What happens if you never clean a toilet?

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I inspected a rental property today and there was a ring under the rim of the toilet, about 1.5-2". A pink ring, as detailed in Dr Seuss' classic book.

I asked them to put bleach down and they nodded as if they understood.

What happens if this toilet is never cleaned? Will this ring be capable of being cleaned?

I will be back in a month and if it's still the same I will more forceful in my instructions. But what are the consequences? And should I go back before a month?

I would think the pink was the beginning of mould. I can't believe you checked under the rim of the toilet as part of a landlord's inspection tbh. Did the toilet look clean otherwise?

The ring will be limescale and the pink will be due to the minerals in the water in your area. Bleach should fix it, especially if it has some limescale remover in it, but it may need a wire sponge if it's particularly stubborn.
Unless you have major concerns about the property in general, I'd certainly not go back in less than a month for something like that. You sound like a bit of a PITA, to be honest! Surely there are bigger things to concern yourself over than a but of limescale in someone's toilet!?

As we have no idea where the house is, it's impossible to say it's definitely limescale.

There's no limescale in this area and I didn't check under the rim...it was difficult to miss it as you walked into the bathroom. Why am I a pita? I'm checking if I will need a new toilet in a while if it's not removed. Thanks for your input anyway.🙄

What do you mean ‘there’s no limescale in this area’? It’s not a geography issue

Surely limescale happens everywhere if something isn’t cleaned enough?

The water is very soft up here. Well, I've never seen limescale but I guess if you don't clean things maybe you get it.

We don't have to put salt in dishwashers for example

I think they become self cleaning after a while.
Like hair.
And vaginas.

Limescale severity is completely a geography issue! Bleach is pretty ineffective on limescale. I’d take round a really good limescale harpic loo cleaner and go from there.

Are you seriously undertaking inspections, right now? Don't go back in a month, unless the restrictions on movements are lifted.

A toilet is cleanable/replaceable and no doubt you have a deposit. Use that instead of putting lives at risk.

Limescale is a geography issue though? - google "hard water areas uk"

Totally a geography issue, well a geology one. To do with what sort of rock is underground and whether they contain calcium.

When we used to visit family in the north-west, my parents would always fill a couple of bottles with tap water to use in the iron and stop it furring up as we lived in a hard water area.

I was there because she had reported damp. Get off my thread of you're not answering my question

Thanks MeanMrMustardSeed

fartyface Maybe that's what she's going for

Self-cleaning toilet - urgh, no.

I think they become self cleaning after a while.

One (at least) of my ds used to actually believe this - he said it to me once quite seriously re a student apartment he shared in halls of residence. I set him straight!

'Flash with bleach' spray works wonders on anything like that if you eventually need to clean it. Leave it on overnight before scrubbing.

Cross posted with the others
Thanks all

Thanks WatcherintheRye

after moving into staff accommodation used by gappie holiday reps - believe me, any toilet can be cleaned. Oxalic acid did the trick in that case.

was it damp, or condensation? do they know about the correct operation of heating and windows?

@mencken thank you for that tip

I think the dampness is coming from the chimney, so I've got a roofer hopefully going round. At least they don't have to have any contact with him!

Well, I can tell you what happens if you never clean one. My brother, sadly now departed, never cleaned his. It looked like the inside of an old teapot under the water line, completely brown/almost black, and the porcelain that wasn't underwater was, er, very well smeared and splattered. I will spare you any further description. It was a symphony in yellow and brown though.
Something a pp said above - bleach and limescale remover shouldn't be mixed as it can release dangerous fumes.

We are in a very hard water area and don't get that problem with our toilet. We would get an orange build up in the shower if we didn't clean it - occasionally there are tiny patches on the grout in the hard to reach corners but an old toothbrush and some method cleaner removes them but that's when I check frequently so get them early before they become stubborn.

It will stink, but can be cleaned when they move out. Rubber gloves and a metal pan scourer should do it.

Thanks guys 😷

Sounds truly vile!

I too have seen some utterly disgusting loos in my time 😷

Why people can't do a quick swish round with a loo brush once a day, I will never know.

Or, as this is mumsnet after all, a cloth (which I think is far more nasty than a brush, but that's not what this thread is about)