How to Clean a Toilet With Vinegar and Baking Soda

[@rogierius]

I boil my 90% cleaning vinegar, which descales the kettle, leave the water in the toilet and pour it slowly in the toilet. Due to the heat, it removes the hard scale quicker. Let it sit for as long as you can stomach the smell and it will remove any built up. I have to do it regularly, because we have hard water here.

[@bikbik5200]

how much vinegar do you use when you do this? Thanks for the tip!

[@rogierius]

@@bikbik5200 not much is needed, like 250 ml.

[@bikbik5200]

@@rogierius thanks for responding. this would be much more convenient than having to drain the toilet. i will give this a try!

[@lewisbyers8547]

Doesn’t the heat damage any of the other plumbing such a plastic piping etc.

[@rogierius]

@@lewisbyers8547 no, there is still water in the toilet and the toilet itself takes up some of the heat, so the temperature drops quickly. I wouldn't drop in 10 liters of boiling water in the toilet, but slowly dropping the contents of a kettle in the water of the toilet should give zero issues. Alternatively, just use regular cleaning vinegar, pour some in the toilet and let it sit overnight. Fun fact: bleech corrodes the glazing of the ceramic of the toilet. Vinegar does not.

[@esdieml7774]

Thanks a lot!!! It actually works !... that means I don't have to spend many hours trying to clean this up

[@huzzah4139]

Had a particularly nasty toilet at the place I'm currently renting. The bottom of it was almost pitch black. Never bothered to try to clean it because I didn't think it was possible, but decided to try when I saw this video. It took 9 liters of vinegar but is finally clean again! At some spots the buildup was 2-3 mm thick. Puts a smile on my face every time I go take a leak now. Also I wanted to try out your toilet/shower cleaner of soda crystals + isopropanol mix and I was wondering, is it ok to use it as an all purpose cleaner? Or is it too strong to be used for everything? Maybe you have recipe for an all purpose cleaner as well?

[@Marcuswelby-nx2te]

Thanks for sharing that when you take a leak

[@Despond]

I tried vinegar overnight and the middle "strip" length of the bowl was cleaned 100% but the bulk left and right sides didn't even budge? Any ideas? I tried scrubbing but the stains wouldn't budge even with a scourer and lots of pressure. I left the vinegar all the way up higher enough too.

[@JdesignL]

To remove the water from the bowl you can get most of it out by pouring a bucket of water in to the bowl. The syphonic nature of the s-bend will clear most of it out and it obviously won't get refilled from the cistern

[@20250ai]

Really good idea! I did leave the vinegar in the toilet bowl overnight for over 12 hours but it only works mainly with water stains and didn't work with the other hard calcium stains (it did lighten the stains though). Thanks for the video!

[@TheAlanski]

Thanks for the tutorial. Btw is it safe re-using the vinegar for my chips or should I flush it?

[@CleaningHowTo]

@@TheAlanski totally safe. Possibly extra crunch.

[@TheAlanski]

@@CleaningHowTo Thank you, the brown parts gave the chips an extra crunchy texture.

[@richarddunmore4767]

Will try vinegar in toilet bowl. Would like to see your techniques for cleaning a gas cooker especially the cast aluminium burner rings.

[@CleaningHowTo]

Hmmmm - I think caustic soda might be your best bet here. Dont use ammonia though it damages aluminium!

[@azr6288]

do you put the baking soda first and then vinegar or mix them both

[@stageiiwappie950]

use vinegar only especially when u will let it sit, because baking soda just reduces acid.

[@shelleymays8529]

I use Zep acidic toilet bowl cleaner. Less than 6 dollars. Amazing and quick. Wait 5 minutes and flush. I get it at Lowes. They have a lot of Zep professional products.

[@CleaningHowTo]

Thanks :)

[@j.johnson1535]

I started in a warehouse cleaning and the urinals don't look like they have ever been cleaned. Some are brown and even black with a thick lime scale under that. May need a jack hammer. Any suggestions???

[@CleaningHowTo]

You need a strong acid - hcl preferably - wear gloves and a mask!

[@elizabethnaylor9561]

Dollar store has Zep products

[@EMLEE2323]

Didn't have it at mine😢 I ended up getting vinegar 30% hope it works

[@sivajisivaram2013]

Can we use Vinegar + Baking Soda for cleaning plastics. Is it good or damage plastic.

