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 love how clean it gets. We have a lot of limescale so the before and after is sometimes very satisfying

Silicone one, I clean the toilet with bleach with it and then flush the toilet and let the “clean” water rinse it off (granted I clean our toilet every day so never any horrific skiddies stuck on) and then once a week I clean the brush and holder under the shower.

What's a toilet bowl pumice?

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I just use bleach. It cleans by itself

No it doesn't if you live in a hardwater area. It doesn't dissolve dried on stains left by children using the loo for eg at night.

I have a standard loo brush, know very few people that don't. I have never found another solution for removing stains and limescale - the only person i know who doesn't have one has a noticeably limescaled loo.

My loo brush is only ever used in toilet water with cleaning fluids that have killed any germs, and is cleaned in the flush.

We are all healthy and my loo is sparkling.

The best way to prevent limescale from developing is to splash a bit of bleach in the toilet and leave it sitting there for a couple of hours or longer if you can

Bleach does not dissolve limescale.

There are specific toilet cleaners formulated to include chemicals which do. Ordinary bleach does not.

Hth.

The pads really aren't flushable. Please put them in a bin.

I've always wondered the same thing. The few times I have used one, I've rinsed it in the flush, then worried that it's not properly clean and is going to drip as I move it back to its holder. 🤑Got rid of the one in the main bathroom. Still one in the en suite as DH likes to use it. I don't enquire too closely on how well it gets cleaned between uses.

Doesn't it take the enamel off?

No not at all. You wouldn't want to use it on the seat or lid but it doesn't damage the bowl at all.

I have a very small toilet bowl so I actually use a dishwashing brush to scrub after putting citric acid powder in the bowl( heavy limescale area)
I use harpic power max occasionally but usually throw a bottle of vinegar and leave overnight

noooo! I had several of these and had to replace them all. Over the years they left loads of grey ‘scuff’ marks around the loo. I’ve switched them to the brushes and the scuff marks have gone. We have septic tanks so don’t use bleach, maybe not such a problem if you can use it.

Re this discussion may I ask what the view is on the feelings of any guests caught short or staying overnight? I have a good friend with Crohn's, for instance.

I'm not squeamish about toilets or disproportionately concerned about keeping them clean so just have brushes which I keep clean with 'eco friendly' products and flushing.

However, I think it's good manners to allow guests the opportunity to use the toilet discreetly and clean up after themselves. Most people would feel more comfortable not having to stick their hand down someone else's bog or leave marks. Is that a consideration for toilet brush refuseniks?

These things are wizards at cleaning glass shower doors too. I didn't believe it until I tried it - as I said we're in a very hard water area so the glass was so hard to keep clean. The pumice makes them look new.

I see people online rinse the brush in the flush and then lift the seat, lay the brush on the rim so the 'head' is over the bowl and then close the seat, wedging it in place so it can drip dry over the bowl. Then there's no drips and no puddle in the holder 🤢

I have often thought the same thing. I really hate brushes but I know I've been caught in a predicament at someone else's house a few times and would have appreciated one! Oh, the dilemma.

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What are you all using your toilets for that they need such strict sterile procedures? I mean I'm not planning on using my toilet bowl to eat dinner off, nor am I using my toilet brush to brush my teeth, so as long as both are visibly clean, don't smell, and have a quick scrub every so often, I'm happy with that!

Certain bleaches are suitable for septic tanks eg Sainsbury's own brand thick bleach, it states on the bottle. My son has bought a house with septic tank so has had to change several cleaning products for ones which are suitable.

I rinse in the toilet, then leave it in there with some bleach to clean before returning to its holder.

Toilet duck throw away pads. Toilet brushes make me feel ill

I think people give germs far too much likelihood of surviving a bleach clean. Bleach is a wonderfully ruthless germ killer. Truth is once those tiny microscopic germs down the loo are covered in thick bleach it's game over for them. Any germs clinging for dear life to the loo brush are only going to be getting dunked in the bleach as part of the scrub. It's probably like being dunked into volcanic lava for those little blighters.

Will it clean the thick limescale which often adheres to the edges of a shower tray stone/resin coating be too soft?

It’s easy for them to put that on the bottle when they’re not the ones that deal with the consequences. Same as the wipes that say ‘flushable’ when they 100% are not. No actual bleach is compatible with septic tanks/treatment plants, whatever the bottle may say.

Why would they say it though? Why not just leave it off the label like many manufacturers do if it isn't suitable?
My parents had a septic tank for decades and used bleach suitable for tanks, with no issues. When my son moved into his house which shares a septic tank/ treatment plant with 4 other houses, they were given a list of the things which could and couldn't be used and it stated that bleach suitable for septic tanks could be used. The houses are 20 years old and one original resident still lives there, never had any issues in that time.