I threw up from 6 weeks-till the day my daughter was born. A clean toilet never is more important to you, until your face is in it. So my husband took extra care to love me well, by cleaning the toilet regularly every 2-3 days of my pregnancy. That’s my favorite toilet love-story!
I'm right there right now. 25 weeks pregnant, I have hyperemesis gravidarum. Clean toilet is essential, especially when you sit infront of it for hours a day...
I followed your instructions exactly as you described and my toilet came out perfect...thank God my brother's toothbrush was handy to get into all those nooks & crannies
There are smooth sided toilets.... I’m assuming that’s what you are referring to considering the rest of the toilet is pretty much smooth surfaced except maybe the inside lip where the water runs.
When I was a kid, my Italian grandmother used to drive me crazy with how clean and meticulous everything needed to be......... as I’ve gotten older I’ve literally become that.
That’s great that’s how it should be. My mom and South American grandma was the same, and I learned it from them. Wish my wife was like that too, younger generations don’t like to clean
I just took a side cleaning job doing 5 small apartments in a Senior Citizen Complex & thou I have done cleaning on the side for years I really wanted to learn the most professional & EASY way to clean & impress my new clients. You are AMAZING Thank you SOOOOO MUCH! I can't wait to get supplies & clean & share these videos!
If you live in a house with pet hair it works wonders to do a dry wipe before going in with any type of cleaner. Once you spray the hair, it sticks like crazy. I can't be the only one who hates trying to wipe wet hair off of a smooth surface. 😖
Lysol disinfecting wipes have been a game changer for me. Get 2 out, start top to bottom and you can throw away after you're done. Cleans incredibly well, sanitizes and dont have to get rags nasty or waste paper towels
I use these too to wipe down my car in the inside. Then throw out. It takes all the dust and speckles out that a damp cloth leaves behind. Wish I had known about it sooner.
Yes, please! Maybe field questions followers have about tough cleaning issues through social media? Like some of the other commenters I have hard waters stains that I could never clean, so excited to try out the pumice stone! I've only ever used those for my feet. So I guess maybe you don't need to field for questions, you're too good.
Finally tried this yesterday. It’s a life saver!!! I don’t know why I never looked this up. I always have a hard time cleaning the toilet and wonder why the stain is not coming off. Letting it soak in the cleaner is magic! The stains come right off. Thank you so much!
2 more tips. A plunger doesn't always work to lower the bowl water level, or worse can pull stuff back in. As an alternative, pour a bucket of water in the bowl which (counter-intuitively) lowers the water level. Also, the toilet in the video is not calked around the base. It's an easy DIY job that makes cleaning easier and prevents all sorts of nastiness from dwelling in that crevice.
um..........I don't think you want to do that. This area should remain DRY. If it's wet you have a problem. this is why they don't caulk there.. If you see moisture around the base you have a little problem.
@@sextusempiricus7913 I never have moisture sitting around the base. Thats not the reason for caulking it. Its caulked to create a seamless look. Its dry. The only reason it would be wet is if the toilet isn't mounted properly.
Hey Melissa, I've been watching you for a while and you actually were the one that inspired me to start my own cleaning company. I have started hiring employees and I'm trying to train them and I would really appreciate deep cleaning tutorials for all those jobs!! 😁😁
It feels funny to see someone to clean a sparkling clean toilet LOL I would like to see if you can clean some other people's place. If that can be transformed, it's more convincing!
@@AnHeC some of us have better things to do than clean your toilet 🚽 incessantly...also have you ever lived with someone who has explosive bowel movements? It ain't so easy when you're dealing with partners and roommates.
@@GazeboDweeb While you're at it save same time by showering once a month (incessantly my ass). I spray the toilet. Brush my teeth. Then give it a quick one over. Takes about 10 seconds and keeps the toilet clean at all times. Please do tell me what amazing things you will do with those 10 seconds you save by not cleaning? I don't know in what kind of primitive third world country you live. Ever person where I'm from is taught as a kid to use a toilet brush after taking a shit. Are you telling me there are people out there who just let the shit stains stay there? This is wild.
I think for me I hate cleaning the toilet because my bathroom is SO SMALL! My toilet is crammed in between the shower and sink and it's like I have to crawl all up in there lol
Please search about microfiber and see how it is getting it’s way to our foods, ocean and our bodies! There is no way to take it out from the body of animals. You work hard to not harm environment please search yourself to see how promoting using of microfiber can have a bad effect on earth and us. Thank you 🙏
One of my best tips is to wipe the toilet down first with a clean paper towel, especially the base. The base tends to stay dampish, especially in warm weather. This kind of dries the toilet first so dust and dirt don't just get swirled around.
When I bought my house about 2 years ago the underside of the white toilet seat was stained a brown yellowish color. It looked disgusting! I thoroughly cleaned and disinfected it but the stains remained. I had a new toilet installed about 4 months ago and unfortunately the same type of stain is beginning to form despite it's being cleaned almost daily. I've tried everything. Melissa and/or members of the CMS community, do you a solution? Thanks for your videos which are so helpful. I love your recipes for making our own cleaning products. Happy late Spring cleaning!
You can use products sometimes. Other times the finish is actually eaten away from the seat by the ammonia in urine or bad cleaning. You can purchase replacement seats for about $20.00 I believe. Be sure to take your current seat off and (if you dont want to take it with you) to lay parchment paper down and trace it. Also trace where it bolts on. Make sure the shape and spacing match when buying new. ;)
I have exactly the same problem. I clean the toilet thoroughly everyday but nothing works! I've yet to find a product that removes these hard water stains. It's especially embarassing when we have guests visit.
When I was first married and didn't know any tricks to unclog a toilet, I used a spiral twisty thing meant for unclogging drains. I realised what was about to happen and opened my mouth to shout 'OH NO!' just before the twisty thing uncoiled at speed and sent the nasty contents of the clogged toilet spraying through the air. It splattered everywhere, including me. It's essential to my sanity that I believe I managed to close my mouth before it hit.
