Cleaning the toilet with soda and vinegar

We use the toilet several times a day. And I want him to always be pure sparkling. For this, each housewife regularly uses both preventive and cleaning, disinfecting agents. But everyone can face the problem of stagnation, and even cleaning according to the schedule will not help to avoid this phenomenon. In this case, you can not hesitate. And the old, proven method can help - cleaning the toilet with soda and vinegar. Learn how to deal with blockage yourself.

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Symptoms

There are a number of signs by which it becomes clear that a blockage has appeared:

• After draining, the water does not immediately leave;
• The appearance of unpleasant odors in the toilet;
• When the drain occurs, the plumbing bowl is half filled with water.

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Why is the toilet clogged?

There are not so many reasons for clogging. And they all relate to the misuse of plumbing. You must be aware of these violations in order to clean the toilet with soda and vinegar or other means from blockages as little as possible.

So, the sewage system may become clogged due to:

• Foreign objects
• Simultaneous flushing of toilet paper in large quantities;
• Improper installation;
• An ill-conceived sewage system.

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How to eliminate a blockage?

If the trouble nevertheless happened, do not immediately panic. It is possible, everything can be solved by folk remedies.

Clogging with a plastic bottle:

1. With a regular plastic bottle, cut the bottom and tighten the cap.
2. The resulting device is slowly introduced into the drain.
3. As soon as the bottle begins to be pushed out by air, it needs to be pressed down sharply, and then also sharply removed from the drain.
4. To eliminate the blockage, you will need to repeat the procedure two to three times.

Important! Usually this method is used if there is no plunger. Now you know how to clean a toilet blockage with a bottle.

Vinegar and soda

It is not always necessary to use a sufficiently dirty mechanical method or corrosive chemicals to clean clogged pipes. And the method used by our grandmothers, soda and vinegar, is still popular. With their help, a quick and high-quality cleaning of sewage, toilet and sink pipes is possible.

For quality work, you should get:

• Baking soda;
• White vinegar;
• Boiled water;
• A clean rag;
• Rubber gloves;
• Hard plastic brush.

Important! Vinegar soda will not be able to cope with a complex blockage. In this case, you can only be saved by mechanical cleaning.

So, we clean the toilet with soda and vinegar:

1. Pour half a pack of soda into the sewer.

Important! The powder must be dry, it must not be mixed with water or cleaning fluids.

2. Vinegar is poured - half a glass. It is better if it is slightly warmed up.
3. After the mixture got into the drain hole, it is plugged with a rag. This is necessary so that the foam that forms after the interaction of soda and vinegar does not come out. To clear the blockages, the entire reaction must take place inside the pipes.
4. In half an hour, all deposits and small debris dissolve. Then you need a kettle of boiling water, which you need to pour into the drain, after removing the rag.

Important! When cleaning the plumbing bowl, do not pour soda and pour vinegar in large quantities, since they react and an active exit of foam is possible. In this case, the matter can be dispensed not only with washing the main element of the bathroom, but also with all its surfaces.

After the procedure, soda is also used to clean the surface. Using a stiff brush, it is necessary to process the entire plumbing bowl.

Important! In addition to blockages, there are other problems with plumbing in the toilet. We also prepared methods for solving them in separate articles:

• How to remove urinary stone?
• Toilet odor.

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Soda and vinegar to clean the surface

We learned how to clean the toilet with soda, and now find out how to use the same cleaning product.

Method 1:

1. Soda, half a glass is poured into the toilet. Then vinegar is poured there.
2. The inner surface of the bowl is evenly treated.
3. After half an hour, the surface is cleaned with a brush.

Important! To clean the outside of the toilet, soda (½ cup) and warm water are mixed. The mixture is applied to the surface, and then final cleaning is performed.

Method 2:

1. Vinegar (1 tbsp.) Is used to treat the entire surface of the toilet.
2. After half an hour, you need to moisten the brush with water, then sprinkle with baking soda and clean the toilet.
3. The procedure is repeated until the stains are completely removed.

Important! Both of these methods are effective, but the second is not suitable for those who can not stand the smell of vinegar.

Night Soda

There are methods for cleaning the toilet with soda and vinegar, but sometimes you can use only baking soda:

1. A pack of soda is poured into the sewer in the evening.
2. Pouring boiling water.
3. The drain is plugged with a wet rag or cork.
4. In the morning, hot water is used to flush the drain.

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How to prevent blockage?

Of course, it’s best to prevent blockages. Prevention should be performed every three to four months. As soon as you notice signs of impending blockage, you need to immediately act:

• Pour boiling water into the toilet, several buckets. If a lot of fat-oil deposits has accumulated on the walls, the effect will manifest itself immediately.
• Use a plunger to perform a water hammer. It must be placed in the drain hole and press down abruptly. With this help, seals can be destroyed.

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As you see, not always in order to solve simple everyday tasks, you need to buy expensive chemicals or call plumbing. You can use folk remedies that are in every home.