How Often Should You Clean Your Toilet And How?

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How Often Should You Clean Your Toilet And How?
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• While the answer may vary depending on the state
  of your toilet at the end of each day, there are
  some basic hygiene rules to follow when cleaning
  your toilet
• Cleaning inside your toilet
• For starters, if your toilet brush was once white
  but is now orange or brown, then it needs to be
  replaced. Ideally, a tool, sponge or cloth that
  can be disposed of or washed hygienically after
  each use should be used instead of a toilet
  brush, as these are notoriously tricky to keep
  clean.

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• Daily cleaning
• If you can see visible evidence in your toilet
  bowl of the days use, then youll need to perform
  a quick clean to ensure that the bacteria within
  doesnt multiply or get sprayed around the room
  each time you flush. Bleach is one of the best
  bacteria busting solutions, but you can use a
  more natural solution such as baking soda mixed
  with vinegar, should you prefer.
• Weekly cleaning
• If you dont have the need (or desire) to clean
  your toilet bowl every day, then a thorough scrub
  once a week might be enough.

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• A toilet brush soaked in bleach should do the
  trick, but it may require a little elbow grease
  to scrub properly underneath the rim. Youd be
  amazed and probably disgusted to know what lurks
  under the rim of the average toilet bowl, so
  thorough cleaning of that are is essential to
  minimize the risk of harmful bacteria from
  breeding there.
• Monthly cleaning
• As mentioned previously, a mixture of vinegar and
  baking soda can be used to clean toilets very
  effectively, and the smell wont pervade your
  nostrils and sting your eyes in the same way that
  some chemical cleaning solutions may do.

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• This monthly clean usually requires maximum elbow
  grease, especially if you havent been keeping up
  with the weekly cleaning, or you may wish to
  spray a solution around the entire toilet bowl
  and leave it there overnight without flushing. If
  you do an overnight soak, then the next morning
  you should just need to give a light scrub and
  your toilet bowl should look as good as new.
• Cleaning the outside of your toilet
• Cleaning the outside of the toilet bowl is just
  as important as cleaning the bowl, since urine,
  hair and even faeces can hide under the seat and
  around the rim. The hinges of the seat tend to
  accumulate a lot of grime and bacteria and should
  be cleaned thoroughly with the appropriate
  solution, as should the flush handle, button or
  lever.

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• Dont forget the cistern and base of the toilet,
  too, and while these may only need cleaning
  monthly, a visual check at least once a week will
  give you a better idea of the required frequency.
• For a sparkling bathroom, not just your toilet,
  consider hiring help from a professional cleaning
  company who will get the entire room hygienically
  clean within a matter of hours.

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