Snow Crone OMG Have tried a similar thing once, the drain filter in the shower were stucked, when I pulled the last time, not thinking it would work, it ofcourse got unstucket and I had all the smelly stuff everywere incl. My self. Now I can smil about it.. but at that time I was about to cry in a nervous breakdown. 😱😰🥵😡😷🤐🤭🤬🤫
Disinfecting-all-purpose cleaner? Your all-purpose cleaners usually involve only water and soap. Did you add alcohol for this one? Or was it just a disinfectant with water and alcohol?
soap water is actually just as effective as disinfection. that's why washing your hands with soap for half a minute is enough to kill all (not 100%, but close to) germs, bacteria, viruses. that's also why doctors and scrub nurses wash their hands and arms with soap and water for a few minutes, it does the same work as disinfectants, but it doesn't dry out one's skin too much. ☺
A bad toilet experience: when I was a cleaner, I cleaned a toilet that had never been cleaned at the back of it (or at all) for years and years. They had moved out and I was hired by the landlords. It was all black! I had bleached the hell out of it, made myself wheez and cry, have bad lungs, but it was white by the end of it! I still show people the before and after photo!
Excellent video! Thank you. I've never known how to clean properly in my life. I was just making it up as I went along thank God for TH-cam and thank God for you!
Excellent information, thank you! I didn't think about that plunger tip-I usually just adjust the water valve, flush the toilet, and re-adjust the valve afterward-but I like your way so much better.
I came across toilets in germany that at the base of the lid, had attached brushes and sprayers, so when you flushed the toilet, the toilet seat automatically would rotate around a full circle while the base scrubbed the seat with the cleaner.
My best bathroom experience. I was in the store area of a gas station when a woman came out of the restroom. With a wonderful accent she complimented me as an American and also stated how much she loved our restrooms and that we have so many public ones available.
@@rbeck3200tb40 Yes, that's what I'd do. You can get pretty good, heavy duty ones for less than $20 each at home depot. The porcelain itself can be cleaned up easily, unless the previous owners were really disgusting and never cleaned the thing. I'd much rather buy a new washer and dryer than a new toilet, again, unless it's stained beyond ability to clean. All of your clothes, bath and dish towels, baby stuff, etc have to go in the wash and who knows what people had or threw in there before you. Eww, cooties! Plus, in my experience, most people don't air out their machines or they forget wet stuff in there for days and the machines get mildewy and smelly, and then that nastiness will get into your stuff. You can't just close the lid on the dang thing after using it, it's wet in there, air it out for several hours first for goodness sake. And ventilate, that goes for everything in the house that gets damp, every machine and room, leave doors ajar, open windows, and use fans.
A tip for thorough cleansing of the toilet seat: it comes off, and many of them come apart (lid, seat, 2 hinge pieces) You can soak it in a cleaning solution since they're all the same high quality plastic - no exposed metal to corrode or if there is, it's probably brass and thus very corrosion resistant. Takes a fair bit longer, but if you have time for passive cleaning and don't want to scrub, you have that option.
I have a horrendous tale for you.. I used to work at a hotel (mid-priced) as a cleaner. I went in to clean a bathroom and found someone had left me several presents in the bathtub. a pile of crap..and a dirty tampon. as if that wasn't enuff they also dropped a #2 in the toilet and didn't flush but managed to strew dirty toilet paper everywhere. ( I flushed the toilet, it worked fine so that wasn't the issue.) Before I worked as a housekeeper...i had a vry weak stomach.. since then.. nada. Nothing bothers me anymore. lol people can be so nasty.
Housekeeping was my very first job. I still say to this day, they do NOT make enough! I always make it a point to leave a nice tip for them too if I'm staying somewhere and the room is exceptionally clean. It's hard work, no doubt.
What awful people to do such a disgusting thing. That makes me so angry that people would leave such filth for someone they don't know to clean :( So glad you have a sense of humor about it :)
@@lcarota lol same.. always leave a decent tip if the room is well done.. also I strip the beds - sheets in a pile with the used towels, comforter on the chair. trash bagged up and ready to go. I remember once a great while I would come across a room where someone had done this and I was always grateful. Not just because they made my job easier.. but because they cared enough to do so.
@@lushpaw1 I usually leave all towels in a pile on the bathroom floor, and make sure trash is in it's rightful place, but that's a great idea! I'll remember that one!
Funny that you said a McDonalds in Germany. My favorite toilet experience was in Vienna, at a public restroom. There was a brush, paper towels and a bottle of cleaner on a shelf, with a sign asking you to please wipe things down after use. I have to say it was the cleanest bathroom I've ever used!
That toilet plunger trip was gold! I had a tough stain in one of my toilets that I could not get out. If I knew this pro tip I know it would have been much much easier and saved me a lot of scrubbing!
I followed your video step by step and it worked perfectly ! Looks brand new! The thing I liked the best was using paper towels instead of cloth. Did a Amazing job ! Thank you
I watched this video last time I did my toliet and didn't feel it was super clean. Today I put on my power gloves and got to work! Man did they help. My toilet is now cleaner than when I moved it. Rewatching to get more tips.
My family never taught me like any cleaning tips and as I've grown older, they have just kinda expected me to learn these things naturally. I want to learn how to be clean!
If I was your son I'd obey you to the max, You are the one that is in total control. Everyday, I'd come home from school and the 1 st thing I do, is give you my phone...don't want any distractions, then I do my homework, then all the chores for that day, which must be done to your satisfaction. Then do whatever you tell me to do with no back talk or arguing. On the weekends, I'd do want you want me to do, Before I have my "Free time"
I know I was in Germany about to go into Switzerland, stopped @ a McDonald's they had attendants waiting until you left to clean the toilet. However, when I stood up the toilet seat started turning and cleaning itself. I was in AWE of all the cleanliness there. Of course, they had a standing up pan waiting outside for the attendants, waiting to be tipped. Very different than here in the states!
The McDonald's I went to in Germany had a subway system type entrance (Turnstile) where you had to put your money into a coin slot before you could walk through the turnstile. This way there were no bathroom attendants.
I'm so happy that in my house I have rimeless wall-mounted toilets - it makes cleaning them so much easier! I honestly hated cleaning toilets base in rented flats. Getting on your knees to properly clean behind it was the worst >.
This was a great reminder on how to clean something we use every day! My toilet story goes like this: I was travelling in a country in Eastern Europe BEFORE the wall came down. The toilet consisted of a hole in the ground with cement footholds on either side. This was for squatting only and toilet paper consisted of cut up newspaper! The smell was extraordinary and nearly made your eyes water! Blechhhh...........
