Questions tagged [bathroom]
Hacks related to the bathroom.
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How to wash with a minimum of water?
I am looking for a lifehack that will allow me to take care of my personal hygiene when there is no water in the tap. I have access only to 2 liters of water a day to wash myself.
How can this be done ...
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Soak for shower curtain liner to remove soap/lime buildup
I am looking for something that I can add to bathwater to soak this shower liner to remove the lime/soap buildup.
I do not want to manually have to use a sponge for this job.
I do not want to replace ...
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Clean sticky dust from bathroom tiles
With time, dust collects on the white tiles in my bathroom:
You cannot just wipe away the dust with a dry rag. I guess the humidity in the bathroom makes the dust stick to the tiles. It only comes ...
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How to wash dirty underwear?
I was sick and pooped a bit on my underwear (a bit of diarrhea)
How do I clean this?
I suppose I shouldn't put it into the washer with other underwears and wash at 30C?
Most of my underwears say "...
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Shower head vertical on holder. What to do?
I moved to a new apartment and find it difficult to take a shower because the shower head is vertical, when I place it on its holder, so the water is sprayed horizontally. What is the best way to have ...
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How to remove buildup limescale from glass shower screen?
I've noticed someone posted similar question to my problem and follow the advices offered on that thread. but I still find no solutions to remove the stubborn limescale from my shower screen. I've ...
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How to keep pee from splattering from the toilet all around the basin and on the floor on old toilets that are really low and have deep water?
Modern toilets are oval shaped and longer front to back than side-to-side. They use less water in the basin and are taller. That means modern toilets give you two advantages over old toilets in order ...
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Degunk & clean these silicone/ rubbery plastic covered flexible metal spider stands in a dusty hot humid asian metro city?
I’ll be linking this to a prev hack that got me to create these hacks.
How to Vertically holster beard-hair trimmer & electric shaver, and suspend it using a shelf over bathroom counter?
Now I’m ...
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How to get off moisturizing soap quickly [closed]
When I wash my hands with liquid hand soap (Dial, Softsoap or any other brand), it doesn't get off quickly. I believe thats because of the moisturizing element (to prevent drying hands). If you have ...
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How to deal when the solid waste are stick on the toilet surface?
I am using a shared toilet and we agree to close the cover when flushing the water after pooping. However, I recognize that my solid waste sometimes stick on the toilet wall and it is not a nice thing ...
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What is the special liquid for cleaning the peeing liquid on the floor?
I am a male, and normally, even I try to adjust my peeing direction as in this post . I tried to peeing on these spots already
However, I still cannot avoid that the ureic water is on the floor, ...
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How to get wood varnish stains out of a white bathtub?
I recently moved into a new place but apparently some builders who were there poured their excess wood varnish into the bathtub (geniuses) and now my white bathtub is full of yellow stains from the ...
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Changing pants in office bathroom
I commute to my office in my bike, and after cycling 40kms, my clothes will be soaked. I change vest and shirt, but pants and underwear will be soaked, which is uncomfortable.
I would like to change ...
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How can I prevent the water from hitting me while sitting on the toilet?
This is very related to How to avoid splash sounds in public toilets?. However, still it is different: I don't mind the sound, but I mind the water itself hitting me from below. It's both unpleasant, ...
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How to clean fan and coil of ac/dehumidifer?
Basically, bleach vapors have gotten into my dehumidifier after I used clorox "tilex" All Purpose Cleaner With Bleach for mold control in the kitchen sink. Now the dehumidifier is blowing ...
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How to make my bathtub slippery
We've rented an apartment and the bathtub surface is not slippery enough. I know that being slippery is a downside for bathtubs, but it causes so many problems. The main problem is that the water ...
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Toilet paper is stuck in the dispenser, any way to reach it?
Few months ago, a toilet paper dispenser was installed at my work place. It looks nice, and usually functioning well, here is how it looks like normally:
As you can see, there is a big toilet paper ...
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How to know what material shower floor is made of and what cleaning products to use on it?
I have a shower in a new house, and the floor of it is dirty. If I google "how to clean shower floor" the answers I get largely depend on the type of floor. I have no idea what the floor is made of (...
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At what part of the toilet should I aim to reduce the pee splashing? [closed]
The question has been closed under the claim that is opinion-based. Please read my comment below explaining why I think it should be reopened.
While peeing stand up, I wonder where should I aim to ...
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How to not forget my phone in the bathroom?
Many times I go to the bathroom only for a quick pee, while in the middle of something, hence my mind is occupied, and I don't pay much attention.
I take my phone out of my pocket and place it ...
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How can I smooth out my textured bathtub?
We have a textured bath-tub, we want to remove the texture (because it's fading and it's easy to slip on, but because of the texture bath mats don't stay on). We're considering re-glazing it, and are ...
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How do you re-attach towel racks which are coming off the wall?
I have some mounted towel racks in the bathroom on the wall and they're coming off... I'm curious how can i firmly get them back on the wall without a re-mount or glue.
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How can I quickly remove water from my shower curtain?
After I shower, I like to squeegee water off the shower tiles so mold doesn't grow on the grout. I'd like to get most of the water off my plastic shower curtain too, but I need a life hack to ...
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How to clean a bathtub
I used cillit bang on my old plastic bathtub and if destroyed it. I know the best thing to do it to simply use soap.. but that seems to take forever. We have kids who have minor skin issues and have ...
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Every time I walk my zipper falls HELP ME [duplicate]
I can’t keep my zipper up every single time I walk it 3 people have pointed it out to me plz help me
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What is the most efficient way to get hair off a bar of soap?
