What is that dark ring that grows around the top edge of the waterline
in the toilet bowl when you let it go without cleaning/disinfecting for
a week or ten days? Mold, bacteria, worse?

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On 5/31/2017 3:18 PM, Wade Garrett wrote:
What is that dark ring that grows around the top edge of the waterline
in the toilet bowl when you let it go without cleaning/disinfecting for
a week or ten days? Mold, bacteria, worse?


Minerals and solids in the water. That is where the water evaporates
first leaving residue. I put in a glug of bleach, let stand about 10
minutes, and brush it around at least once, maybe twice a week.

I'm a stickler on clean bathrooms. The rest of the house can be in
disarray, but the toilet has to be perfectly white and no odors.

On 05/31/2017 12:45 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 5/31/2017 3:18 PM, Wade Garrett wrote:
What is that dark ring that grows around the top edge of the waterline
in the toilet bowl when you let it go without cleaning/disinfecting
for a week or ten days? Mold, bacteria, worse?


Minerals and solids in the water. That is where the water evaporates
first leaving residue. I put in a glug of bleach, let stand about 10
minutes, and brush it around at least once, maybe twice a week.

I'm a stickler on clean bathrooms. The rest of the house can be in
disarray, but the toilet has to be perfectly white and no odors.

Does chlorine remove the minerals with out damaging the porcelain?

On 5/31/17 11:50 PM, T wrote:
On 05/31/2017 12:45 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 5/31/2017 3:18 PM, Wade Garrett wrote:
What is that dark ring that grows around the top edge of the
waterline in the toilet bowl when you let it go without
cleaning/disinfecting for a week or ten days? Mold, bacteria, worse?


Minerals and solids in the water. That is where the water evaporates
first leaving residue. I put in a glug of bleach, let stand about 10
minutes, and brush it around at least once, maybe twice a week.

I'm a stickler on clean bathrooms. The rest of the house can be in
disarray, but the toilet has to be perfectly white and no odors.

Does chlorine remove the minerals with out damaging the porcelain?

I took his post to mean the bleach is a disinfectant, not a mineral
remover...

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Character is much easier kept than recovered.
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On 6/1/2017 8:33 AM, Wade Garrett wrote:
On 5/31/17 11:50 PM, T wrote:
On 05/31/2017 12:45 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 5/31/2017 3:18 PM, Wade Garrett wrote:
What is that dark ring that grows around the top edge of the
waterline in the toilet bowl when you let it go without
cleaning/disinfecting for a week or ten days? Mold, bacteria, worse?


Minerals and solids in the water. That is where the water evaporates
first leaving residue. I put in a glug of bleach, let stand about 10
minutes, and brush it around at least once, maybe twice a week.

I'm a stickler on clean bathrooms. The rest of the house can be in
disarray, but the toilet has to be perfectly white and no odors.

Does chlorine remove the minerals with out damaging the porcelain?

I took his post to mean the bleach is a disinfectant, not a mineral
remover...


But it easily cleans it too. I don't know how well it would work if
you let it build for 6 months though. Should be done at least weekly,
depending on use.

On Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at 11:50:42 PM UTC-4, T wrote:
On 05/31/2017 12:45 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 5/31/2017 3:18 PM, Wade Garrett wrote:
What is that dark ring that grows around the top edge of the waterline
in the toilet bowl when you let it go without cleaning/disinfecting
for a week or ten days? Mold, bacteria, worse?


Minerals and solids in the water. That is where the water evaporates
first leaving residue. I put in a glug of bleach, let stand about 10
minutes, and brush it around at least once, maybe twice a week.

I'm a stickler on clean bathrooms. The rest of the house can be in
disarray, but the toilet has to be perfectly white and no odors.

Does chlorine remove the minerals with out damaging the porcelain?

Not if it's established and on there long enough. But some hydrochloric
acid does.

On Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at 2:18:46 PM UTC-5, Wade Garrett wrote:
What is that dark ring that grows around the top edge of the waterline
in the toilet bowl when you let it go without cleaning/disinfecting for
a week or ten days? Mold, bacteria, worse?
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On Wed, 31 May 2017 15:18:40 -0400, Wade Garrett
wrote:

What is that dark ring that grows around the top edge of the waterline
in the toilet bowl when you let it go without cleaning/disinfecting for
a week or ten days? Mold, bacteria, worse?

Cooties and minerals. Is your water soft or hard? Water softener or
not, well water or not.

--
Cootie Lives Matter

On 5/31/17 4:44 PM, Oren wrote:
On Wed, 31 May 2017 15:18:40 -0400, Wade Garrett
wrote:

What is that dark ring that grows around the top edge of the waterline
in the toilet bowl when you let it go without cleaning/disinfecting for
a week or ten days? Mold, bacteria, worse?

Cooties and minerals. Is your water soft or hard? Water softener or
not, well water or not.


County water system, annual water quality reports always excellent, 21
mg of calcium carbonate per liter making it soft water, no water
softener in house.

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There is always a government solution to every human problem— neat,
plausible, expensive, and wrong.
- H.L. Mencken

On 05/31/2017 03:18 PM, Wade Garrett wrote:


What is that dark ring that grows around the top edge of the waterline in the toilet bowl when you let it go without cleaning/disinfecting for a week or ten days? Mold, bacteria, worse?








Maybe try this:



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On 5/31/2017 12:18 PM, Wade Garrett wrote:
What is that dark ring that grows around the top edge of the waterline
in the toilet bowl when you let it go without cleaning/disinfecting for
a week or ten days? Mold, bacteria, worse?


It's the "poop line."