My most memorable experience - I was 18 and in Army basic training. We were in line getting our inoculations with the drill sergeant walking around boasting and laughing about how sore our arms will be afterward. She would finish up by saying that she had a cure for that - scrubbing floors! That included scrubbing toilets with a toothbrush.
Another way besides the plunger to lower the water level that works very well is if you take a bucket of water and pour it right into the toilet bowl with emphasis toward the toilet hole, it will cause the water to recede into the hole too:). No dripping plungers on the way out of the toilet:)
Oh my goodness!! Thank you so much for the tip about pushing out the water from the bowl before cleaning!!!! This is so simple yet so genius & def overlooked. I always get frustrated trying to scrub the bowl because there’s so much water in there! It splashes too much & I hate having so much of my scrubber handle submerged in toilet water & then the water gets so sudsy I can’t even see what I’m doing! I will def be using this hack from now on!! Thank you again! 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
So after watching 3 of your videos...I’m a believer. I do most of this already, but the plunger tip and the toilet brush drying tip were totally next level! Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Newly subbed and looking forward to learning more good things from you.
If you have trouble with regular paper towels not holding up to cleaning then give blue shop towels a try. They are a little more expensive so try to get them when they are on sale. They are usually lintless too so make for a good towel to clean glass and mirrors. These towels are made of paper, not cloth or microfibers.
Hi Melissa , I have been seeing your cleaning videos for quite some time. I just love them and have developed a lot of faith in your system of cleaning. Do you have the recipe for a diy enzyme cleaner please? Further is there a way of removing the water stains along the jets in a smooth way other than by pumice stone?
Cleaning the toilet is quite easy, the oven on the other hand. It doesn’t get cleane weakly, more monthly or less. Because it has to cool down then it is forgotten. It needs rougher cleaning things to get clean and then you need to be extra meticilous to make sure all chemicals etc. are completely gone. So next Time I am using the oven the food won’t be tainted. Getting some rubber gloves to specifically use for the oven helped a bit. I dream of getting something like the H20 steam mop to hopefully clean quickly and chemical-free.
MissVasques use a White Magic Sponge (that’s what they’re called in Australia), rinse in cold water and wipe everything away with ease, including baked on grit. As the sponge gets grotty it shrinks until it’s used up and you throw it away. You can buy 100 for around $9 AU on eBay.
Don't use pumice. I can't tell you how many people do this and ruin the bowl Especially in Military housing leaving the next tenant a nightmare to clean because the porcelain is ruined.
100% right. Pumice will ruin porcelain or vitreous china, whatever your toilet happens to be. Use baking soda - 1st choice. Or Bon Ami, if there's no baking soda handy at the moment.
As our toilet overflowed and seeped to the kitchen floor below, my (x)husband ran up to handle the bathroom area and i was on my hands and knees handling the kitchen floor. Our older daughter who was about 3 at the time said "mommy you look like Cinderella" gotta love that
How and how often do you clean your plunger. I noticed you stored yours in a little container but if you put it in there wet every time wouldn’t it start to grow yucky stuff? (Especially after doing it’s intended job)
I put bleach in my toilet and clean it in the toilet. I do use the toilet brush on it. I just don't like having a plunger sitting by my toilet that has not been cleaned...
I dry my brush under toilet rim, then take fold up paper towel and put in the container before I put brush in...then next time I use it I pitch the paper towel....and use another one clean one for the container after I clean with the toilet brush ....nothing grows on it....I keep mine in laundry room next to furnace.... so it's bone dry ....don't like toilet brush behind toilet.....I think it's gross.....if I need it then I go get it.....no big deal....3/12/19
Since you mentioned the German toilet cleaning ladies and gentlemen: I was always wondering why your toilet brushes don't have that little thing on the side that makes cleaning under the rim super easy. Plus, I always get the toilet brush holder where the brush is in suspension so it can always drip dry. Is this a German thing? Are we obsessed with clean toilets? :-)
Some US toilet brushes have the little brush, but the standard ones don't. There are different holders, some more or less like you describe, but the standard style has a little cup underneath, so the brush drips dry by the cup can get dirty. (blech)
Moved out (maybe not so) recently (as I'd like to claim) at 20 and I hadn't properly learned how to clean the inside of the toilet bowl wildly enough, so thank you for this. :) I fell ill and was nauseous for a good couple of hours and realised I really should clean up my toilet. Being nauseous on the floor next to a toilet that hasn't been cleaned for 10 months is not a pleasant experience. :')
I would love to know the answer to this as well. I think it also matters if its a true popcorn ceiling or if its a plastered one. (Plaster crumbles and absorbs moisture if scrubbed.)
I know you have an all purpose cleaner, but I must've missed the video on the *disinfecting* all purpose cleaner. Can you please point me to that direction?
Thanks for your videos, super helpful!!! Would you tell me what us in my toilet , it is yellow every morning like a stain, just until the water rim . I use the brush and throw white vinegar but, it work for a little bit of time. Thank you!!!
Working retail. My manager found me and asked (told) me to clean the woman's room. She knew I didn't have the nerve too say no. Some one had bent over in front of the toilet, took aim, and exploded! There was "stuff" on the wall two feet above the toilet, all over the tank, bowel and floor. Had to start with a mop on the wall and work down. Made the co-op student help. That was twenty years ago and I still don't under stand the physics behind that mess. 🚽😝
I had a similar situation with my dog. I had fallen asleep on the couch and she had stomach upset and it literally looked like somebody had sprayed poo everywhere. the dog is 10 in tall and it was eye level on the wall and I'm 5 foot 4 I'm almost sorry I missed it
@@melanie83076 I've been a dog groomer for 17 years. I know your pain. Had a golden in the tub being blow dried when it developed a bad case of the runs. I know what the phrase "When the shit hits the fan. " actually looks like.
Funniest toilet story for me was using the public toilets in Santorini. I couldn't figure out how to turn on the tap for hand washing. There was none, so I tried the swipe underneath thinking it was a motion sensored one, nope. Turns out there was a button on the floor I had to step on to make the water run. No wonder I was getting funny looks waving my hands madly at the basin 😂😂😂
Most amazing toilet story here is that when my husband and I were in France we had to pay to go into a restroom that literally was disinfected from ceiling to floor every time someone used it! Like dripping wet!
