I pierced a tube of toothpaste with a needle and put it in the drain tank - what happens next?
Put toothpaste in the toilet tank and... Have you heard of this life hack? Supposedly it acts as a freshener, and it cleans sanitaryware no worse than smokers’ teeth. Let's see if this extravagant method works.
Why do they put toothpaste in the toilet tank?
Craftsmen, when putting mint paste into the tank, pursue three goals:
- get rid of unpleasant odors in the toilet;
- clean the surface of the toilet without touching it or the brush;
- save on air freshener and even possibly cleaning product.
As is the case with most of these “life hacks,” the chance of a miracle happening is slim.
How to prepare?
As the Internet teaches us, not any paste will do - only mint paste. That is, with menthol in the composition - it will be the one that will work in imparting freshness.
Before putting it in the tube, they advise you to do a little magic - mercilessly prick it with a thick needle without removing the lid. According to the idea of the unknown inventor, the paste should be gradually washed out through these holes with each drain.
It is better not to take toothpaste in a metal tube. Even if you successfully riddled it with a needle, it would most likely rust in water.
When the “voodoo ceremony” has been carried out according to the instructions, you need to lift the lid of the drain tank and drown the leaky tube in it.
Does this really work?
What's wrong with this method? Let's figure it out.
- 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 hole diameter. After all, we need to ensure that with each flush, enough paste is washed out to give a fresh aroma, but at the same time the tube does not end too quickly. In addition, the texture of the paste depends on the manufacturer - there are regular, gel, and “sticky” ones that adhere well to both a toothbrush and smooth surfaces. Some have special granules added. In short, it is almost impossible to predict how easily the product will come out of small holes.
- The paste, as a rule, does not dissolve well enough to create aromatic mint water. To achieve this effect, you would have to beat it into foam with a brush.
- Unfortunately, cleaning the toilet using a non-contact method will not work. After all, we brush our teeth with a toothbrush, and not just with toothpaste or mouthwash. So on this point it’s a complete failure: people who put toothpaste in the container 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. Even if the size of the toothpaste tube is not so large, you may 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 run out. And taking something out of a tank with a lid is quite a show. How will you do it - take it apart? Open slightly? Should I reach in there with my hand or use a ladle to get it out? In light of this problem, we can advise those who decide to try a toilet life hack to tie the tube with a nylon rope in advance and cover its ends with a lid so that they do not have to “fish” later.
- Why are life hacks started? As a rule, for the sake of economy. But how much money will you save if you use toothpaste instead of special toothpaste tablets? One tablet will cost about 35-40 rubles, it will last for two weeks. At the same time, there is a guarantee of a disinfectant and light cleansing effect. Cheap toothpaste will cost 50 rubles and will only work as a freshener. It will most likely end in a couple of weeks. It may last longer (again depending on the diameter of the holes), but then the aromatization will not be as good.
The conclusion can be drawn as follows: if you somehow ended up with unnecessary toothpaste (for example, you didn’t like the taste or the effect on tooth enamel), why not use it as a toilet freshener? But as a “standard method”, this method does not stand up to competition - it is easier and often cheaper to use special means. And if you have a modern renovation and the tank is built into the wall, then you are completely deprived of the temptation to try this life hack.
“It’s better not to take toothpaste in a metal tube. Even if you successfully riddled it with a needle, it would most likely rust in water...” —
It's made of aluminum)
And what, special means for water in the tank have been canceled. I love us Russians - we are not looking for easy ways.
And nothing will happen, absolutely nothing. Although not entirely, you will have a perforated tube in the tank.
All these proposals, it’s like discussing how to milk a goat, you still won’t get milk. And the site itself and the theme were created only to attract traffic. idiotic proposals, purely for advertising.
Are you still using the toilet? It’s not hygienic.
A metal tube is always made of aluminum. It does not rust!
And I eat one tube of paste a day and shit with a pleasant smell. And a delicious breakfast at the same time.
This is all bullshit and you shouldn't bother
There is a simpler and more affordable, and, most importantly, working option for saving. I used bottles of Palpi, such a drink. The drink, accordingly, is drunk, the bottle is washed and removed from the label. Then it is filled with water and closed. And it is placed in the drain tank. You can even put two bottles. On the side opposite the water input, on the side of the drain mechanism. Minus 2 liters of water at the same level. The operating properties of hydraulics are not affected, the savings are not very obvious, but constant.
Passed..bullshit..don’t even try.
You are 100% right.
I've been using this method for 2 months now and I like it.The paste is cheap, 19 rubles, mint, I use a large needle to make a lot of holes, it lasts for a month. Great freshener and cheap. I pull it out without any problems, remove the tank cap, drain the water and calmly take out the empty tube.
Even if you make a huge hole in the tube, I assure you nothing will happen. I did this - no effect. This is nonsense.
no nonsense, friends do this
I tried it too—nonsense!!!!!
I dug out a huge hole in the toilet, but for some reason the neighbors downstairs are unhappy.
