How To Clean A Very Dirty Toilet Tank

Scrub your cleaner into the tank.

How to clean a very dirty toilet tank. You can also keep scrubbing lightly the areas that still have stain. Use a scrub brush old toothbrush or scrubby sponge to scrub the cleaner into your tank. After one minute add a cup of baking soda and two more cups of vinegar. Clean the working parts of the tank as well like the ball float and flapper. Getting started using a damp cloth and hot water wipe around the tank seat base lid and the outsides of the bowl.

Spray the inside of the toilet bowl with the mixture as well as on the toilet seat lid and handle. You ll see the foam being created. Wipe down the top of the toilet tank the handle and then the front and sides of the tank. If you are satisfied that the toilet is clean you can restore the water supply and flush once more. Video 9 weird toilet cleaning hacks that really work.

This should be done at least once a week to avoid any bacteria build up and before you use the brush to scrub the bowl. Leave it to sit overnight. When rinsing you can use hot water with a mild detergent. To do this locate the water valve the tap valve on the wall behind or near the base of the toilet and shut it off. Firstly add a cup of vinegar inside the toilet and spread it with a toilet brush.

I generally have to switch to fresh paper towels or rinse and reapply cleaner to a rag at this point. Sprinkle the baking soda inside the toilet bowl and using a toilet brush scrub the inside of the bowl. Remove any items around and atop the toilet and put on clean gloves remove any items from the toilet to prevent accidental falls into the toilet and put on some clean gloves. Then wipe the top of the lid the underside of the lid the top of the seat and scrub the heck out of the underside of the seat. Scrub down the sides and bottom of the tank until the toilet bowl smells fresh and you remove any obvious signs of dirt and built up grime.

Allow the cleaner to rest for several minutes. If your toilet is very dirty it may benefit from an overnight soak before scrubbing. How to clean a dirty toilet brush the best way to clean toilet brushes and other tools you may have used is to rinse them and any holders in a hot water and bleach solution for one hour. Leave it for ten minutes and then spread it all around the toilet bowl especially on the stains. You should pour the water in the tank and hold up the flapper manually to flush.