This will solve everyone's WORST toilet problem!
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If your getting a smell out of the bottom of your toilet, that means it wasn’t properly sealed with 100% silicone and sewer gases are getting through, and for the sewer gases to even get to that point, it means you have a failed seal at the closet flange- replace the wax ring, or your flange is set to low and you need either an extra thick wax ring, double stack two extra thick’s, or get one of those new fancy silicone self adjusting rings to seal the flange. But masking the smell is not the right solution.
Thank you for sharing your sense!
Assuming the house was plumbed to code it will have a p-trap beneath the floor which would prevent what you are saying from occurring.
@@davidbalderston2751 where is that code?
codes in the U.S, do not have a p-trap down stream of a toilet closet flange. The trap is the toilet itself the gases don’t creep past the waterline of the bowl. So it’s essential that the wax ring and the silicone circumference are installed properly.
Or maybe she is talking about the smell from urine accumulating on the outside of the seal under the bottom lip from guys with poor aim . . . it does happen.
@@davidbalderston2751p traps are built in the tiolet, the waste lines are a straight shot to the main in all tiolets that you will come across in modern day usa.
Don't put Fabuloso in your toilet tank it will rotten out the O rings and make the flusher weak.
Same with the Clorox tank tablets.
Thank you for the warning!
The only things that should be allowed in the toilet tank are cleaning vinegar or hydrogen peroxide to prevent dirty toilet rims.
Before it does any of that it’s going to float around and bump into the mechanisms and cause the toilet to run constantly. I tried a trick to use less water with filled water bottles (reused) so that’s how I know. Didn’t break anything just didn’t let the toilet stop running when flushed.
I pour vinegar in my tank occasionally.
If sewer gases are escaping from under your toilet, DO NOT use this method to fix it. The toilet needs to be resealed to the flange. This is a safety item.
Do you realize that Downy can actually stain fabrics? I worked in healthcare for almost forty years, and sometimes my whites would get weird stains that would actually ruin the clothes. I found out they were from Downy, and switched to wool balls in the dryer to eliminate the problem. Anyway, I wouldn’t dream of spraying Downy in my rooms (even diluted!) because of the risk of stains.
That was my thoughts exactly.
Not to mention hormone disrupting phthalates.
Not safe for animals either …
I had to prove to my husband that fabric softener makes stains and odors set into the clothes! I got new t-shirts and stopped using fabric softener, and all of the new shirts which have been laundered do not stink or have deodorant stains in the arm pit area... I'm glad someone else realizes the fabric softener scam!
Heat up the vanilla extract in a microwave rather than an oven, it'll be cheaper on your electric bill.
Plus keep your kitchen cooler!
Some of us don’t have radar ovens. That was their original name.
Um ? I don't know much about anything but what about water/ vanilla mix and put it on a candle warmer??? I'm just a old guy that might get a warmer and try it
That should work too! 😊👍🏽😊👍🏽
After Googling , it suggested "Raytheon’s Radarange". The first commercially produced counter top oven was by Amana. Concerning discoveries, As possible urban legends, cooked dead birds were found at the base of a microwave tower. A lab tech came close to a radar device and the pens in his shirt pocket melted.
Plain table salt in my coffee mug removes stains. Just put about a teaspoon of salt and a bit of water in mug, wipe around with hand. Stains are gone!! Cheaper than two Alka-Seltzer!!
Hah I love the sock idea 🧦 over the broom 👍 Nice hacks.
Do not put Fabuloso in your toilet unless you know what kind of chemicals are in it it could break down the seals and the Styrofoam, and whatever the Reservoir of your toilet is made of. In the long run it’s probably just cheaper to clean your toilet 😊 if you have a dog that drinks out of the toilet 🐶 also don’t do that.
Cats secretly drink out of toilets, too. They would never tell you but sometimes they do!
@@sonialinsey8083 So will dogs do this.
Yes. A quick search online shows it damages seals, gaskets, plastic and rubber components. And the worst: never mix Fabuloso with bleach, which is something that can happen if you put that in your tank and then you clean your toilet bleach. It creates lethal chlorine gas. Yikes
After cleaning my vacuum cleaner I put essential oils on the filter. Whenever you use your vacuum cleaner the air smell clean and fresh.
DO NOT DO THE DOWY spray. Too many chemicals in fabric softener. It will contribute to respiratory issues.
