Cleaning a Very Dirty Toilet

RE: Cleaning a Very Dirty Toilet Post By Myshka (Guest Post) (07/18/2008) VINEGAR Kills Lime, mold and dirt. The vinegar smell goes away in a day or less. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning a Very Dirty Toilet Post By Jane Waggoner (Guest Post) (07/02/2008) Consider this: all those chemicals listed above that you described as "very corrosive" have been turned loose in the environment. They're all poisons. Their use is irresponsible. Stick with the pumice stone and a bit of baking soda. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning a Very Dirty Toilet Post By pjm (Guest Post) (07/02/2008) Try Easy-Off BAM Multi-Surface Power Toilet Cleaner; I haven't found anything yet that it won't clean! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning a Very Dirty Toilet Post by alcorn1871 (21) | (05/26/2008) Contact I had exactly the same problem. I tried all of those other items and none of them worked...UNTIL I purchased Zep's Professional Strength Calcium, Lime & Rust remover at Home Depot for about $5. The hydrochloric acid in it knocks it out...quick! Just drain your bowl and pour it in. Within 10 mins. this hard caked-on crap was gone. ZERO scrubbing! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning a Very Dirty Toilet Post By Alice Johnson (Guest Post) (02/06/2008) I had build up in my toilet that nothing seemed to touch. Went to Walmart, bought some really cheap denture cleansing tablets, crushed 4 of them in a mortar and pestle, dampened the upper bowl with a toilet brush, sprinkled on the crushed tabletsk then droped a couple more in the bowl. Wait twenty minutes and flush. I now have a dazzling white toilet that smiles at me! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning a Very Dirty Toilet Post By Sylvia (Guest Post) (12/30/2007) For cleaning mineral buildup: try "hardware cloth" instead of a pumice stone. A small piece will go where the pumice stone cannot and it's much cheaper. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning a Very Dirty Toilet Post by Meta99 (1) | (09/14/2007) Contact I've tried them all Lime Away & CLR are weak demineralizers... not effective on heavily stained toilets, forget any lime/calcium removers for this job. The Works is good, but not as good as Sno Bowl Watkins is on a par with Sno Bowl, its environmentally friendly but costs twice as much Any HCl cleaner is very good, but DO NOT leave it in the bowl very long because it will etch the porcelain Any Phosphoric Acid cleaner is very good, not as strong as HCL but won't damage the bowl. Look for strength of at least 20% (25% is best) Finally, use a pumice stone for rings or tough spots Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning a Very Dirty Toilet Post By Jackie (Guest Post) (08/06/2007) I found shaws pads on the internet. Shawspads .com I could not believe the results!!! It is also "GREEN" Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning a Very Dirty Toilet Post By tiktak (Guest Post) (08/05/2007) Taking the majority of advice here, I went to WalMart and picked up The Works cleaner and a Pure Clean Bathroom Cleaning Block (a light blue pumice stone with a sponge top). Both products were in the same aisle, so easy to find. But I got to thinking if there was something stronger than "The Works" ... after all, WalMart usually has a hardware section. So I cruised over there and found a bottle of Lime Out Extra and got that instead of The Works. Wow! All I did was squeeze some of the Lime Out Extra into the bowl and let it sit for an hour or two, then came after it with the Pure Clean pumice block. The toilet looks so brand-new, i'm going to get Pure Clean sticks for the sinks, too! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning a Very Dirty Toilet Post By Jaye (Guest Post) (07/14/2007) I don't know if the previous homeowners just let the house sit without cleaning the bathrooms or what? But I've been trying for the past 9 months to get rid of the hard water stains in the toilet. I read everyone's comments. I slipped on my gloves, and starting scrubbing with the pumice stone. IT WORKS WONDERFULLY!!!! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning a Very Dirty Toilet Post by Bel xx (2) | (02/24/2007) Profile | Contact PUMICE STONE~~~who'd have thought,my toilet is like new~~thankyou ~~thankyou~~ Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning a Very Dirty Toilet Post By malina (Guest Post) (11/01/2006) THANK YOU to those that suggested using a pumice stone! My toilets have had rings for years and i tried every product out there...and nothing would remove them. The stone cost me 2 bucks and it came right off!!! i could not believe it! Thank you Thank you Thank You! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning a Very Dirty Toilet Post by gurth (135) | (07/30/2006) Profile | Contact Spirit of Salts from your hardware shop. Put in two cups, close the lid of the toilet and let it sit for an hour. Repeat if necessary, and flush afterwards. Make sure that you ventilate VERY WELL, Spirit of Salts is HIGHLY CORROSIVE and very dangerous. I had the same problem and it worked for me - the toilet looks like new! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning a Very Dirty Toilet Post By Vambo (Guest Post) (07/30/2006) I find that concentrated Phosphoric acid works a treat. Try not to spill any on the carpet, though. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning a Very Dirty Toilet Post By (Guest Post) (05/22/2006) We just bought our home in the country and we do not have city water, our well is sulpher water since they apparently went too far while drilling. The result is a high sulpher content that turns everything a deep nasty yellow color and over the period of maybe a week, it will cake on like nothing I have ever seen! The ONLY thing that gets it clean, with NO SCRUBBING and minimal bathroom closing time... is Sno Bowl. I simply had to flush the water out of the back after turning the toilet off and soak the back in the Sno Bowl, then turn the water back on and flush a few times. It all went down the drain. Now I just use the sno bowl every few days and it keeps it all clean. I use it on the tub, sinks, and washer also. It is amazing how quickly and how well it works! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning a Very Dirty Toilet Post By chaingang (Guest Post) (03/03/2006) I have heard a pumice stone works good Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning a Very Dirty Toilet Post by PICO (306) | (03/02/2006) Contact Turn the water off at the back of the toilet, then flush, this will wnpty the toilet. Use "bathroom cleaner plus" from amway. I am not a dealer, someone gave me a bottle of this and I never use anything else. Works better than clr or lime away. