Comment on The whole "toilet seat up, toilet seat down" gender debate could be solved by everybody putting the seat and lid down.

iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• bajabound@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I switched out to the slow close seats so there’s really no effort or slamming. Just push, wait 2 seconds, then flush.

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• CannonFodder@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I would agree, but just yesterday I was visiting my mom and she asked that we leave the lid up in the rarely used guest bathroom because with it closed, it encourages mold growth. So I guess there’s that.

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  • proudblond@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    That’s a fair case. We don’t use one of our tubs and every once in a while we have to flush it with water because we get sewer smell. Unused bathroom facilities apparently cause problems.

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    • QuarterSwede@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Make sure you work the valves on toilets, showers, tubs, and faucets as well. They will dry out if you don’t and then you’ll get leaks.

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    • Ascense@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Isn’t the smell just because the airlock dries out?

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      • proudblond@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I think so; that’s why we run the water.

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  • Septimaeus@infosec.pub ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    This might be true if there is existing live mold somewhere in the toilet (for that, monthly tank bleach tablet) but otherwise a lid prevents spores from settling in the first place.

    Humidity reduction by ventilation can slow/delay mold but only eradication stops it.

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    • CannonFodder@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Well they’re on a well with a septic tank which means no chlorine in the water and they wouldn’t want put a bleach tab in because of the septic. But I agree it would be good to eradicate it if possible.

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    • MBech@feddit.dk ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Even with the lid down there are thousands of spores down there. It doesn’t need constant airflow to have spores, all air is filled with spores.

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      • Septimaeus@infosec.pub ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        All air is filled with spores.

        Uh huh

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• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  It’s late, I’m drunk, I barely remembered to get the seat up before doing my business, and I’m used to living on my own.

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  • iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Even when I lived alone and was drunk, I closed the lid. Doesn’t make sense to me.

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    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Lots of things don’t make sense when you’re drunk

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