Do a thorough cleaning when washing the toilet

Don’t forget to:

• Regularly remove all toilet lid and tank covers as well as floor mats to launder.
• Scrub the bowl vigorously and scrub well right up under the rim.
• Take a small scrub brush (old toothbrush works perfectly) and scrub the toilet lid hinges with cleaner too. Slide your wash cloth underneath the hinges–gross!
• With cleaner wipe the top, underside and edges of lid as well as attack the toilet handle with cleaner (think about it).
• Wipe the tank lid and the tank itself with cleaner.
• Wipe the base of the toilet all around from back to front and from top to bottom, get right into the grooves of the porcelain. Scrub the floor all around the toilet from back to front, pay close attention to the crevice where the toilet and floor meet.
• After toilet is cleaned, flush for clean water. If you used a toilet scrub brush, add some bleach to the bowl and let the toilet brush sit and soak in it for awhile to clear out the grodies before putting the brush away.

Important:

Wash the cleaning cloths and rags separately from the rest of your towels and laundry and only use those cloths for the toilet and surrounding area. Your family, and your visitors, will thank you.

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