Bleach Or Disinfectant?

[237SJ]

I might have a bathroom cleaning blitz tonight. Which is best really - bleach or disinfectant or does it not matter?

[TWR]

Bleach for the tiles etc, then wipe over with Dis.

[gingejbee]

Chlorine bleach IS a disinfectant!

[gingejbee]

Just to explain...."disinfectant" is a rather old-hat term for something that cleans by killing bacteria.....and chlorine is very good at that.

[thugulike]

I use a specialist bathroom cleaner as bleach will not remove limescale and that way you don't get the smell.

[saintpeter48]

I love bleach, I use it after every time i flush the toilet, I must get through about 4 bottles a week.

[furrypusscat]

Bleach you have to be so careful with, if you accidentally spill on carpets, towels or curtains you will lose the colour and will completely ruin it.

[gingejbee]

....and it's also caustic because it's highly alkaline...so you could also lose some skin!

[woofgang]

what d you want to remove when you clean? Bleach won't remove limescale, neither will things like dettox.

[Tilly2]

I'm sure someone once posted on here, that bleach only whitens germs, it doesn't kill them. I didn't believe that.

[237SJ]

Thanks for the replies. I usually just use the cheapest thick bleach from somewhere such as Aldi for cleaning underneath sinks and toilet bowls and for doing the floor. I just wondered if disinfectant had other ingredients that were beneficial. Maybe the only difference is the perfume.

[jomifl]

Bleach is a very powerful disinfectant, far more so than other proprietary disinfectants. One thimbleful in a bucket of water will kill practically any micr-organism with which it comes in contact.. Most people use about a 100 times as much as is needed. Think of the money you could save.

[Tilly2]

Most of my bleach ends up on the toilet mat (and ruins them!)

[jomifl]

People with septic tanks don't use bleach in their toilets and don't die of dreadful diseases any more than those who use gallons of bleach. There is a lesson here.

[andres]

Be careful to always flush the toilet after using bleach.If not and someone uses the toilet it could be disastrous . Urine and bleach together make poisonous fumes !!

[237SJ]

Blimey, I think I might be using too much of the stuff. I tip about a cupful into a bucket of water when I clean the bathroom surfaces.

[crapmemory]

Thugulike, what cleaner do you use? I like the sound of one that gets rid of limescale while you clean :)

[knowabit]

I hate bleach, won't have it in the house!

[ladybirder]

I just use lemon wipes and limescale remover plus Harpic toilet cleaner for the loo. Nearly all white and glass so have to keep on top of it.

[Hypognosis]

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saintpeter48
I love bleach, I use it after every time i flush the toilet, I must get through about 4 bottles a week.
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Are there a lot of disappointed anglers downstream from you?

[sunny-dave]

I have my own mini sewage treatment plant (no mains drainage in the village) - bleach and 'disinfectant' are very sparingly used (if at all). I love the bugs that digest my sewage and don't want to kill the friendly little microbes.

It doesn't hurt me & it's possible to keep stuff clean without nuking everything with bleach.

Modern life seems obsessed with killing bacteria - perhaps that's why there are so many allergies and sensitivities around.

You need to eat a peck of dirt before you die ...