How to Clean a Toilet Brush and Holder

Toilet brushes are arguably one of the most overlooked tools in the household despite having an essential function. 

For some reason, people would rather buy several cheap toilet brushes within a short time rather than invest in a proper, durable and effective toilet brush. 

However, on the off chance that you do buy one, you will probably need to know how to clean your toilet brush and maintain it in order for it to live a long, crappy life. 

This also applies to your toilet plunger, as well.

Anything that is used to clean up your toilet really.

Toilets are very…unclean.

What You'll Need

What you will need…

  • Rubber Gloves -They are only necessary if you care about your hands.  
  • Bleach - It’s a cleaning agent. Feel free to replace it with any other strong disinfectant that you trust.  
  • Bucket or anything that is deep enough to hold water and a toilet brush
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    Water - Preferably hot water because of the fact that hot water kills germs and is more effective at cleaning things. ​

6 Steps on how to Clean Your toilet brush

  • Step 1: Fill your bucket or whatever container you have with hot water.
  • Step 2: Check the instructions on the back of your bleach bottle and apply the appropriate amount of bleach accordingly.
  • Step 3: Stir the solution to mix up the bleach with the water.
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    Step 4: Leave your toilet cleaning equipment to soak in the bucket for about an hour.
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    Step 5: Take the equipment out and wash off under hot water.
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    Step 6: Manually dry your brush or leave it in the open air. After it dries, put it back in its clean holder.

5 Steps on How to Clean a Toilet Brush Holder

According to step 6 in the previous process, you need to have a clean toilet brush holder because if you do not, you are basically cleaning a toilet brush then immediately putting it back in a dirty place. It’s just useless.

  • Step 1: Spray your holder or let it soak in a bleach solution.
  • Step 2: Leave it hanging till it loses all its water. In short, let it drain.
  • Step 3: Wash it off with hot water.
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    Step 4: Use a cloth or a clean rag to dry the holder.
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    Step 5: Enjoy having a clean holder.

Final Thoughts

Keeping your toilet cleaning equipment clean is a very easy process, it is not only simple, but also not time consuming.

However, to maintain a clean, bacteria-free toilet, you should try to repeat the cleaning process once every week.

It obviously depends on how much you use your cleaner or your plunger; yet, if you use it on a regular or a semi-regular basis, once a week would be an appropriate rate.

Last, please bare in mind that you cannot clean your brush or your plunger without cleaning the holder, as well. It’s like showering then working out.

  • Tim
  • November 11, 2018
Tim
 

Tim has been in the plumbing and home improvement industry in over a decade. His main passion is the bathroom where he loves to get creative within this sector. He spends most of his time writing content about home improvement, DIY and bathroom related topics.

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