop head or a dish cloth.

Thank you it’s good to know I’m not alone!!! I don’t see another way round it

My lovely Lakeland toilet brush is spotless and I have had it for years.

Cleaning the brush is just part of the whole operation of cleaning the toilet, for me. Just carry on scrubbing and scraping the toilet until there is nothing visible left on the brush. Then swizzle it in the bleachy water and re-swizzle it in the flow of the flushing water.
If it isn't 100% clean after that, put an extra dab of bleach in the water and repeat-swizzle as needed.

I wouldn't use a toilet brush at all if it had to be stored with any remains on it.

Love your description and definitely feeling fleshy at the moment with all the yummy Xmas food about lol

yes I have been diagnosed, tried all sorts to fix it and I am definitely better than when young. It’s not the fact I poo it’s actually dealing with other peoples poo and the fact that toilet brushes hold old poo even if you can’t see.

I have a silicone one but it’s not good for limescale. I think a bristley one would be better. Need a shit one and a general cleaning one! The koh one looks good. My toilet gets brown limescale on it constantly but I can’t always see because the flush is so weak it leaves big roll in there covering it up

I use disposable for everything even cutting chicken - otherwise don’t feel I can get my hands clean enough afterwards.

Is this good for limescale right at the bottom?

Same. Odd question maybe but do you drink out of the glasses in hotel rooms? I was one told the cleaners just wash in bathroom sink with any old cloth they have which makes sense so I never use. Was on a cruise recently and they had trolleys full of clean glasses with covers on from the kitchen presumably and put two in each room - I was so impressed!!!!

Silicone ones. If one of kids been and it’s a bit stuck on (sorry to be gross) I use a bit of Viakal toilet cleaner (we live in an extremely hard water area) and let that sit for a minute before using silicone brush. Hold brush in flushing water to clean. Every now and then if needed (ie kids use brush but don’t rinse it properly) I put the steam cleaning on it (carefully not touching brush just using the actual jet and obviously over the toilet). Once a month use a Toilet Duck disposable one and 2 Harpic tablets (latter for the limescale under the water line). Occasionally put a bit of the toilet cleaner in the holder and let the brush sit in soak.

Trouble is there will be remains even if you can’t see them

Genuine question for those who say you don a pair of marigolds and use a scrubber beneath the water line to scrub away any shitty residue . Where do you rinse the marigolds and scrubber and where do you store till the next use?

When I see the toilet brush thread pop up every so often this method is mentioned but I can’t see that it’s more hygienic than a brush. 🤔

Trouble is there will be remains even if you can’t see them

I'm not sure that is true, at least in any practical sense. If the 'remains' are so small as to be invisible, and if the bleach has zapped any germs that it contained, then what is left, really?

I'm aware that you have OCD, so I completely get that you have a problem with this. I'm sure it is exhausting to deal with this condition. But the reality is that invisible, sterile particles really are the same as 'nothing'. They are probably more nothingy than whatever film covers other things in the house, things that don't get bleached.

I would worry about 'bleach splash-back' on my delicate parts...😰

I pop mine in the dishwasher . Comes out just as clean and sparkling as the plates and cups. 😉

You need a silicone one.

Thank you for this what you said makes a lot of sense I.e the bleach has killed the germs of any left - never thought of it like that.

it is exhausting, I’d give anything to not worry about things so much

I converted to silicon ones as like PP have said, they are easy to clean. They are soaked in a bucket of hot water and bleach weekly, and the container is thoroughly washed weekly, too.
My loos are both spotless!

I’m assuming that’s a joke.