How to clean the toilet?

Constant commercials with scary monsters that live in our toilets make us pour liters of toilet cleaning and disinfection products into them. We are told that in order for the toilet to become really clean, you need to have an assortment of heavy artillery, such as toilet blocks, gels, powders, which often harm our health, pollute the environment, and settle on the lungs when inhaled. However, you can always use alternatives, such as folk methods for cleaning the toilet, as they are more environmentally friendly.

The main problem that people face in their bathrooms and toilets is the yellowness of plumbing and its sloppy appearance. It also forms ugly smudges of dirt, a crust of limescale, traces of corrosion and biological contaminants.

Long-term operation of the toilet bowl entails the formation of limescale and urinary stone, which are extremely difficult to remove.Therefore, in the arsenal of the fight against urinary stone, you should always keep several effective ways to remove such contaminants.

Fortunately, modern plumbing pleases its consumers with new technologies, becoming ergonomic, aesthetic and simple. Not so long ago, the plumbing market was conquered by "smart plumbing" with an infrared sensor and auto flush. But unfortunately, even these innovations are not immune to problems with pollution and stone formation.

Limescale, like stone, is associated with exploitation and does not manifest itself immediately. Only at the end of a long time under the rim of the toilet bowl and in the places where the water is drained, an unaesthetic plaque becomes noticeable. That's why it is important to clean the toilet as often as possible, this will relieve years of plaque accumulation, and the removal of urinary stone will not be so problematic.

Urinary stone accumulates over the entire surface of the toilet due to the deposition of salts. Over time, it becomes impossible to clean it with a regular brush or brush. Limescale on the walls of the toilet bowl, an unpleasant smell - a consequence of the rare cleaning of the toilet bowl and its unsanitary conditions. Therefore, to avoid unnecessary expenses and keep plumbing clean, you need to get rid of deep problems first:

1. Eliminate all leaks from the drain tank. To avoid overfilling the tank, you just need to adjust the float. And in some cases, you need to completely replace the tank with a new one.
2. Adding water softener tablets to the drain tank will help to avoid further problems with odor and urinary stone.
3. At least once a week, it is necessary to clean the toilet bowl with an antibacterial agent.It will be enough to apply it on the walls of the toilet, brush a little and rinse with water.

Some owners prefer not to wage a "war" with such problems and decide to purchase a new toilet. But fortunately, there are many ways that will allow you to easily remove raids and save the family budget. Each method of cleaning the toilet should correspond to the degree of its contamination.

With ordinary pollution can be easily and quickly dealt with Domestos or "Toilet Duck" only if they are used regularly. To avoid the appearance of traces of a urinary stone, you should clean the toilet from yellow plaque with your own hands at least once every seven days.

Here are a few options available:

• Help clean the toilet regular vinegar. It must be poured into water and left somewhere for 3 hours. After that, you just need to press the drain button. Such a simple and affordable method will allow you to get rid of a slight accumulation of urinary stone after the first application.
• Lemon acid - another component that allows you to remove urinary stone and limescale without spending extra money and time. Two bags of citric acid are poured into the toilet and left there for 3-5 hours. After that, the agent is washed off with water, and the remnants of plaque are cleaned off with a brush. If after the first cleaning the expected result is not achieved, this simple procedure should be repeated.
• "White" - far from a harmless remedy, however, it is quite effective in the fight against urinary stone.A plunger removes all the water from the knee of the toilet bowl, after which a bottle of "Whiteness" is poured out, the toilet bowl is closed with a lid and left for the whole night. In the morning, you need to wash off the product several times and evaluate the result. If desired or unsatisfactory result, repeat the procedure again.

• 33% brine used when cleaning the toilet only if the plumbing is not made of plastic. Removal of a urinary stone with acid should be performed only with protective gloves, thereby protecting the skin from a possible chemical burn. Pour the dry walls of the toilet with plenty of acid, then leave for half an hour. Before washing, clean the places of contamination with an unnecessary brush and rinse several times with clean water. The method, although quite toxic, is extremely effective.
• Electrolyte - another method that is prohibited if you have plastic pipes. However, the electrolyte is the most radical and effective in methods of cleaning the toilet from urinary stone. The electrolyte is simply poured into the toilet, left there for a couple of hours and washed off with water.
• Perhaps in every house you can find oxygen bleach, which can also be useful in getting rid of a urinary stone. The agent is poured onto the urinary stone, then this place is intensively rubbed with a stiff brush and washed with clean warm water.

• Abrasive cleaners, such as "Domestos", "Komet". Their method of application is simple, although unpleasant. All the water is scooped out of the toilet, the walls are covered with a product and rubbed with a rag or sponge until it is crystal white. The only disadvantage of this method is that the glossy surface of the toilet bowl can become rough due to the formation of scratches after cleaning with such products.And scratches, in turn, contribute to the rapid accumulation of plaque and urinary stone on the walls of the toilet.
• Dry oxalic acid used more often in the chemical industry to clean the surface before the enamel coating procedure. But a small amount of such acid can successfully cope with the elimination of pollution in the toilet bowl. To do this, the substance is applied to a rag (the use of gloves is mandatory), with which the contaminated areas are wiped. Even easier is to pour the acid into the water, clean with a ruff and rinse with water.
• Carbonated drinks, such as Cola, Sprite. Although the purpose of these drinks does not at all imply cleaning the toilets, but as practice has shown, they cope with this task quite well. Only after that it becomes scary for what these drinks can do to the human stomach. A couple bottles of sparkling water poured down the toilet. Due to the content of citric acid in the drink, plaque corrodes extremely quickly.

