Growing up the son of a plumber, I would have provided the same answer as Tina. However, Since November, 2014, I'm out with the old way and have been conformed to being more environmentally friendly and with proven results. I purchase these quality products here: www.ChristineFrey.Norwex.biz
Thank you for making my cleaning life easier, faster and effective! I now have more time for my children!!!!
The water line in the toilet bowl should be lowered, and there are at least 4 different ways to accomplish this. A disinfectant or detergent cleaner or bowl cleaner should be applied to a bowl swab and starting under the rim working down, cleaning the bowl. Disinfectant/detergent cleaner should be applied to the outside surfaces including the handle and allowed to remain wet for ten minutes for a total kill of bacteria, fungus and virus. Flush the toilet, and rinse the outer surfaces. A phosphoric bowl cleaner can be used in toilets with hard water or in extreme hard water conditions where the toilet is not cleaned often a hydrogen chloride based (muratic acid) can be used. Be care of the "kick back fumes" and dripping it on nylon clothing and carpeting. Recommended Materials - # Rubber gloves or vinyl work gloves (type worn to wash dishes) # Eye Protection (usually required in cleaning toilets outside the home) # Disinfectant/detergent/cleaner (any chemical that calls itself a disinfectant and has an E.P.A. number on the label to back-up the claim of being a disinfectant) # Disposable toweling or launderable cloth # Bowl Swab (12-inch long plastic handle with a bunny tail material at the end approximately 4-inches in diameter); Optional Materials - Acid based bowl cleaner depending on the hardness of water and/or frequency of cleaning: # citric acid - safest to use but slowest to remove mineral deposits # phosphoric acid - safer than hydrochloric acid, won´t smoke chrome. (Hydrochloric acid is harsh, use only on porcelain with extreme care and only on the worst mineral build-ups. Note: hydrochloric bowl cleaner will "melt" nylon carpet and nylon hose, so be careful.) # Pumice stick (an alternative to harsh bowl cleaners for removing mineral stains and deposits)
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Growing up the son of a plumber, I would have provided the same answer as Tina. However, Since November, 2014, I'm out with the old way and have been conformed to being more environmentally friendly and with proven results.
I purchase these quality products here:
www.ChristineFrey.Norwex.biz
Thank you for making my cleaning life easier, faster and effective! I now have more time for my children!!!!
The water line in the toilet bowl should be lowered, and there are at least 4 different ways to accomplish this. A disinfectant or detergent cleaner or bowl cleaner should be applied to a bowl swab and starting under the rim working down, cleaning the bowl. Disinfectant/detergent cleaner should be applied to the outside surfaces including the handle and allowed to remain wet for ten minutes for a total kill of bacteria, fungus and virus. Flush the toilet, and rinse the outer surfaces. A phosphoric bowl cleaner can be used in toilets with hard water or in extreme hard water conditions where the toilet is not cleaned often a hydrogen chloride based (muratic acid) can be used. Be care of the "kick back fumes" and dripping it on nylon clothing and carpeting. Recommended Materials - # Rubber gloves or vinyl work gloves (type worn to wash dishes) # Eye Protection (usually required in cleaning toilets outside the home) # Disinfectant/detergent/cleaner (any chemical that calls itself a disinfectant and has an E.P.A. number on the label to back-up the claim of being a disinfectant) # Disposable toweling or launderable cloth # Bowl Swab (12-inch long plastic handle with a bunny tail material at the end approximately 4-inches in diameter); Optional Materials - Acid based bowl cleaner depending on the hardness of water and/or frequency of cleaning: # citric acid - safest to use but slowest to remove mineral deposits # phosphoric acid - safer than hydrochloric acid, won´t smoke chrome. (Hydrochloric acid is harsh, use only on porcelain with extreme care and only on the worst mineral build-ups. Note: hydrochloric bowl cleaner will "melt" nylon carpet and nylon hose, so be careful.) # Pumice stick (an alternative to harsh bowl cleaners for removing mineral stains and deposits)