Home economics/How to clean a toilet





There are two main parts to cleaning a toilet. The first is cleaning the outside of the toilet. The second is cleaning within the toilet bowl.(113)

Caution needs to be used. If you get cleaning solution on your skin, wash it off with soap and water. If you get it in your eyes, rinse your eyes with water for twenty minutes. Some people also worry about breathing in air born particles of cleaning chemicals.(24) They use cleaning wipes instead of spray.(118)

Toilet cleaning follows the general principals of cleaning any hard surface. Sweep the loose dirt and debris away. Soak the stuck dirt with cleaning solution. Wipe it and the solution away with a dry towel.(9)

When cleaning the outside, work from the top to the floor.(61) When cleaning the toilet bowl, be careful not to splash.(29)

Tools needed include rubber gloves(29), disinfecting wipes, paper towels, plunger, scrubber, and toilet bowl cleaner to dissolve lime and calcium deposits.(118 & 119)