Another poster wrote it can also stain fabrics and surfaces.
Also unsafe for animals …
If you need added scrubbing action when baking soda is not enough, use Borax. It does not dissolve as rapidly, is a little harder, yet will not scratch metal, porcelain surfaces. Oxyclean is also a great soaking solution for clothes, pots, and pans.
Why on earth would you wet your dust pan? The debris will end up sticking to the dust pan and you will have to wash it off later. You have doubled your work load.
Just rinse it under your faucet for a second.
Do you not wash your dust and brush then? Just askong
@@susancraybould3919 on occasion, yes. But I do not intentionally make is s debris sticks to it. Again, why make extra work? It's ridiculous!
I wouldn’t do that either, but I do use the paper towel with the wet edge a lot. Hard water marks I do not use her method either. I heat white vinegar and add Dawn soap and spray. Let sit, rinse, repeat if necessary and they scrub off just fine.
@@susancraybould3919do you? I might wipe my dust pan down, but beyond that and making sure my broom doesn’t have debris and hair in it that’s it. I do not anyone that does.
Easier way to remove blood/stain: wet the blood stain, make a paste of salt and water rub the salt paste into the stain, let dry then wash. Works every time.Salt dissolves protein. Use this for chocolate, tomato sauce. Protein stains (human and animal fluids) should never be exposed to hot water or acids like vinegar or lemon as this will set the stain. Thoroughly rinsing then soaking protein stains (like blood) in cold water with a bit of sea salt will usually do the trick.
This is amazing info! My Mom would have loved your channel. By the way, she used to use hairspray "Aquanet" to remove ball point pen stains from my Dad's Dress shirts he wore to the office! You name, boy she had a remedy for it!
I wish I had your mom’s remedy methods and wisdom!!!
@@k.i.m.withkim9512 Oh thank you! She was just part of "that" generation, the 50's housewives, she was like a Ninja. Looking back it is amazing what both Her and my Dad accomplished at our house when I was a kid. He was a self taught master Carpenter/fix anything guy, she was a master Gardener/Homemaker. By comparison, I am such a slacker haha..
I remember doing that!!
And you never mix Clorox [chlorine] with ammonia. VERY TOXIC.
Excellent & important advice. Essentially chlorine bleach should never be mixed with any cleaner other than detergent that DOESN'T have other ingredients. NEVER use with Oxiclean as per the manufacturer. Oxiclean breaks down into hydrogen peroxide & combined with chlorine bleach produces dangerous gases.
To remove permanent marker from hard surfaces, go over the mark with a dry erase marker and it will wipe off.
For the all those stains on fabrics, Shout works great! Work smarter not harder!
Items really work I have been using them for years now your toilet will be fresh and sparkling white try these you will definitely be happy with the Results...❤️🤍💙🇺🇸
The downy one I would be careful because of the possibilities of different chemicals that are in the different scented (or original scent) could have a negative impact over a long period of time and a possibility of serious allergic reactions that will be far worse than a person getting a rash in their skin. The concept is good though but I would try to find a good natural scent (orange/lemon/lime peels that have been ground up to put in the water) or essential oils that you’ve made sure don’t have any harmful chemicals to breathe, harmful chemicals to the skin, and harmful chemicals that could land on foods/drinks that might be consumed.
Many of the ideas are really good and the first one with the shaving cream and toilet is awesome hack that I plan to use later today to try to get rid of some smells from our homes bathroom that I haven’t been able to figure out where it was coming from and I was planning on removing the toilet to clean beneath it along with the inside but im definitely gonna give it a shot before putting in all the extra labor.
Leaves little oil like spots on things too. I make my own febreeze using my essential oils, rubbing alcohol and distilled water and it doesn’t do that.
I agree. My dad and I both have trouble breathing when Mom uses fabric softener in the dryer. I'd much rather find something natural.
@@JaneSmith0709 my older sister has breathing issues and is extremely scent sensitive, asthma and allergies. I bought her a set of wool dryer balls, which does help soften the clothes naturally, as well as cutting dry time. There are things I don’t like to use fabric softener on myself. I love my set, as I use them whether I use fabric softener or not. I keep them in my dryer. I can’t speak for the ones I’ve seen that are not wool, but my wool ones are awesome and my sister loves hers too.