[@kathym6603]

Fascinating information! Holy cow! So vinegar is stronger by itself. After the million times I mixed vinegar and BS to "make the solution stronger." I'm in shock!

[@CleaningHowTo]

Yup! You should watch my latest videos on ph and toilet cleaning with vinegar :)

[@alfredsuhrbier4166]

My most embarrassing encounter, I had witht an ekderly toilet woman. 🥵🥵 Can you feel with me ??

[@FrankGutowski-ls8jt]

Lol. Science illiterate!

[@cindywest9551]

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[@cindywest9551]

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[@nates5703]

Thank you! Every time I see somebody recommending vinegar + baking soda, all I can think is, "You're just neutralizing both of them."

[@CleaningHowTo]

Every time 🤣

[@itschapisvrp1788]

Best combo to clean borax + vinegar

[@ilciairi666]

Indeed it is a neutralization reaction. Basic chemistry

[@dannyduran4270]

thanks! I clean a lot of old toilets at work, and lots of them are like this.

[@CleaningHowTo]

You're welcome!

[@fabtalb]

Quel intérêt de mettre du vinaigre si l'on rajoute du bicarbonate qui le dissout ?

[@jazziez6467]

Destroyed the porcelein on my toilet, I now have porcelein flakes in the toilet at all times since it is still coming off. Dang I wish I didn't do that.

[@alfredsuhrbier4166]

My most embarrassing encounter, I had with an elderly toilet woman. 🥵🥵 Can you feel with me ??

[@Malentor]

Your toilet wasn't made of ceramics then. Probably some dirt cheap Chinese junk.

[@Saint696Anger]

Just get a kerosene siphoner to remove water they are a couple of dollars. Nice video 👍

[@genesimmons3033]

It doesn't always work you have to use a much harder brush to get both holes in the toilet because there is limestone accumulated do you have to physically manually clean it

[@grantkenn3145]

How about Apple Cider Vinegar? ... is that 'stronger' than White Vinegar?...

[@anydugen]

Usually, no. ACV is less acidic than White Vinegar is most cases.

[@onecatawayfromcrazymidnigh4835]

It is not rocket science.You have just created an acid/alkaline reaction.It works for regular stains, just like cleanser,but I tried it on a very ,old brown toilet bowl, left it for hours, still brown.Some things just have to be replaced.

[@ilciairi666]

If you mix vinegar (an acid) and baking soda (a base), you have a neutralization reaction. This reaction forms water and a salt and involves the combination of H+ ions and OH- ions to generate water. So it is useless, because properties of vinegar and baking soda cancel each other

[@CleaningHowTo]

Didnt watch the video then?

[@abideinchrist6163]

Thanks. Pls show video removing hard water stains on glasses

[@CleaningHowTo]

I’ve a video on that topic coming in the next few days!

[@zoee1996xx]

Ohh great idea thankyou! I just used bleach so I can’t do this right now but I’ve had stains on mine since I moved in 😣😣😣😂

[@chrissmith5148]

OMG which one of your friend has realised you have given them that cup?

[@septimusfry]

Anyone getting any good results are magically lucky. Vinegar will do the job (given time) but baking soda neutralises the vinegar, (that’s the fizz).

[@CleaningHowTo]

Yes! Did you watch the video?

[@susannebrule3160]

I left vinegar and baking soda in my tolet for 24hours. Scrubbed it several time during the day and the next day so clean you could drink out of it. Im Kidding about drinking out of it of course,but you know what I mean. I use to put bleach,but I like the vinegar better, hate to smell bleach.

[@MIMI232]

@@susannebrule3160Did you have to remove the water beforehand? Because I don’t have the vac that he has….& I don’t fancy using a cup to remove the water..! Thanks for any response

[@susannebrule3160]

@@MIMI232 yes I do remove as much water as I can. I use those small throw away Dixie cup I think there called. The more water the more it's watered down. I put more vinegar in the toilet than he did. Good luck on your to toilet. Wear long rubber gloves.

