The Daddy of all Bog Cleaners
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After 4 years the tenants of our rental property have moved out leaving us with a bit of a s
thole. Literally.
Full decoration and carpets required, but the toilet bowl has a brown hard stain. It s built up into a bit of a shell on the surface. Like the rest of the house it hasn t been cleaned for the duration.
Normally a Harpic powerball or two left over night in the bowl and a scrub usually works. This time it s not touched the stty stain.
Anyone know of a product likely to get the bog back to its former glory?
thole. Literally.Full decoration and carpets required, but the toilet bowl has a brown hard stain. It s built up into a bit of a shell on the surface. Like the rest of the house it hasn t been cleaned for the duration.
Normally a Harpic powerball or two left over night in the bowl and a scrub usually works. This time it s not touched the s
tty stain.Anyone know of a product likely to get the bog back to its former glory?
Edited by Ham_and_Jam on Friday 12th December 16:23
Go online and buy a sulphuric acid drain cleaner. Get all the water out get the room ventilated and then fill the bowl with that.
If that does not work then it is new toilet time, which if you are doing all that work it might be worth just doing that. Can you use the deposit held for any of this as it would seem you have a good case
If that does not work then it is new toilet time, which if you are doing all that work it might be worth just doing that. Can you use the deposit held for any of this as it would seem you have a good case
spaximus said:
Go online and buy a sulphuric acid drain cleaner. Get all the water out get the room ventilated and then fill the bowl with that.
If that does not work then it is new toilet time, which if you are doing all that work it might be worth just doing that. Can you use the deposit held for any of this as it would seem you have a good case
Yeah Ive got the deposit returned. I told the tenants they were dirty bIf that does not work then it is new toilet time, which if you are doing all that work it might be worth just doing that. Can you use the deposit held for any of this as it would seem you have a good case
ds (slightly softer words), and that I would be looking for a settlement. They initially protested wear & tear, but backed downwhen I said I would look at full costs it they didn’t agree.
I did look at sulphuric acid, but was hoping for a more user friendly product if available.
Ham_and_Jam said:
Skodillac said:
Pumice stone and elbow grease.
That was Mrs H&Js suggestion.Would it not scratch the enamel?
EDIT - it was the kind of pumice you use on hard skin. There was hardly any of it left after I'd finished, just a stub on a bit of rope.
Edited by Skodillac on Friday 12th December 16:42
Citric Acid
Buy a 1KG bag - around £6
Boil a kettle - add several spoons of citric acid and dissolve - that cleans out the kettle as a bonus
Empty the bowl water out with a sponge or old towel
Kettle of boiled water / citric acid into the bowl and wash around the inner
Leave for a while - several minutes and drain out with a sponge or old towel
And it looks like you might have to do this a couple of times or three.
It's a step below sulphuric acid but is still very effective
The key is get the existing bowl water out and in with the boiling water / citric acid.
RGG said:
Citric Acid
Buy a 1KG bag - around £6
Boil a kettle - add several spoons of citric acid and dissolve - that cleans out the kettle as a bonus
Empty the bowl water out with a sponge or old towel
Kettle of boiled water / citric acid into the bowl and wash around the inner
Leave for a while - several minutes and drain out with a sponge or old towel
And it looks like you might have to do this a couple of times or three.
It's a step below sulphuric acid but is still very effective
The key is get the existing bowl water out and in with the boiling water / citric acid.
This. We put some in our very scaled kettle and it removed the lot. Don't use it cold. Its far more reactive in hot water.Buy a 1KG bag - around £6
Boil a kettle - add several spoons of citric acid and dissolve - that cleans out the kettle as a bonus
Empty the bowl water out with a sponge or old towel
Kettle of boiled water / citric acid into the bowl and wash around the inner
Leave for a while - several minutes and drain out with a sponge or old towel
And it looks like you might have to do this a couple of times or three.
It's a step below sulphuric acid but is still very effective
The key is get the existing bowl water out and in with the boiling water / citric acid.
Ham_and_Jam said:
Sounds like it is stty limescale then.
Will give the citric / Viakal a go. I have a big bag of citric in the shed.
If that fails i ll have a scrub with a pumice stone.
Cheers for the suggestions.
No hard work / scrubbing requiredtty limescale then.Will give the citric / Viakal a go. I have a big bag of citric in the shed.
If that fails i ll have a scrub with a pumice stone.
Cheers for the suggestions.
After 10 minutes or so it will look like not much has happened, but the scale will come away in flakes opposed to dissolving
spaximus said:
Go online and buy a sulphuric acid drain cleaner. Get all the water out get the room ventilated and then fill the bowl with that.
If that does not work then it is new toilet time, which if you are doing all that work it might be worth just doing that. Can you use the deposit held for any of this as it would seem you have a good case
If you do this be very prepared for the pan to get boiling hot and crack… ask me how I know!?! I’d just chuck a new bog in once it’s got into that sort of state it will be impossible to keep clean If that does not work then it is new toilet time, which if you are doing all that work it might be worth just doing that. Can you use the deposit held for any of this as it would seem you have a good case
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