Recurring Toilet Ring - Top 3 Solutions tested - Problem Solved

We tested the top 3 recommended solutions to resolve this nagging problem faced by home owners and cleaning companies. Maid Training Academy is the largest online training school for home cleaners in the world. You can become a Certified Professional Cleaner for as little as $100. Corporate Memberships start at $300. www.MaidTrainingAcademy.com Toilet Bowl Tablets are NOT recommended by toilet manufacturers because they can cause plumbing problems. Check your toilet's care manual.

[@riprock9734]

The fact that I am watching this on New Year's Eve is proof that my life has gone horribly wrong.

[@maritzacastellanos8786]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 same here

[@EC-yd9yv]

Or down the toilet

[@freeman3320]

same here

[@jimmytowns2471]

Hell, I'm watching New Year's day! Eeeeeekkkk!!!

[@tharp769]

Me:New Years Day. And...I don't even clean often or well! How sad is my life?? Happy 2019!

[@juliebaggett9875]

To help keep your toilet from getting rings this is what I do: After cleaning bowl I will drain bowl of water than dry with am old towel. Afterwards I will wax the inside the toilet bowl with Turtle wax. It will keep your bowl clean for months.

[@citizenatlrge]

What about using a newer car coating technology like Turtle Wax Hybrid Solutions Ceramic Spray Coating??

[@joaneaves7254]

Lovi eaves cornith ms

[@thelakeman5207]

Turtle wax makes you turds slide right down, corn and all.

[@hissyfitz7890]

@@Texasgirl10 - pour lots of water into it.

[@kathydittmer9659]

Genius! I have this problem all the time! I have just always just cleaned it with reg toilet bowl cleaner!

[@junkboxhero4825]

The easiest way to keep your toilet, or really, you're entire house clean is to get married to a man/woman with OCD. Problem solved.

[@diananemoy7409]

Lmfao truly took the words out my mind or have the endless budget to always have a maid over weekly. I hate having strangers in my home so never been an option for me personally! 😅

[@jamit2u]

The OCD only affected my ex with things in lines. At the end I used to mix the silverware drawer and walk across the vacuum lines

[@angelictigerette]

😁😂😂 True Statement. I have a guy friend who is such a clean freak.

[@LinneaSanchez]

My lucky husband teehee 🤭

[@tombond9032]

Haha!! I married 4 times and never found one.

[@rudyvalentin1789]

I used LIME-A-WAY from your video on my toilet bowl over two weeks ago. First of all after applying it and letting it sit there for about 15 minutes, I took the SCOTCH BRITE Blue scouring pads and the stain ring around the water line wiped off as if it was a spill. Tomorrow will be three weeks since I cleaned it with this miracle product and still no recurring stain has returned.

[@sandrareiber4175]

For everyone who teased about the gentleman cleaning this toilet....I for one appreciate all the effort he put into trying to show us the why and wherefore of that disgusting toilet ring and the best way to combat it.

[@peggydearmon2738]

I never had to clean toilet. When my husband was drafted 6 months after we married. When he came back he always cleaned the toilet, I cleaned the rest. He cleaned several times a week.

[@gequitaroper1531]

Me too. I clean houses for a living and I so appreciate the work he put into it

[@--RSL--]

@@peggydearmon2738 what a jerk

[@robertmurray6251]

Good 4you

[@heofthebee]

muriatic pool acid within 5 mins

[@ninnerj6400]

I must be bored... I'm watching this while being quarantined and eagerly waiting to find out the results!

[@davecooley2675]

What was the results

[@ninnerj6400]

@@davecooley2675 don't know

[@DogSoldier1948]

It's minerals in the water causing the ring.

[@laurieparis2203]

I never thought I'd sit thru an entire video on toilet cleaning, 😆but you're so funny and personable it was actually fun to watch. Good job! 🌸

[@KerryCahill-n2u]

I never thought I would either 🎉

[@kathygriffin9465]

​@@KerryCahill-n2usame here too😅

[@leadavis494]

Interesting life lesson to share. Anything more than a ring in a toilet, such as excessive mold, is often a sign of high blood sugar in the occupants. My husband is diabetic and when he went off his meds, I kept having a big mold problem and could not figure it out until he got his blood sugars corrected. Just a little FYI. Thanks for the solutions to the problem.

[@claudeladow2334]

now that's good info.

[@violet2048]

That's amazing, thanks for the heads up

[@la196]

@@violet2048 The excessive minerals in water that hard is what causes it. If it suddenly became a problem and never seemed to be before, first thing is to check your water softener to assure its working properly. When this occurs in the toilet, it's most likely doing it in all the appliances you own that require water😳

[@chill7664]

Wow! That happened to me too!!! When my blood sugar was outta wack!! I was cleaning several times a week and wondering why!! Realized it was all the sugar in my urine!! When there was the shortage on Ozempic 😮

[@violet2048]

@@la196 No water softener. Husband said no for years, now he's gone and I can't afford $7,000.00. Yep that's the price in California. And that doesn't include the permit or what it will do to my property taxes.

[@joanclement6671]

I think you should scrub the toilet more often than every 2 weeks!

[@junkboxhero4825]

17:41? Fuck that!! I can't be the only one about to cruise the comments looking for the right answer, right?

[@trevorgore2303]

There is no answer but clean it

[@thetruthhurts6652]

17 minutes and the solution is…. Clean harder or more frequently lol

[@knguyen2237]

Thanks for the comment. Luckily, I read it before wasting my time watching it 😆

[@cashonly6117]

@@knguyen2237 Haha wish I had.

[@eggrollorsoup6052]

I wish the had been first comment.

[@mariaherradi8732]

@@knguyen2237 😂😂😂😂😂

[@skaterkraines2691]

Ceramic pitting is the culprit

[@pnketia]

I had a friend who had a car detail business come in and he drained my toilet and applied a rubbing compound to the bowl to clean it then he applied a ceramic coating to it and let it cure overnight. Ever since he did that nearly three years ago nothing sticks to the bowl and no ring appears at all. It was the best $35 I spent.

[@dianehardison2133]

That is a great idea!

[@bebetigre1252]

did all that only35.

[@lisaevans8403]

WOW, I AM CALLING AROUND BUT I BET IT WILL COST ME MORE THAN THAT.

[@pwaldrop5181]

I plan to try a dry erase pad in a circular motion. I am going to use my ceramic car wash (which is FIRE on my car, used correctly) and see what happens. Thanks!

[@seplynn7122]

I have been using Lime Away for years. It is the only thing that I found to work with the hard water stains in my area. It does not, however, prevent the stains from coming back quickly.

[@PrudentStudent666]

Impressed with the head almost in the bowl! That is dedication.

[@ca6177]

Steve Cousins 😂🤣

[@vibekes2416]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 yepp

[@raybuck8260]

Chin on the rim!

[@QueenChatty1]

@@raybuck8260 that made me shiver, I am hoping he washed his face and neck after that YUCK!!! I do give him props for his dedication to solving his toilet issue.

