Six-Minute Toilet Cleaning: Five Easy Methods for the Lazy to Tackle Plaque and Rust
We all have places at home that we go to very often, and one of them is the toilet. A very important place in everyday life, and therefore it is very important that it is clean. But today we’re not talking about the whole toilet, just the majestic white throne in the middle of it.
How to keep it clean
There are lots of different ways to clean a toilet, but most people use household chemicals. To choose the right ones, you need to know a few things: how it behaves during the reaction — the moment you apply it to the surface — and how it behaves afterwards and whether it washes off easily with water. Usually, all this is written on the product’s packaging or on the bottle.
Method number 1
The advantage of this product is that it not only helps you to clean your toilet, but also helps to break up any blockage that may have formed. Well, the detailed recipe with measurements is at the end.
The recipe itself is quite simple. We need to take baking soda and pour it into the toilet.
Then we have to pour the vinegar in there and wait for the chemical reaction to start.
It manifests itself as a copious rise of foam. When the foam starts to rise, we have to take our brush and start cleaning the toilet. If the proportions are right, the foam will be enough to thoroughly clean our white throne. And we shouldn’t even worry that the foam will settle fast enough. It’s still enough for the procedure.
The proportions in a separate list for easy reference:
- Soda. We need quite a lot of it, take half a glass, you won’t go wrong;
- Vinegar. This is important. Nine percent vinegar is fine for us. Also, the vinegar is only half a glass.
This is the method. As always, there’s nothing in it that requires you to invest a lot of money or spend a lot of time. At the same time, the result of using this method is sure to amaze you.
Method number 2
Citric acid is common in our country. Therefore, it can be used not only in the kitchen but also in many other applications. You can clean your toilet with it and you will be surprised after 20 minutes. Are you already familiar with the effect of citric acid?
You need to pour a little citric acid into a tablespoon of water and dilute the mixture. After 30 minutes, you need to wash off the sludge and wipe the area with a brush or stiff brush.
Citric acid can clean the most problematic stains. That’s why it was often used in the Soviet Union to clean not only toilets but also other plumbing.
Method number 3
If you don’t have special toilet cleaners, you can use ordinary laundry detergent to achieve a similar effect.
First flush the water, then sprinkle all the walls of the toilet with whatever washing powder you have and leave to stand for 15-20 minutes. After the required time, you need to clean the toilet with a brush or sponge and voila, you have a snow-white toilet.
Method number 4
To perform this toilet cleaning method, you need to use 9% vinegar in addition to soda. The duo of these products gives excellent results in cleaning surfaces from calcium and magnesium deposits.
The toilet bowl must be drained of accumulated water beforehand. Pour soda ash on the inside surface of the toilet. It is advisable to moisten the toilet seat with water beforehand.
Pour the soda over the salt layer and gently sprinkle the components with water. A spray bottle is suitable for this purpose.
After 30 minutes, the salt and soda under the toilet seat should react with the plaque. Pour the vinegar into the toilet seat and remove the dirt with a brush. Even the strongest will wash off after exposure to these components.
Any remaining dirt can be easily washed away by draining the water. A white, shiny surface without residue or plaque is left behind.
Method number 5
An excellent method is acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin in common parlance). You can try and try cleaning your toilet with aspirin, you will be very surprised after using it.
I need 10-20 aspirin tablets, crush the tablets and pour into a container and add 2-3 tablespoons of hydrogen peroxide to the powder, mix the composition thoroughly and apply to the toilet, leave on for 20 minutes and clean. The result will not last long.
Your toilet will always be completely clean. These 5 ways will help you get rid of even rust and other unpleasant stains and limescale residues.