Keeping a water spray bottle handy that is set to "stream" allows a quick clean from anything that sticks to the bowl before you flush. Very handy if someone in your family is sick.
when I clean my toilet I use my shop vac and vacuum the base of it to get all of the pet hair off of it before I spray it. If not the hair is almost impossible to get off!!!
Here in Brazil we wash it with running watter to rinse all the products and scrub it using a sponge for the outside and brush for the inside, we also wash the floor with watter and then dry it all.
I pour a kettle of boiling water over my toilet, a little at a time,, drying it as I go; start at the top & work my way down. Instantly sterilized & shiny too🤗🤗
You should still chase it with an disinfectant. There is a difference between cleaning a surface (what you can see) and sanitizing a surface (what you can't see).
We recently replaced two of our toilets with the type of toilet that has a smooth outside (without the twist/turn at bottom) - SO much easier to clean!
I make my own with vinegar (or rubbing alcohol), dish soap, and lemon juice and essential oil. There are alot of great online diy recipes for cleaning products just google it :)
Enjoy watching you videos and tips ! Satisfying I would say (may be coz I’m obsessed with cleaning and borderline OCD ;) have seen 10-12 upload and I find your solutions simple and effective . Thanks
7 EXPERT CLEANING TIPS YOU NEED TO BE USING: th-cam.com/video/-C-ic2H24OU/w-d-xo.html
Ok
Thank you
HOW DO I CLEAN THE BACKSIDE OF THE TOILET TANK AND THE WALL BEHIND IT? IT GETS SO MOLDY. THERE IS ONLY LIKE A HALF INCH OF SPACE
Any suggestions in cleaning the out bottom of toilet without getting on your knees? It's becoming more difficult due to health issues.
I threw up from 6 weeks-till the day my daughter was born. A clean toilet never is more important to you, until your face is in it. So my husband took extra care to love me well, by cleaning the toilet regularly every 2-3 days of my pregnancy. That’s my favorite toilet love-story!
Deanna M
You're exactly right especially if you have had stomach virus definitely important to have a clean toilet
Thumps up for the hubby :)
Thumps up for the hubby :)
I'm right there right now. 25 weeks pregnant, I have hyperemesis gravidarum. Clean toilet is essential, especially when you sit infront of it for hours a day...
What an awesome sweet hubby!!!
I followed your instructions exactly as you described and my toilet came out perfect...thank God my brother's toothbrush was handy to get into all those nooks & crannies
😱😲😂😂😂😂😂
If you had to clean up after him I completely understand!
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
You should see what he cleaned with your's
😂 I'm so worried my kids will do this!!!
I will never understand why toilets have little nooks and crannys in the first place!! there must be a way to build them "smoothly".
I rarely leave comments, but I really couldn't agree with you more!
January Elio
Yessssss! Why are there so many nooks and crannys? I have two young boys and I never realized how many there were until they potty trained!
There are smooth sided toilets.... I’m assuming that’s what you are referring to considering the rest of the toilet is pretty much smooth surfaced except maybe the inside lip where the water runs.
My toilet, made in Italy, is actually smooth. As I believe almost 90% of the toilets here by us. And they're very easy to clean at the bottom.
When I was a kid, my Italian grandmother used to drive me crazy with how clean and meticulous everything needed to be......... as I’ve gotten older I’ve literally become that.
That's great
-
That’s great that’s how it should be. My mom and South American grandma was the same, and I learned it from them. Wish my wife was like that too, younger generations don’t like to clean
I think tying your hair up is just as important as using gloves!
Exactly. Takes 2 seconds to get a damn hairband.
Seriously. Plop that hair in a bun on the top of your head lol
I was wondering if Melissa's hair ever dipped into the cleaning solutions.
Amanda Boczoni 😂😂
cleaning bathrooms makes me wanna shave my head/wear a hazmat suit
I just took a side cleaning job doing 5 small apartments in a Senior Citizen Complex & thou I have done cleaning on the side for years I really wanted to learn the most professional & EASY way to clean & impress my new clients. You are AMAZING Thank you SOOOOO MUCH! I can't wait to get supplies & clean & share these videos!
If you live in a house with pet hair it works wonders to do a dry wipe before going in with any type of cleaner. Once you spray the hair, it sticks like crazy. I can't be the only one who hates trying to wipe wet hair off of a smooth surface. 😖
I have cats and have that problem. Thanks for the tip:0)
I use static wipes for that.. It saves me a lot of annoying sweeping the dog hair from the one to the other side of the toilet 😂
Vacuum it first sounds crazy but it works i clean houses for a living
Andraya Barber omg YES! I vacuum the floor around and wipe the cat hair off BEFORE anything else!! Or else forget it, you’ll never get it off!
Cat hair comes off with dry rubber gloves ... like a magnet. Gather the hair with the gloves, and THEN deep clean.
Lysol disinfecting wipes have been a game changer for me. Get 2 out, start top to bottom and you can throw away after you're done. Cleans incredibly well, sanitizes and dont have to get rags nasty or waste paper towels
Ain't cheaper than paper towels and spray though
I use these too to wipe down my car in the inside. Then throw out. It takes all the dust and speckles out that a damp cloth leaves behind. Wish I had known about it sooner.
I have a family member with incontinence problems, and I'm cleaning the toilet seat constantly. Yes, the disinfectant wipes are the best product!
What is the name of the enzyme cleaner spray? Could we buy it in a normal grocery shop?
What do you use to clean the bowl ?
Want to see more CLEAN LIKE A PRO videos?
Yes!
It's a great idea for a serie. I learned a lot.
YUP!!! Please!
Yes, please! Maybe field questions followers have about tough cleaning issues through social media? Like some of the other commenters I have hard waters stains that I could never clean, so excited to try out the pumice stone! I've only ever used those for my feet. So I guess maybe you don't need to field for questions, you're too good.
Oh, yes!! PLEASE
Finally tried this yesterday. It’s a life saver!!! I don’t know why I never looked this up. I always have a hard time cleaning the toilet and wonder why the stain is not coming off. Letting it soak in the cleaner is magic! The stains come right off. Thank you so much!
2 more tips. A plunger doesn't always work to lower the bowl water level, or worse can pull stuff back in. As an alternative, pour a bucket of water in the bowl which (counter-intuitively) lowers the water level. Also, the toilet in the video is not calked around the base. It's an easy DIY job that makes cleaning easier and prevents all sorts of nastiness from dwelling in that crevice.