[@primalfury2011]

this is how corona virus started !!!

[@catherineinghram2044]

I'm trying to understand about myself, why I'm apparantly committing to watching this entire 17 minute video. I don't even have this issue in my toilet.

[@californiadreamer5968]

catherine i vicarious cleaning, satisfaction with less effort

[@emmabbyreborns341]

Same here.....I need a life!

[@sammyrance]

catherine i 🤣🤣🤣😂 me neither but I’m guessing it’s the water

[@atticussfinch9001]

Lmao

[@raymatthews7624]

I am with you on this, But. I am 89.

[@susyshepard320]

I have to thank everyone for the comments. I have just spent about 15 minutes reading them and laughing so hard that I have tears streaming down my cheeks.

[@aakar88]

Vinegar or LimeAway will destroy this stain, would not trust the other recommendations, due to scratching possibilities

[@gigisdreamworld2624]

If you try a little boat wax on the water line when it's clean. That fills in the pits keeping that water line cleaner loner. But you do have to reapply after every cleaning. Great for older units.

[@phil4v8]

Never done that but had thought of if but what to use? Thank you.

[@BrBill]

Yup. Alternatively, Gel Gloss was designed for this kind of application.

[@ibanezrg320fm]

Who else is watching this while sitting on the shitter?

[@forreal245]

LOL

[@lindasue8719]

🙋🏻‍♀️

[@larryhinze2557]

Doing ambidextrous ass wiping.

[@kayzium67]

LOL, my son sits on the toilet and watches his iphone!! i have to scream at him like half an hour after he went in coz i was peeing meself! plus i have more chance of seeing pigs fly than him cleaning the toilet while he's at it!!

[@ta_nimal2023]

Tbh I was eating on the floor which I think is less congruent and way more gross. 😢😂

[@janishart5128]

Uhhh, NO - I ain't gettin' THAT intimate with my toilet bowls!! That's why they make toilet brushes - so you don't have to stick your ARMS and FACE in the bowls!! 🤦‍♀️😯😒

[@carmenwood2863]

It has a lot to do with the reactions between all of the urine, fecal, and any deposits that are in your water. Use the safest “”in between” cleaner > white vinegar in a spray bottle, to help battle the moldy blackish ring around the toilet bowl👍🏻!

[@janishart5128]

@@carmenwood2863: OK, thanks for that tip - I never thought of that! Do you use straight vinegar, or do you mix it with water, and if so, in what ratio?

[@sharid76]

@@janishart5128 Straight up white vinegar in the spray bottle works great. Also, if you happen to live in or move into a house or apartment where smokers lived/live, and the window frames look dingy and won't clean off at all, use 1/2 and 1/2 white vinegar and water, spray on the area needing to be cleaned and let it sit for a few minutes, and it should wipe right off. It's the accumulated nicotine from the smoke that creates the "stain" and the acid in the vinegar breaks it down. I discovered this when we were helping our daughter and son-in-law move in to an apartment where MANY smokers must have lived! While the window glass had been cleaned, it wasn't done very well, so I was cleaning them myself with the vinegar/water mixture, and noticed that where the spray ran off the glass, or had been oversprayed some, and it didn't get wiped off immediately, there were big "clean spots" where I wiped it off after a few minutes! It was the actual white window frame, which had been coated with nicotine and yellowed, which was obvious once it was wiped away. Of course, then I had to go *back* over *all* the windows I had already cleaned, and redo the frames! It worked beautifully - but there were sure a *lot* of windows in that apartment!

[@carmenwood2863]

Janis Hart I use it straight in a spray bottle. That way I can be sure I get the whole area covered.

[@janishart5128]

@@carmenwood2863: Oh, OK, thanks a lot!!

[@dorothysutton5196]

I’m convinced it because the poorer quality of porcelain they are using in manufacturing now! I never had trouble with a ring until my toilet was replaced in recent years

[@kathygriffin9465]

Maybe...

[@user-oh2ig7zz5k]

Agree!

[@OriginalRoadScholar]

I wondered about that. We have a thirty year old toilet that stays cleaner than the other one which is three years old. Did they make smoother porcelain back then?

[@joesphwhite2058]

The tank needs to be cleaned with muriatic acid. The tank has a fungus growing in it. The fungus needs air , so that is why you see it coming back at the water / air line.

[@karencameron4244]

All those Toxic cleaners going into our water system and environment 😩 !!!

[@tlynn7043]

Can you tell me why .. when I poured Iron Out in my orange stained toilet, the stains turned black?? Back of tank too. So frustrated.

[@cleot151]

If you do this, you have to take your toilet outdoors.

[@BrBill]

Muriatic acid neutralizes quickly in the sewer. It's literally the same acid that's in your stomach.

[@KpxUrz5745]

Takes a real man to make a video on a topic many would never dream of appearing in. I think it's cool because real life includes problems like this.

[@yolandawessel9200]

Ah! At last! The practical sciences, what we need to know, cleanliness is next to godliness. Thank you.

[@august4697]

Right-on!& Yep they sure do lol

[@nancymatro8029]

stupid comment - most janitors are men

[@Troubles0125]

Never combine comet with bleach!!

[@indigoblueviolet]

he is the owner of a maid cleaning company and sells training courses to housecleaners online

[@michaeljablonsmi4686]

I have 2 toilets. One is 50 years old and the other 15. The 15 year old toilet developed similar problems and my blame is the newer toilets do NOT have as good of a porcelain coating. The newer toilets are designed to develop these problems as you stated every 10 years for the purpose of a need to replace them more often. My advice, keep the 50 year old toilets if you can. The 50 year old toilet is not only painted better, but is also insulated and will not sweat in the summer.

[@arribaficationwineho32]

Agree

[@oliveroshea5765]

what do you mean about sweating? Sounds like the toilet for Prince Andrew

[@debibrown5568]

Same here. Newer toilet has a constant stain and old toilet does not

[@OlgaAlyce]

Within weeks of installing 2 new Kohler toilets we had rings…

[@notme2day]

I bought an American Standard toilet that did this in first week of install. I've bought many of those scouring sticks.

[@yarasub]

What needs to be addressed is the inner cavity of the bowl itself by pouring a solution of distilled vinegar into the fill tube, this cleans the cavity vents around the inner top side of the toilet that fills up the toilet 😊 it could take several cleanings to kill the mold.😊

[@lisaevans8403]

How much do you add to the tank and how often

[@lisaevans8403]

I moved into a home that has a mineral ring and mildew issues in the toilet and mildew around the holes along with mineral depos. I cannot get off. Is it septic safe. The toilet is only 3 yrs old.

[@RM-ed1if]

Taking toiletry to a whole new level. You're a toilet scientist, sir!

[@daffodilunderhill7066]

I keep a spray bottle with 100% white vinegar and a little Dawn. Once a day, after flushing, I spray the water line before it completely refills. No scrubbing. Works good between cleanings.

