He poked a tube of toothpaste with a needle and put it in a drain tank - what will happen next?
Put your toothpaste in the toilet bowl - and ... Have you heard of such a life hack? Allegedly acts as a freshener, and sanitary ware cleans no worse than the teeth of smokers. Let's see if this extravagant way works.
Why put toothpaste in the toilet bowl?
Folk craftsmen, laying mint paste in a tank, have three goals:
- get rid of unpleasant odors in the toilet;
- clean the surface of the toilet without touching it or the brush;
- save on a freshener and even, possibly, a cleaning product.
As with most of these "life hacks", the chance of a miracle is small.
How to prepare?
As the Internet teaches us, not every pasta is suitable - just peppermint. That is, with menthol in the composition - it will be he who will work in the matter of giving freshness.
Before laying over the tube, it is advised to do a little magic - ruthlessly poke it with a thick needle without removing the lid. As conceived by an unknown inventor, through these openings the paste should be washed a little at each drain.
Better not to take the paste in a metal tube. Even if you successfully riddled it with a needle, it will most likely rust in water.
When the "voodoo rite" is carried out according to the instructions, you need to lift the lid of the drain tank and drown a holey tube in it.
Does it really work?
What is wrong with this method? Let's get it right.
- Through the holes left by the needle, the paste is almost not washed out. But this problem can be eliminated by using not a needle, but a heated awl.
- It is difficult to calculate the optimal diameter of the holes. After all, we need that with each drain, the amount of paste that is sufficient to give a fresh aroma is washed out, but the tube does not end too quickly. In addition, the texture of the paste depends on the manufacturer - there are regular, gel, there are "sticky" ones that stick well both on the toothbrush and on smooth surfaces. Some added special granules. In a word, it is almost impossible to predict how easy the tool will come out of the small holes.
- The paste, as a rule, does not dissolve so well to make a fragrant mint water. To achieve this effect, you would have to whip it into the foam with a brush.
- Alas, it will not work to clean the toilet in a non-contact way. After all, we brush our teeth with a toothbrush, and not just with a paste or rinse aid. So, there’s a complete failure on this point: people who put toothpaste in the tank will still have to buy a cleaning product.
- Do not forget that the object lying in the tank reduces the amount of water that will be drained. Although the size of the tube with toothpaste is not so large, you can still notice that these 200 ml are not enough for you to get rid of the “ballast” the first time.
- Sooner or later the tube will end. And to take something out of a tank with a lid is another show. How will you do this - disassemble? Slightly open? Climb there by hand or get a scoop? In light of this problem, we can advise those who decided to try out a toilet life hack, pre-tie a tube with a nylon rope and grab the ends of the tube with a lid so that you do not have to "fish" later.
- What is life hacking for? As a rule, for the sake of economy. But how much money will you save if you use toothpaste instead of special pills for a cistern? One tablet will cost about 35-40 rubles. Enough for two weeks.At the same time, there is a guarantee of a disinfecting and easy cleaning effect. Cheap toothpaste will cost 50 rubles and will only work as a freshener. Most likely, it will also end in a couple of weeks. It can last longer (again, depending on the diameter of the holes), but then it will not be so good to flavor.
The conclusion can be drawn as follows: if you somehow had unnecessary toothpaste (for example, did not like the taste or effect on tooth enamel), why not use it as a freshener for the toilet? But as a “regular method” this method does not withstand competition - it is easier and often cheaper to use special tools. And if you have a modern repair and the tank is mounted on the wall, then you are completely tempted to try this life hack.
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“It’s better not to take the paste in a metal tube. Even if you successfully riddled it with a needle, it will most likely rust in water .... "-
All this is garbage and do not bother
Even though you make a huge hole in the tube, I assure you - nothing will happen. Did this - no effect. This is nonsense.
If metal is aluminum, it doesn’t rust in any way (nonsense)
Forgot to mention that a foreign object may jam locking hardware inside the tank.
A metal tube cannot rust because it is made of aluminum.
And buy a freshener for the toilet that are hung on the rim is not fate?
Girls! But this is extremely inconvenient! Every time you need to brush your teeth will have to remove the lid of the tank
A freshener for a toilet costs 47 rubles and a cheap paste 60 rubles, and where is the benefit of this trouble?
THE STORE HAS A LOT OF OTHER GARMENTS FOR Kegs
And I’ve been doing this for a long time and get high!
And where else can you read such nonsense? People are such interesting creatures))
TRAINED, EFFECT-0. EVERYTHING IS NOT WORTH !!!!
Throw away the carburetor from there and there will be no smell and rust
Teeth are easy to clean. I shuffled, and my teeth are clean.
At first I punched several holes .. nothing. Then I cut the bottom off the tube .. And still it didn’t give anything .. All this is crap ... dog !!!!!!!
This garbage, I read this method a few years ago, I tried it. Toothpaste does not dissolve so as to refresh and wash accessories. You can even try hard, it’s checked that even large nichrome is not washed out of holes. And yes, the tube is aluminum, does not rust 😉.
LIES ANYTHING FOAM AND THE SAME TUBE MAY STOP THE VALVE AND FLOW OR OVERLOAD IS SECURED !!!!!!!!
And you need to drain the water from the barrel and get the pasta, and not fish.
Did - DOES NOT WORK, at all - nevermind! cheating!
Foolish and you can break x
I tried it myself! All this bullshit! They mock us and we, like Russian fools, lead me to all the junk! Just to save on something
And why write such crap? "Toothpaste in the toilet bowl" Lets figure it out))
This method is very old, I did it in 90 when there was no freshener for the toilet. Now I also do it sometimes, but not all pastas are suitable.
I tried full crap.
The teeth are cleaner than steel from the water of the drain tank, only in the toilet until you brush with a toothbrush
dirt also remains. I just didn’t understand, a separate brush is necessary for the teeth and the toilet separately, or the general one will do.
overall fit👍
And I Pour WATER into the USED TUBE AND GIVE REMEMBER OF THE PASTE RESIDUES IN THE TUBE. Then shake and pour into the tank. WHEN DRAINING WATER, WASTE THE WALLS AND THEY JUST SHINE. AND IF ELSE AND A BRUSH PASS, AT ALL SUPER!
The author urgently needs to get a patent.
Wash the toilet more often and there will be no smell!
Thank you, I laughed heartily! Comments are super !!
Do not sleep in the toilet and it will be clean
And what is a "life hack", and why should I use
Pindos words, if our words abound?
Buy a good foaming toothpaste with strong mint stink in the toilet. Excellent - a la clean air craft
And you can also smear toothpaste on cookies for breakfast, it’s going fine, at the same time while eating and brushing your teeth.Time is saved on hard labor camps, a couple of coins can be earned on top, so that the master can be given for water)))
And who has nothing to do spending such stupid "excrement"?
If you pee, then just a neat hole in the balcony, just not the toilet!
The result will be if you connect hot water to the tank. In cold water, the paste does not dissolve, no matter what hole you drill.
Laughed heartily, thank you, to tears!
Ah, you can just wash the toilet and nothing will stink.
If you squeeze the paste into a fine-mesh fishing trough, then there may be some effect
Laughed !! Well, comedians in our country! Toothpaste and brush, toilets and teeth are brushed !!!!! But don’t poop, and you need to practice!
I got such a stone from the paste that I had to buy a stronger toilet cleaner. I didn’t hear a smell, no cleaning effect. Although it “leaked” 2 times, it enlarged the holes. With my sensitivity to pasta, I didn’t smell anything, but I got problems. Maybe the recipe should indicate that the paste should be gel-like?
The paste must be special - toilet!