[@MIMI232]

@@susannebrule3160 Thank you, I will aim to do so then. I tried with just baking soda and no luck..I will try with the vinegar & hope it works as I’m so tired of looking at the horrible brown bowl!! Thank you for your response

[@CleaningHowTo]

Full instructions and breakdown on my brand new website here cleaninghow.to/how-to-clean-a-toilet-with-vinegar-and-baking-soda/ This is also the cheapest cleaning vinegar I could find - amzn.to/44CenzW

[@jacktrevis5400]

awesome...thanks for the video

[@pikie1011]

plastic cups work great to empty to bowl.

[@brianvannorman1465]

Should I visit Ireland, I'm bringing my own mug. Yuch. I use a hand pump and sponge for the last bit. Goes into a bucket. Helpful, though. Thanks.

[@Fatfrogsrock]

No don't visit Ireland it's a sh*t hole, barely any Irish people in the cities too lol

[@ruthbircham7340]

Just use spirit of salt. Pour it in the toilet and in the sink and bath plugholes and leave until next day. Then flush with hot water

[@CleaningHowTo]

No idea what that is, don’t think we have that in Ireland! EDIT: I researched this and it’s HCL (hydrochloric acid), which absolutely works, I did a tutorial using it on another toilet a few months ago - kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6iQmYiGj750gqs

[@CoffeeOneSugar]

No idea waht spirit of salt is also no toilet to use for a full day would be a nightmare

[@josephocallaghan3000]

@@CleaningHowTo if u got a spare car battery....

[@IllIllIllIllIII]

​@@CoffeeOneSugar how about u read the comment above you to find the answer

[@tabzilla1]

lolll "give the cup to a guest you dont like"

[@lialaliala2968]

😂😅

[@endertheturk7794]

Bruh how did i end up here, i was eating lmao

[@CleaningHowTo]

The algorithm is watching you 😂

[@endertheturk7794]

@@CleaningHowTo youtube is weird lol

[@mp-xs7th]

Hahh the joke with the guest😅😂

[@Peskyhooligan]

Bro had taco bell

[@doctorfeinstone6524]

Baking soda mixed with vinegar doesn't result in a weaker acid. It results in salt water

[@kathym6603]

I don't know who to believe. Another source tells me = "When vinegar and baking soda are first mixed together, hydrogen ions in the vinegar react with the sodium and bicarbonate ions in the baking soda. The result of this initial reaction is two new chemicals: carbonic acid and sodium acetate."

[@CleaningHowTo]

@kathym6603 that’s exactly what happens. Carbonic is a weaker acid, the reaction continues and the two compounds neutralise each other.

[@DBT1007]

​@@kathym6603baking soda is base. Vinegar is acid. When u mix them, they gonna "fight" each other until it reaches their maximum power For salt water or weaker acid, it depends on how much u put them. If the ph gonna is neutral, then it gonna be just salt water. But if the ph is more in the acid side, then it turn into weaker acid. This is some elementary school stuff😅.

[@stageiiwappie950]

How is a weaker acid better for this i dont understand

[@anydugen]

@@stageiiwappie950You have to watch the rest. hahahaha

[@dakiblabla]

Can you just pour in the vinegar without taking the water out?

[@CleaningHowTo]

If you bring the ph down sufficiently yes. You’ll use more vinegar though

[@dakiblabla]

@@CleaningHowTo I bought 20%. Can I just pour it in?

[@CleaningHowTo]

@@dakiblabla try it yup!

[@dakiblabla]

@@CleaningHowTo Thank you so much for the reply!

[@CleaningHowTo]

@@dakiblabla no problemo :)

[@sarahhuggins7217]

Don’t watch this video whilst your cooking 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@CleaningHowTo]

OH GOD WHY?!? 😂😂😂

[@eeg122]

LOL!

[@jaraza323]

This video ruined my appetite for 2 days

[@kaydeerucker7519]

Cringe :!

[@QuanPookie]

💩

[@casuarinasb5855]

Which type of vinegar to be used please?

[@Marcuswelby-nx2te]

Distilled

[@JB-xd9dr]

what % concentrate vinegar is needed? Thx

[@CleaningHowTo]

Standard vinegar is fine :)

[@dachshundsaremylife667]

How do you prevent it from getting there

[@Nocure92]

cleaning the toilet bowl often I guess.

