For our bathroom, there is nothing better than a toilet that shines and smells clean! The trick that we reveal to you in this article is not only positive for the hygiene of your toilet, but also an inexpensive way to solve many problems. Let’s take a closer look at it all.
How to clean the dirty toilet bowl with the bottle method?
Before proceeding with the method, we are interested in, you need to take a first step before going to bed. First, pour a handful of baking soda into the toilet and then a small amount of white vinegar. It is the foaming effect created by the two ingredients that we are looking for here, to effectively and naturally remove dirt from the walls of the bowl. Leave on for 15 minutes or even overnight and then gently rub with a clean toilet brush to remove debris and bad odors. Now for the method in question. This involves placing a small bottle in the toilet cistern so you can clean the bowl every time you flush. To accomplish this, you don’t need much, and the steps are quick!
Using the bottle method, you can easily get a clean and white toilet
- Get yourself a half quart plastic bottle;
- Pour liquid soap into the bottle;
- Add 1 cup of white vinegar and close the bottle;
- Shake so that the soap and white vinegar mix properly;
- Pierce the top of the plastic cap;
- Open the tank cap, insert the bottle and close it. Just make sure that the bottle does not block the flushing mechanism.
In this way, the mixture of cleansing ingredients will immediately act on the walls of the toilet bowl every time you flush. Practical, isn’t it? And even more so because this technique will lightly perfume your bathroom while ensuring that your toilets remain constantly disinfected! Another important detail: this trick allows you to reduce the amount of water in the tank. And since the tank holds less water, this means that your consumption will be lower every time you go to the toilet. This is definitely a trick that more people would benefit from using!
Use a plastic bottle to clean the toilet
Want to clog the toilet and don’t have a plunger? A plastic bottle can help you a lot:
- First, use a knife or scissors to cut off the bottom of a quart bottle and save the cap
- Place the cut bottom of the bottle on the bottom of the bowl and then move it back and forth as if you were using a suction cup. If the blockage is not significant, the technique should prove successful.
How to clean the bottom of a dirty toilet with a plastic bottle?
For cleaning products, there is often no better container than the good old plastic bottle, simply because it is the most accessible alternative. To effectively clean the toilet floor with it, the steps are quite simple:
- First, heat some water and then add a natural cleaning agent like white vinegar. You can opt for a mixture consisting of a glass of lemon juice and a tablespoon of baking soda.
- Mix everything well and pour the solution into a plastic bottle and close it.
- Pierce the plastic cap of the bottle
- Aim the neck of the bottle at the bottom of the toilet, then gently squeeze it to spray the cleaning water onto the bottom of the toilet. Two to four jets should be enough
- Make it work
- Take your toilet brush to scrub and then flush the toilet. Repeat as needed.
How do you descale the toilet naturally?
There are a handful of natural cleaning products with descaling properties such as baking soda, hydrogen peroxide, salt or lemon juice. They are a valuable alternative to aggressive chemical agents, as they are absolutely environmentally friendly. To descale your toilet with them, you can do the following:
- Prepare a mixture of water, 2 tablespoons of baking soda, 1 tablespoon of coarse salt and 1/4 glass of lemon juice
- Pour the solution into a small plastic bottle that will fit in the toilet cistern
- Stir well to mix the ingredients together
- Put the bottle in the tank and close it
- Leave to soak for 30 minutes
- Flush the toilet. Over the course of days, the lime scale should gradually break down as you flush the toilet
Yes, a simple plastic bottle can be very handy to solve more than one toilet problem.