I agree caulk around the base
Agree also about pouring water into the toilet rather than plunging
um..........I don't think you want to do that. This area should remain DRY. If it's wet you have a problem. this is why they don't caulk there.. If you see moisture around the base you have a little problem.
@@sextusempiricus7913 I never have moisture sitting around the base. Thats not the reason for caulking it. Its caulked to create a seamless look.
Its dry. The only reason it would be wet is if the toilet isn't mounted properly.
Yes, I noticed no caulk.. good comment
Hey Melissa, I've been watching you for a while and you actually were the one that inspired me to start my own cleaning company. I have started hiring employees and I'm trying to train them and I would really appreciate deep cleaning tutorials for all those jobs!! 😁😁
Wow! Congrats! 👏👏👏 How's business going 1 year later? 😃
@@kimeikoraevision5446 looks like business didn't go so well.....or worse. 😔
@@thewatcher9546LMAO
It feels funny to see someone to clean a sparkling clean toilet LOL I would like to see if you can clean some other people's place. If that can be transformed, it's more convincing!
It’s so much easier to clean when you deep clean something and then have weekly tasks to maintain it
Why would they want to make a video with a gross, dirty toilet. That would be disgusting 😝
@@AnHeC some of us have better things to do than clean your toilet 🚽 incessantly...also have you ever lived with someone who has explosive bowel movements? It ain't so easy when you're dealing with partners and roommates.
@@GazeboDweeb While you're at it save same time by showering once a month (incessantly my ass).
I spray the toilet. Brush my teeth. Then give it a quick one over. Takes about 10 seconds and keeps the toilet clean at all times. Please do tell me what amazing things you will do with those 10 seconds you save by not cleaning?
I don't know in what kind of primitive third world country you live. Ever person where I'm from is taught as a kid to use a toilet brush after taking a shit. Are you telling me there are people out there who just let the shit stains stay there? This is wild.
@@AnHeC The fact that _flushing_ doesn't remove ALL visible signs that someone crapped means the toilet design is crap.
I'm surprised yo have your hair down and not in a ponytail or a bun while cleaning the toilet.................
Only because it is an already clean toilet.
I think for me I hate cleaning the toilet because my bathroom is SO SMALL! My toilet is crammed in between the shower and sink and it's like I have to crawl all up in there lol
Marlena De Smet I completely understand , I hatee how in some homes they put to toilet so close to the shower or tub
Marlena De Smet my bathroom the same
Same 😭
Omg same!! Lol
Me too!!! If I had this much space around my toilet then of course I could keep it clean!
I clean toilet and bathroom sink every day before I get a bath or shower. Your cleaning tips ensures I do it right every time. Thank you
Happy Saturday CMS Nation!
Happy Saturday!
Please search about microfiber and see how it is getting it’s way to our foods, ocean and our bodies! There is no way to take it out from the body of animals. You work hard to not harm environment please search yourself to see how promoting using of microfiber can have a bad effect on earth and us.
Thank you 🙏
Great tip with the plunger! Your original toilet cleaning video is how I discovered this awesome channel.
@@charonpluto1085 Really?
what is the brand of the all purpose disinfectant cleaner that you used at first?
Never knew a video about toilet cleaning would be soooo satisfying... thank you
¬¬¿? Slime alright, mukbangs alright, asmr alright, but toilet cleaning?
One of my best tips is to wipe the toilet down first with a clean paper towel, especially the base. The base tends to stay dampish, especially in warm weather. This kind of dries the toilet first so dust and dirt don't just get swirled around.
When I bought my house about 2 years ago the underside of the white toilet seat was stained a brown yellowish color. It looked disgusting! I thoroughly cleaned and disinfected it but the stains remained. I had a new toilet installed about 4 months ago and unfortunately the same type of stain is beginning to form despite it's being cleaned almost daily. I've tried everything. Melissa and/or members of the CMS community, do you a solution? Thanks for your videos which are so helpful. I love your recipes for making our own cleaning products. Happy late Spring cleaning!
Sounds like rust stains from hard water. I'm not sure how you'd fix that, but I'm sure a google search could help.
It is from iron in the water. There are special products for it.
You can use products sometimes. Other times the finish is actually eaten away from the seat by the ammonia in urine or bad cleaning. You can purchase replacement seats for about $20.00 I believe. Be sure to take your current seat off and (if you dont want to take it with you) to lay parchment paper down and trace it. Also trace where it bolts on. Make sure the shape and spacing match when buying new. ;)
I have exactly the same problem. I clean the toilet thoroughly everyday but nothing works! I've yet to find a product that removes these hard water stains. It's especially embarassing when we have guests visit.
When I was first married and didn't know any tricks to unclog a toilet, I used a spiral twisty thing meant for unclogging drains. I realised what was about to happen and opened my mouth to shout 'OH NO!' just before the twisty thing uncoiled at speed and sent the nasty contents of the clogged toilet spraying through the air. It splattered everywhere, including me. It's essential to my sanity that I believe I managed to close my mouth before it hit.
Snow Crone OMG Have tried a similar thing once, the drain filter in the shower were stucked, when I pulled the last time, not thinking it would work, it ofcourse got unstucket and I had all the smelly stuff everywere incl. My self. Now I can smil about it.. but at that time I was about to cry in a nervous breakdown. 😱😰🥵😡😷🤐🤭🤬🤫
That's why i don't play with toilet
@snow crone Many, many years of therapy will never undo the scars u have from that! U r a true survivor!
ive been using your videos to train my housekeeping staff. thank you !
Drip drying the brush under the lid is a game changer! Thanks great video!
😄😄😄😄😄
Who knew?!?!!!?
@@Gorgeousbronze1 what do you do if someone takes a bath then??
YES!!!!
as someone finally living on their own these videos are a life saver have never cleaned a toilet in my life thank you! 😆
Strong and leak free gloves also protect your hands from infections, especially if your skin has bin injured.