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning a Very Dirty Toilet Post By Glinda (Guest Post) (03/02/2006) We had awful calcium (brown & hard),build up in our toilets, from hard water. "Lime Away" did not work. Scrubbing with soft screen did not work. I used "The Works" very affordable at Walmart. And let is soak for about an hour durning which time I would scrub every now and then with the toilet brush. At the end of the hour, the brown calcium stain just came off in pieces and fell away. I don't want to sound like a commercial, but, "The Works" is great. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning a Very Dirty Toilet Post by slw1299 (49) | (03/02/2006) Contact THE WORKS! It's an inexpensive toilet bowl cleanser usually found at Wal-mart, Dollar General, just about anywhere. It used to do WONDERS on our toilet on the farm with rusty well water. It does half the scrubbing for you - but I don't find it as miraculous now that I'm on "city water" - good luck. slw Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning a Very Dirty Toilet Post By Starlight (Guest Post) (03/02/2006) I agree with the other posts - a pumice stone is the only way to go to get the really tough buildup and stains - put on some gloves first though - I get mine at Wal Mart also. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning a Very Dirty Toilet Post By hwalz (Guest Post) (03/02/2006) I also use The Works to clean toilet bowls and it's wonderful. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning a Very Dirty Toilet Post By Juanita (Guest Post) (03/01/2006) Vinegar.....Lots........overnight. Won't hurt anything. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning a Very Dirty Toilet Post by toehead (18) | (03/01/2006) Profile | Contact Empty the water out of the tank. Take some old white cloths or white paper towels soaked in white vinegar and fill up the toilet bowl with them and let them sit for three or four hours and then clean with a toilet bowl cleaner. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning a Very Dirty Toilet Post By (Guest Post) (03/01/2006) Whatever you do don't use an SOS pad...I did and my bowl was left with a dark grey ring from the abrasive scrubbing...I started out with a problem with hard water ring. RA Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning a Very Dirty Toilet Post By June Dixon (Guest Post) (03/01/2006) I have been told that pouring a whole can or more of coca cola into the toilet, let it sit for a few hours and it will come clean. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning a Very Dirty Toilet Post By Carol (Guest Post) (03/01/2006) Have you tried CLR? Its sold in the cleaning section of the store.. I use Comet cleaner to clean my commode.. Whatever you decide to use, let it set and the chemicals will do the work.. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning a Very Dirty Toilet Post by Ken from Gulfport (1) | (03/01/2006) Contact Go to Wal-Mart or a store that has a good selection of bathroom cleaning supplies and look for a package that says "Pumie Scouring Stick". This is a Pumice stick. Wet the edge of it in water and then rub the edge of the stick on the stains. All the directions are on the back of the package. The product is made by the United States Pumice Co. The stick is also good on ceramic tile and porcelain, masonry, concrete and iron. You can even use it to clean barbeques. NOTHING and mean NOTHING will work close to as good as this. I have tried them all. Kenny G. from Gulfport - Home of Katrina Good Luck. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning a Very Dirty Toilet Post By fab4mom (Guest Post) (03/01/2006) I agree with the suggestions for using the strong cleaners. However, if those do not work, you can try a pumice stone. I buy mine in the cleaning section at Wal-Mart. They are great, and very effective at removing stains from a commode. You just scrub the sides of the commode and it usually does the trick. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning a Very Dirty Toilet Post By Nancy in MO (Guest Post) (03/01/2006) We have rentals, too, so I know what you're talking about! You will take a chance doing this, but if nothing else works, use some drain opener. Carefully pour it in the bowl full of water, swish it around and let it sit for a few minutes. This has cleaned absolutely black bowls and we've never actually cracked one. The sulphric acid gets hot, which can cause the problem. This is a last resort thing because if it cracks. you'll end up replacing the toilet anyway. Good luck. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning a Very Dirty Toilet Post By Sylvia Segel (Guest Post) (03/01/2006) try a product called lime-away if it is lime. If not there is a strong acid , forgot the name but any hardware store will be able to tell u the name. I always cleaned the comode at a new house with this acid but use gloves as it is extremely potent. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning a Very Dirty Toilet Post by Trudy Powell (46) | (03/01/2006) Contact My sister's toilet in their "shop" was so bad it was just about black from the build-up. It's the kind of bathroom that rarely gets used (they lived in the shop while building their house a few years ago). Anyway, I took my Watkins Toilet Bowl Cleaner (professional strength) and did a test with it using that toilet. It was absolutely unbelievable. It looked like new when I got done. I can send you a Watkins catalog if you would like, or you can browse online and see what you think. There is a brush and caddy you may order also as the brush specially is made to withstand the power of this cleaner. Best of all, if you don't like the product or it doesn't work for you, you get a 100% full refund, so you don't have anything to lose. Trudy Powell Independent Watkins Assoc. #357561 Watkins - since 1868 (vanilla, spices, extracts, salves, liniments, dietary supplements, household cleaners, etc.) http://WatkinsOnline.com trudypowell@sbcglobal.net (to request a catalog) Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cleaning a Very Dirty Toilet Post by dpcw (130) | (03/01/2006) Profile | Contact The best cleaner I have found for the toilet is THE WORKS. I buy it at either the Dollar Tree or Walmart. Is is very inexpensive and it cleans like nothing else I have found. I have a rusty water problem at my home. I just apply The Works and wait a couple of minutes run the brush around and it is gone. If the bowl is really bad I will use a bucket of water to flush down all water in the bowl so the cleaner goes directly on the bowl and isn't diluted by the bowl water. Report Spam or Abuse