Toilet Brushes!

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Can't sleep in this heat so downstairs pondering the question of loo brushes.
I have to say mine comes in very handy if I need to generate extra turbulence to ensure everything flushes away and stays away. It prevents anything nasty sneaking back for an encore.

I too wonder where rubber gloves are stored and how you keep them clean.
Disposable cloths aren't a good thing for the environment.

The question of marks in the toilet has been raised if when I use someone else's loo and leave a mark I wet some toilet paper and wipe it away and the paper gets flushed away. I always wash my hands well after using the toilet then again I wash my hands frequently in any case.

No, toilet brushes are disgusting things.
I use disposable gloves and a cloth, and wrap them in a bag and put them in the wheelie bin.
My cleaning lady asked if I had a loo brush, I thought it might be unfair to ask her to stick her hand down the loos, so got some cheap washing up brushes she can just throw away. Even if I go in someone else’s loo, and there’s a loo brush it makes me heave.

Yes I agree whiff. The easiest way remove it quickly while you can ?

those without a brush...does each family member or guest have access to gloves and bleach?

a brush is essential so it can be seen and family members shown how to flush the loo then use brush and bleach to remove any stain then flush brush in loo with bleach........children should be taught age appropriately

We had a new bathroom fitted recently. Touch wood, I find the new loo seems to keep much cleaner, also has a strong flush. If anything ‘sticks’, I do as others have said, and clean it with wet loo paper, then wash my hands really well.

I have bought a new toilet brush that matches my other bathroom accessories, but it is for show only! Have told DH not to use it! If guests needed to, well….

We have four loos, all in use daily.
We have those duck flushable cleaners for use between big cleans.

Oh Sara1954

If I had 4 loos, (we only have 1) , I would try and not have all of them in daily use, to avoid too much cleaning.

But then, I am quite lazy….

I use kitchen roll and bleach to clean the loo.

Calendargirl
Well we only used to use two regularly, but my daughter and three children moved in a couple of years ago, so no avoiding it really.

I always thought toilet brushes were disgusting and used loo paper which I would then flush away. Then I realised that flushing both loos just to clean them every day was a huge waste of water so now I've gone back to using the brushes.

I always put paper down before I do a no. 2 anyway so don't leave skid marks. No one else does though. I recently read that washing up liquid was perfectly adequate, so I have some in a spray bottle, 50/50 with water, which I spray in the loo after I've wiped. It has a pleasant but not overpowering smell that way, and the toilet bowl looks clean and sparkly.

Everyone raves about those silicone ones but I don't understand how they work. Would like to see a demonstration.

this thread is so much fun isn't it? Shi**y cloths and gloves, silicon tongues, hammers and chisels, and strong chemicals. I'm sticking to my trusty brushes. Jackyb I agree with your action on putting toilet paper down first and it also helps reduce the noise if that could be a problem!
What works quite well to remove any residue is to pour hot water over it. Not boiling, hot from the tap is fine. Above water level should disolve quickly, below might need a couple of glasses full. Then flush.

Another here who loathes the filthy brushes and won’t have them in the house. I agree if a problem occurs a couple of warm water jugs usually sends anything on its way in a very eco friendly manner.

Eeek I've just googled silicone toilet brushes and found what I think is a tongue shaped implement which is advertised as having " clog free silicone bristles". I'm now feeling quite queasy and wondering how well they cope with pebbledash....

Absolutely agree with you. Heavenleigh, and others here. I loathe toilet brushes. Mr 1968 cleans the loos; he uses Jcloths which are then thrown away. (We have a separate bucket and gloves for loo cleaning.)

I use MissAdventure's hammer and chisel method. Never fails to do the job!

I don’t own a toilet brush, they’re disgusting. They cannot be properly cleaned whatever is done. I use bleach or toilet cleaner.

people who think toilet brushes are disgusting I presume, are the ones who shove it down the toilet on top of the #### before flushing first then flush again with bleach and brush same time as brushing.

Interesting thread. I'm not overly concerned about lavatory brushes - no one handles the business end and as long as they are rinsed after using, what does it matter? Its on a par with the ads about keeping your floors germ free with various products: WHY?? Floors just need to be socially clean. When did we see commercials that demonstrate cleaning the flush handle & door handle? Those are the bits that needs keeping clean. And while I'm at it, closing the lavatory seat before flushing.

Anybody tried Astonish Fizz & Fresh tablets which are supposed to remove limescale and clean the bowl? I’ve seen them advertised and wondered if they work. Do they remove ‘everything’ from the bowl?

GrannyLaine, yes, maybe we should use disposable/flushable gloves when wiping our bottoms which would then help keep everything else more germ free! And I thought I was the only one who felt that closing the seat before flushing was important.

mokryna

A clean bleached one is in the cupboard and comes out when I have guests. One male guest didn’t use it and had left before I realized, mind you I don’t think I could have asked him to clean after himself, would you have?

Yes!

GrannyLaine

Interesting thread. I'm not overly concerned about lavatory brushes - no one handles the business end and as long as they are rinsed after using, what does it matter? Its on a par with the ads about keeping your floors germ free with various products: WHY?? Floors just need to be socially clean. When did we see commercials that demonstrate cleaning the flush handle & door handle? Those are the bits that needs keeping clean. And while I'm at it, closing the lavatory seat before flushing.

I was wondering by what possible mechanism the germs on the despised toilet brush could be transferred to the people using the toilet. It's not as if people using it actually handle the business end and bacteria don't actually go anywhere unless, as has been found in research studies, they can be dispersed via droplets when the toilet is flushed with the lid open.

As to 'dirty' flush handles and door handles, surely proper hand washing would deal with that? Washing hands thoroughly after flushing deals with anything that may have been transferred from the flush handle/button and opening the door with those clean hands won't leave anything on the door handle.