{"id":139164,"date":"2023-09-13T23:13:32","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T16:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-perfect-flush-eight-essential-toilet-tips-from-closed-lids-to-cleaning\/"},"modified":"2023-09-13T23:21:48","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T16:21:48","slug":"the-perfect-flush-eight-essential-toilet-tips-from-closed-lids-to-cleaning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-perfect-flush-eight-essential-toilet-tips-from-closed-lids-to-cleaning\/","title":{"rendered":"The perfect flush: eight essential toilet tips \u2013 from closed lids to cleaning"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nLid up or down? Flush every time? Bleach or bathroom cleaner? Your approach can help keep your health and the planet from going down the panHow do you flush the toilet? Hopefully it wouldn\u2019t be too much to presume that, after finishing up important bathroom business, you locate a button or handle and press it. But, according to research, the answer might be more complicated. By now we\u2019re all well aware of the fact that, if bathrooms are a breeding ground for bacteria, the loo is their epicentre. On average, a toilet basin contains 3.2 million bacteria per square-inch, rivalled only by the toothbrush holder. When we flush, we run the risk of spreading those bacteria around the room, and potentially all over ourselves, too.For decades, debates over how we do our duty \u2013 or, more specifically, what we do afterwards \u2013 have divided nations, rearing up once more earlier this week. Does flushing a lidless toilet \u2013 and exposing ourselves to a \u201cplume\u201d of microscopic particles \u2013 make us sick, for example? And do you flush public toilets using your feet, as one 2013 survey asked? (Two-thirds of American respondents answered that yes, they do. A thought to ponder.) So, how do we settle the right (and wrong) way to flush a toilet? Ann Russell, author of How To Clean Everything and TikTok\u2019s favourite cleaning Auntie weighs in. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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