[been]
You are so awesome! Question: what’s the best way to clean the toilet brush and the brush holder? Thank you 😊
happy to see that i do it the right way, the only difference i use Q-tip for detail cleaning
For cleaning a..... Toilet? 🤔
Disinfecting-all-purpose cleaner? Your all-purpose cleaners usually involve only water and soap. Did you add alcohol for this one? Or was it just a disinfectant with water and alcohol?
soap water is actually just as effective as disinfection. that's why washing your hands with soap for half a minute is enough to kill all (not 100%, but close to) germs, bacteria, viruses. that's also why doctors and scrub nurses wash their hands and arms with soap and water for a few minutes, it does the same work as disinfectants, but it doesn't dry out one's skin too much. ☺
Same question here. I don’t see a DIY in your channel for a disinfectant all purpose cleaner combo. Need clarification. @cleanmyspace
@@swaroopnookala
Her disinfectants are half alcohol. You can google her site. She adds 15 drops of essential oil too. She also has a video.
Hi, I found a DIY disinfectant cleaner on her channel: 1/2 cup water, 1/2cup rubbing alcohol, 15 drops on thyme essential oil (optional).
A bad toilet experience: when I was a cleaner, I cleaned a toilet that had never been cleaned at the back of it (or at all) for years and years. They had moved out and I was hired by the landlords. It was all black! I had bleached the hell out of it, made myself wheez and cry, have bad lungs, but it was white by the end of it! I still show people the before and after photo!
Excellent video! Thank you. I've never known how to clean properly in my life. I was just making it up as I went along thank God for TH-cam and thank God for you!
Omg I learnt something new - love the tip / trick for letting the toilet brush drip dry! Thank you!!
Excellent information, thank you! I didn't think about that plunger tip-I usually just adjust the water valve, flush the toilet, and re-adjust the valve afterward-but I like your way so much better.
I came across toilets in germany that at the base of the lid, had attached brushes and sprayers, so when you flushed the toilet, the toilet seat automatically would rotate around a full circle while the base scrubbed the seat with the cleaner.
Wow! I wish I could buy something like that for home 😌
Germany has the best toilets!!!!
@@vh5640 And Japan. Super high tech.
My best bathroom experience. I was in the store area of a gas station when a woman came out of the restroom. With a wonderful accent she complimented me as an American and also stated how much she loved our restrooms and that we have so many public ones available.
When we purchased our home we immediately had all the toilets replaced. I just had to.
I understand friend. 😀
How expensive that must've been?!😃
I did too! Then again, there's only 1 toilet here so...lol
You can just replace the seats with new ones Thats alot cheaper
@@rbeck3200tb40 Yes, that's what I'd do. You can get pretty good, heavy duty ones for less than $20 each at home depot. The porcelain itself can be cleaned up easily, unless the previous owners were really disgusting and never cleaned the thing. I'd much rather buy a new washer and dryer than a new toilet, again, unless it's stained beyond ability to clean. All of your clothes, bath and dish towels, baby stuff, etc have to go in the wash and who knows what people had or threw in there before you. Eww, cooties! Plus, in my experience, most people don't air out their machines or they forget wet stuff in there for days and the machines get mildewy and smelly, and then that nastiness will get into your stuff. You can't just close the lid on the dang thing after using it, it's wet in there, air it out for several hours first for goodness sake. And ventilate, that goes for everything in the house that gets damp, every machine and room, leave doors ajar, open windows, and use fans.
A tip for thorough cleansing of the toilet seat: it comes off, and many of them come apart (lid, seat, 2 hinge pieces) You can soak it in a cleaning solution since they're all the same high quality plastic - no exposed metal to corrode or if there is, it's probably brass and thus very corrosion resistant. Takes a fair bit longer, but if you have time for passive cleaning and don't want to scrub, you have that option.
I have a horrendous tale for you.. I used to work at a hotel (mid-priced) as a cleaner. I went in to clean a bathroom and found someone had left me several presents in the bathtub. a pile of crap..and a dirty tampon. as if that wasn't enuff they also dropped a #2 in the toilet and didn't flush but managed to strew dirty toilet paper everywhere. ( I flushed the toilet, it worked fine so that wasn't the issue.) Before I worked as a housekeeper...i had a vry weak stomach.. since then.. nada. Nothing bothers me anymore. lol people can be so nasty.
Housekeeping was my very first job. I still say to this day, they do NOT make enough! I always make it a point to leave a nice tip for them too if I'm staying somewhere and the room is exceptionally clean. It's hard work, no doubt.
Omgosh..I cant clean toilets like that only my own and family members. I should use gloves..but I dont. Couldn't do the job you did in hotels. You go!
What awful people to do such a disgusting thing. That makes me so angry that people would leave such filth for someone they don't know to clean :(
So glad you have a sense of humor about it :)
@@lcarota lol same.. always leave a decent tip if the room is well done.. also I strip the beds - sheets in a pile with the used towels, comforter on the chair. trash bagged up and ready to go. I remember once a great while I would come across a room where someone had done this and I was always grateful. Not just because they made my job easier.. but because they cared enough to do so.
@@lushpaw1 I usually leave all towels in a pile on the bathroom floor, and make sure trash is in it's rightful place, but that's a great idea! I'll remember that one!
Funny that you said a McDonalds in Germany. My favorite toilet experience was in Vienna, at a public restroom. There was a brush, paper towels and a bottle of cleaner on a shelf, with a sign asking you to please wipe things down after use. I have to say it was the cleanest bathroom I've ever used!
That toilet plunger trip was gold! I had a tough stain in one of my toilets that I could not get out. If I knew this pro tip I know it would have been much much easier and saved me a lot of scrubbing!
I followed your video step by step and it worked perfectly ! Looks brand new! The thing I liked the best was using paper towels instead of cloth. Did a Amazing job ! Thank you
i wish I could cover my entire self to clean the toilet 😒 like an astronaut 👩🚀
Like a hazmat suit? 😂
Same
Glad it’s not just me.
Lmaooo
Rain poncho
I watched this video last time I did my toliet and didn't feel it was super clean. Today I put on my power gloves and got to work! Man did they help. My toilet is now cleaner than when I moved it. Rewatching to get more tips.
great video, once again!
is there a diy of the all purpose desinfectant you used??
My family never taught me like any cleaning tips and as I've grown older, they have just kinda expected me to learn these things naturally. I want to learn how to be clean!
If I was your son I'd obey you to the max, You are the one that is in total control.
Everyday, I'd come home from school and the 1 st thing I do, is give you my phone...don't want any distractions, then I do my homework, then all the chores for that day, which must be done to your satisfaction. Then do whatever you tell me to do with no back talk or arguing.