[@stephj9378]

This seems better.Less work!

[@micdrop-jh3pf]

Great idea!

[@laurabarber6697]

Makes sense since this works in the shower for lime, calcium and other build up! Where I live has hard water so build up is an issue.

[@jamic6351]

Such a vexing problem. It's the new low flow toilets I think. Never remember this problem. I use the anti-bacterial blue spray by Method. After the fill water stops, give a spritz, let it slide down the porcelain to the water line by itself. Leave it until the next use. Actually, I think it's only once a day needed, but faithfully. If the line has formed, try a swipe with the corner of a bar of Lava soap, a dedicated bar you hide nearby, obviously. There's pumice in Lava bar soap. No need to use a pumice stone , the bar soap far less harsh. Or, sprinkle Ajax or comet or barkeepers friend , and leave it without flushing, until the next use. I don't like having to use so much, the big holes on the can and all. Might be better to use a dollar store squeeze bottle with a tip, less waste because you have better control. Experiment. Maybe add water to the Barkeepers Friend, keep it in a squeeze bottle, let it run down the side to the water level. I think BKF has oxalic acid. It's letting water not stand, break the standing surface. Otherwise, a line forms. Use tissue around the water line, then spray. The tissue will hold the spritzed spray against the porcelain surface, until the next use. Might only be once a day for this. We're spending a small fortune with this stuff. Manufacturers need to figure it out. With low flow, it's probably that they need to allocate more water to the bowl. We need to contact the manufacturers, why is this happening?

[@annas.r.p.5835]

Some of those solutions have long term consequences and you ruin your porcelain ... ask me how I know .... (6min) I do not think you got to the source of the problem ....MODERN TOILETS are poorly made / shape is wrong ... hard to clean.... I never had a problem with my old porcelain toilet ---- it is the new modern ones that have the problem of pitting... the porcelain is poorly/ cheaply made.

[@lynehill8908]

Yes, I agree. There should not be any pitting on the toilet. They have not been inspected properly. They need more glaze and the air bubbles in the mold cause the pitting.

[@randyvanheusden732]

I do understand the hard work that went into this video and appreciate you showing us the cause of the ring. My solution to getting rid of the ring and cleaning my toilet is so much easier without ever using a brush. The ring is common for all of us unless you are using a whole house filtered water supply that removes all of the lime and hardness in the water. I do not have that and use a very simple solution. So there are a few general toilet bowl cleaners and they work if you allow them to work. So before I go to bed at night I use the toilet bowl cleaner and all around the inside of the toilet bowl lip and let it sit over night and into the next day when you get ready to use it again. You will find the toilet bowl completely clean, no scrubbing is required.

[@henriettalowe4689]

What toilet bowl cleaner do you use, please?

[@randyvanheusden732]

@@henriettalowe4689Either the clorox or lysol and it works great on tile and tubs that needed it too. I squirt it on and let it sit overnight for most of the toilet bowls. Rarely do I ever need to use a brush to clean them.

[@comicus6769]

I use Zep and do have to use a toilet brush but it comes right off fairly easily. I have hard water though.It's less work than brushing your teeth.@@henriettalowe4689

[@tommurphy4307]

not an option for a live septic system...unless you use a wet-vac to drain the bowl and trap in the morning

[@sin46ned]

I had that going on and we bought a new toilet. The black ring came back on a new toilet. So when my plumber was here to follow-up other pluming things he had done, I showed him the black ring. He said I had a hard water issue and said he could install an additional part to my water softener that would cover Iron build-up. It worked like a charm. No more black ring.

[@lewis9888]

Will the iron stick to a magnet in the tank behind the toilet?

[@philcook9967]

@@lewis9888 It isn't metallic iron, it is an iron compound which isn't magnetic.

[@bunzeebear2973]

Another solution would be no more white toilets. All black.

[@johnalbino1957]

The fellowship of the ring....only an hobbit can take this toilet to Mount Doom to destroy the ring!!!

[@twin_o7m.730]

JOPAL 1957 lol 😂

[@touchedouche8806]

Just brilliant!!

[@maddart4445]

JOPAL 1957 hahaha😂 let’s go! I’ll get my walking stick

[@pedrohurleyy]

hahaha you made my day!!

[@donnakelly6280]

Thanks I needed a good laugh 😋 I agree... off to Mount Doom

[@kathyw800]

Inspector Toilet Bowl with his magnifying glass! I am almost in tears over laughing!

[@c.perezroman2444]

So then it makes for a good New Year's Eve/Day video to watch if you're alone.

[@toddkight7643]

I was waited hopefully when he was down there with the magnifying glass looking at the ring that some funny buddy of his would fly in laughing and yell Duck! while spraying him from a spray bottle with liqufied feces!!!

[@floesimmons2878]

There is no way in hell I am getting my face that close to the bowl. I clean the ring, I don't inspect the ring.

[@e.conboy4286]

So am I!

[@gwenstone9685]

Isn’t this solved by cleaning your toilet once a week?

[@mskitty729]

EXACTLY🤔

[@ignatiousoreilly7016]

The really sad part about watching this video is 2 million other people did the same thing and I’m one of them😯

[@fionaparsons3856]

oh dear.

[@Utubist09]

Ignatious O'Reilly Make that 2,525,642 ...

[@CHAMPDOGZ]

Which worked better for everyone ?

[@franksanchez911]

@@Utubist09 2,921,867 lol

[@jeanmarietodd7457]

Everyone can relate to dirty toilets!

[@barbaragarner9192]

Baking soda and vinegar let set 30 min. Rinse with hot water.clean

[@JOYful507]

First of all, we bought a new toilet when we moved in because the black moldy ring was too gross. New toilet, and a year or so later started getting a black ring, not yet gross. Decided part of the problem must be local water supply. The ring is always above the waterline. Obviously leaving anything in the water to soak it won't work. I'm wondering if vinegar with soap or soda or borax in the tank would be ok without harming the inner workings. Otherwise, it seems the spray bottle with vinegar or bleach with soap to spray, set, and swish seems most likely to keep the moldy water ring away. ...?

[@barbaragarner9192]

Jim Heiden it works great on sink drians to. Thats how I keep every thing flowing. Non toxic.

[@Roy-sh1oj]

We built a new home in June , 2017. 1 year later my 3 toilets have these rings. I clean them one day then in 4 or 5 days the ring is back. So no you can’t buy a new toilet to solve the problem... And I do have a top of the line water Softner also. I’m just not sure what to do now.

