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best way to clean a crusty toilet? Anonymous Mon Apr 30 21:10:35 2018 No.1377960 [Reply] [Original]

kinda like pic related
regular ajax+heavy brushing not working, what are your recommendations /diy/? should i get some drano and let it sit overnight?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 30 21:22:28 2018 No.1377972 >>1377960 CLR

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 30 21:25:18 2018 No.1377974 >>1377972 >CLR thanks

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 30 21:26:29 2018 No.1377977 >>1377960 most plumbing supply stores have what's called "ring-b-gone" that stuff is cash.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 30 21:29:27 2018 No.1377984 >>1377960 a cup or two of muriatic acid. a gallon jug is ~$6 from home depot or sometimes supermarkets

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 30 22:24:36 2018 No.1378011 >>1377984 This. If you are afraid of it. Just get a couple gallons of distilled vinegar. There is also limeaway. Muratic acid>vinegar>lime away

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 30 22:30:41 2018 No.1378015 >>1377972 >>1377977 >>1377984 >>1378011 i'll look at prices tomorrow

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 30 22:39:19 2018 No.1378021 >>1378015 A literocola

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 30 22:55:30 2018 No.1378028 >>1377960 Buy some coca cola and pour it in, it will clean the shit out of your toilet.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 30 22:57:24 2018 No.1378030 >>1378021 >>1378028 coke zero work?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 30 23:00:51 2018 No.1378032 >>1378030 I dunno bro i guess you can try

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 30 23:10:01 2018 No.1378036 >>1378030 It should, its probably just as acidic. >this is why I quit drinking soda Not trying to preach but that shit scares me

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 30 23:10:48 2018 No.1378037 >>1378036 it does wonders for constipation tho

Anonymous Mon Apr 30 23:25:19 2018 No.1378048

>>1378036
>It should, its probably just as acidic.
>>this is why I quit drinking soda

The acidity of coke is about the last reason you should stop drinking it. Citric acid (citrus fruit), acetic acid (vinegar), and carbonic acid (soda) are all weak, edible acids. None of them are bad for you. The crazy amount of sugar you usually find in soda, however, definitely is.

You want a clean toilet? Get toilet cleaner. The stuff with the hydrochloric acid in it. But only if the enamel's not damaged.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 1 00:10:15 2018 No.1378073 >>1378030 No. Not on something that crusty.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 1 00:11:47 2018 No.1378076 >>1377960 You want hydrochloric acid, aka Lysol Power Toilet Bowl Cleaner (or any other brand, really)

>>	Anonymous Tue May 1 00:34:47 2018 No.1378087 Pour one liter of muriatic acid on it, and then throw inside about 500g of caustic soda, let it sit for an hour.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 1 00:43:02 2018 No.1378090 >>1378087 Huh. It's actually nothing.

Anonymous Tue May 1 00:51:03 2018 No.1378093 [DELETED]

>>1378090
>thatsthejoke.webm
Mix it equal parts and drink it. If you've done it right, you'll have created saltwater. If you fucked up the measurements, you'll probably die.
A few friends and I did it in college, we all got it right. Chemistry is a hell of a drug.

Anonymous Tue May 1 01:04:57 2018 No.1378100

>>1378011
limeaway is shit, as is CLR (CLR used to not be shit it became an ecofriendly woman owned company and muh terrorism...)

wallyworld has a product i like called LimeOut.

for people worried about muriatic acid, it's just stomach acid. Coke is just phosphoric acid, the stuff used in rust removers now (BTW, naval jelly is also shit now because they replaced the hydrofluoric acid with phosphoric acid). citric acid is also a popular scale remover now, not sure how it does on rust stains.

Anonymous Tue May 1 01:19:29 2018 No.1378113

Brushes you can connect to drills. I am not kidding. They will do a number on that shit with the right mix of chemicals. Wear a mask.. like welder level. long sleeves and gloves. Open windows.
>Pour in chems
>Run drill 1-2 mins
>Wait 20 mins
>Run drill 1-2 mins
>Wait 20 mins
>Run drill 1-2 mins
>Flush
>Repeat

>>	Anonymous Tue May 1 01:23:23 2018 No.1378114 Pumice scour stick and elbow grease

>>	Anonymous Tue May 1 13:00:19 2018 No.1378316 >>1378114 Crazy how this wasn’t the first reply

>>	Anonymous Tue May 1 13:08:40 2018 No.1378318 >>1378316 Why would you scrape your enamel finish for hours when you could squirt some acid in there and swish it around?

