How to clean a toilet brush?

Every self-respecting housewife should keep any element of the sanitary equipment clean. As a rule, the toilet is polluted more often than other sanitary equipment. That is why he needs to be given due attention, because a huge amount of harmful bacteria is formed in the toilet bowl. In order to clean this element of plumbing from visible impurities, a toilet brush was invented. However, it very often happens that it becomes very contaminated very quickly and becomes useless. You will learn about how to clean a toilet brush so that you don’t have to buy a new toilet accessory every 2 weeks.

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What does a toilet brush look like?

This device is a handle with a round brush on the end, which, in turn, consists of artificial bristles. Most often, it is sold complete with a small stand for this brush.

Such an item must necessarily be in your bathroom, because the water in the toilet is drained in a certain amount, which is not always enough to wash away the traces of his visit. To get rid of these traces our assistant was invented.

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Choosing the best model

Most often, housewives acquire one model and do not change it for a very long time. This position is not correct, because from time to time the brush needs to be replaced with a new one. In this section we will talk about how to choose the best toilet brush.

Most often, such an item is chosen, coordinating their preferences with the following important points:

• When choosing an “assistant” in a store, pay attention to whether it is convenient to hold it in your hands. The length of the handle should be 55 cm, with an error of 5 cm.
• In addition to this factor, it is worth paying attention to what the pen is made of. It should not be brittle and flexible, otherwise there is a high risk of an object breaking soon.
• Pay attention to the type of fiber of the working part. It will be ideal if they are stiff - such bristles effectively wash away all dirt, which cannot be said about a soft brush.
• It will be good if the brush has the ability to assemble and disassemble. In this case, it will be much easier to take care of the item: just remove the cleaning part and process it.

Important! An important factor remains the aesthetic component. The brush should be correctly combined with the design of the toilet, otherwise - it will look very inappropriate.

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Why take care of your brush regularly?

So that going to the toilet does not cause you to feel disgust and disgust, you must regularly look after the main "assistant" in the processing of the bowl.

If you do not wash the toilet brush in time, it may begin to turn yellow, smell unpleasant, intestinal bacilli and other bacteria will begin to appear on it, which can significantly worsen the user's health. Experts recommend cleaning the device 1-2 times a month in order to protect their health.

Important! If you or your roommates suffer from any bowel disease, you should clean the brush at least once a week.

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The main ways to fight bacteria

As mentioned earlier, the brush needs to be cleaned about 1-2 times a month. There are several ways to effectively clean an item. For their implementation, the following items are most often used:

• Disposable container.
• Salt.
• Favorite item handling solution.
• Acetic acid.
• Soda.
• Very hot water.

Method 1

Housewives resort to this method most often, since they consider it the most effective. To implement it, you must run the following algorithm:

1. Pour a small amount of detergent into the container, add 60-70 g of vinegar there, then pour 2 tbsp. l salt, half a glass of soda.
2. Pour about ⅓ cup of hot boiled water into this mixture.
3. Stir and leave the brush in the solution for about an hour.

Method 2

This method of cleaning the brush for the toilet is no less effective. At the same time, you will not only wash the brush, but also its holder. To implement this method, you need to perform only one step: pour the cleaning agent into the stand and leave the item to be cleaned in it for 20 minutes.

Important! Here you can take into service and bleach, but at the same time you need to be careful to avoid burns. Be prepared for a very bad smell to come out. To avoid it, the procedure is best done on the balcony.

Method 3

If it so happens that the cleaning procedure needs to be carried out every week, the following method is suitable for you. It is very easy to use, it takes a little time: just pour the disinfectant into the toilet itself, and then leave the object to be cleaned directly in it for half an hour.

Thus, two objects will be disinfected at once: a toilet bowl and a brush.

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Storage Tips

To significantly increase the life of your accessory, we recommend that you follow these guidelines:

• You need to clean the toilet brush at least 1 time per month. Moreover, you need to wash completely the entire package, and not just the working part.
• In its normal position, the brush should not touch the walls and floor.
• After each cleaning procedure, rinse the brush with running water.
• You can not store the accessory in a closed space - this contributes to the growth of bacteria.

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From this article, you learned that you should not neglect to clean even the most expensive type of brush. This should be done to maintain hygiene and sterility in the toilet room.