[@sharid76]

@@JOYful507 -Noooo! Don't put anything like that in the tank!! Especially not vinegar and.baking soda! Do you not remember 4th or 5th grade science class? Didn't you make one of those "volcanos" that used two particular substances to create some foamy, smelly "lava" that came ooozing out the top? 🤔 I'm pretty sure that's not the effect you're going for here! I've seen it/used it down a few slow running drains, but that's a totally different thing. I wouldn't put anything inside the tank at all, not even one of those cleaner things that's supposed to hang on the edge, or sit down inside it. I don't trust that they won't have SOME effect on the workings inside it. Perhaps something designed for hanging on the edge of the bowl, to help keep it clean - once it's already been cleaned, of course! That would be activated by the swirling water coming through the openings at the top under the rim of the bowl. That's where you'd want it anyway, close to the problem area. But anything you could just pour into the tank would be gone in one flush, and would be of doubtful effectiveness.

[@mayamelagia]

@@sharid76 You don't put the vinegar and baking soda in the tank. You use them in the bowl, much like you would use a toilet bowl cleaner. Not only is it super effective, but it's also non-toxic and better for the environment.

[@JackieBurnsCreations]

In my area it is called hard water!!!

[@sammyrance]

Jackie Burns Creations yep

[@madanlynn3]

Same! 😔

[@GP456]

You are correct ! I installed a water softener a year ago. Then I cleaned the ring (same pitted one this gent has), and it never came back.

[@judyjudyjudy9593]

Jackie Burns Creations...hard water? I have had hard water & it was just lime build up (sort of off white), but it was never black! Since I live in town & have to use city water, I get these black rings! I lived in several different homes, always in the country with private wells, once I had iron build up (rusty, orange color) but never black! Now city water, black ring. You better believe I don't drink water that forms black rings!!!!

[@ashleynicole8041]

Jackie Burns Creations hard water? Is that the reason why I come out my shower white due to the water pressure? (Im assuming hard water means the water pressure correct)!

[@JJ.ANDERSEN.201]

5 years later, Clorox finally came up with their "Clinging Bleach Gel." Let me tell you, it does work without scrubbing. My toilet was brand new and it started developing the ring after a few months. So, it's not about having old vs new. but. appreciate you taking the time to demonstrate this.

[@joywebster2678]

I used the clorox stamp in gel that cleans every flush on my brand new toilets in our hard water and nada, didn't work. I was the sole user of the toilets and used the gel stick blobs, and voila rings.

[@bobbarker5884]

Agreed. Same here. The gel keeps it clean and now I only clean with a brush every 3 months or so

[@BarryAir]

its New Years Eve and I'm watching this .....what does that tell ya about my life?

[@maritzacastellanos8786]

😥

[@youtubebitchcenter1463]

That you’ve made it to adulthood, welcome aboard! You’re gonna love it! Evil laugh “ bwaahahahahaaaaaa!

[@1msbucket]

You clean and you love your job? :)

[@QueenBee-gx4rp]

BarryAir Mine was worse.

[@shannon9780]

Hang in there. It will get better

[@karleneaylsworth8535]

After cleaning use WD40 spray to prevent build up in the pitted areas.

[@mattheviewer]

The pumice stone can actually badly scratch a toilet bowl (happened to 3 of mine). Only thing that improved the bowl surface was an automotive windshield glass sealer (not RainX - you'll need a ceramic coating designed to bond to glass). Applying the sealer to my bowls has dramatically reduced their tendency to create water rings. Optimum GLASS coat is available directly from Optimum Technology.

[@jcdbrw]

I'm going to try the ceramic coating. Never thought of that before.

[@loishopkins8589]

Can you let us know the brand name of what worked? Thank you.

[@mattheviewer]

Optimum Glass Coat

[@rickfinney7894]

Awesome idea. Where can you get such a product?

[@cecillec2331]

I must have some super thick porcelain toilet bowls because none of them got even a single scratch and I use the pumice stone all the time. I am done using toxic chemicals.

[@ot3504]

Cant believe i actually watched this entire Scientific video. I need a life. Thank you for keeping me glued to my phone for the Scientific resolve to the issue. Man , I really, really need a life.

[@blloyd815]

LOL right!

[@hope4ourfallen]

Don't feel bad. Welcome to the cool kids club of old farts anonymous 😄Dear Lord I don't know when I went from checking out hot chicks at the mall to being glued to a video about how to keep my toilet clean. but it happens to the best of us. 😂 I damn near died when it hit me that listening to Iron maiden and Metallica is today is like our parents listening to 50s music as a kid😭 someone shoot me😭

[@patallojomom]

Honey for some of us this is our life….

[@carmenspivey5734]

Cleaning the toilet every 2 weeks ?🤢🤮 Way too long Especially if it’s being used by a lot of people. In a public place it should be cleaned & disinfected Every day 😡

[@willow8094]

When you clean houses for a living it's a normal time frame ,every week or every other week unless you are cleaning for a house that asks you to come more .

[@tonyavadnais5407]

I've been a cleaner for 30 years and have been through this whole routine I've also tried clorox cleaner, the problem is hard water in the home I have clients with brand new toilets that got this way immediately. Don't you love the way 90% of the clients have toilet bowl brushes right next to the toilet and they can't manage to swish that bad boy out between cleanings 🙃

[@rhondapowell4636]

Clean the tanks.

[@lizher9916]

They save it for us cleaners.😔🤦🏻‍♀️

[@mamabear9509]

I use bleach tabs in the tank.

[@thejoyfuljoy]

@@mamabear9509 , bleach tabs are not good if you have a septic tank. The chlorine kills the septic bacteria that break down solid waste in the septic tank.

[@mamabear9509]

@@thejoyfuljoy oh I see. Not me, I'm tied into the city system.

[@candi_7]

You need to clean the tank. That's where the dirt & grime is coming from, then settling around the toilet. Thats why it keeps coming back. Cuz ur not cleaning the source where the dirt is coming from.

[@dalcowboiz]

This isn't true, have done this, does nothing to solve problem

[@ma-dg3gh]

My toilet tanks get a lot of iron deposits from the water in our area. Even if the toilets are new they get a ring from that. I buy the cheapest denture tablets and put them in the toilets from time to time and it takes care of the ring.

[@susanavanarama7106]

One thing that has worked for me to extend the period before a ring develops: last flush of the night as the bowl is refilling, add a small squirt of environmentally friendly dish detergent, and the action of the water will swish it around. I think it helps bacteria or whatever it is from clinging to the sides.

[@micheleruddle-evans6507]

Agree! And people who are talking about closing there Toliet lids?( Keep them CLOSED) There's so MANY GERMS,that come from an open Toliet lid! SERIOUSLY look it up.keep flushing!

[@johnkeester3865]

Gawd why are you taking so damn long to get to your point!!

[@meredithheath5272]

EXACTLY!!! Hasnt gotten to how to prevent the toilet bowl ring - he just uses various materials and compounds to clean toilet. What an idiot - a waste of damn time

[@Queenie0722]

I'm thinking either anal retentive or obsessive compulsive disorder. You decide.

[@fromanroi5523]

I fucking hate him.

[@kenbob1071]

$$

[@meredithheath5272]

@@kenbob1071 Fine point!!