@@kellidinit3725I always use wool dryer balls. They decrease the drying time & fluff up fabrics naturally unlike commercial fabric softners that are not safe for the environment or fabrics & actually make towels less absorbent. If you want to, you can put just a drop or two of essential oils directly on the dryer balls. I have one marked just for that & keep it separated from the others.
I noticed so many using fabric softener sheets that I smell when outside walking. That's in the air & not safe for birds &
pollinators. Another problem is the newer beads people add to their washing machines to keep clothes "fresher, longer. " Those chemicals are being put into the water system, causing problems & definitely get absorbed into the skin. My dermatologist advises against using anything with fragrance when washing/drying clothes for that reason. There's a reason it affects those with asthma or respiratory problems. There are so many natural solutions that work just as well as the others.
@@kellidinit3725 Do you care to share your recipe for this? Ratios? Or cups/ounces of each items?
I find Shave cream also works for cleaning inside the toilet bowl
Heads up! Fabric softener makes things NOT flame retardant 🔥
I always used downy in my landry.
Unfortunately I am a dinosaur and idiot who still smokes. I had a fleece pull over and was lighting a cigarette closer to myself than usual because I was in the wind. Before I knew it my entire pullover had a blue flame dancing over it completely. Yikes! I was on fire!!!
I know quit smoking would eliminate THAT problem. True.
Just emphasizing for those who believe their children's PJs are still flame retardant if using this in their laundry.
I was an ER nurse and for years we've used this to rid very stinky feet of odor. Works like a charm.
A toilet that has an odor coming from beneath the bowl needs to be reset as the seal between the bottom of the toilet and the wax seal is compromised. Have the toilet pulled and reset.
Or clean the urine off the floor around the toilet like I did
Not always! A child or men's urine running down side of toilet after accidentally hitting bowl rim onto foor.
I used to install toilets for Home Depot. It always required me to remove the old one. I can tell you from experience that there is a huge difference between the smell of urine on the floor and water leaking from the seal with every flush. .@@ritasimmons2472
Thank you for the great tips! You are amazing.
Very informative! My only issue, I can’t stand the smell of vinegar…
Knoxville TN USA i follow your channel for several years. I especially liked this cleaning hack. I can not be around bleach pinesole and smelly cleaners and perfume. So thr items you used in this video I can tolerate. Thank yoy so much.
❤❤❤😂like you ideas I plan to try them. Thank you for your time and effort in making this video to share❤
Very informative, thank you!🙂
Great ideas! Thank you!
GREAT tips, but wash faucet 1st, then countertop, then sink.
You show really great cleaning hacks! Just love this video, thank you for sharing this!
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Use hair spray on Ink stains. It dissolves it, and is gone after one cold water washing in machine. If you get ink pen stuff on your skin, use baby oil to remove.
It also works on bloodstains
Depending on how old your dishes are removing, silver marks off your dishes, doesn’t mean that they’re just dirty it can also mean that there’s lead in the glaze that is on those dishes. Which they stopped making because of the lead that is bad, so throw them out unless you’re sure.
If you look at new dishes right now, most of them still have lead!! If you search for “lead free” dishes you can find some but the point is, most dishes HAVE lead in them today. Lots of glass also has lead!
Vintage dishes including fine china, ceramic ware & even Corelle pre 2005 are not safe to use other than for decorative purposes. Ceramic dishware from Mexico, Central & South America and Asia is not recommended to use for eating or storing food. Crystal especially wine glasses & decanters are not safe unless specifically marked. Alcohol or any acidic juices/liquid can increase lead levels in crystal glassware.
Such a super valuable tips for saving heart ache with chores.
Great video. Thank you. Very helpful
Nice job...Great little hacks to make cleaning less of a drag.
Here’s a helpful hint for anyone with dogs, if you have carpet, put some heated white vinegar in with your clean water and detergent when scrubbing your carpet. Do the same with the water you use when wiping your hard wood floors or tole floors. It really helps keep the dog odors away. In general, always have white vinegar and use it often. Heated white vinegar with some Dawn added is a great hard water stain remover and great shower/bath cleaner. Not to mention, it neutralizes the bathroom odors.
Heated white vinegar...like put it on the stove and heat it??
@@sarahconnor4757 I usually just microwave it for a couple minutes. Doesn’t have to be scorching, but I will heat it pretty hot for certain things. White vinegar, heated or not, is something I use quite often. When I’m cleaning my washing machine, dishwasher, shower. With my dogs, it really helps lift the dog smell from the carpet.
