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How to buy a toilet that doesn’t get poo skidmarks!

94 replies

Doughnut100 · 31/10/2023 07:49

We are about to put a new toilet in. Has anyone bought one recently that has the right angle of back wall so it doesn’t get poo skids all the time? The only way to find out is to poo in it and I don’t think the showroom will take too kindly to that. DP thinks I’m wasting time researching this but last time I checked it was me that cleans the toilet…

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Changingplace · 31/10/2023 07:51

I think that’s just down to the person using the toilet to give it a scrub after use than the angle of the toilet, does your ‘D’H not clean up after himself, that’s disgusting

Twiglets1 · 31/10/2023 08:00

Get your husband to clean up his own shit!

Mummy08m · 31/10/2023 08:01

Bloo tablets help keep the surface clean because there's no limescale for things to stick to

Duckingella · 31/10/2023 08:02

I think you need a new DP instead;what a disgusting selfish lazy pig he is expecting you literally to clean up his 💩;it takes 30 seconds to squirt in abit of bleach and run a loo brush round the loo.

curaçao · 31/10/2023 08:03

She hasnt SAID it was her husband doing it! Sexism much!

Mum5net · 31/10/2023 08:04

Ban processed food in your house and eat a rainbow diet.

Twiglets1 · 31/10/2023 08:05

curaçao · 31/10/2023 08:03

She hasnt SAID it was her husband doing it! Sexism much!

Presumably they both contribute to the skid marks but it seems only one of them is responsible for cleaning them away. That’s wrong!

PurpleWisteria1 · 31/10/2023 08:05

Ugh. People not getting it. Some toilets are worse than others and even though you go really carefully it just gets bad skid marks from anyone going. Others have a shit shelf as some like to call it- a part that comes out and catches the shit as it falls.
We don’t have a loo brush- horrible things- make me gag. So need a loo that the shit falls stright in the water.
OP just look for one that has no shelves or bends. The old fashioned ones were best as they didn’t have that big bowl part first before the water. They just went straight down. Not sure why now we have to have loos with the new shapes

BeetleDeuce · 31/10/2023 08:06

I don’t think this is possible unless you dig a hole in the floor. You just need to clean it like everyone else!

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Doughnut100 · 31/10/2023 08:18

@PurpleWisteria1 thank you. This exactly.

There are loos where you need to use the loo brush every time you do a poo, and loos where you don’t. I think it’s about the angle of the back wall and dimensions of the bowl etc.

I don’t allow my toddler to touch the loo brush for obvious reasons. And DP is just less bothered than me about it. But he is a lovely man who does his best not to be a cave man!

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Mum5net · 31/10/2023 08:30

I have three Duravit wcs ( D-Code x2 and Starrk ) in household and no issues. DSis has just bought a Roca compact for her home and is neatest wc I’ve seen. All have straight lines. Diet is the issue for the culprit.

sweetgingercat · 31/10/2023 08:32

Look at a Duravit starck 3 d shaped toilet with wondergliss baked in. It’s not the cheapest and the seat is especially expensive. We live in a very hard water area and this has been really easy to keep clean.

Also if you don’t have a silicone loo brush, have a look at them. No splashing and shit stuck to the brush!

Scalottia · 31/10/2023 08:33

PurpleWisteria1 · 31/10/2023 08:05

Ugh. People not getting it. Some toilets are worse than others and even though you go really carefully it just gets bad skid marks from anyone going. Others have a shit shelf as some like to call it- a part that comes out and catches the shit as it falls.
We don’t have a loo brush- horrible things- make me gag. So need a loo that the shit falls stright in the water.
OP just look for one that has no shelves or bends. The old fashioned ones were best as they didn’t have that big bowl part first before the water. They just went straight down. Not sure why now we have to have loos with the new shapes

Oh fuck me, here we go again with the MN hatred of toilet brushes.

Not sure about the skid-free toilets OP but you and your partner should really be sharing the cleaning!

Heyhoherewegoagain · 31/10/2023 08:34

Mummy08m · 31/10/2023 08:01

Bloo tablets help keep the surface clean because there's no limescale for things to stick to

Believe me it doesn’t need limescale….🙄

EspressoMacchiato · 31/10/2023 08:35

Why are people so against loo brushes? Mine sits in bleach between uses.

And if you don’t have a loo brush, how do you clean your toilet? That’s more disgusting IMO.

Ilovegoldies · 31/10/2023 08:37

I've just moved into a new house. I hate the toilet design. We don't have a loo brush. Bleach is effective. I think we'll be using a lot of it unfortunately. I'm going to research if there is anything more eco friendly that shifts it.

NoWordForFluffy · 31/10/2023 08:38

If you're averse to using a loo brush, you can tear loo roll and place it in the water, resting it over the poo. The water soaks up the paper and cleans the poo. Next time the loo is flushed, poo has gone.

PurpleWisteria1 · 31/10/2023 09:22

EspressoMacchiato · 31/10/2023 08:35

Why are people so against loo brushes? Mine sits in bleach between uses.

And if you don’t have a loo brush, how do you clean your toilet? That’s more disgusting IMO.

  1. Buy the correct toilet that doesn’t get poo smeared down it
  2. If any poo does get smeared due to bad toilet design use some folded tissue to wipe it off above water line before flushing and wash hands with soap
  3. Use bleach after flushing and leave.
jessycake · 31/10/2023 09:26

I don't think the flushes are as good nowadays , when we bought ours I looked for one a bit wider at the bottom before it goes around the ubend , for no proper reason except a freinds loo was awful and everything stuck at the tiny bottom and blocked easily and we are generous with loo roll. This is only based on a personal theory and no actual facts lol

ganglion · 31/10/2023 09:37

We have an older toilet and don't get this, but I know the type you mean.

Bleach next to toilet, get rid of the toilet brush, they are filthy things. I've never in 10 years used a brush on ours and it looks brand new.

DrySherry · 31/10/2023 09:46

Flushing BEFORE an evacuation helps a lot, the bowl being wet means it is less likley to hold residue. Aim is also important obviously. At the end of the day though if the pan is always clean because someone else cleaned it certain users may not think to take care or clean up. The answer might be to Identify these users and allocate them sole responsibility for maintenance.

Userengage · 31/10/2023 09:58

I stayed in a hotel which had a toilet with a flush so damn powerful that any skids were whipped without need for a loo brush or second flush. Even when my daughter had an upset stomach. Marvellous piece of equipment.

oldwhyno · 31/10/2023 10:00

OP, haven’t really got an answer, but I feel your pain. Having installed 3 toilets in our house and seemingly not got it right yet, I regularly need to use the toilet brush after I’ve been (IBS makes it 10x worse).

if there’s a next time I would, hard as it might be, genuinely just try and have a conversation with someone knowledgeable in a bathroom show room. They might be surprisingly knowledgeable. I would also probably lean towards a big old fashioned throne too. These “short projection”, space saving toilets seem to fall short in this regards.

ItsRainingTacos79 · 31/10/2023 10:02

The new toilets seem to have a narrower base and wider pan, if that makes sense. The old style toilets have a wider opening to the u bend and the bowl is steeper in design. Things stick more to the newer flat bowl design.

KievLoverTwo · 31/10/2023 10:06

I have found the ones in our rental are far worse than any I have seen before. After baffling over it,.I realised they are smaller than a lot of loos. The space between your legs and butt cheeks isn't long enough.

So now I put loo roll at the front of the bowl instead of the back (I dislike wet splishes) and it makes quite a bit of a difference.

Size matters, apparently.