I was looking at the directions on my "The Works' toilet bowl cleaner
tablet that is to be put in the tank. Lots of precautions. It makes these
seem like very dangerous to handle and use. I checked other brands and see
the same litany of precautions. Squirting bowl cleaner and scrubbing my
hard well water with resulting tank rust is no fun either. Any alternative?

TIA


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On 6/30/2015 1:23 PM, KenK wrote:
I was looking at the directions on my "The Works' toilet bowl cleaner
tablet that is to be put in the tank. Lots of precautions. It makes these
seem like very dangerous to handle and use. I checked other brands and see
the same litany of precautions. Squirting bowl cleaner and scrubbing my
hard well water with resulting tank rust is no fun either. Any alternative?

Replace the toilet once a month. :-)

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On 6/30/2015 12:23 PM, KenK wrote:
I was looking at the directions on my "The Works' toilet bowl cleaner
tablet that is to be put in the tank. Lots of precautions. It makes these
seem like very dangerous to handle and use. I checked other brands and see
the same litany of precautions. Squirting bowl cleaner and scrubbing my
hard well water with resulting tank rust is no fun either. Any alternative?

TIA


Borax

The ones I have seen look like they are basically the same stuff as a
swimming pool puck. It is a nasty combination of chlorine and some
stabilizers. I really hate handling them without rubber gloves and you
certainly do not want to touch one with wet hands.

They are not the same. Swimming pool pucks are very strong.

On Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at 12:23:45 PM UTC-5, KenK wrote:

I was looking at the directions on my "The Works' toilet bowl cleaner
tablet that is to be put in the tank.


You'll be soooorrrrrrrry if you use those tablets that
go in the tank. I am speaking from experience, too. Just
bite the bullet and learn to love your toilet brush and
the cleaner (not tank tablet) of your choice.

How about telling us why we'll be sorry if we use the tablets????

In " writes:

How about telling us why we'll be sorry if we use the tablets???

Personal experience:

I noticed the toilet tank would go into "refill" mode
every 15 minutes or so for about a half minute.

(It took a while to realize that was happening...)

I replaced the flapper, checked the seat,
even swapped the whole filler assembly with
the one from a similar toilet.

Net result: it still leaked.

- I confirmedusing food dye that the tank
was slowly dripping into the bowl.

Final analysis: the large plastic "washer" t
or coupling or whatever it should be called
that sits between the bottom of the tank and
the connector to the bowl had been eaten
away by the chemicals in the tablet.

Fortunately the water was dripping into
the bowl and not onto the floor.

You'd think the toilet folk would spend another
fifteen cents and install fittings that
don't disintegrate like this.

Note 1: it sure as hell wasn't obvious
that this was ocurring, and I checked
out (and dismantled../reinstalled..)
lots of pieces firest

Note 2: there are similar tablets which
use a hanger and sit in the _bowl_. These
"work" almost as well as the ones that
would go in the tank, and without the
associated risks. Hmm, than again,
it might attack the sealant next to
the floor...




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On 6/30/2015 8:25 PM, wrote:
How about telling us why we'll be sorry if we use the tablets????


Harder to swallow that aspirin?

I used to use them but the new toilets said not to because they may
damage the parts in the tank.

On 6/30/2015 8:25 PM, wrote:
How about telling us why we'll be sorry if we use the tablets????


My aunt Myrtle will stand on your front porch
and sing four verses of Amazing Grace, and she
sings off key.

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On 6/30/2015 10:54 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 6/30/2015 8:25 PM, wrote:
How about telling us why we'll be sorry if we use the tablets????


Harder to swallow that aspirin?

I used to use them but the new toilets said not to because they may
damage the parts in the tank.

My toilet has not said much about tablets. However,
one time it did cry out in pain and whimper "hey,
get back on your diet, lardbottom."

-
..
Christopher A. Young
learn more about Jesus
.. www.lds.org
..
..

KenK wrote:

I was looking at the directions on my "The Works' toilet bowl cleaner
tablet that is to be put in the tank. Lots of precautions. It makes these
seem like very dangerous to handle and use. I checked other brands and see
the same litany of precautions. Squirting bowl cleaner and scrubbing my
hard well water with resulting tank rust is no fun either. Any alternative?

Blame our society who insists on risk free living along with the right to do
stupid things and the lawyers who support them. Most those toilet tabs are just
dry chlorine or a similar acid and perfectly safe to use as long as you don't
touch the contents with bare hands or add additional reactive cleaners.

On Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at 7:25:58 PM UTC-5, wrote:

How about telling us why we'll be sorry if we use the tablets????


Snipped from Danny's reply but surprised you wouldn't already
know this.

"Final analysis: the large plastic "washer" t
or coupling or whatever it should be called
that sits between the bottom of the tank and
the connector to the bowl had been eaten
away by the chemicals in the tablet."

And yes, I learned the hard way like others
here have found out.

danny burstein wrote in
:

In
" writes:

How about telling us why we'll be sorry if we use the tablets???

Personal experience:

I noticed the toilet tank would go into "refill" mode
every 15 minutes or so for about a half minute.

(It took a while to realize that was happening...)

I replaced the flapper, checked the seat,
even swapped the whole filler assembly with
the one from a similar toilet.

Net result: it still leaked.

- I confirmedusing food dye that the tank
was slowly dripping into the bowl.

Final analysis: the large plastic "washer" t
or coupling or whatever it should be called
that sits between the bottom of the tank and
the connector to the bowl had been eaten
away by the chemicals in the tablet.

Fortunately the water was dripping into
the bowl and not onto the floor.

You'd think the toilet folk would spend another
fifteen cents and install fittings that
don't disintegrate like this.

Note 1: it sure as hell wasn't obvious
that this was ocurring, and I checked
out (and dismantled../reinstalled..)
lots of pieces firest

Note 2: there are similar tablets which
use a hanger and sit in the _bowl_. These
"work" almost as well as the ones that
would go in the tank, and without the
associated risks. Hmm, than again,
it might attack the sealant next to
the floor...





I'm convinced. Not worth the chance of damage to ny system too. Thanks
for the gory details.

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when something closes the door from the inside.

On Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at 9:54:04 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 6/30/2015 8:25 PM, wrote:
How about telling us why we'll be sorry if we use the tablets????


Harder to swallow that aspirin?


I wonder if the big tablets work better than that Golytely stuff you must drink before having a camera shoved up your tailpipe? o_O

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