Dirty toilet - picture attached

[MrsJDornan]

Hi I've just moved into a new flat and the toilet is filthy - I've managed to get rid of all the dirt where the water is but I can't seem to remove the line, does anyone have any tips please as I'm running out of ideas and bleach

Viakal limescale remover?

Take some of the water out and Viakal the line.

aldis toilet gel cleaner leave over night (or during day if not there!) & scrub - bleach doesn't clean lime scale off - check which ever gel you use states clears lime scale

My daughter moved into a house with a toilet worse than that and bought some fizzing tablets. It took 3 goes of leaving them overnight but eventually worked.

Mould and mildew blaster works for everything imo 😂 and you can get it in Poundland. Also agree with the viakal and the strong toilet tablets x

Full fat coke! Pour it all round the bowl and leave overnight.

Caustic soda! Just make sure you use gloves and open the bathroom window/switch vent on first and walk away for 30 mins then flush.

Most independent household shops sell it for about £1.79 but make sure it's not the one with drain cleaner in as that's rubbish! Just caustic soda is what you need. B&Q do have it but it's £5 a bottle!

The cheapest nastiest cola you can. Full sugar though... Pour it in, leave it overnight and flush your lovely clean loo in the morning

Empty the water out and fill it with white vinegar and baking powder or bicarbonate soda can't remember which one lol. Just add fuck loads of concoctions in there but in the end I also got a butter knife and chipped away at mine until it went 🤢

Perfect thank you, I'll try some of these tomorrow, the whole of the bowl was brown it was disgusting 🤢 looked like it hadn't been flushed in years

Apparently citric acid is really effective.

Black harpic is the shit for this kinda thing. I swear by it. Use every night till it looks like new.

If you don't mind putting a rubber glove on and getting your hand in then barkeeper's friend is literally your friend. It will get it all off in an instant.

We moved into a rented property with a worse toilet than that. We tried most of the above and it wasn't budging. What eventually worked was this. Be very careful using it; it's strong stuff!

www.amazon.co.uk/d/Coffee-Machine-Descalers/Kilrock-Big-Multi-Purpose-Descaler-400ml/B075LS3LY5?tag=mumsnetforum-21

Agree with all the PP saying it is likely to be limescale that needs shifting - viakal has worked for me in the past (hard water area) and I do use citric acid for descaling kettles and steamers but haven't tried that method in the bathroom yet!

Just ordered some of that thank you @Cuntforthebutter

Anything is worth a try I hate it when people ask to use the toilet

If nothing else works then Spirit of Salts will do it. It is hydrochloric acid though, so must not be allowed to mix with any other cleaner. Good ventilation is essential too as it gives off fumes initially.

As landlords, I have had to clean a toilet that was much, much worse than that. I really thought that we would have to buy a new toilet, but Spirit of Salts brought it up like new.

Please just make sure you're properly flushing in between using different products and chemicals, accidentally mixing cleaning products can be really dangerous.

I haven't tried it yet, but my mother has recommended using a pumice stone to scrub it off!

Harsh abrasives like pumice stone will roughen the surface of the porcelain making lime scale and dirt stick on more on the future.

second not mixing different things as you will land up not needing to clean loo as it might go bang! & the chemicals created will be very dangerous - use separate days with lots of flushing in between!

The black harpic is amazing and will sort that out.

I promise to leave a day or so in between trying to clean and will definitely flush lots thank you all for your help

Harpic tablets, we are in a really hard water area and it got the limescale off overnight.