Expert Tips: How to Properly Clean Your Toilet

Sun, Oct 29, 2023 15:35 CET

Your toilet is something that you use every day, and it is one of the dirtiest places in your home. With this in mind, it's recommended that you keep on top of regular cleaning. When cleaning your toilet, you will need to focus on cleaning all areas of the toilet, including the toilet bowl, the exterior of the toilet, and the lid. Regular cleaning will help you to keep on top of removing viruses and germs.

Cleaning expert Sarah Dempsey at MyJobQuote.co.uk has created this list of tips on how to clean your toilet properly. Below, Dempsey goes over everything you need to know about cleaning the toilet bowl, toilet seat, and the outside of the toilet. Follow the tips below to ensure your toilet is always looking as good as new.

What You Will Need

Before you get started with cleaning your toilet, you will need to gather everything you need to get the job done. Below is a list of everything you'll need to clean your toilet:

Rubber gloves
A Toilet Brush
Bleach
A Scrubbing Sponge
Toilet Bowl Cleaner
Bathroom Cleaner
Disinfecting Wipes

How to Clean Your Toilet

Cleaning The Toilet Bowl

When cleaning the toilet, you should start with the bowl so that you can give the cleaning products enough time to do their thing while you tackle the other areas. Follow the steps below to clean the toilet bowl:

Put on your rubber gloves before beginning the cleaning process.
Begin underneath the rim of the bowl and apply toilet bowl cleaner to the inside of the bowl. Make sure you cover all of the interior of the bowl. Make sure you choose a product that is designed to clean and disinfect the toilet bowl.
Using a toilet brush, scrub away any deposits and stains within the bowl. Make sure you scrub all of the areas well, including underneath the rim and into the toilet bend, if possible.
Allow the cleaner to sit for around five minutes before flushing everything away.

Cleaning The Outside of The Toilet

To clean the outside of your toilet, it is recommended that you use an all-purpose disinfecting bathroom spray. Take the following steps to clean the outside of your toilet properly:

Take on one area at a time. Spray the cleaner directly onto the outside of the bowl and the tank and allow it to sit there for around 10 minutes.
Then, wipe each area thoroughly with a cloth or sponge. Rinse the sponge well before moving on to the next area.
Pay close attention to the small space between the tank and the toilet seat, which can easily become dusty and grimy.

Cleaning The Toilet Seat

You must also not forget to clean the toilet seat as well. Take the following steps to clean your toilet seat properly:

Use your all-purpose bathroom cleaner to clean all areas of the lid and toilet seat properly on both sides. Use the same method as the tank and the other toilet surfaces.
Lower the seat back on the bowl when you’ve finished cleaning the seat.
Go over the toilet flush handle with a disinfecting wipe. It may be worth doing this a couple of times as this is a high-touch area. Then, allow the handle to air dry.

It’s also worth giving the toilet flush handle a quick wipe with a disinfecting wipe once a day between proper cleaning sessions just to ensure this remains as clean as possible.

BONUS: The Coca-Cola Toilet Cleaning Hack

One of my favourite cleaning hacks is using Coca-Cola for cleaning the toilet. Unusually, Coca-Cola actually contains a lot of very effective cleaning properties. Simply grab a bottle of the fizzy good stuff and pour it around the rim of the toilet bowl. Leave the Coca-Cola to do its thing for around an hour, and then give it a good scrub with a toilet brush. This will effectively remove stubborn stains from the toilet bowl and leave it fresh and clean.

Final Thoughts

Keeping on top of cleaning your toilet will help to ensure your and your family's safety while also ensuring your bathroom is always looking its best. Follow the tips provided above to properly clean all of the different parts of your toilet and see just what a difference it can make to your bathroom when you have a toilet that is sparkling clean.

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