[@mixingitupwithmichelle897]

I said tank NOT bowl figure same for the tank. praying it works. SHOULD

[@Tony-uj7cd]

2000 grit sandpaper does the job and fast

[@racynesimpson3266]

Oh gosh, no! 😂

[@ftumi]

Could you just turn off the water supply?

[@jennytaylor3324]

Excellent video; a chemistry lesson, effective encrusted p*ss removal techniques, and revenge tips all in one video! What's not to like? 😂🙏😘

[@CleaningHowTo]

If ya liked this one watch my video on ph scale 😂

[@jennytaylor3324]

@@CleaningHowTo I will!

[@moniquefrausto6712]

The baking soda doesn't clog the toliet?

[@CleaningHowTo]

No :)

[@hhin]

Wouldn't it be cheaper and a lot less work, to buy a dedicated limescale remover?

[@CleaningHowTo]

The dedicated limescale removers work best neat so the water still needs to come out of the bowl. The vinegar cost me €4 and I used less than half the bottle - so about €1.50, it isn’t expensive and I’m using it to clean other things. You do whatever method suits you best :)

[@user-sg1zx5dq2f]

Yes...considering baking soda and vinegar Price,better to buy chemical...

[@jameslewis2418]

What’s brick acid?

[@CleaningHowTo]

Muriatic acid; give it a Google.

[@flirtempire]

Why am I watching this while eating...

[@CleaningHowTo]

Seek help 😂

[@janecates2537]

The video never shows baking soda added

[@josi7690]

I'm late to this video, but the baking soda is shown at the very beginning when it shows that baking soda and vinegar doesn't work very well and then shows only vinegar and how much better it was.

[@alfredsuhrbier4166]

My most embarrassing encounter, I gad with a toilet woman. 🥵🥵 Can you feel with me ??

[@hamradioHam]

heck just use a pummace stone , cheap at store and scrub away

[@lialaliala2968]

Over night put just baking soda and next day put vinegar and after half hour put boiling water just/flush the toilet Thanks me later 😂

[@Crackermac7]

Do that with water in, or without?

[@lialaliala2968]

@@Crackermac7 Water in 😃

[@eeyyaakk6801]

Brushing still necessary i assume?

[@hithere5768]

You should change the title if it’s just vinegar

[@CleaningHowTo]

I think you missed the point a little; people think vinegar and baking soda cleans stuff; it doesn’t.

[@Portrait-in-Black]

@@CleaningHowTo Yeah, that's what the OP meant. You proved baking soda doesn't work so you should change the title of this video and remove 'baking soda' from it as you only used vinegar in the end. So the title should read: "How to clean your toilet using white vinegar only". Your title at the moment is wrong because you did NOT use baking soda.

[@nylamunk368]

I never saw him add the baking soda either. So it's just white vinegar and that's it!

[@addanametocontinue]

Nah, I'm perfectly fine with the title. I actually wanted to know if throwing in the baking soda made sense, since baking soda is supposedly going to neutralize the acid. This video came up and confirmed my suspicion that adding baking soda only acts to weak the vinegar. Keep the title!

[@Bazza1968]

@@CleaningHowTo Our toilets are awful, soft water area and I've never seen a build up of brown nonsense in any other toilet I've owned (I reckon the enamel is f***ed/porous)... Missus cleaned one and I've to do the other, she said use vinegar and bicarbonate of soda and I said "what's the bicarb for?" She said "it fizzes it clean(!)" and yet still she has to scrub it off with a pumice stone...I said that's just the acid reacting with what must be an alkali and neutralising it. What the f*** good is that gonna do? (I got an A for Chemistry O level in the 80's, she did Art or something)...I see Amazon do 30-40% acetic acid vinegar might order up 5L of that for the next time maybe just use that neat in the bowl might save the arm work!(And kill the septic tank if I don't get it all out lol)

[@basia792]

Misleading title. There is no baking soda anywhere in the video.

