Comments on: How to Clean Toilets

By: Charlotte

Charlotte — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:38:33 +0000

Any tips for cleaning the outside of the toilet efficiently? I always seem to make a bigger mess than I started with on that task!

By: Terry

Terry — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:36:59 +0000

I agree with Jenni. As a male years ago I noticed when cleaning the bathroom, a buildup on the wall next to the toilet. This was from standing and urinating. You don’t notice it but when the urine hits the water, some sprays out onto the wall. I now only sit when even urinating! Funny, I know for a grown 50 yr old man to sit when urinating, but hey..my walls are a lot cleaner!

By: Jenni

Jenni — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:40:03 +0000

Teach all the kids the big one too to seat when they go to the bathroom or at least at home. It makes cleaning the bathroom much easier. If they don’t want to do that stop cooking, washing their clothes, etc. until they learn the lesson.

By: terry

terry — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:49:19 +0000

I see in mail order catalogs something you drop in the tank. It doesn’t disolve but is supposed to work on had water stains up to 5000 flushes. Its about $6.99. Has anyone ever used it, does it work and what catalog did I see it in?

By: Amanda

Amanda — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:10:55 +0000

I use The Works. It really does work and you can get it at $ Tree for a Buck. You only need alittle to dothe job and use your tolet wand to help get the nasty stuff off. Also an added good tip use a paper towel and add a little Baby oil around the rim no more nasty stuff for 2weeks just reclean and apply again.

By: susan

susan — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 05:04:28 +0000

I use muriatic acid to remove mineral stains in the bowl. We have a lot of iron in our water.

By: Fay

Fay — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:26:22 +0000

I had a tiler do the same thing.Dump a pail of water down the toilet to get the water out of your way and use a small sharp chisel, a razor scraper, and/or small flat head screw driver (I used all of the above because the curve of the toilet bowl made the larger tools awkward in spots) just chip it off CAREFULLY. Once it starts moving it comes off surprisingly easily.Pick up the larger pieces of grout a throw in the garbage, you don’t want that stuff down your pipes.

By: Pam Owen

Pam Owen — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 03:55:43 +0000

I have a unique problem. When my house was being built a very lazy tiler poured leftover grout down my toilet. It has set hard and no amount of scrubbing has removed it. I also have a biocycle system and can not use any chemicals. So my toilet always looks dirty, and one use and it looks very dirty, any ideas?

By: Frank Boneno

Frank Boneno — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 02:33:05 +0000

Someone showed me how to use 180 grit sanding screen to clean the toilet and it works great in the tub and sink as well. It will remove those rust stains, hardwater stains and pretty much everything. It’s cheap and you don’t use much. Take a full sheet and cut it into 1″ by 2″ pieces and use those. You take the piece with your fingers and scrub around the toilet and any stains you may have. Voila! They’re gone. It works great and I am so thankful for that simple tip.

By: Beth

Beth — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:14:29 +0000

Dump some baking soda in the toilet, followed by vinegar. The mixture will start foaming. Scrub as usual. Baking soda is a natural deoderizer, while vinegar kills bacteria. Plus its non-toxic.