Everyone has their own methods of cleaning the toilet. But a cleaning agent that is very popular here could harm the toilet rather than clean it.
- A toilet needs regular cleaning.
- A cleaning agent is particularly popular here.
- However, it can harm the toilet.
Clean toilet: This cleaning product is often used
What is important to many when cleaning the toilet is that no dirt or dark deposits * can be seen on the white surface. These are then usually processed over the years with various cleaning agents - often on a chemical basis - to make the toilet shine beautifully. A popular cleaning agent is bleach. It is known for making dark spots disappear through oxidation . But is the product really as good for the toilet as you thought?
You should not use this cleaning agent when cleaning the toilet
Maybe you should rethink your little helpers when cleaning the toilet *. In a group on the social network Facebook, which is all about cleaning tricks, a woman reported that a knowledgeable salesperson had advised her against using bleach : "I just bought a new toilet seat and accidentally mentioned that that I wash my toilet with bleach ... the woman said it destroyed the porcelain . "
At some point, the toilet could no longer be flushed properly because the bend is too scarred and the paper sticks to it. "Has anyone ever heard of you?" The stunned woman wanted to know from the other users in the group.
As it turned out, there is a divided opinion on the subject on the net . One person thinks the advice is nonsense: "Nonsense, my plumber recommended bleach," it says. Another writes: "My mother has been cleaning the toilet with bleach for 24 years and there are still no problems." Another person explains that she had been cleaning the toilet with half a cup of bleach a week for 30 years and had never had any problems. However, a fourth person says: "The bleach will eat up the porcelain at some point and damage all plastic and chrome fittings."
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Is bleach harmful to the toilet?
So what's right now? The online portal Dailymail asked the plumber Brad Plummer: In his opinion, bleaching agents can actually be harmful to the surface of a toilet over a long period of time . "We recommend that you only clean it with cleaners that are free of chemicals, as they do not attack the glaze on the porcelain - soapy water or natural cleaners."
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