Never Scrub Just the Bowl Again: Where Toilet Smell Really Hides

Toilet smell that comes back no matter how much you scrub is usually not in the bowl, mija. Tonight, lift the seat, shine your phone light under the rim, and look at the back where the water comes in. Do you see the brown? That brown ring under the water line is often mineral scale, sometimes stained by iron. Bleach can lighten what sits on top, but it does not dissolve scale, and that is why the ring is back by Sunday, and why the toilet smell comes back with it. My mother in Puebla took it off every Saturday with half a lemon. In this video I show you the whole method: how to turn off the water so the ring sits dry, vinegar on the ring and up under the rim, my mother's rag trick, and the five places toilet smell hides. Four of them are not the bowl: the seat hinge, the floor where the porcelain meets the tile, the tank, and the seal under the toilet, the one that needs a plumber. Before any stone touches your toilet, I read you what the makers say, because I scratched one once and paid for it for four years. Two warnings I will not skip. Never mix a toilet bowl cleaner with bleach, because acid and bleach together make a gas that burns your lungs. And read your toilet's book before anything goes in the tank. Everything here is already under your sink, or three dollars at the store. WHAT'S IN THIS VIDEO 0:00 Tonight, lift the seat and look under the rim 1:47 Who I am, and what this costs 2:26 Before you start: gloves, window, a low stool 2:52 Turn off the water behind the toilet 4:03 Vinegar on the ring, and my mother's rag trick 4:55 The ring that told me about my mother 6:05 Under the rim: the mirror and the holes 6:56 Pumice: what the maker's book says 8:00 The toilet I scratched, and four years of it 8:53 Never mix: acid and bleach in a toilet 10:17 Five places the smell hides, starting with the seat 10:47 The floor and the wall behind it 11:11 Rotten egg smell: when it is a plumber 11:42 Inside the tank, and the blue tablet 12:56 A few honest words about safety 13:26 What the store sells vs. a $3 jug 14:05 What is not seen also gets cleaned 14:31 Three small habits 14:50 Tell me two things DISCLAIMER These are household methods from my family, shared for general information only. I am not a plumber, a chemist or a safety expert. Toilets, glazes and parts differ, and a method that is safe on mine may damage yours. You use everything in this video at your own risk. Read your toilet maker's instructions first, ventilate the room, never mix cleaning products, keep children and pets away, and if the toilet smell is like rotten eggs, the toilet rocks when you sit, or water shows at the base, call a plumber. ONE THING TO DO TODAY Tonight, take your phone light and a small hand mirror, and look up under the rim. If the little holes are crusted brown, that is where your toilet smell has been living. TELL ME IN THE COMMENTS Which state do you live in, and what color was your ring: brown, orange, or gray black? Next time: back to the kitchen, to the ants that march across your counter every spring. My mother never sprayed poison where a family eats. I read every comment.    / @casamercehome   #toiletsmell #mexicancleaning #toiletcleaning #bathroomcleaning #cleaningtips