Cleaning A Toilet Bowl

[sandyRoe]

I don't want to get it so clean that I might be tempted to eat my dinner of it, but just a bit cleaner than it is. Have used bleach without the desired effect. Would Brillo pads do the trick?

[Psybbo]

New loo, sandy

[ladybirder]

Yes I think so. My friend uses a scouring pad. Harpic would be easier though - weekly!

[Connemmara]

oh sandy did you have diamaria - time for a new loo - I would never attempt it - as you can eat your dinner of mine - I clean mine everytime I go to loo - maybe a bit of ocd regarding this -

[anneasquith]

brillo will scratch the enamel,,,,,,,,persevere with the bleach daily.

[Buenchico]

The suggestions here might help:
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=159877

You could also try Harpic 100% Limescale Remover. It's cheap enough!
http://www.poundland.co.uk/product-range/a-z/harpic-100-limescale-remover/

[sandyRoe]

Can't afford a new loo. I'll try the Harpic, or else take the bulb out of the bathroom and put up really heavy curtains .

[Connemmara]

is it limescale tho or the other

[ladybirder]

Bleach just bleaches stuff. It doesn't get rid of any scaling (hard water area?) which Harpic will do.

[Psybbo]

Did you use Domestos?

[gness]

Sandy....when we were having bother with my mum and her cleaning we used Harpic in a black bottle...best I can tell you....and it was a sheer fluke...must have been on offer. Because she refused to flush the loo it stayed in the bowl for a good while and worked really well.

[sandyRoe]

Harpic's limescale remover looks like it would work, and cheap too.

[anneasquith]

that's a bit drastic sandy, I hope your aim is good LOL

[Connemmara]

you could use the hard side of those scouring pads along with CIF cream - I personally throw every thing in - you know what - why don;t you try ordinary washing powder with the scourer - they wouldnt scratch so much

[ladybirder]

Sandy, a bottle of coke will do it so I'm told.

[EcclesCake]

Chuck a bottle of lime scale remover in the pan before you got to bed.

If you have more than one loo use vinegar but leave it for longer for a more environmentally friendly approach.

[elliemay1]

So if you leave Harpic on overnight would it work without having to scrub?

[Connemmara]

another tip is put the bleach and other cleaning products into your cistern.

[pusskin]

limescale remover is by far the best when left overnight.

But quicker and easier than that is one of them green scourers.
Old rubber gloves and a firm hand wipe along the bottom around the bowl and hey, cleaned in a flash.

[Connemmara]

pushkin - that was my post - you obviously didn't see it

[sandyRoe]

Thank you all. Food for thought there. I'll report back on which of the various suggestions work.