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Cleaning the bathroom with a bad back

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AreNeepsSwedeOrTurnips · 07/01/2025 14:50

I have really bad back at the moment and am really struggling to clean the bathrooms - especially the loo.

For the kitchen and floors, I use long handled brushes and things like a flash mop. I make sure the DC empty the bottom rack of the dishwasher every day as I cannot reach that low. I use a long handled mop for the baths and shower but what can I use for the loo?

Has anyone seen anything which can clean the outside and (also, separately) the inside of a loo without bending?

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Dahliasrule · 07/01/2025 14:55

I have bought a long handled rechargeable brush from Amazon. About £20 when I bought it. It has a variety of heads. Very good for tiles and has a pointy head for corners. It can go in water up to 5 inches and the video does show it being used in the toilet but I don’t do this I don’t want to contaminate it. I use a flash mop for the bulk of the floor and this for behind loo and sink. Still quite new so hoping it lasts.

Eyesopenwideawake · 07/01/2025 14:58

A partner or a child?

AreNeepsSwedeOrTurnips · 07/01/2025 15:02

I'd like to be able to clean it myself if there's a tool to help - relying on DH means weekend only and the kids are a bit young.

I'll look at a rechargeable brush. Not heard of that!

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Dahliasrule · 07/01/2025 17:32

This is the one I got. It has gone up in price a bit.

Cleaning the bathroom with a bad back
Noseyoldcow · 07/01/2025 17:37

You can't bend over I realise, but can you get on and off your knees? I suffered with my back in the past, and I used to clean floors on hands and knees the old fashioned way, and for making beds, cleaning the bath and loo etc I used to manage on my knees. For me, using a mop caused me to stoop, and made my back worse.

AreNeepsSwedeOrTurnips · 07/01/2025 17:47

Many thanks @Dahliasrule Kusr knowing the words "spin scrubber" helps bring up good options - including some which look small enough to scrub a loo.

I can get down onto my knees ok @Eyesopenwideawake - but getting up is agony so keen to avoid.

Hopefully it'll sort itself soon with physio etc but the bathrooms can't cope with this level of neglect!

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Eyesopenwideawake · 07/01/2025 17:48

Lovie, tell your DH to clean the loo - if it's once a week that's fine. No one thanks a martyr.

AreNeepsSwedeOrTurnips · 07/01/2025 17:48

AreNeepsSwedeOrTurnips · 07/01/2025 17:47

Many thanks @Dahliasrule Kusr knowing the words "spin scrubber" helps bring up good options - including some which look small enough to scrub a loo.

I can get down onto my knees ok @Eyesopenwideawake - but getting up is agony so keen to avoid.

Hopefully it'll sort itself soon with physio etc but the bathrooms can't cope with this level of neglect!

Sorry - that was meant for @Noseyoldcow

And typos galore - the first should say "Just knowing...."

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AreNeepsSwedeOrTurnips · 07/01/2025 17:50

I'm not being a martyr but with 3 kids and 1 loo, I'm not convinced a weekend only clean is enough.

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