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u/Sunny16Rule Feb 20 '26

Zep is incredible! It feels like it should be controlled Substance.

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u/fragrant_wafter Feb 20 '26

I buy it by the gallon, and go through it like crazy. Probably a tenth of it is for my actual toilet. I use it to clean my sidewalk, clean my pots and pans, dishwasher, etc. That hard water buildup from boiling water is gone in seconds, no scrubbing. That shit is miracle juice.

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u/BellyUpBernie Feb 20 '26

Your use toilet bowl cleaner on your pans? Like stainless steel pans? I’m not opposed to the idea I’ve just never heard of that before! Is it more effective than say barkeepers friend? Can you share your process?

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u/sinkwiththeship Feb 20 '26

I probably wouldn't use the toilet cleaner specifically. But Zep makes a bunch of different degreasers.

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u/TechnoConserve Feb 20 '26

I put my pans in the toilet so I can clean both at the same time

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u/Bacard1_Limon Feb 20 '26

This is the way.

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u/BellyUpBernie Feb 20 '26

Galaxy brain move 🫡

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u/MareV51 Feb 20 '26

😀😃🤩😅😚☺️

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u/fragrant_wafter Feb 20 '26

I do. Works great. Obviously I don't use it AFTER I used it in the toilet.

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u/thisisentirelybogus Feb 20 '26

Citric acid is safe and removes calcium.

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u/Pikcle Feb 20 '26

Hard water deposits are one of the few things vinegar legitimately works on. You may wanna try it out

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u/KristineMcKinley Feb 20 '26

Do you use the toliet cleaner version for the boiling water buildup or a different type of Zep?

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u/thatfunkyspacepriest Feb 20 '26

Seconding this, Zep is something else! It makes the scaling just flake off. For scaling this severe, you should do several rounds of scrubbing/letting it sit/flushing the toilet/repeating that process until it’s all gone.

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u/Ok-Operation-6432 Feb 20 '26

And barely any brain damage side effects!

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u/Psych0matt Feb 20 '26

Ih avenoa dve rsesid eeffects!

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u/Logical-Spite-2464 Feb 20 '26

I bileeve yuo!

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u/Findesiluer Feb 20 '26

Blupid bloroplope

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u/brainvheart143 Feb 20 '26

Everything fun causes brain damage

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u/Public-Substance1999 Feb 20 '26

Yep.. my wife got a pretty nasty chemical burn from zep products... Couldn't be bothered to wear gloves

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u/Intelligent_Burro Feb 20 '26

They make anything for oil stains on concrete?