Toilet brushes - what am I missing

[YourFairCyanReader]

What is supposed to happen with toilet brushes ? If you use them to clean off skidmarks, surely they just get clogged up immediately with poo? Then sit in their little holder with poo on?

I never used bleach before the cleaner. She is obsessed with it. Goes through it like she drinks the stuff.

A toilet brush is not firm or strong enough to scrub away limescale, the only way to do that is with a rough item like the toilet pumice.

So i accept its limescaley, I dont care. I care that it looks and smells clean.

Pumice people… my loo has an annoying ridge under the water line- major design flaw! How does the pumice work against the curve, I can’t see how it would get there.

And need to add with a brush- tap off the water in the loo before you put it in its cup. You don’t want it say in water, you want it to dry.

When I did it daily- used the brush to hard scrub everywhere below the water line, rather than targeting marks, it did more or less keep on top of the limescale. You get to know which bits of the loo evened the brush and target them.

but it’s not exactly how I dreamed of adult life 🤣
I’m hoping the magnaloo does the trick.

I do this too. It is very important to rinse it. Also, I always use it with wc cleaning liquid, so it gets the cleaning product in itself and then, when finished brushing, it rinses off with the flushing water (while under the flush, I brush and move it so it gets the dirt off).
I'm always cheking it doesn't get dirty. But I only use it for cleaning the loo, so, as long as it comes out clean, I don't mind.
It's definitely something I've given a lot of thought to, though 😂 because I agree it's a sub-optimal solution, for sure. But I personally haven't come across one that's better!

Get a black toilet brush. Use the flush to give it a good rinse through after using, and again if needed. I have a bucket I use with Milton in it every now and again. If there is a major skid mark I wouldn't be using a toilet brush as the main thing to clean I'd be using a massive wadd of tissue paper and soap.
Toilet brush for scrubbing but there shouldn't be 🤢 particles on it...
Although I wouldn't know as toilet brush is black...

I don't really use them now. We have one in the bathroom the guests use because I know some people like them. The brush sits in a little brush holder (like nearly all toilet brushes) so I fill the brush holder with diluted bleach. Every time I put the brush in the holder, it's washed in bleach. Works well.

Tell us more about how bleach doesn’t actually clean anything??

I don’t use one. I clean the bowl and under the rim with a disposable cloth and bleach, then I use a pair of tongs to scrub under the water line with a ball of wire wool. The cloth and wire wool go in the bin and the tongs get steeped in hot bleach solution then cleaned and stored in the bathroom cleaning cupboard. It works well.

edited to add, I also use foaming toilet cleaner before the bleach - I used to use those disposable thingys until I heard that they’re not actually properly flushable and can eventually block up the pipes.

Bleach sanitises and sterilises but, unless you leave it on the dirty surface long enough for it to dissolve the actual dirt or residue, it won’t actually clean it. Only scrubbing does this effectively. Hence the need for a toilet brush.

I switched to a silicone brush but it's not as good, even though it is easier to keep clean itself. I wouldn't want those disposable pad things, they'd clog our very fussy loo that blocks if you so much look at it.

😮

why not just use a toilet brush?

Silicone brush is what you need.

I’m another who rinses under the flush. If there are skid marks a bit of toilet cleaner. A bio one as I have a septic tank. Scrub and rinse in the flush. I prefer one with a lid.

For limescale I've found rim blocks really helpful, the little plastic holders with the stuff inside I mean. Keeps on top of it.

I have this one. It doesn’t bend as well as the normal ones.

I don't understand the MN angst about loo brushes. I have always had one. I flush and rinse it after use because you have to flush away whatever you have been trying to get rid of anyway. I (when I remember) put a bit of bleach in its pot. I have one with a lid on it, so the brush itself is out of sight.

And before anyone asks, my toothbrushes are in a cupboard so not exposed to the 'poo particles'. And first flush is always done with the lid shut.

We have silicone ones that attach to a wall holder.
Its very rare I leave anything behind but if DH or DS do they know to tackle it immediately before it dries out. Quick spray of the offending item with bleach spray then if its subtantial loo roll over the end of the toilet brush.
Bleach then under the rim with the brush twice a week for general maintenance

We use these as I can't stand the thought of a toilet brush! They're fab. Clean the toilet out and then flush the disposable pad.

I don't like the silicone ones. They just don't seem to clean as well as bristles, especially under the rim.

I scrub the toilet with the brush using the water all ready in and flush. Then flush again to clean the toilet brush. If that's not enough, a drop of bleach in the water, skooch the brush round and then let it sit for 5 minutes. Sometimes need to use toilet paper to wipe the base of the actual holder. Honestly, my toilet brushes are not nasty. If they were, I'd get a new one. And only ever cheapo ones so replacing is easy.

so called ‘disposable’ pads and wipes are causing blockages in sewers and are one hell of a ball's ache for the companies that have to clear up the resulting mess…

I'm in my 60s and have never owned a toilet brush.
The way I clean my toilets is I wipe the handle, lid, seat, outside of bowl, top and of rim with bleach diluted with water using a disposable cloth, then squirt neat bleach under the rim and into the bowl, then use the cloth to clean the inside of the bowl, under the rim and under the water line as far as my hand will go, of course I wear gloves to do this. Dry off handle and seat with kitchen roll. Afterwards the cloth is left in clean bleachy water to soak for a while then left to dry, I don't throw it away every time but it's only used for loos.
I clean my loos once a week, if there are any marks left in the meantime I use toilet paper at the time to wipe off above the waterline( and taught my children to do that), under the waterline put a squirt of neat bleach down and leave.
That way has worked for over 40 years, it's the way my mother showed me and she still uses in her late eighties.
No toilet brush necessary.

Just make sure you bin the pads as they are not flushable and contribute to fatbergs and blocked drains

I have a silicone one. I rinse it in the water (which has toilet cleaner in it) as I flush. Then I spray it with a bleach spray or an antibacterial cleaner thing, and shut it in the loo with the handle below the seat & lid so the brush part is suspended over the water, and leave it to dry.
I find water dripping off a toilet brush and pooling in the holder gross

Everyone in this house checks the toilet after they have used it. Seat lid closed, flush, wait a few seconds, check the toilet. If there are skids then these are wiped off with toilet roll. Good hand washing is essential.

My toilet brush is silicone because it is easier to clean but I only clean it in the toilet bowl water, you can leave it sitting in the bowl with toilet cleaning product and rinse it in the flush.

I've never had one. I use a washing up liquid bottle full of (old shower) water to remove marks and a piece of old scourer with some detergent or bleach to clean the bowl weekly. I have a glove specifically for this. My toilet is lovely and clean. I hate waste. And bog brushes 😁