Cleaning the toilet bowl with soda and vinegar

We use the toilet several times a day. And I want it to always be pure sparkling. To do this, each landlady regularly applies both preventive and cleaning, disinfectants. But everyone can face the problem of stagnation, and even cleaning according to schedule will not help to avoid such a phenomenon. In this case, you can not delay. And can help an old, proven way - cleaning the toilet with soda and vinegar. We learn how to deal with the clog yourself.

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Symptoms of the

There are a number of signs that make it clear that there is a clog:

• After draining, water does not immediately escape;
• Appearance of unpleasant odors in the toilet;
• When the drain occurs, the plumbing cup is half filled with water.

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Why is the toilet clogged?

The causes of blockage are not so many. And they all relate to the misuse of plumbing. These violations must be understood in order to clean the toilet bowl with soda and vinegar or other means of blockages as little as possible.

So, the sewer can become clogged because of:

• Foreign objects;
• Simultaneous flushing of toilet paper in large quantities;
• Incorrect installation;
• Unreasoned sewage system.

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How to eliminate clogging?

If the trouble does happen, do not panic immediately. Quite possibly, everything can be solved by popular means.

Elimination of a clog with a plastic bottle:

1. With a conventional plastic bottle, cut the bottom and tighten the lid tightly.
2. The received device is slowly introduced into the drain.
3. As soon as the bottle begins to be pushed out with air, it must be pressed down sharply, and then abruptly extracted from the sink.
4. To eliminate the blockage, you will need to repeat the procedure two or three times.

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

Vinegar and soda

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

For good work you should get:

• Baking soda;
• White vinegar;
• Boiled water;
• Clean rag;
• Rubber gloves;
• Rigid plastic brush.

Important! Soda with vinegar can not cope with a complex clog. In this case, you can save yourself only by mechanical cleaning.

So, we clean the toilet bowl with soda and vinegar:

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

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

1. Vinegar is poured into - half a glass. It is better if it is a little warmed up.
2. After the mixture has got into the drain hole, it is plugged with a rag. This is necessary so that the foam, which is formed after the interaction of soda and vinegar, does not go outside. To clear the blockages, the entire reaction must pass inside the tubes.
3. For half an hour, all deposits and small debris are dissolved. Then you need a kettle of boiling water, which must be poured into the drain, after removing the rag.

Important! When cleaning the plumbing cup, do not pour soda and pour vinegar in large quantities, as they react and an active foam release is possible. In this case, it can do not only wash the main element of the bathroom, but also all its surfaces.

After the procedure, soda is also used to clean the surface. With the help of a rigid brush it is necessary to process the entire sanitary bowl.

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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 agent.

Method 1:

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

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

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 do not tolerate the smell of vinegar.

Soda for night cleaning

There are methods how to clean the toilet with soda and vinegar, but sometimes you can use only baking soda:

1. A batch of soda pours out into the sewer in the evening.
2. Pour out the boiling water.
3. The drain is plugged with a wet rag or stopper.
4. In the morning, hot water is used to flush the sink.

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How to prevent clogging?

Of course, it is best not to allow the appearance of blockages. Prevention should be done every three to four months. Once you notice signs of impending blockage, you need to act immediately:

• Pour boiling water into the toilet, a few buckets. If the walls have accumulated a lot of fat and oil deposits, the effect will manifest itself immediately.
• Use a plunger for hydraulic shock. It should be placed in the drain hole and sharply pressed. With this help, seals can be broken.

As you can see, not always to solve simple household tasks, you need to buy expensive chemistry or call plumbing. You can use the folk remedies that are in every house.