[@pamelaloman6271]

I was cleaning a Dr's house weekly. At least 3 people used one toilet. Always a black ring. My boyfriend is a diabetic who let his sugar run wild. His toilet always had a black ring too. I mentioned to the Dr maybe someone was having high blood sugars. 4 months later she got checked out and was running 700 to 800 blood sugars!!! All that sugar in urine promotes bacteria growth in the toilet and needs cleaned more than weekly.

[@TheTandumbs]

I came to see if someone mentioned diabetes. When my sugar is wonky I get the black ring as well!

[@cleverett2002]

Wow! I'm going to test my husband's blood sugar!

[@joyced5953]

TY for the advice. I am borderline so I will keep an eye out for any black ring.

[@marlenecardinahl9346]

Chin on toilet makes me want to upchuck

[@marlenecardinahl9346]

My solution to clean a toilet--in clean water pour in bleach- then lay tissue partially in water and ip sides- all the way around- don’t use toilet for 8 hours or more- Flush and it will B clean- never fails- if under edge use brush there

[@Thatoneladywhodoesnotcare]

I worked at Lowe's and can not tell you how many angry people came back because they ruined their toilets with those pumice stones!

[@LOJOFORREAL]

That one lady then they’re using it wrong!!

[@ta_nimal2023]

🤣😂😆 That's hilarious. 🗿

[@ntesla100]

Yes pumice stone with plenty of water will scratch the surface of the toilet yes it will take the stain out yet maybe harder to clean later with scratches in it. Yet so many recommend it as well as using it without plenty of water.

[@tysonb3568]

I used a pumice on mine it worked like a charm....I used a Charcoal one, Blk from container store, supposed to be used for clothes. You cant srub too hard people!

[@tysonb3568]

You must have some weird water....I used a pumice on my Ancient 30 year old toilet and it worked like a charm

[@xfiles4792]

Good video with good content. I have a question: Once the ring has been cleaned do you think coating it with Vaseline might prevent the pitting from re-absorbing stain so fast?

[@rosanneallen-hewlett9973]

I have to give you a great 'thumb's up' for taking the time to work on this problem that we all have in our hard-water areas like Phoenix. Great effort and results. Thank you.

[@susanjsnook7826]

By keeping the toilet tank clean, keeps the toilet clean. Pour in 2 cups of Cleaning White Vinegar before you go to bed so it can soak & neutralize the scum & deposits within the tank. By doing this monthly it will help keep your toilet clean. Thanks!

[@k3xq856]

@@susanjsnook7826 ...or you could have proper water filtration installed for the price of a year's worth of cleaning agents and time wasted cleaning your toilet bowl. Turns out your faucet fixtures, skin, and hair would benefit too....

[@k3xq856]

@David Wang Yep. Soft water pits ceramic super easy. My bad.

[@kennedyadams7159]

@@k3xq856 WHAT?? I just had soft water system installed. Serious?

[@k3xq856]

@@kennedyadams7159 Sorry, I was being sarcastic lol

[@regfordca]

This is actually good (domestic) science. The fellow makes hypotheses, does tests, reaches rational conclusions. Give him credit.

[@wkjeom]

Totally agree. He didn't really solve the problem from a cleaning standpoint just like the modern-day science "religion" can't solve all scientific problems, but they believe they can. Personally, I (or he OCD in me), would have put some bleach in that toilet bowl and left it there for two weeks and then waited for another two weeks to see what happened. Just my unimportant OCD thought. A cleaning service does not have that option as there might be young children or other circumstances to prevent this action.

[@Ms37cookies]

Absolutely! I watched the entire thing :) I think it's cool he tried solving the issue.

[@clarenelson9437]

Well, though I got impatient and skipped through the last 3/4 of the video, I don't think he said whether the toilet had been in use in the intervening two weeks. In scientific reporting you can't leave out variables, no matter how icky they may be. Nor did he say by whom. Some urine leaves more crystalline precipitate than others. So there's a little science here, but it's not quite Faraday-class.

[@casandra750]

What about hard water? I would have checked sinks for a sign of rust and shower glass for spots. I would also talk to neighbors to see if they have a softening system to help with hard water.

[@lauraanderson5450]

Being in the cleaning business for 35 years now , I have found that the best way to prevent these rings is to scrub under the rim really good. Make sure all those little holes are clean and free of mold. This is where all the trouble begins

[@katrand5357]

I congratulate the poster of this video. You gave complete and honest information despite not getting the ideal outcome. If there is pitting, you have to put up or clean more often or buy a new toilet. That's just the way it is

[@JulieM-ff9dq]

I used to clean homes for a living for 25 years. I noticed that homes whose toilets contained in a small closet or water closet would develop a ring faster or worse than toilets that were not contained. I attributed it to perhaps having less airflow in the closet

[@abbynormal4740]

The toilet in our half bathroom also tends to develop mold buildup in the tank as well as along the rim, whereas the toilet in the full bathroom doesn't. Like you, I believe the problem is insufficient airflow, as the half bathroom has no HVAC vents.

[@patriciamorgan6545]

Higher humidity in an enclosed space.

[@kgktan]

I agree,I never had this problem until I moved to a smaller town house.

[@tabp8448]

Could also be that the windows are smaller or nonexistent, causing less or no sunlight. Sunlight kills fungus

[@renegadetherapist5664]

I put one of those blue hanging things and now the stain is blue!! lol

[@Crisfromtheposse1970]

Story of my life

[@melaniec463]

Lol

[@prettyboimut1]

Renegade therapist lol

[@alexiss8545]

🤣

[@sedsworld1672]

Renegade therapist Ikr?

[@bearblackhawk9362]

I say best solution is to replace toilet every two weeks. Problem solved.

[@alaureljordan2427]

😁

[@rockerpat1085]

That's how I clean my dishes!!!

[@ladyela9283]

Bear Blackhawk HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@stephy8183]

Why am I laughing so hard?? 😂😂😂 need to replace my toilet ASAP I’m already behind 😂🚽🚽🚽

[@wkjeom]

lololololol

[@joecliffordson]

Got some rentals and a renter left some “rust away behind”.I brought it home and wow. Works great on the hard water drip marks and ring. No scrubbing.

[@delilahgillis5287]

THEY MAKE BAR KEEPER TOLIET BOWL CLEANERS NOW

[@terryjones8360]

We have three toilets in our home. One has been there since the home was built in 1989. It has NO stains or pits. One is about 20 years old and has NO stains or pits. The third one is about 4 years old and HAS stains AND pits. So I think it's also the quality of the material in the toilet. The stained toilet is one from Home Depot and it's very hard to keep it clean...

[@psdaengr911]

Older toilets used more water, tended to dilute the minerals in the water more and were less subject to blockages than the stupid EPA 1 gallon flush toilets. The porcelain was more substantial in the older toilets, but a glass fired glaze doesn't depend on thickness but simple surface integrity. We have an old upstairs toilet connected to old steel piping that will form a red/black ring if not used frequently. (The inside of that tank is also rust colored) The other two have copper piping and the one that's rarely used gets a whitish calcium ring. All three are easily cleaned with mild chemical solutions, HOT water and a brush.