On the weekends, I'd do want you want me to do, Before I have my "Free time"
I know I was in Germany about to go into Switzerland, stopped @ a McDonald's they had attendants waiting until you left to clean the toilet. However, when I stood up the toilet seat started turning and cleaning itself. I was in AWE of all the cleanliness there. Of course, they had a standing up pan waiting outside for the attendants, waiting to be tipped. Very different than here in the states!
The McDonald's I went to in Germany had a subway system type entrance (Turnstile) where you had to put your money into a coin slot before you could walk through the turnstile. This way there were no bathroom attendants.
Public toilets in the US are awful. Stupid metal barriers instead of walls and doors. They're often dirty.
Do you use the brush to clean the bowl with the cleaner still in the bowl?
I'm so happy that in my house I have rimeless wall-mounted toilets - it makes cleaning them so much easier! I honestly hated cleaning toilets base in rented flats. Getting on your knees to properly clean behind it was the worst >.
So helpful! Do you clean the toothbrush before storing it? If so, how?
This was a great reminder on how to clean something we use every day! My toilet story goes like this: I was travelling in a country in Eastern Europe BEFORE the wall came down. The toilet consisted of a hole in the ground with cement footholds on either side. This was for squatting only and toilet paper consisted of cut up newspaper! The smell was extraordinary and nearly made your eyes water! Blechhhh...........
My most memorable experience - I was 18 and in Army basic training. We were in line getting our inoculations with the drill sergeant walking around boasting and laughing about how sore our arms will be afterward. She would finish up by saying that she had a cure for that - scrubbing floors! That included scrubbing toilets with a toothbrush.
Another way besides the plunger to lower the water level that works very well is if you take a bucket of water and pour it right into the toilet bowl with emphasis toward the toilet hole, it will cause the water to recede into the hole too:). No dripping plungers on the way out of the toilet:)
Your channel is the most useful stuff I've ever come across. I love you, forever and ever.
People want u to use a dirty toilet to be “more convincing” 😂😂 please don’t lol!!
Oh my goodness!! Thank you so much for the tip about pushing out the water from the bowl before cleaning!!!! This is so simple yet so genius & def overlooked. I always get frustrated trying to scrub the bowl because there’s so much water in there! It splashes too much & I hate having so much of my scrubber handle submerged in toilet water & then the water gets so sudsy I can’t even see what I’m doing! I will def be using this hack from now on!! Thank you again! 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
So after watching 3 of your videos...I’m a believer. I do most of this already, but the plunger tip and the toilet brush drying tip were totally next level! Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Newly subbed and looking forward to learning more good things from you.
If you have trouble with regular paper towels not holding up to cleaning then give blue shop towels a try. They are a little more expensive so try to get them when they are on sale.
They are usually lintless too so make for a good towel to clean glass and mirrors. These towels are made of paper, not cloth or microfibers.
For some strange reason I have always loved cleaning the toilets. My home's toilets, of course:) Thanks for the tips!
Hi Melissa , I have been seeing your cleaning videos for quite some time. I just love them and have developed a lot of faith in your system of cleaning. Do you have the recipe for a diy enzyme cleaner please? Further is there a way of removing the water stains along the jets in a smooth way other than by pumice stone?
If you have Nature’s Miracle ( used for your pets) you can use that for an enzyme cleaner.
Cleaning the toilet is quite easy, the oven on the other hand.
It doesn’t get cleane weakly, more monthly or less. Because it has to cool down then it is forgotten.
It needs rougher cleaning things to get clean and then you need to be extra meticilous to make sure all chemicals etc. are completely gone. So next Time I am using the oven the food won’t be tainted.
Getting some rubber gloves to specifically use for the oven helped a bit.
I dream of getting something like the H20 steam mop to hopefully clean quickly and chemical-free.
I use the self oven cleaner button, it gets super Hot!! So don't leave plastic on top range. Takes 3 hours too!
MissVasques use a White Magic Sponge (that’s what they’re called in Australia), rinse in cold water and wipe everything away with ease, including baked on grit. As the sponge gets grotty it shrinks until it’s used up and you throw it away. You can buy 100 for around $9 AU on eBay.
MissVasques but it’s so worth at the end of the day. Looking at my oven now I’m so proud but it took some scrubbing and polishing lol
Irrma Amri Sounds amazing, unfortunately our oven lacks that function(a)
R V True:) Self-dicipline:p
What do you use for the first spray, the all purpose spray??
Don't use pumice. I can't tell you how many people do this and ruin the bowl Especially in Military housing leaving the next tenant a nightmare to clean because the porcelain is ruined.
100% right. Pumice will ruin porcelain or vitreous china, whatever your toilet happens to be. Use baking soda - 1st choice. Or Bon Ami, if there's no baking soda handy at the moment.
Soooooo agree! I used one on my own toilet, now it has a grey sheen over then entire scrubbed surface! Use a Shaw pad instead!👏🏼
Bettylou used a pumice stone in an area of my tub which led to looking like calcium stain on a beige tub ... now am frantic not knowing what to do .
Right? I cringed so hard when she said that. I'm not going to ruin my toilets porcelain finish.
Almost Jane If you use the pumice correctly which is to keep the surface wet then the porcelain will be fine. I’ve never had an issue with it.
Big fan. Do you know what's the best way to maintain the toilet bowl tank? Ty
Love the plunger tip. Priceless!
You can even push the water further, until gone
Use Natures Miracle (pet stains) fir your enzymatic cleaner!!!! GREAT VIDEO!!!!
I used our local airport toilet and it automatically put a fresh seat cover over the seat! Totally Amazing!
Whaaaaaat? Wow
Never seen that! Yet!
Quite wasteful though! Just squat if you're a germaphobe.
What about seniors who can't squat
@Tammy Truckenbrod Where is that airport located?
As our toilet overflowed and seeped to the kitchen floor below, my (x)husband ran up to handle the bathroom area and i was on my hands and knees handling the kitchen floor. Our older daughter who was about 3 at the time said "mommy you look like Cinderella" gotta love that
How and how often do you clean your plunger. I noticed you stored yours in a little container but if you put it in there wet every time wouldn’t it start to grow yucky stuff? (Especially after doing it’s intended job)
poida 😧
I put bleach in my toilet and clean it in the toilet. I do use the toilet brush on it. I just don't like having a plunger sitting by my toilet that has not been cleaned...
poida everything is better in ur country
I dry my brush under toilet rim, then take fold up paper towel and put in the container before I put brush in...then next time I use it I pitch the paper towel....and use another one clean one for the container after I clean with the toilet brush ....nothing grows on it....I keep mine in laundry room next to furnace.... so it's bone dry ....don't like toilet brush behind toilet.....I think it's gross.....if I need it then I go get it.....no big deal....3/12/19
Can I use disinfecting wipes to clean the toilet surface
Yes!!