Too often, thin, straight hairs get stuck to our bar of soap.
I usually use my fingernail to scrape them off, then wash them off my fingertips. But even if I'm gentle, this seems to scrape up a lot ...
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public bathroom soap dispenser : wet hands first and press or dry hands first and press
I've received looks of un-approving stares when performing either of the following actions. I'm trying to determine which is proper.
After having used the facilities (ie going #1 or #2) in a public ...
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How to get rid of limescale on pipes?
I have read that limescale in pipes makes them way less energy efficient, so that 50-80% of energy is wasted for example in a boiler. How would I get rid of this? I am looking for some product or ...
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How can I prevent tissues from falling back into the box?
I get the larger size boxes of tissues (210 count). Once the box of tissues only has about 1/3 of the tissues remaining, the top tissue isn’t very close to the opening of the box, so gravity usually ...
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Is there a way to prevent washcloths from getting rough?
Washcloths used for bathing/showers seem to lose their softness and start feeling rough really quickly. And putting them through the wash doesn’t completely restore them. Is there a certain way of ...
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How to turn water on with soapy hands?
I moved to a new apartment that has sinks with 2 knobs rather than 1 lever.
When I wash my face, I like to turn off the faucet to save water. But then, to turn it back on, I have to touch the knobs ...
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Throwing a party when the bathroom door can't be properly closed
I am planning to throw a party at my place. The problem is that the bathroom door is quite difficult to close: the door knob is loose and hence I don't dare pulling it to close the door. Instead I ...
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How to unclog nozzles on massaging shower heads?
This previous question was more about cleaning the shower head and not specifically unclogging the nozzles. I have a Speakerman Anystream 2000 massaging showerhead whose nozzles are so clogged that ...
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Avoiding trousers to get wet
When using trousers in bathroom, the leg part of my trousers are always wet after touching the floor. How to use trousers in bathroom without wetting the trousers?
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How to remove print/ markings from small Eye Drops bottle for other use?
I am not sure what the material of these types of small bottles is composed of.
I find they are most reliable when it comes to being Leak resistant for small quantity of liquids etc where I just ...
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How to Vertically holster beard-hair trimmer & electric shaver, and suspend it using a shelf over bathroom counter?
Bathroom counter, with electrical socket, mirror & glass shelves on adjoining wall.
Also, electric shaver at bottom of pic on Counter
Electric trimmer, depicting shape etc
Now, based on ...
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How to dry wet towels in a small bathroom?
The bathroom includes a toilet, a sink, a shower stall and a cabinet. The tile is from the floor to about 5ft / 1.5m in height. The bathroom door is 24" / 60 cm wide. There are currently no towel ...
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How to keep a vertical row of multiple soap bars vertically instead of typical horizontal one-soap dish?
So for illustration i have organic type of soap bars that I use now thanks to the TSA liquid drama.
The slimmer ones in the pic are 3 cm exact and I go through varieties that are thicker as well as ...
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The toilet is clogged with dirty water [duplicate]
Yesterday we saw that water is going slowly and there is dirty water left.
We poured hot water and try shirt hanger but nothing changed. Is there any practical way before calling a technician or ...
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How to make cleaning the bathroom faster or more enjoyable?
I don't really like cleaning the bathroom, so I was wondering if any of you have ideas on how to make the process faster or more enjoyable? I am listening to podcasts, but maybe you have more ideas.
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How to effectively prevent the shower curtain from snuggling?
My shower curtain does not stay where it belongs. When I start showering I wet it and then press it to the wall, but when I put the shower head up on the shower head holder, the curtain starts flying ...
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Hanging Organizer in Bathroom
I'm trying to design a shelf of sorts I can make that would hang on a bathroom door to accommodate a few bottles, combs etc. and a rod for hanging a towel to dry. Basically everything I need after a ...
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How to remove the spots on my mirror
The mirror in my restroom has got spots on it.
I tried washing it with soap and shampoo however they don't go away.
How can I get this mirror to shine again ?
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How to clean mirror without leaving paper towel specks behind
When I clean a mirror with glass cleaner and a paper towel, I see a bunch of little specks left by the paper towel. I've tried using hand wipes and newspaper, but they both seem to do the same thing. ...
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Bathtub decals peeling off in short time
Our tub decals are only about a month new, and are already starting to peel off. Is there something I can do about this?
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How to stick slivers of soap together to form a large bar of soap
What is the best way to combine small slivers of soap into one bigger bar of soap without the slivers flaking off?
I was thinking a press (like a tortilla press) might do the job, but should I soak ...
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How does one efficiently clean-up loose hair strands from one's back after washing hair in the shower? Is there a gadget designed to help with this?
I have shoulder-length to long hair whose loose strands cling to my wet back after I wash it in the shower, and even toweling off is sometimes not effective enough to remove the hardest-to-reach areas ...
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Slowdown digestion for a 30 hour journey?
I have a long flight journey, followed and preceded by lengthy bus journeys ahead and would like to have a stable stomach and intestines until I reach my destination home. I do not like public toilets,...
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Removing set grout from tile
I recently tiled a bathroom myself for the first time, only to discover afterward that I was not as successful at cleaning the excess grout off as I had initially thought. As a result, there are now a ...
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I need to get urine from one toilet to another to flush it, what should I do?
I accidentally peed in a toilet that I forgot was incapacitated (the water for it was turned off to do some piping work, but there's still water in the bowl), and I need to get it out of that toilet ...
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