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How to Clean a Toilet
The secret of the brush revealed!
If you have your own ensuite bathroom you probably have to clean your toilet. Even in shared accommodation you may need to clean the toilet occasionally. To be honest, why should anyone else have to clean your toilet for you? It may not appear to be the most pleasant of tasks, but it's not difficult and you can take pride in having a clean toilet. Let's face it - a dirty one is pretty revolting!
One of the problems to avoid when cleaning toilets is cross contamination. You don't want to spread germs from the toilet to your washbasin or kitchen sink through cleaning cloths or rubber gloves. Just think about that for a moment. You really don't want to do it!
So, keep cloths, sponges and gloves for toilet use only. Disposable gloves are useful here.
You can try colour coding. Pink for sink, blue for loo is a useful reminder. You can by pink and blue J cloths for the different areas. Or, better still, use a pad of 2-3 sheets of kitchen paper for toilet cleaning and dispose of it afterwards.
But - very importantly - don't flush the kitchen paper down the toilet!
It's a great temptation and you will want to do it, but kitchen paper doesn't dissolve like toilet paper and it will block the toilet and then you will have to pay to have it unblocked. So don't do it! Throw the kitchen paper away in a bin.
Alternatively, you can buy packs of moist cloths especially for wiping around toilets. Check the pack to see if you can flush these down the toilet after use. Some you can, some you can't. Don't take a risk! These wipes will remove most of the really nasty stuff and are great for keeping your toilet looking clean but you may still want to clean it in the conventional way after using them.
This is what you need:
Rubber gloves or disposable ones
A toilet brush (there is probably one provided)
A washing up sponge (keep for toilet use only)
Cream cleaner
Multi purpose spray cleaner
Kitchen paper
Toilet wipes (optional)
This is what you do:
Watch this very good video clip for clear instructions.
Happy cleaning!
http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-clean-a-toilet
One of the problems to avoid when cleaning toilets is cross contamination. You don't want to spread germs from the toilet to your washbasin or kitchen sink through cleaning cloths or rubber gloves. Just think about that for a moment. You really don't want to do it!
So, keep cloths, sponges and gloves for toilet use only. Disposable gloves are useful here.
You can try colour coding. Pink for sink, blue for loo is a useful reminder. You can by pink and blue J cloths for the different areas. Or, better still, use a pad of 2-3 sheets of kitchen paper for toilet cleaning and dispose of it afterwards.
But - very importantly - don't flush the kitchen paper down the toilet!
It's a great temptation and you will want to do it, but kitchen paper doesn't dissolve like toilet paper and it will block the toilet and then you will have to pay to have it unblocked. So don't do it! Throw the kitchen paper away in a bin.
Alternatively, you can buy packs of moist cloths especially for wiping around toilets. Check the pack to see if you can flush these down the toilet after use. Some you can, some you can't. Don't take a risk! These wipes will remove most of the really nasty stuff and are great for keeping your toilet looking clean but you may still want to clean it in the conventional way after using them.
This is what you need:
Rubber gloves or disposable ones
A toilet brush (there is probably one provided)
A washing up sponge (keep for toilet use only)
Cream cleaner
Multi purpose spray cleaner
Kitchen paper
Toilet wipes (optional)
This is what you do:
Watch this very good video clip for clear instructions.
Happy cleaning!
http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-clean-a-toilet