You made my day with the PRO tips. thank you.
Great video...what is the cleaner in your spray bottle?
Love the drip-dry technique. Gonna try this today!
Any tips on getting rust stains out of the toilet? I’ve tried everything.
Since you mentioned the German toilet cleaning ladies and gentlemen: I was always wondering why your toilet brushes don't have that little thing on the side that makes cleaning under the rim super easy. Plus, I always get the toilet brush holder where the brush is in suspension so it can always drip dry. Is this a German thing? Are we obsessed with clean toilets? :-)
Some US toilet brushes have the little brush, but the standard ones don't. There are different holders, some more or less like you describe, but the standard style has a little cup underneath, so the brush drips dry by the cup can get dirty. (blech)
Moved out (maybe not so) recently (as I'd like to claim) at 20 and I hadn't properly learned how to clean the inside of the toilet bowl wildly enough, so thank you for this. :)
I fell ill and was nauseous for a good couple of hours and realised I really should clean up my toilet. Being nauseous on the floor next to a toilet that hasn't been cleaned for 10 months is not a pleasant experience. :')
Okay bye , ill go clean the toilet now 😂
Go Melissa!!
Haha just did the same! Very motivating!
😄😄😄😄😄
meet this amazing product it will not big problem clean your toilet anymore
Is there any way to clean popcorn ceilings...I live in a apartment and I am so sick of these ceilings thank you
Really good question 👍
I would love to know the answer to this as well. I think it also matters if its a true popcorn ceiling or if its a plastered one. (Plaster crumbles and absorbs moisture if scrubbed.)
There is no way there is only asbestos
I know you have an all purpose cleaner, but I must've missed the video on the *disinfecting* all purpose cleaner. Can you please point me to that direction?
How to clean those brushes and scrubs?
That was genuinely helpful, with new information. Thanks so much!
Thanks for your videos, super helpful!!! Would you tell me what us in my toilet , it is yellow every morning like a stain, just until the water rim . I use the brush and throw white vinegar but, it work for a little bit of time.
Thank you!!!
Working retail. My manager found me and asked (told) me to clean the woman's room. She knew I didn't have the nerve too say no. Some one had bent over in front of the toilet, took aim, and exploded! There was "stuff" on the wall two feet above the toilet, all over the tank, bowel and floor. Had to start with a mop on the wall and work down. Made the co-op student help. That was twenty years ago and I still don't under stand the physics behind that mess. 🚽😝
I had a similar situation with my dog. I had fallen asleep on the couch and she had stomach upset and it literally looked like somebody had sprayed poo everywhere. the dog is 10 in tall and it was eye level on the wall and I'm 5 foot 4 I'm almost sorry I missed it
@@melanie83076 Google the words * Roomba dog poop story* your story reminded me of this one. ill post the link but don't know if it will show it.
@@melanie83076 Poopacalypse facebook.com/jesse.newton.37/posts/776177951574
@@melanie83076 I've been a dog groomer for 17 years. I know your pain. Had a golden in the tub being blow dried when it developed a bad case of the runs. I know what the phrase "When the shit hits the fan. " actually looks like.
@@michellecoates1467 lmao
What is an enzyme cleaner...and where do I get it from?
Funniest toilet story for me was using the public toilets in Santorini. I couldn't figure out how to turn on the tap for hand washing. There was none, so I tried the swipe underneath thinking it was a motion sensored one, nope. Turns out there was a button on the floor I had to step on to make the water run. No wonder I was getting funny looks waving my hands madly at the basin 😂😂😂
or as an English sign said in the Beijing airport bathrooom, "unnecessary touching."
Julie Stam LOLOLOL I'll have to remember this for when I visit!
How do you clean a toilet tank and keep it clean and fresh?
Most amazing toilet story here is that when my husband and I were in France we had to pay to go into a restroom that literally was disinfected from ceiling to floor every time someone used it! Like dripping wet!
Very helpful effective toilet cleaning tutorial thank you for sharing this video.
Keeping a water spray bottle handy that is set to "stream" allows a quick clean from anything that sticks to the bowl before you flush. Very handy if someone in your family is sick.
Melissa how many times a month should you do this?, once a week? Many times in a week?
when I clean my toilet I use my shop vac and vacuum the base of it to get all of the pet hair off of it before I spray it. If not the hair is almost impossible to get off!!!
Here in Brazil we wash it with running watter to rinse all the products and scrub it using a sponge for the outside and brush for the inside, we also wash the floor with watter and then dry it all.
I pour a kettle of boiling water over my toilet, a little at a time,, drying it as I go; start at the top & work my way down. Instantly sterilized & shiny too🤗🤗
That sounds great!
You should still chase it with an disinfectant. There is a difference between cleaning a surface (what you can see) and sanitizing a surface (what you can't see).
Danielle and you don’t want to sanitize a bathroom you want to disinfect it.
@@KINGDOMKONCEPT That's exactly what I was saying. Glad we agree!
I'd always worry about it suddenly breaking from a sudden jump in temperature.
You are very informative and funny, thank you, I shared your site with my daughters. Thank you Melissa.
We recently replaced two of our toilets with the type of toilet that has a smooth outside (without the twist/turn at bottom) - SO much easier to clean!
I just cleaned my first toilet today now. Just because of this video. Thanks
I noticed your bottle said cleaner are you making your own cleaner. What are the ingredients
I make my own with vinegar (or rubbing alcohol), dish soap, and lemon juice and essential oil. There are alot of great online diy recipes for cleaning products just google it :)
Which of those sprays works well on the orange/pink bacteria you talked about?
Please include specific names of individual cleaners used. Thanx!
Enjoy watching you videos and tips ! Satisfying I would say (may be coz I’m obsessed with cleaning and borderline OCD ;) have seen 10-12 upload and I find your solutions simple and effective . Thanks
You are super.
Thankyou for sharing your tips