Black something in toilet bowl.

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I have a toilet bowl that grows some kind of black funk in and around the bowl. I need help figuring out what this is and how to get rid of it. I clean my bathroom once a week with clorox and now the black has stained the bowl. This is our guest bathroom and It's just my husband and I here.

Robin Rodriguez · Answer

sounds like hard water and bleach makes mine worse...sno bowl works great

Laila Garrett · Answer

how old is the toilet? is it in a ring at the water line? If so it may be the tank that needs to have new fittings or try to clean the tank first. Try adding baking soda and vinegar to the bowl. Turn off the water to the tank, flush and in the little water left add a 8 oz box of baking soda and a cup of vinegar, while it's foaming take your brush and scrub. You can make a paste of the baking soda and vinegar and use it in spots as well. I use it in a paste for mold in the corner of my shower once a month.

Sandra Campbell · Answer

Vinegar, Seems to clean everything. Try some in the tank and in the bowl. Let it sit, soak and flush. Should work.

Pamela Thurlow · Answer

I used the bleach tablets in the tank after bleaching everything in and out. It does seem to work. Periodically I still add bleach, but it stays pretty clean.

Lesa D · Answer

vinegar and baking soda http://www.ehow.com/how_8198266_kill-black-mold-toilets.html

Paul Bove Ceramic Tile · Answer

Not sure if this will help but I'm a tile contractor and over the years I've taken about a zillion toilets out and put them back. Although rare I've seen roots come up from the drain pipe a few times. Might have to take the toilet off and check that out. If that's the case then some root killer might work.

Sharon · Answer

Thank you my husband is going to try and take out the toilet this weekend and try to figure out whats going on.

Janis Lauer · Answer

I read somewhere that if you dump a liter of coke cola in the bowl and let it stay over night, the bowl will come out sparkling clean. I've never tried it so I can't attest to it's success, but it is worth a try.

Sharon · Answer

I have resolved my problem.

Sharon · Answer

Well my husband is going to be taking the bowl up this weekend to see whats going on. Also while it's out I will be bleaching the bowl replacing the wax ring and if that doesn't work we will have to replace the toilet. UGH!

Debbie Harris · Answer

The problem is in the water. I have had a brand new house with no trees or roots growing around and no one using the restroom, and still had this problem. Your local water company will come test your water for contaminants. In the mean time I used the blue tank discs like Tidy Bowl and it helps but you'll have to stay on it until they give you the results. Hate for you to go to the trouble of taking up your bowl before you have your water tested.

Sharon · Answer

Thanks I didn't know that our water company would do that. My husband isn't excited about taking the tank out today!! I will tell him about this and maybe we will try that come monday morning instead. Thanks so much!

Beverly · Answer

Try using a pumice stone to 'erase' the black stains. They are usually available in the cleaning section of WalMart or any home improvement store and are very inexpensive. We used them when cleaning homes professionally. The grit is simply flushed down the toilet when you are finished using it. A stone will last for several months.

Marilynn Gillespie · Answer

Barkeeper's Friend

Jo F. · Answer

I'm in OK too and  the water in my town is very hard. Plus the water level in the bowl seems to be too low. I've had to use the pumice stone several times to get the ring out but in the bottom hole where the water goes down,it's very hard to get that out and I can't seem to do it. i haven't tried the coke yet but going too.

Marilynn Gillespie · Answer

Barkeeper's Friend works like a charm. Just sprinkle it on and wash it off with a toilet brush!

Debbie Lamont · Answer

Break up a pool puck and put a few small pieces in the tank. Keeps the bowl sparkling . Warning , don't use too much

Jim Saurman · Answer

It's just mildew. It's due to the extremely high humidity in the room from the shower. Spray the bowl down with a bleach based bathroom cleaner every few days, only takes a second or two.

Esmeralda Paredes · Answer

you can make this put 1 cup of baking soda and 1 cup of vinegar overnight and in the morning flush it the mixture will make some effervescence do not worry you have to make it several time if the black  funk it is some old but this work very well and it is friendly environment

Deb K · Answer

Hi Sharon, hope this helps you out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5IwBpmqYJk

Mogie · Answer

How To Get Rid Of Toilet Ring? 12 Quick Solutions

https://www.bomisch.com/how-to-get-rid-of-toilet-ring/

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