Questions tagged [bathroom]
Hacks related to the bathroom.
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Tarry substance on vinyl floor
I'm trying to clean up the house for my elderly mother who's in hospital. The bathroom floor has a slick of black tar-like substance running from the sink out the door to the landing.
Firstly it's ...
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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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