Toilet Brushes!

It's time this thread was flushed methinks!!

I have two loos and when I bought them it specifically said not to clean using bleach. I will not have bleach knowingly in the house so I use a brush and Cif or similar and like others flush to clean the brush.

A while ago I saw about a dozen brushes being sold very cheaply on Amazon so I have a good supply.

Baggytrazzas Just a warning. I too used to put bleach blocks in the cistern until the flush stopped working. The modern flushes are made from some sort of plastic. Apparently, the bleach blocks rot the mechanism. The whole flush system had to be replaced. The plumber told me gets called out countless times for the same reason.

I’ve had a better idea MisAdventure - a loofah! Very dual purpose and appropriately named.

You could be onto something there.

Shrub

It's time this thread was flushed methinks!!

Heh heh, very good.

When I joined the site I was trying to think of a user name but most were already taken.My son came round to have a meal with us at that time, and in the end I called out to him, Prentice I am using your name for this.He laughed and said oh
It’s a granny site is it, you will be talking about knitting and cooking and all that.No I said, I will be talking about serious subjects.Then I later made a post on the meals thread, and was drawn to this one on loo brushes, so he was right after all.

Yes I use loo brushes in the bathrooms, keep them very clean,
And keep loo cleaner next to it for all to use.

crazyH

I couldn’t do without a toilet brush. And there’s always bleach in the holder. I also change it regularly

Snap! I have cheap plastic ones that are replaced regularly and contained a strong bleach solution to keep brush fresh. I cannot for the life of me understand why people in the majority think that a dry brush is of any use whatsoever?!? Or why most haven't a clue what a loo brush is actually used for?! ....the Brits have a really strange relationship with anything remotely to do with human waste, either its source or disposal? Yet think they're the best on the world at-well everything? They're not! Prudish often dirty habits and not very good at dealing with the sticky ends of anything!

Joy241

Baggytrazzas Just a warning. I too used to put bleach blocks in the cistern until the flush stopped working. The modern flushes are made from some sort of plastic. Apparently, the bleach blocks rot the mechanism. The whole flush system had to be replaced. The plumber told me gets called out countless times for the same reason.

Thanks for this Joy241. I think I did read something similar a while ago and so I tend to only put a cistern block in just before guests arrive or when they arrive if unexpected, and I don't always replace it straight away when it expires.

Apart from the views on brushes/tongues or cloths, does anyone else feel there is a difference between cleaning the toilet after only the people who live in the house have used it and after visitors have used it? I do - I hate cleaning it after visitors even though it is usually left quite clean by them. I'm not sure why!

I use a kitchen scrubber ( the yellow sponge and green abrasive ones) when I am about to bin it to wipe around under the toilet rim and then I put it in a dog bag and throw it out.