[@terryjones8360]

@UCpXNRPl4KpPg0IDSvIa1XSg and P Schmied, We keep the Clorox tabs in every toilet. All are plumbed with the same type of pipe. The oldest one, that stays the cleanest is the old style 3 GPF toilet. I doesn't really make sense that more water equals a cleaner toilet, since the same percentage of minerals are in 3 gallons of water that are in 1 gallon.

[@ironmartysharpe8293]

You are absolutely correct , If they use a low quality glaze and/or not put it on heavy enough B4 firing it in the kiln , is definitely a contributing factor

[@terryjones8360]

@Pun Jab IIt can't be the water as the same water is going into all three toilets.

[@terryjones8360]

@Bill Brown I have a whole house filter and a water softener installed. If that was the problem, all the toilets would get dirty, not just one.

[@kohnfutner9637]

A man obsessed with the cleanliness of his toilet is a beautiful thing.

[@cactusqueen6417]

John Butner Love your comment, and I agree!👍

[@larryhinze2557]

Unless he is married to a woman that is full of crap.

[@kohnfutner9637]

@@larryhinze2557 marriage is always full of crap

[@MrsButtersworth82]

If he’s waiting 2 weeks to clean it, I don’t think he’s obsessed.

[@velvetmau]

@@MrsButtersworth82 he stated this was a client's toilet, apparently the owner of the toilet has a cleaning service come every two weeks.

[@joannajudson1107]

The moral of the story is to clean your toilet more often than 2 weeks!!!

[@MrKaihowe]

hallelujah some one with common sense

[@hotrodray6802]

better dont use it

[@published2809]

Also after dry out the bowl, use WD 40. Keeps it very clean!

[@TriciaRae]

Works on shower doors too and on my stainless steel appliances. (Received advice from Mr. Appliance).

[@elisabethandel9515]

I had this problem for quite a while, then realised that the water in the cistern also had a ring plus small black debris on the bottom. I found out that the inflow hose had started to decay and was shedding tiny black rubber particles. I changed the inflow hose and solved the problem. No more bowl ring.

[@SonshineLady7]

That could be a possibility with my toilet as well. I'm in an apartment so will check the hose and call maintenance if needed.

[@elisabethandel9515]

The inflow hoses are to be replaced every 5 years at least, they hardly ever are . Mine wasn’t, I only found out accidentally when trying to repair the toilet drip. These tiny particles also get caught between the seals and can cause the toilet to leak.

[@stanleywheeler404]

Elisabeth see it always takes a woman to figure THINGS out before a man does!! My wife asked me why is our newly installed toilet's water in the toilet bowl not as much as it used to be?! She said it also sounds louder when you flush it as its filling up! I said ok ill check it out later. Well she wouldn't wait for me to fix it so she GOOGLED it and found what was causing the low toilet bowl water level ! Here when the plumber installed the new toilet somehow the small tube with a clip on it came unclipped to the larger tube in the tank !! So she Clipped the smaller tube back onto the larger tube and it was fixed!! I said that's great honey!! Thank you !! She said sure anytime!!

[@elizabethwatt8131]

There is something wonderful and beautiful for a woman to see, that’s to watch a man who is so dedicated to cleaning as this man is. You’ll make or you’ve made a lucky woman a great husband.

[@evelynvega1730]

Yeah, it’s just a bait!

[@lostpony4885]

If he doesnt already have a wife at home im not sure why he would notice the ring c:

[@donnaveirs8930]

You just addressed a problem I've been having with one of our toilets. And I've tried everything, I thought. Bleach seemed to do the best. But, then it comes back. Well, now I know about the pitting. Thanks...

[@notthatronjohnson1187]

Our toilet is made of pine wood. Never had this problem with it. It's about 75ft from the house. Never been cleaned and it still looks new. Did recently have to replace the door though.

[@notthatronjohnson1187]

Just wear a coat. Does it stink? Only if you breathe.@dianem7677

[@NanaBren]

😂😂😂

[@notthatronjohnson1187]

@dianem7677 put a pound of lime in it every month. Kills the odor. Too cold wear a coat. My 1st year of grade school was 1st time using a toilet inside.

[@deecooper1567]

🤪🤪🤪🤪. Love it 👵🏻👩‍🌾❣️

[@saritataylor4235]

Too funny.

[@mariehernandez5878]

At work the toilets are cleaned everyday, and some still have rings. I may start using the bartender's friend every two weeks. I watched this video because I was genuinely interested. I appreciate the information and the visuals.

[@8632tony]

I keep a spray bottle with straight white vinegar in the bathroom. Couple of squirts around the ring line every day or so keeps the ring away.

[@onemercilessming1342]

8632tony--YES YES YES!!!

[@rakamas]

The man who put my new septic system in told me to put a pint of white vinegar in toilet & a full package of yeast packets to keep system dissolving paper& feces,well while using the white vinegar I noticed it helps keep it clean too. I don't think using something abrasive on porcelain is a good idea.. pretty soon u will have no protection from stains.Dont wait wks to clean your toilets, like I should have to tell anyone that even if you have a service- don't be lazy- duh.

[@LoneWolf-yp2mo]

I've been thinking about using yeast because the cost of RID-X is getting out of control. The last box I bought was almost a $20 bill .... crazy... and basically that's what RID-X is ... yeast, as I understand it..

[@rakamas]

@@LoneWolf-yp2mo the man who had to dig up& replace my septic system said to me Not to use Rid X,that plain old bakers yeast- the 3 packet strip along w a quart of white vinegar every month will do it.he said bc I have a water softener & septic tank that ridX wouldn't do the job,and that what I was using before my septic crash& back up.this gentleman has been in the business since he was a young man& is at least retirement age so I believe him.Also my mother would put the 3packet strip in the toilet and didn't have a problem..Old ways might just be the best ways😄

[@LoneWolf-yp2mo]

I've heard that many times ! I'm going to buy some yeast and vinegar and give it a try ! Rid-X has gone up to $20 for a small box. As far as I know, yeast is cheap ..... or at least effective !!

[@22lr_plinking]

Clean rinse dry then apply Rain-X works every time

[@chrisbird5438]

It happens with new toilets too. I use the NeverScrub device that hangs in the tank, and a hose runs into the filler tube. This keeps the chlorine tablets from ruining the rubber seals on the flapper valve. The tablets can last up to 60 days and really help to keep that calcium ring off the toilet!

[@tonya592]

So do i. Never had this problem on a 16yr old toilet.

[@sophieleanna9391]

Maybe scrub the toilet every few days instead of every two weeks.

[@stacieprice9]

I'm sure he would but it's not his house. His customer's house. That's why it's called Maid Training! Video is targeted For people that clean other people's houses. Lol

[@lisab9541]

It takes 2 minutes to run the brush over the bowl. I do it every 2 to 4 days usually.