The method doesn't work. Anyone who claims otherwise is lying. Or you need a fairly liquid gel EXPENSIVE paste, but then it’s cheaper to throw tablets into the tank
If it’s metal, it’s aluminum, but it won’t rust (nonsense)
Everything in our tap water rusts!
Even an aluminum beer can rusts. If you've never seen it, then you shouldn't claim it.
They forgot to mention that a foreign object can jam the locking fittings inside the tank.
One hundred percent jammed, my friend also threw the tube and then had to take the tank apart
No, the fittings will not jam, they are always covered in oil.
The metal tube cannot rust because it is made of aluminum.
Isn’t it a good idea to buy a toilet freshener that hangs on the rim?
Girls! But this is extremely inconvenient! Every time you need to brush your teeth you will have to remove the reservoir cap.
Thank you! I had a lot of fun. At least someone with humor is here
A toilet freshener costs 47 rubles and a cheap paste costs 60 rubles, and where is the benefit of this problem?
The paste will last for 10 years! And a freshener for a week.
It is more economical not to make holes in the tube, then one tube should be enough for the entire service life of the plumbing kit
THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER ACCESSORIES IN THE TANK
THE STORE HAS A LOT OF OTHER BARREL ACCESSORIES
That's for sure - the side of the gadget is good!
I’ve been doing this for a long time and I’m enjoying it!
I doubt it, because... I tried this idea! and I’ll tell you that the effect is 0
Where else can you read such nonsense? People are such interesting creatures))
TRIED IT, EFFECT: 0. NOT WORTH THE CANDLE!!!!
Not in the eye, but in the eyebrow “OCHINA” is not worth the candle)))))
Throw the carburetor in there and there will be no smell or rust
It is convenient to brush your teeth. Pooped and my teeth are clean.
At first I pierced a few holes... nothing. Then I cut off the bottom of the tube... And still nothing worked... All this is crap... bullshit!!!!!!
This is bullshit, I read this method several years ago and tried it. Toothpaste does not dissolve well enough to freshen and wash accessories. You don’t even have to try, it’s been tested that even big holes don’t wash out anything. And yes, the tube is aluminum, does not rust?
LIES NOTHING DOESN'T FOAM AND BESIDES THE TUBE CAN STOP THE VALVE AND FLOOD OR OVERCONSUMPTION IS PROVIDED!!!!!!!!
And you need to drain the water from the barrel and get the pasta, and not fish.
They did it - it doesn’t work, at all - not a damn thing! deception !
You can foolishly break it
I tried it myself! It's all bullshit! They mock us, and we, like Russian fools, are fooling around with all the junk! Just to save on something
And why write such crap? "Toothpaste in the toilet tank" LET'S FIGURE OUT ))
This method is very old, I did it in the 90s, when there was no toilet freshener.Now I also do this sometimes, but not all pastes are suitable.
Tried complete crap.
Your teeth have become cleaner from the water from the cistern, only in the toilet until you masturbate with a toothbrush
the dirt also remains. I just don’t understand whether you need a separate brush for your teeth and a separate brush for the toilet, or if a common one will do.
Is the general one suitable?
AND I POUR WATER INTO THE USED TUBE AND LET THE REMAINS OF THE PASTE IN THE TUBE SOAK. THEN I SHAKE UP AND POUR INTO THE TANK. WHEN DRAINING, THE WATER WASHES THE WALLS AND THEY JUST SHINE. AND IF YOU ALSO USE A BRUSH, IT’S ABSOLUTELY SUPER!
The author needs to urgently obtain a patent.
Clean the toilet more often and there will be no smell!
Thank you, I had a good laugh! The comments were great!!
Don't sleep in the toilet and it will be clean
Ha
What is a “life hack” and why should you use it?
Pindosian words, if our words are enough?
Buy a well-foaming toothpaste with a strong mint, the smell in the toilet is excellent - a la the cleanliness of the aircraft
You can also put toothpaste on cookies for breakfast, it works great, while you eat and brush your teeth. Time is saved on fees for hard labor, you can earn a couple of coins to pay the master for water)))
And who has nothing to do with such idiotic “excrement”?
If you pee, then only a neat hole on the balcony, not the toilet!
The result will be if you connect hot water to the tank. The paste will not dissolve in cold water, no matter what hole you drill.
I laughed heartily, thank you, to the point of tears!
You can just wash the toilet and nothing will stink.
If you squeeze the paste into a fine-mesh fishing feeder, there may be some effect
Laughed out loud!! Well, we have comedians in our country! They use toothpaste and a brush to clean toilets and teeth!!!!! Don’t poop, and you need to exercise!
The paste created such a stone that I had to buy a stronger toilet cleaner. I didn’t smell it or have any cleaning effect. Although I “punched holes” 2 times - I enlarged the holes. Given my sensitivity to the paste, I didn’t smell anything, but it caused problems. Maybe the recipe should indicate that the paste should be gel-like?
The paste must be special - toilet paste!
My mother-in-law, since she learned to use the Internet, looks for and checks all these life hacks. And he persuades my wife. I also experimented with toothpaste in the container. My wife praised this method. I specially took my wife to visit her so that she could be convinced that this life hack did not work.