Clean It Up
UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: charlady on March 01, 2009, 02:00:45 pm
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Just been to view a job and the toilet bowl is filthy, with a thick brown ring around the water line. :P Client said they can't get it shifted when they clean it. Don't know if it makes any difference but it's an advocado coloured 70's suite.
Don't think I've ever came across one as bad as this...any ideas?
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Brick acid for 4hrs
Then a loo brush
Then flush
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Hi
Same
Spirit of salts (£1.99-£2.50)
Pour in (wear mask & gloves) leave to dwell (4 hours or overnight)
Scrub & flush
Regards
Martin 8)
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Cheers guys
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Hi guys,
Any idea where can I purchase his stuff, I'm in Glasgow?
Cheers
Lesley
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Hi,
Builders merchants, DIY,hardwear store etc
Nick
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This might be a really silly question, but how do you fill a toilet bowl up? I have tipped something down a toilet and it stays at the same level
??? :P
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Cause a blockage - only way that I know of.
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Brick acid is for bricks, beer line cleaner is for beer lines, have not yet found a brick ot plastic beer line toiletr. toilet cleaner is for toilets, why not try toilet cleaner, there is plenty out there - e.g premiere TD10 might be a good start
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Hi
i used to have trouble with toilets, especially down here where limescale is a constant problem.
If left it will re-calcify back into limestone (rock) I have used Spirit of salts for almost 5 years, never fails.
Regards
Martin 8)
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Brick acid is for bricks, beer line cleaner is for beer lines, have not yet found a brick ot plastic beer line toiletr. toilet cleaner is for toilets, why not try toilet cleaner, there is plenty out there - e.g premiere TD10 might be a good start
Ok theres a lubricant called Rock oil - Explain that one ???
Its the science of cleaning you need to understand not whats on the label - I use Selscale myself but same theory
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Don't know if it makes any difference but it's an advocado coloured 70's suite.
Don't think I've ever came across one as bad as this...any ideas?
Hi charlady it certainly does make a difference being older and probley discontinued it could be an expensive mistake (new bathroom suite), underneath the discolouring their could be damage, a standard approach for us would be the following
place your mop in a black bag, gently plunge the toilet, emptying it of it's contents, (gloves and eye protection) using a plastic scraper or devise (not metal) see if you can remove some of the scale or at least try and scar it, allow the mark to dry out somewhat, if it is scalant it is very porpous and when you introduce a descaler it will be instantly obsorbed and be more effective than pouring chemicals into the toilet bowl full of water and their is less chance of splashbacks on to your self or other surroundings, whether you are using a domestic or a commercial descalant use as less as possible, using this method a domestic descalant such as harpic is adequate, commercial descalants should be used with caution.
As for leaving the toilet full of chemicals for 4 hours or overnight is an absolute no unless you have tape the lid closed and put warning signs on it, despite the fact that the property might be unoccupied you may not be the only one with key access.
As well as the science of cleaning, health & safety is a major issue when using hazardous chemicals and an ongoing learning process for us all
Cheers
Richie :)
ps we charge £90 + vat to descale and disinfect a toilet, normally less than an hours work, trust me their is money in ..it ;D
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Thanks Richie for your great advice, i will give it a try and will bear that charge in mind for the future
Lesley