[@regular-joe]

Once a week is also effective and doable!

[@mml5683]

It is Very dangerous to add liquid bleach with comet. The chemical reaction can result in fatality when breathing this reaction.

[@thereselang8865]

@@mml5683 This is ABSOLUTELY TRUE. Take it from me. I did an experiment due to the fact that one of my house cleaners had an episode..ALSO BE WARNED THAT WINDEX AND CLOROX WILL CAUSE THE SAME..OR EVEN DEATH IF THEY ARE MIXED.

[@rickbowman21]

If you’re familiar with Moh’s hardness scale, you can see why the pumice stone will NOT scratch the porcelain. I’ve been using the stone for years. THE most effective!

[@Jeff-jg7jh]

Pumice has always amazed me. I guess it floats. I have scoured my pool porcelin and it doesn't seem to hurt it. It isn't a miracle either. Well, we all have toilets, but pools are a bigger version.

[@lostpony4885]

My bowl has been in this unit as a rental with limey water for decades. Its already so scored inside i could probably use orbital sander with 60 grit on it and not scratch it any worse, haha. Problem is the flooring is installed after the toilet by tenants or slumlord going up to the toilet not under it so if i replace the toity i gotta replace the vynl flooring to avoid a nasty footprint mismatch. Good thing wifey isnt toooo concerned about it and we just throw a full stick of dynamite in there before company comes. Well i think we could use dynamite ha.

[@trackie1957]

The abrasive powder in most cleansers is pumice, too, so you know it won’t scratch.

[@dawnstrohl5852]

Sorry but the stone scratched mine.

[@terywetherlow7970]

The other take away from this, is the new stuff (toilets included) is half as good as the old quality. And, for only twice the price. There's that progress again. Ahhh

[@webmastermail8]

Problem solved ? The problem wasn't solved - unless get a new toilet counts.

[@larryw.c.4544]

Most people are not aware that toilets are made of hard baked clay ( with a little sand and or granite - but mostly clay.) And then a ceramic coating is sprayed on. If you use pumice, eventually you'll grind your way down to the dark clay. I use a denture cleanser tablet every night before bed so it'll sit for several hours. Nine months now, and not a sign of a ring.

[@daveharr3892]

Build an outhouse No ring there!!! 🏡 Ps I loved the video

[@ruthgoddard6539]

Hee hee funny. Had outhouse growing up. And nooooo bad smells in the home or pipe problems

[@charleshodge1873]

Just clean your damn toilet every now and then. 🙄 Jesus...!

[@donvanstraaten4973]

Someone missed Basic Science Class in high school..... it’s the WATER!!!

[@reneenewfrock9131]

Yes, it is! The exact same reason people have to flush their hot water heaters. Put vinegar in the tank before bedtime at least once a week and don't flush it til morning. Too easy.

[@nikkiborden1439]

I know right? The water. Unless you can change the water the stains will come back. The only solution is to clean more often.

[@vickyandersen8660]

Renee Newfrock What kind of vinegar? I'm new to cleaning toilets 😅😅

[@miapdx503]

@@vickyandersen8660 white vinegar, cleans a lot. I use about a tablespoon in a spray bottle with water for cleaning glass. Haven't bought windex in years.

[@foxysten92203]

🙌🙌🙌 finally!! Someone who knows what’s up

[@y_x2]

You did not solved the problem. Ok for the observation.

[@ujdo]

Clean the tank too. For hard water stains I like the Lysol lime and rust remover in the black bottle. It's with the other bowl cleaners and Target usually has a pretty good deal.

[@moorejazznow]

Will this work using well water?

[@ujdo]

@@moorejazznowdepending on where you are well water can be very hard or not so much. It should work although you may need to apply, scrub, rinse a couple of times.

[@setha2z544]

This suggestion for periodic cleaning seems OK. I used to use various tank-mounted cleaners, but found that over time they all caused the tank apparatus to deteriorate, requiring premature replacement in whole or part. They were not totally effective at removing red stains, either. That was a decade ago plus or minus, so maybe the cleaners and/or apparatus have improved. I suggest that anyone using mounted tank cleaners monitor what they are doing to the innards.

[@LynnLGray]

Jeff Owen make sure you don’t use anything too strong, it can ruin the inside parts of the toilet. I had to replace the insides twice.

[@peekay38]

It is better to clean the toilet every few days to keep it clean, rather than wait long for the ring to come back.

[@im1who84u]

I give my toilet a good cleaning like he does about once a month. The key here is...... after I clean it, I use car wax on it or car sealer! Makes all the difference in the world! To be specific, the exact product/sealer I use is called Jet Seal and it can be purchased on Amazon or directly from the the Mfr. Chemical Guys kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKjNYYevh9qEibs

[@SuperTamig]

Viswanatha Premkumar I clean my toilets every other day ring still comes back..so WRONG BUDDY

[@merci4u402]

im1who84u Thanks for the tip.

[@Jamie-zs2bl]

@@im1who84u Ha! I use jet seal too! I use it on my car as well. Lol. Then that's what gave me the idea to use it in the toilet, on my shower doors, and everywhere else I can think of. I've never seen anyone else say that they also use it for that. :) I love chemical guys!

[@im1who84u]

@@Jamie-zs2bl Great minds think alike.

[@donaldfennell971]

Try porcelain tile sealer after cleaning the toilet

[@kwells8807]

If you do not have a shut-off valve: To keep the water from refilling in the bowl, don't flush the tank. Get a bucket of water (1.5-2 gals) and pour it into the bowl. It flushes the water down BUT because you didn't empty the tank, it won't refill the bowl. The float in the tank is what refills the bowl! Easy-pezzy!

[@luanneneill2877]

Thank you, thank you, thank you!! For over twenty years I’ve been manually removing the water when deep cleaning my toilets, which is very tedious to say the least!! Who doesn’t install a shut-off at the toilet?? That’s just crazy!! Anyway, thank you again- now I won’t dread the deep cleans!! ❤

[@kwells8807]

@@luanneneill2877 - You're Welcome! A lot of older homes don't have shut-offs, my '74 mobile home didn't, we fixed that though. The bucket works great and no crawling around down there!!! 👍😃

[@allyfederhoof]

Oh Lord, I wish I could get those 17 minutes back.

[@nancydisney1274]

🤣 Now you've got me curious; I have to view the whole thing. :) 🤷‍♀️ (wish I didn't)

[@AwesomestGreatestMostestFunny]

what waste, no pun indented. Scrub your toilet, WOW what a revelation.

[@billk.habekostjr.3064]

Lol

[@technanapi4076]

I just kept imagining his mother- in- law walking in on him by mistake and finding him laying next to the toilet bowl with his magnifying glass and his camera. Downright frightening.

[@lesagoats1699]

I would be proud of my son in law

[@hotrodray6802]

She is probably yelling I TOLD YOU SO !!!

[@e.conboy4286]

Oh my God! Hilarious!