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Regular dawn or the power wash?
Love this! Thank you
You can also pour a little Dawn dish soap, into the washer, to help with stains, on all the laundry. But these are all great ideas!
Also Pine Sol is good!
Especially for greasy work clothes.@@tanyawatkins7206
Thanks for the tips. Cheers!
When measuring the cleaner, save a little effort....those 4 tablespoons equal 1/4 cup. Just measure it that way.
I use three part for cleaning everything, water, vinegar, and alcohol with a little bit of whatever soap you want IF you want. Then, for all the floors I have a HAAN steamer, uses nothing BUT hot steam and works very well. You can get one that has attachments for all sorts of things. My daughter had three pages of allergies, so some of the things you use, I couldn't have used.
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Use steam with caution on some floors. Steam can crack ceramic/porcelain tile.
Steam is not only a great sanitizer but the cheapest way to clean many areas as long as they are safe for high heat application.
Add lemon as for freshness
Super cool tricks thank you.
I used hydrogen peroxide on a red wine stain on a T-shirt…..totally got it out! Just dabbed it on with a cotton ball and a little dawn dish soap and waited a few minutes and then laundered it…stain was all gone! ❤
I've used hydrogen peroxide on bloodstains ever since I learned it from my CNA days
When you put the bottle in the tank how do you keep it from floating? I put a bottle in and it started to float
Never mix vinegar and baking soda in a closed bottle - it explodes!
If your cutting board looks like that, you need to clean it better that’s bacteria. You can take a semi-sharp knife and scrape it over the top of the plastic to try and shave down all those loose ends. You’re basically shaving the top of the plastic getting down underneath your knife marks. You should consistently clean your cutting board every time you use it to prevent bacteria.
I daily use straight white vinegar on my wooden cutting boards. Also after I clean the pets bowls I use vinegar with paper towel to finish cleaning them, kills bacteria and sweaky clean
Buy another one. They're a buck. Those plastic ones are nasty anyway.
Lots of great ideas in short, economic video. Thanks!
A lot of bad ones too.
Thanks ❤
Wd40 works to clean crayon on walls , i always put orange or lemon peels in mason jars with vinegar so it gives a better scent
Use window cleaner on a paper towel or micro cloth to make a faucet shine.
My go to general cleaner is 20 mule team Borax/ active ingredient is Boron something your body needs anyway.
Better than the many products reccommended with a laundry list of harmful chemicals.
Mine are washing powder, baking soda, oxi clean and citric acid. None of those chemicals these are natural, cheaper and have the box longer.
What do you use if someone can’t handle the smell of vinegar?
Vicks pavor rub on your feet when you have a cold works wonders
@ 2:30 you can also use toilet bowl gel cleaner. I saw another video that used that and the grout was actually lighter in color and cleaner.
Brilliant.
Thank you
I was told to use only water on my bathroom faucets because the antique bronze color will come off using cleaners! So how do I disinfect them? 😫
Patricia, if your not sure maybe call the manufacturer for the proper cleaning information. Maybe they could offer some help
Thank you
Use dishwashing soap. I keep a bar of natural goat milk bar soap under my kitchen sink just to clean the faucets. Does a beautiful job!
@@Siquomb1 thank you so much.
Vinegar?
Nice job.
So whats best to remove persistent Limescale from the Toilet Bowl????
Install a whole house water softener system. Scrape it off with a pumice stone. Cut off the water to the toilet and let the toilet dry off. Soak the deposits with undiluted vinegar and wipe off the softened deposits. The trick here is to keep the vinegar wet with repeated spraying, or vinegar wetted sponges or rags applied to the deposits to dissolve them. Keep a pint jar of vinegar inside the toilet tank to keep the water acid. Make a small hole in the jar lid to let the vinegar deep out. Replace the vinegar every two weeks or so. They say this will damage the flush mechanism in the toilet tank but the process has not caused any problems for me after several years use.
Now the plumber told me that when you clean or put anything near the toilet, it tends to push back out a little. Is it safe to put the Barbasol around the toilet? Will it clog the underneath ring that leads downward?
Fabric softener is one of the TOP MOST TOXIC thing in your home. You shouldn’t use it fir ANYTHING.
How can u get toilet paper that had foam insulation out of the commode we have try everything????
