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

Seems to be the way to go. Better than all the brushes bought every month filling a landfill.

No it isn't. You're just dying the poo and limescale white.

Germs in a toilet stay right there and are not going to jump up and kill you. The toilet doesn't need to be soaked in bleach. It is used for one thing and you are not eating off it. Think about the impact on the environment

I use silicone ones and also harpic deep clean toilet tablets - they advise you to put the brush in the loo with the tablet to give it a deep clean at the same time

Mate, we're one of the wettest countries in the world- the fact that we can't seem to stop fluctuating between droughts and floods and climate change is not my fault.

I don't shit every time i go to the toilet. I use eco toilet paper, eco products, don't flush bleach or other chemicals harmful to wildlife and also i havent replaced my plastic toilet brush in a decade and have no plans to. I also use eco menstrual products. I think my conscious is clear around my environmental impact on using the toilet.

But please, do try and blame me for the lack of water in the whole country because I flush the toilet three times on the occasions I take a shit. While you're at it, tell me how many kids you have because I bet you have more than me and they will be having a greater impact across the board, as well as all needing to flush the toilet.

Eta- I also have I also have one of those half flush things installed so I can choose that too.

I get the Ikea ones that are about a pound.

anyway, I try to rinse and rub the bristles on the edge bit that’s under the waterline whilst the toilet is flushing. This ensures almost nothing left on it. Then air dry, then put back in holder.

I do throw them out, not that often though - every couple of years.

we don’t use them that much though. I usually put harpic in the toilet rather than just brushing shit. And try not to shit on the porcelain sides.

Instead of using marigolds, I would use disposable gloves for that kind of task. Then no need for cleaning and storage of them.

This ^^^

That's not true, bleach removes the poop. And not all people live in a limescale area...

Love the comment over kids, and very very true. My brother told me once (who is childless) that he could fly to New York every week and still not have the environmental impact as bad as having a child. He was getting it in the neck by an eco-nut in the pub about his lifestyle choices (which are nothing other than ordinary btw).

No idea if true but I got his sentiment.

I use those ones with the ejectable pads.

I use the Toilet duck disposable one, weirdly you can never find the handle anywhere, took me ages to order one online. You can find the cloth bits in supermarket though.

I saw one on instagram where you grip a bit of tissue with the end, cheaper that buying the toilet duck wipe things.

I wouldn't do this - if you wee on bleach it produces chloramine gas which is a toxic lung irritant.

Hi Op We have been using these for years
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0133BPFFW?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_1

If you on Amazon for Mr Siga there are similar

To get rid of limescale, I used Kilrock Spirit of Salts which was the good stuff. Now I cannot buy it anywhere for love or money. Anyone know why?

I've had the same cheap one from Tesco for a year. The only discolouration is the harmless orangey mould you get in bathrooms.

I don't buy the germy toilet brush theory. If any microscopic germs can survive clinging onto the toilet brush getting dunked and swished in bleach as part of the scrub then good luck to them but in all likelihood no germs survive the bleach scrub.

People are so bloody squeamish and germphobic. Seriously what do you think is going to happen if you have a rinsed loo brush sitting in the corner of your bathroom? Instead you're wasting loads of water, resources and dumping toxic bleach down your loo several times a day. (That's not good for you by the way)

Not talking to those with actual diagnosed OCD obviously

That is what I do, I have a sillicone brush, clean the toilet in the morning and then bung bleach in it and put the brush in, go out and leave it soaking

Toilet seats are quick release ones as well, so every now and then they go in the dishwasher too.

Putting toilet brushes and seats in a dishwasher that you also use for surfaces you eat off is fucking grim.

A simple google will tell the the potential health risks.

Ooh, yes, my childfree sister was being lectured by an eco-zealot, and she told the EZ that she had less environmental impact than EZ plus her three kids and several grandchildren, and can live her life how she bloody well likes!

Well mine just sit in the corner festering away. I empty the holder every so often and sometimes leave it in the beachy toilet water to soak. They basically last forever.... I am not licking them, so not really an issue. Oh, and I have mild OCD too.....

I use these from Amazon

I use the duck handle but not the pads. Just bunched up toilet paper and sanitizer