>>	Anonymous Tue May 1 13:21:07 2018 No.1378323 >>1378318 Pumice stone takes like 10 minutes. It's softer then porcelain enamel and doesn't scratch it.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 1 14:37:22 2018 No.1378368 >>1377960 Fill it with cleaning vinegar (just search for it on Amazon). Soak toilet paper in vinegar and pack it around the rim and onto anything above the waterline. Leave over night. Flush and scrub with brush. Repeat as necessary.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 1 14:39:24 2018 No.1378370 Use the street like our friend pajeet.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 1 14:43:58 2018 No.1378373 >>1377960 tobasco

Anonymous Tue May 1 21:27:39 2018 No.1378616
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>>1378370
Mfw I just realized that thread was pajeet free, because muh designated streets

>>1377960
Hydrochloric acid.
Pour half a liter into it before going to bed, go to bed, sleep, wake up, flush it, done.

>>	Anonymous Wed May 2 00:10:03 2018 No.1378688 >>1378616 >>1377960 >just put some fuckin metal eating acid in your possibly metal pipes overnight senpai it'll be fine You fucking people I swear

>>	Anonymous Wed May 2 01:07:36 2018 No.1378700 >>1378688 >Hydrochloric acid >Metal eating Unless your pipes are made out of aluminum you've got nothing to worry about. But you shouldn't leave it for that long, it might damage the enamel of the shitter.

>>	Anonymous Wed May 2 10:37:22 2018 No.1378826 Don't use anything acidic if it's in a newer house I used some kind of a pumace on mine

Anonymous Wed May 2 17:00:30 2018 No.1378981

>>1377960
> Well water, shit-tons of minerals in it
> all toilets look like ass-splosions

1/4 cup of Hardware Store Hydrochloric acid, wait < 2 minutes, all the minerals flake off. Scrub with toilet brush to get the last little bit. Flush repeatedly to rinse and dilute.

We have PVC piping from the toilet to the septic tank. No issues.

>>	Anonymous Wed May 2 18:41:14 2018 No.1379059 >>1378981 Not sure that's gonna do the balance in your septic tank much favors bud. Not telling you you're wrong, just that it would be a, uh, downstream concern.

>>	Anonymous Wed May 2 18:45:53 2018 No.1379062 >>1377960 coke cola. really works.

>>	Anonymous Wed May 2 19:43:27 2018 No.1379100 File: 355 KB, 250x183, 1499909378147.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>1378688 >Not being aware how a siphon works, and how shitter are made. Found the pajeet.

Anonymous Wed May 2 23:42:45 2018 No.1379233

>>1379059
>Not sure that's gonna do the balance in your septic tank much favors bud.

For all three toilets it's < 500ml of 30% acid in a 12x8x6 foot tank once or twice a year. I'm far more concerned over the toxiconium poisonide that's in the death-tabs we use every day in the dishwasher.

>>	Anonymous Wed May 2 23:54:19 2018 No.1379240 If you're really worried about the acid, toss some baking soda in right before you flush

>>	Anonymous Wed May 2 23:59:16 2018 No.1379246 >>1377960 Pumice Stone.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 4 04:37:45 2018 No.1379896 File: 36 KB, 450x450, 8783a42e-5a53-411c-b1e0-d69d9672ac21_1.cb3d309c7ce7a7ba51164962b5fba33b.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] these even get the old stains off soak overnight then do a little hard scrubbing

>>	Anonymous Fri May 4 06:29:30 2018 No.1379936 >>1377960 2 liters of coca cola

>>	Anonymous Fri May 4 21:39:50 2018 No.1380291 >>1377960 I use a product called Iron Out. It cleans out my sinks, toilets, and I run it though my water softener once a month or so. Its a powder that you just pour in and let sit for a while, then scrub with a regular toilet brush.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 4 22:34:32 2018 No.1380309 >>1377960 PBW

>>	Anonymous Sat May 5 01:22:16 2018 No.1380368 Caustic soda, leave for a long time

>>	Anonymous Sat May 5 08:27:56 2018 No.1380432 Dollar General. "Just works" toilet bowl cleaner.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 5 09:59:28 2018 No.1380456 >>1377960 HCl

>>	Anonymous Sat May 5 10:05:00 2018 No.1380457 >>1377960 Scoop out all the water and wipe it out with a towel. Fill with hydrochloric acid for overnight.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 5 16:02:29 2018 No.1380603 >>1377960 start pissing phosphoric acid

>>	Anonymous Sat May 5 16:04:32 2018 No.1380606 >>1378036 >that shit scares and the hydrochloric acid that happily lives in your stomach, digesting the shit you eat doesn't?

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