Want THE BEST air freshener there is?
Fry up some bacon.
😂 very true!! Maybe a little coffee to go with it! Lol
@@sandraolson1022 Dang I want some bacon. Too dang hot to fry it for the foreseeable future.
Great video
How do I get shine back on counter and floor that are marble?
Good ideas.
Yikes, how many toilets are going to be ruined because of this video? I appreciate hacks but putting anything in your toilet tank will eventually cause costly repairs or replacements.
When you make the room deodorizer add a little rubbing alcohol so it evaporates into the air as opposed to spraying so wet.
The best toilet cleaner from The 1.25 Tree is the Lysol toilet cleaner..it's amazing and dissolves the crud under the rim.
Tfs great hacks
A few "hacks" I am aware of. These add and are helpful, thank you.
Being a single man these will come in quite handy, Cassie ze cat doesn't do much. :-)
I think I'll keep this video and write some of these things down, the old man's mind isn't QUITE as sharp as it once was though not as dull as some would like. 😊
Can you give me a couple days to order from Amazon, or do i have to start now?
how does baking soda and castile soap disenfect?
Hard to breathe listening to all your information. 😊 Thanks for all your great tips.
I’m not sure if “Fabuloso” is good for environment in your toilet tank???
Frustrated at people using harsh chemicals like fabulous etc. Maybe people just don't know a better way yet.
Hair spray will remove ink…spray and wash. Also, pet parents might want to rethink some of the fragrance hacks.
Is it swifter or swiffer?
It’s Swiffer.
Cool hacks 😊
Also it’s good for sunburns.
Alot of these "tips" are actually just making more work though! 😂
Hairspray works better for ink stains.
Never put Fabuloso in your tank it will ruin your tank
Can you recommend something to unclog toilets sinks shower drain
Dawn. I used every thing, wasted money, I keep a few drops in toilet. Or shower, not one problem.
I also say Dawn. My son keeps blockin up my toilet. 😢 nightmare. I use hzmf cup of dawn n let it sit for n hour. For dezins i n eun boilin hot water after but the toilet usually flushes easily without hot water or plunging . ( pleade note. When i say nightmare i mean it 2 plungers, asstd chemicals n a snake later? Dawn works every time i now buy the big refill container)😅
These are awesome!
Easier way to remove INK mark/stain: spray ink mark with hairs spray until stain is wet, let dry then wash. Works every time.
SUPER OMG 😊😊😊
Great video!! The toilet…..I scrub the hole thing but can’t figure out the smell!!!! And for the person who said to re-caulk the toilet, my toilets caulk is not cracked or pulled away so………..
You have to remove the toilet seat and clean under the screws that hold it on.
White vinegar. My mom used it on our toilets because both of my brothers always had bad aim.
A child's or men's hitting toilet rim & urine running down side of toilet to the rim on floor. Then a build up.
Where do you get the castlile soap ?
Dr. Bronner’s Castile soap can be purchased at any Whole Foods Market, health food stores, or Amazon. It’s fairly popular though, so you might find it at some grocery stores.
You could go to Castile, Spain. Ask for Hermoso but watch your back.
Any idea for shower door cleaning
Cleaning vinegar and dawn dish soap mixture.
If you hate vinegar replace with rubbing alcohol but the above will work.
Or that scrub daddy paste
Spray the glass with Rain-X, it will prevent water spots. We always used a squeegee when we had a glass shower.
I use dawn powerwash. Its a miracle
I just came to see the toilet bowl thing!
Cool tips. Subbed.
how to make white the shower lines, grout.
Swifter?
What was the purpose of the pool noodle on your faucet? ?
Putting one end on fawvett & one end into the bucket - then you don't have to lift bucket of water out of the sink - especially those that can NOT lift heavy things
Love your cleaning hacks but the hard water stains you could also wet a dryer sheet a rub on the hard water stains let set a while and works really great on water stains on mirrors
Or you could re-caulk the base of toilet!
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right?! 😂
Bad idea. Then if the wax seal goes bad and starts leaking you won't know until the floor rots out
Odor can come from child or men's urine from missing toilet and hitting rim and running down side of toilet to toilet rim.
you should replace the toilet seal do it right or don't do it at all
Think! Urine accidentally from child or men hitting toilet rim & running down toilet side to floor rim.
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why spray a living room to "deordorize" ? 3 seconds and its all gone.