July 28, 2008 | Kids, Bathroom, Cleaning tips

 

I recently found out that the flush of a toilet isn’t as harmless as I once thought. Apparently that “fwoosh” agitates the water enough to send a spray of miniscule water particles (and other particles) into the air. They’re dispersed through your bathroom and settle on anything with a flat surface. Do you know what that means? When you flush your toilet you’re spreading potty-germs all over your bathroom. (Mine now seems much less clean than it did before I learned that.)

The best thing you can do to inhibit the spray is to close the lid when you flush. And do we really need to say it? Wash hands. And when you clean your bathroom, don’t think that the rim, seat, and toilet bowl are all that need a good scrub - make sure you give proper cleaning attention to outside of the throne and everything around it (wall and baseboard included) to make sure you get rid of all those germy-germs your loo spit out.

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1. Tony Cleanloo says:

   
   

   Good advice. I always close the lid - particularly in shared lavatory facilities at work. I once saw a TV prog where they analysed the surfaces in a bathroom after normal flushing and they found faecal bacteria everywhere - yuk!

   July 29th, 2008 at 9:24 am

2. Stretch Mark Mama says:

   
   

   Another good reason to keep the toothbrushes Out Of Sight.

   July 30th, 2008 at 1:31 am

3. barbara-ann says:

   
   

   I habitually close the lid after flushing to keep my dogs from drinking. But effective immediately, I will close and then flush!

   July 30th, 2008 at 5:05 pm

4. John says:

   
   

   I close the lid too because my dog loves the water of the toilet.

   August 4th, 2008 at 9:32 am

5. Team Building DC says:

   
   

   I saw this on Mythbusters and I rarely use the toilet without putting the seat down after. It is just so much more clean. I recommend everyone do it.

   August 13th, 2008 at 1:50 pm

6. Commercial Cleaning says:

   
   

   Gud advice, everyone should follow this. Usually all people use the the toilet without putting the seat. Toilet needs much cleaning as compared to another places so please make you toilet neat and clean every day and follow the advice posted by mudlark here..

   Thanks

   September 12th, 2008 at 12:45 am

7. Eoin says:

   
   

   It’s only disgusting if you know about it. Ignorance, as they say, is bliss.

   September 13th, 2008 at 1:31 pm

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