Just because the dog takes a sip out of it now and then doesn’t mean you relish the thought of getting on your hands and knees to give the toilet a proper scrub.
What item in your house do you hate to clean the most? Yes, the toilet. Just because the dog takes a sip out of it now and then doesn’t mean you relish the thought of getting on your hands and knees to give the toilet a proper scrub.
Even though you may do your best to keep your toilet fresh, hard water stains can give the appearance the porcelain throne has never seen a toilet brush. Here’s a tip from 1on HousekeepingChannel.com about how to remove hard water stains:
- Shut off the water at the toilet tank and flush.
- Spray undiluted white vinegar around the inside of the toilet.
- Sprinkle borax onto the vinegar.
- Let soak 30 minutes.
- Scrub with a piece of moistened, fine drywall sandpaper.
- Repeat as needed (particularly if it’s an old stain).
Of course, you can dump a little bleach in the toilet to clean and disinfect. You also can use traditional toilet cleaners. But if you’re trying to turn your home into a chemical-free zone, try these tips from this blog post at HomemakerBarbi.com: pour a half gallon of vinegar in your toilet once a month and let it sit overnight before flushing. Also, try pouring a cup of baking soda in the toilet bowl once a week.
And while we’re on the subject of toilets, check out this new kind of toilet that turns human waste into fuel for cooking. Yes, you read that right. The 1 packages the human waste and seals away the odor in a biodegradable packaging for transport to the nearest biodigestor.
According to the company 1, this waterless toilet “turns waste into a high-value commodity” (or, in this case, commode-ity. OK, couldn’t resist a little bathroom humor). The waste is turned into a material that doubles the production of methane with the end result cooking fuel.
Recognizing that 40 percent of the world’s population does not have a toilet (read: 2.6 billion people), this idea came about as a way to help solve that problem, particularly when you consider in many places having a sewer system is impossible.
You may never look at your toilet the same way again.