[@barbaramassa9310]

Put the lid down, then you won’t see the ring!

[@captaintruth3219]

Easiest solution by a black toilet, end of problem.🚽🙍🏿‍♂️

[@mbranagan4277]

I remember seeing a story about dock piers, the things that keep the dock above the water. It said the part of the pier that degraded was the area washed by waves. Above or below the wave area, basically significantly less comparative deterrioration. The wave area water had its oxygen constantly replenised. Therefore, I think it microbial and the criters want a place to hang their hat, the shoreline of the porcelain lake. Maybe this helps.

[@vickanid1862]

Exactly. This ring is likely fungus/mold. I'm guessing an aspergillus variant. Treating the toilet water with bleach tabs should resolve this issue after cleaning it off as shown.

[@russbilzing5348]

Exactly, see my comment above

[@Entropy512]

@@vickanid1862 It's either fungus/mold, or hard water deposits, or a combination thereof. Citric acid spray works great for hard water deposits. Dissolves them right off without any need to scrub. DO NOT MIX WITH BLEACH! Flush multiple times if you find that you need to use bleach.

[@littleogeechee223]

That makes a lot of sense.

[@GereDJ2]

A) You can't use ANY of these harsh chemicals in a septic system. B) They will kill the microbial function of your system. C) Pumice stone removes the porcelain glaze and makes the problem worse by improving the "grip" zone for the stain. D) Stain goes to the molecular level and can be removed by a topical chemical application with the water drained from the bowl and a rag to plug the hole during application, much like bleaching out a stain in clothing or fabric. E) If your water is hard or otherwise contains high degree of minerality, probably nothing with keep the ring from reappearing short of adjusting the bowl water level to alter the water-to-oxygen contact area. If you notice, rings only form at the water line or water-air-level contact area, or bio-zone, not above or below. Consequently, an ideal environment is created for the mineral-stain to thrive in the media the water and air provide. Altering this zone (discussed below by Franklin Thomas) deprives the staining microbes of the environment or "habitat" they require to leave their mark.

[@badtvbad1]

Hmm, I thought it was just necessary to scrub once a week. All of my toilets have needed once a week cleaning, old and new. My mother taught me to scrub once a week. EDIT: Thanks for the in-depth, high quality video. You really put your all into this video.

[@Kf153]

Darn, why didn't I get to see this on New Year's Eve also...I was home alone too... :)

[@wkjeom]

Karen -- Yeah! Me too.

[@Dax4You]

HAD a 40 yr old toilet, and NO probs. The building owner of my apartment decided I needed a new toilet. Now after a few months with a NEW toilet, I find I need to scrub every 3 days, and .....NOW I have a ring! The old toilet I scrubbed about once a month, but only cause I imagined it a necessity. Same manufacturer, but new toilets are now made in Mexico. Need a new toilet? Buy an old one from 'American Standard'.

[@susamnemckay1973]

I've seen everything on Netflix, so here I am!!

[@stephaniemolina5046]

Lol

[@barbaraearley1864]

Hi

[@neyder9309]

🤣

[@hec07]

Ok 👌 the new toilet series

[@jamesmchugo9422]

You have hard water high in iron. Invest in a good water softer and clean every week, problem solved.

[@hoffinger]

Water softeners use salt adds sodium .New technology makes the minerals not stick to surfaces. Leaves the good minerals ie calcium and magnesium in the water.. Descaling.

[@merrycatsrus3383]

All the people on here talking about using bleach to clean the toilet need to be careful because over time the bleach can eat out the wax seal in the floor and cause the toilet to leak at the base

[@donnadrwal1987]

I struggled with nasty toilet rings for years because we such have very hard well water. My husband scraped the calcium ring off with the pumice stone. To maintain the sparkly porcelain finish, I put a cup of powdered dish detergent in the toilet tank (not the bowl) once a week. A swish with the brush only once a week, keeps the toilet sparkling clean. If dish detergent keeps your porcelain dishes clean without scrubbing, it will also keep your porcelain toilet bowl clean.

[@lisab9541]

I don't know of any powdered dish soaps?

[@marciaogden8525]

The problem is, people who have bidets don't need a squirt of water with powdered dish detergent in it.

[@adoreivette7373]

Ugh face and neck on toilet. Nasty pumice stone you have to store and keep,touching stuff with them gloves. What a shitty job. My OCD was on a 100 watching you. Glad you did the investigation work not me. Thank you.

[@johnn2212]

yeah, pumice stone works the best.

[@deancorrington3894]

LOL.....the last time my face was that close to a toilet bowl, I was barfing after a night of drinking. :) 7:58

[@poppykok5]

awww Dean...I hate to admit I'm cracking up, but I am...HaHaHa...

[@MsPants1632]

Ahhhh been there. Done that 😂

[@danielbucher2668]

Yeap

[@mandanasmind8380]

It also has to do with the water itself and under the rim where it's coming from. More focus needs to be made on the under rim area.

[@susanrisbon5948]

Q

[@Gicchinno]

Totally agree Mandy.

[@lindahoganson8721]

My toilet is less than 3 yo, but the appearance of ring was within 6 mos. Now I also notice a faint yellowing of area around the bowl between underside of rim to the waterline. Is a water additive the answer, as vinegar which is being suggested? Plus cleaning.

[@lindahoganson8721]

Bill Brown, first thing tomorrow am! Thanks 8-). Here’s Hoping!

[@briannab5296]

@Bill Brown ... where might we find Chlorine Tablets?

[@jjdurrenber]

It’s a fungus, not staining. It will keep coming back until you kill it off. Not only do you have to clean the bowl, but you have to clean the tank as well. Kill the fungus and the problem will be solved.

[@dEEmARIE-]

Bless his heart for trying. Yep, I just realized I watched the whole video. There must be something else I should be doing....LOL Love ya for keeping my attention.

[@conradb7200]

USE MURIATIC ACID ...

[@akunclebull]

Very informative, describes the problem I had. After scrubbing it with Barkeepers friend, about every 2-3 days I spray it with Clorox Cleanup. KEEPS it clean until I scrub again to get hard water marks off. Water softener sometimes helps.

[@franceslambert8070]

I am a ceramics instructor. I make dolls and various other things. The worst thing for your toilet is to use cleanser and scrubbies. Instead, use the cleaner for glass top stoves and a "cleaning erasure". You wont pit the toilet, or remove the glaze. Also, after cleaning the toilet, put some olive oil or any liquid cooking oil on a soft cloth and rub around the water line.

[@susanroland160]

Any type of oil/grease in your sewer line is asking for trouble.

[@member888lb]

I had this happen. If the water sits in the bowl too long then mineral deposits form a ring stain. I poured CLR liquid into the bowl and let it set overnight and then lightly scrubbed the bowl in the morning and flushed toilet and ring was gone. No fuss no mess and no pumice stone scratches. Be sure not to use the CLR spray as it is diluted and infective.