[@CleaningHowTo]

@@basia792 that’s the point 🤦‍♂️

[@Aimeeevps]

Thanks lol I clean homes an I have some with hard water an tried everything I thought to clean the toilet. The tub is porcelain an even using bleach causes a reaction which looks like a murder scene lol

[@CleaningHowTo]

You're welcome and thanks for stopping by! Vinegar will do the trick but if you're short on time watch the video where I do the same thing as here but in 15 mins using muriatic/brick acid :) : kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6iQmYiGj750gqs

[@grabble7605]

Vinegar and baking soda combine to form: Water, carbon dioxide, and a little salt. It's pointless to mix them for surface-cleaning like this. Baking soda is the only thing doing a job there. If you need the baking soda to stick to some angled surface, just mix a few tablespoons of water with half a cup, mix it into a paste, slather that on to sit for a while, then scrub.

[@CleaningHowTo]

You didn’t watch the video did you. . .

[@209054255]

This doesn’t work for me

[@dandanjordan]

You could just turn off the water and flush out all the water

[@Bazza1968]

Good grief....

[@topaloco]

flush it out with what?

[@CleaningHowTo]

European toilets don’t work like that . . .

[@tracy6998]

I could taste that. Ha ha ha

[@CleaningHowTo]

Gross :P

[@DamienAlexander]

I didn't watch the whole video and just did what he did in the beginning, now I read it just neutralises each other -.-

[@CleaningHowTo]

thats exactly what i say in the video. . .

[@BecoSenna]

Waste of vinegar. Did not do anything

[@jesserast7631]

Use big hardware sponge for rest of water not a cup lol

[@onexpressocafe1821]

There are no links.

[@CleaningHowTo]

To vinegar?

[@CyrilAndPriscilla]

@@CleaningHowTo No, the video on using brick acid, which you promised to link to at the end of the video.

[@CleaningHowTo]

@@CyrilAndPriscilla it’s really not that difficult to find . . . How To Remove Hard Water Stains From Toilet Bowl kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6iQmYiGj750gqs

[@CyrilAndPriscilla]

@@CleaningHowTo I was just replying to your question to Onexpresso Cafe's question. At the end of this video, at 4:09, you said "if you want to do this in 15 minutes rather than 4 hours, go ahead and watch the video that's popping up on the screen right about now." But then the video that pops on the screen is the one about Coca-Cola, not about using brick acid, which is the "15 minute" video you linked to. I think that's what he was complaining about--- that there is no link to the video you promised at the end of the video. That's all. (I did find that video myself poking around even before you linked it. I find your videos very helpful. This is not a criticism of your content in any way!)

[@CleaningHowTo]

@@CyrilAndPriscilla oh I see, my bad! Thanks for pointing that out :)

[@stevensolis803]

this doesn't work . only to clean it

[@CleaningHowTo]

how many people you reckon are willing to be that disciplined :P

[@MS-sv1tr]

It's not working for me

[@CleaningHowTo]

Watch the video.

[@MS-sv1tr]

@@CleaningHowTo Yeah, I did. It didn't work. 👎

[@Trish-ql9kz]

Need to sort the sound out on this video!

[@CleaningHowTo]

Sound seems fine to me!

[@Icasus]

Could've cleaned the rest of the toilet before showing this.

[@DiegoCardenas-x6g]

Blue radio

[@robertorosales5774]

I tried it

[@キラキラくりくり頭]

And... Did it work?

[@anitarajput11]

Kindly iron out

[@GoatZilla]

ok what is wrong with people

[@mde6006]

To drain a toilet you don't need to do any of these yucky things . All you have to do is turn off the stop cock. That is the main tap in the house which turns off all the water supply for all of the pipes in your house . You then flush the toilet and you will notice the cistern does not fill up again. You may need to do a couple of flushes before it drains but within two flushes you will have no water in the toilet and it will not refill again until you turn that stopcock back on. Obviously don't do it well you're running the washing machine or dishwasher because they will stop also until they stop cock is turned back on.

[@CleaningHowTo]

For American toilets yes. European toilets work differently.

[@HelenaMikas]

Hydrochloric acid safe would not be safe in a bathroom minus a window Well with my bad luck no way ....Have done what i can and the plumber responsible for these flats is coming to sort .A german toilet is nightmare .Gracious the toilet shown here that you inherited would have cost the last tenant dearly were that Germany ..

[@dildojizzbaggins6969]

Jeezis Kraist if you're unable to use a foreign language, DON'T. Cringey Germans... Aside from that, it's ENGLISH, not Chinese. So it's double-cringe. You're more of a nightmare than our toilets could _ever_ be. And it's called apartment. "Flat" is an adjective. Rooms are usually three-dimensional. Use Modern English. You're not British. That's triple-cringe. Ich hasse meine Mitdeutschen so sehr. Peinliches Pack, allesamt...

