How To Clean Toilet Siphons

With vinegar or with bleach.

How to clean toilet siphons. Turn off the water supply to the toilet and flush the toilet to empty the tank. The siphon jets are small openings under the rim of the bowl. By pulling or pushing the flush button or flush lever we flush the toilet. The bowl holds the water and then it dips into the bowls outlet. There are two ways to clean toilet siphons jets.

Block off the siphon jets using a few pieces of duct tape. To clean toilet siphon jets start by inspecting your jets for signs of dirt using a mirror. In order to successfully clean the siphon jets around the inner rim of the bowl you ll need to make sure they re not emitting water. Turn off the water to your toilet. Start by cleaning underneath the rim of your toilet with a toilet brush and your preferred toilet bowl cleaner.

Don t worry the tape will come off easily later on. If they are blocked you will need a thin sharp object like a piece of wire to scrape out the jet holes. There remains some extra water. Soak paper towel in white vinegar. Clean the surface of your toilet seat with a mild cleaner soap and soft cloth.

Thereafter you can clean using vinegar bleach solution detergent a duct tape and scrubbing brush. You ll need a toilet brush white vinegar hand gloves toilet cleaner and paper towels. Cleaning the bowl siphon jets. Do not use abrasive cleaners abrasive pads or wool to clean the toilet seat surfaces as it can result in scratching and dulling of the surface. The job of a siphon jet is to hold the water until next flush.

A toilet scrubbing brush can grow mold on its own if it s left in a watery holder so forte says you should periodically clean it after you ve finished scrubbing the toilet bowl and surfaces. Locate the small water shutoff valve on the wall near the base of the toilet.