It must be remembered that a new and expensive toilet is much easier and more profitable to keep clean. Do not forget about prophylactic agents that can clean the drain from all kinds of raids and deposits.

If you notice that the toilet has become reluctant and problematic to flush even a small amount of household waste, then most likely it is simply clogged, and you risk flooding the neighbors from below. The water from the drain can rise from the inside to the rim of the toilet bowl and pour onto the floor of the toilet.The water will of course contain fecal particles, wet wads of toilet paper, etc.

What to do in such an emergency? Do not write off the conclusions and do not panic. It is not necessary to immediately contact the Housing Office. First, try to do all the dirty work yourself, for example, with the help of the good old air vent.

They used it even when no one heard about imported products like "Tiret" or "Komet". The wad of debris was simply pushed deep into the sewers.

Nowadays, a different method is much more effective. With the help of acid, the lump of debris dissolves, and thus the blockage is eliminated. He will independently go into the sewer pipe with a water stream.

Pump out the water, but not completely. Let there be a little bit left inside. Pour half a pack of baking soda down the drain. With the help of pushes of the air vent, we push the baking soda further into the sewer and pour one glass of table vinegar into it.

Pipes tired of clogging will only be happy with such a “cocktail”. The chemical reaction takes about twenty minutes. Then you need to pour about one and a half to two liters of boiling water into the toilet drain. The result is guaranteed.

You can also remove the blockage with the help of household chemicals for cleaning various pipes, for example, it may be familiar from childhood "Mole". Foreign "Tiret Turbo", "Debucher" are also good. Sometimes, when the blockage is small, it will be enough to pour 2 liters of Coca-Cola into the drain. True, it is not always at hand.

There are several effective ways to wipe off pollution:

• Bring kitchen vinegar to forty degrees, then pour baking soda into it, mix well. Apply the resulting gruel to the dirt and leave it there for ten hours. Clean up at night.
• Citric acid has long been successfully used by many housewives to successfully clean their toilets and bathrooms. Take a couple of sachets of this acid, sprinkle the contaminated areas. Make sure that the citric acid covers the dirt completely. After two hours, wash and rinse the toilet bowl with plenty of hot water.
• Sprinkle ethanedioic acid on urinary stone and limescale. Wait two hours. Then you need to wash the toilet with warm water.
• Flush all the water out of the toilet. Then throw a few liters of Coca-Cola into it. Leave sweet water to sleep in your toilet bowl. Just do not immediately drain the water! This will have to be done in the morning. Then, at the same time, wash the walls of the toilet bowl with a brush.
• A simple baking soda will help you remove the limescale. Take a pack of soda, pour it into the toilet and leave it for 30 minutes. Then pour table vinegar into it. You will see a chemical reaction between substances. Then scrub the toilet with a brush.

In order not to face every day with the problem of getting rid of urinary stone, limescale, unpleasant smell in the toilet, you need to monitor its cleanliness. Remove all deposits in the drain tank. This procedure should be carried out at least once every six months.

Here are some tips to help you keep your toilet clean:

• Use cleaning gels that have bleaching and disinfecting properties.
• Wash the toilet not only from the inside, but also from the outside. To clean the toilet, use a special brush. Keep your toilet brush perfectly clean. As it gets dirty, buy a new one from the store.
• You can easily clean the toilet in hard to reach places with your old toothbrush. The lid and seat of the toilet are wiped with paper napkins or a piece of dry toilet paper.
• Fill the neck of the toilet with a special washing gel and leave it there for half an hour. You need to do this in order to get rid of all the dirt. Then scrub the dirt with a toilet brush. Clean the drain with a special gel. Always wear rubber gloves, this will protect the skin of your hands.
• For external cleaning of the toilet, use napkins or paper towels. Pour the required amount of disinfectant, soak a towel and wipe the walls of your toilet.

The tank may be coated. This can impair the condition of the drain and the functionality of your toilet. Rust appears in the form of untidy red stripes, and pieces of lime violate the tightness of the valve, due to which the tank begins to leak. To clean the inside of the tank, remove the lid from it.

The products that are used to clean toilet bowls will help you rid the tank of various dirt: gels, table vinegar, ethanedioic acid, Coca-Cola, and a variety of pipe cleaners. Drain the water. Pour a special gel on the bottom of your tank, wait until the tank is filled with water, and leave for ten hours.

Using a washcloth, apply a special agent (liquid, powder, gel, a mixture of vinegar and baking soda) to the walls, bottom, drain parts and wait a while. Then wash the tank with warm water, empty it and refill the tank.

For ease of care in the toilet, you can always keep a pack of wet wipes. Clean and wipe down your toilet every day. By devoting enough time and effort to this work, you will no longer encounter the problem of deposits, limescale and rust.

For more tips on how to clean the toilet from limescale and urinary stone, see the following video.