[@paranoidgenius9164]

What if you have a thick build up on the inside walls of the bowl? I'm going to line the inside with toilet paper & heavily spray it with vinegar, but I have to make sure not to use the toilet for a few hours, maybe piss in the sink if I need to go!😅 {====See emoji, last bit don't take seriously, it's a joke!

[@Marcuswelby-nx2te]

Thanks for the details.gross

[@paranoidgenius9164]

@@Marcuswelby-nx2te your welcome 😁

[@Marcuswelby-nx2te]

Lmao 😂😂😂 so did you get your issue resolved?

[@Marcuswelby-nx2te]

What did you do for number 2?💩

[@paranoidgenius9164]

@@Marcuswelby-nx2te the toilet was clean by then, I made sure that I didn't need to go while cleaning & pissing in the sink was an added joke, see the emoji, don't take literally!

[@ronayling1979]

All you are really doing with this method is cleaning the lime scale in the bowl, you are not getting to the root of the problem which is removing the LIME SCALE, all you need to do is buy some kettle descaler clean the bowl as much as you can with a stiff brush then pour a large kettle full of boiling water into the bowl so you now have a bowl full of really hot water then add the kettle descaler and brush all around the bowl and under the rim, and leave it for an hour, then brush again every hour four or five times, then flush the toilet and it will be sparkling, do this once a week and you will have a toilet bowl to be proud of.....

[@CleaningHowTo]

Did you watch the full video?

[@ronayling1979]

@@CleaningHowTo Yes I did, the problem is baking soda is an Alkaline substance mixing it with vinegar just makes a froth and reduces the acidity of the vinegar and so reduces the lime scale removal properties of it, Vinegar is to weak anyway, maybe ok if you have a very mild layer of limescale, but no good for heavy crust, my method is so simple, and no heavy work you don't even get your hands wet, and with the limescale gone the stains won't keep coming back in a few days, believe me I've tried everything and my method really works and it's quick cheap and easy...

[@RouillierDisguised]

@@ronayling1979he only used vinegar

[@mitchelljarvis2010]

Can someone help me? I used a rubber tube to siphon the water from the bowl, the same technique for siphoning fuel from a car. The problem is I got water in my mouth, now the wife will no longer kiss me! Any tips! 😂

[@CleaningHowTo]

🤢

[@racynesimpson3266]

😂

[@robertorosales5774]

Just buy a new toilet

[@jeffreypinder9398]

You know you can turn the water supply off to the toilet, flush and it will be empty, right? Previous tenants left the toilet like that? Nasty people!

[@Bazza1968]

Good god another one....

[@GMO--ge4ir]

I HATE . . . *TOILETS‼🤢🤮*

[@CleaningHowTo]

A necessary evil 🤣

[@jamara3330]

I dislike how you call the previous people dirty. I have always lived in the same city and never had this problem before. I just cleaned toilets with the usual cleaners and a brush. I have tried vinegar and bicarb and scrubbed with a long handled pumice stone, only the scrubbing works but takes a long time.

[@CleaningHowTo]

To be honest, the place was filthy and it needed a deep clean - they were dirty, and I own multiple cleaning businesses and have a very high tolerance for dirt.

[@janetkalo7520]

They are more than dirty. Pigs.

[@GardengalAAA]

Am I the only one bothered by the fact that you didn’t clean the shit out first? There are pieces of shit still in the bowl after you were done. Get the shit out first. Then remove scale and hard water stains later lol. Wtf.

[@pagonabarbata1364]

Your black gloves are a turn on.

[@CleaningHowTo]

glad to be of service haha

[@SilverBackStacker]

This crap doesn't work. Don't waste your vinegar and baking soda.

[@CleaningHowTo]

Did you watch the video? I feel like you didn’t watch the video. . .

[@yohvh]

if my toilet looks like this. I am replacing it.

[@startreker8591]

Not looking disinfected yucks

[@rogierius]

You disinfect your toilet everyday after using it? Just boil the vinegar, pour it in slowly as to not crack the porcelain and voila, disinfected.