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This is what KZfaq used to be like before influencers started getting millions of dollars. Straight to the point, no BS.

Quick. Simple. To the point. Just how a tutorial should be. Thank you

I wholehearted believe this was the intentional purpose of KZfaq. Providing useful information for people. Thank you sir.

Two minutes for a great tip instead of 12 minutes of nonsense. Thank you.

Yesterday, for the first time in my 80 year old life, I was faced with this issue in a seldom-used toilet. I didn't tell the internet about it by searching for anything. Today YT sends me this. Spooky. You opened the video by getting right into the problem. That was refreshing!

This worked for me perfectly! Poured vinegar down three different times - first time I did it, I just poured maybe a pint in, let it sit for an hour, cleaned the bowl. It came back again, but to a much lesser degree. Next day poured some more down, let it sit for the hour again, nothing came back. Did it a 3rd time for good measure - all mold gone and the bowl has remained streakless. Thanks very much for this!

thank you for not making this a 25+ minute video.

First time homeowner, I always figured it was some sort of sediment build-up from having hard water. Good to know that 1. It isn't, and 2. It's easily fixed. Great video!

I'm getting tired of this black nonsense appearing every 4-5 days. I clean it and sure enough, it's back. Going to try it tomorrow. Amazing what you can learn on YT. My heater went on the blink, I called an HVAC co. and they told me $9500 for a/c and heater replacement. Went on YT, did some research and found it was the electronic control board. $195, found install video on YT. 5 years later, running like a champ. Thanks Papa Joe.

Can't believe how easily this fixed the problem I've labored to clean in countless other unsuccessful ways for years. Thank you so much!

Never knew it was mold. Had given up on the problem, Inspite the fact that the toilet is pretty new. Always thought is was hard water deposit. Thank you!!!!

I got a Toto turbo flush toilet, and realize quickly afterwards that it was the best damn toilet I ever had. It has no tiny, downspout holes and keeps itself relatively clean, has two angled turbo flow holes that point the water sideways to propagate a better swirl. It’s absolutely the perfect , and I rarely have to clean it.

Wow im a HVAC technician of 44 years and i learn something new everyday Thanks Joe!!

Flush it, clean it, dry it. Tape off the whole area and pour CLEANING VINEGAR in the overflow tube until it’s full. Let it set over night. Cleaning vinegar is 75% and not fit for human consumption. Trust me, it works. It’s also great for weeds in the yard.

I don't know who this guy is or why this was suggested to me, but I'm not complaining. I don't have any toilet problems, but I already know who to come back to when I do. The video was great from the start to the end. The guy showed up the problem, explained the problem, showed the steps, and showed the remedy. Then he had a problem; a problem no longer.

I’m convinced my phones reading my mind now. I was just thinking about this recurring mold in my toilet and wondering how to solve the problem. I haven’t spoken it aloud to anyone and now I get recommended this video!

I've often used peroxide alternating with vinegar. As the peroxide foams in contact with the mold. And vinegar was cheaper and reduces lime deposits. I do appreciate that you didn't ramble as many vloggers tend to.

Holy cow.... I have had this problem forever. I just clean the bowl and move on. Never bothered looking up a solution.... KZfaq just randomly hit me with this video. Never clicked on a video so fast in my life. Good video, thanks for the knowledge.

I can't imagine having my sacred private parts that close to mold multiple times a day like that! This is disturbing because I've seen people's toilets like this & they do not even know what it is. If I ever see it again, I'll be sure to let them know. So, glad that his hack worked for others!!

Originally from Long Island NY, 22 yrs living in Florida now has been a constant battle with mold. It took me at least 6 months researching, to finally find out that mold grows roots into wood and natural organic things. I kept cleaning and it kept coming back. I washed my walls and everything with bleach. Sprayed my air conditioner with bleach, nothing worked, it just grew back. Finally I learned about the growing roots and finally that vinegar kills mold. I also have a uvc light bulb and a dehumidifier now. I have this exact problem with my toilet also ! I’ve been in this same apartment for 19 years now and had the whole back of the toilet tank black with mold 3 times. I’ve scrubbed it out 3 times , last time with oxiclean. I was thinking about the vinegar but didn’t know how to remedy the rim. Finally I asked a plumber and he said “pour whatever in the overflow pipe.” I haven’t done it yet, but I’m so happy to see confirmation that this is what to do ! Even the comments answered my questions about vinegar won’t rot the toilet parts because vinegar comes in plastic. I did find “Cleaning Vinegar” at Walmart for 2.39 a half gallon so I’ve bought a few to use for this. (It warns don’t breathe the fumes, it’s not edible vinegar). Sheesh ! You need an education about mold, it’s been so difficult to find out this information… Blessings all ! Thank you so much for this video!

This video mysteriously popped up in my feed. I have been battling this in one toilet in my townhouse for years. Thanks for your straight to the point, no bs video.

I loved that “thanks, bye” It feels odd to say but I found it refreshing

I recently bought a specialized brush because I thought stuff was stuck under the lip where I couldn't reach. Now I know how to fix it. Thank you for what is truly one of the most helpful videos I've ever gotten lucky to stumble across!

Brand new 5 bed, 3 bath with this issue in all 3 toilets since purchase in 21. You've done a great service to myself and countless others. Truly appreciated.

One reason this happens is because there are mineral deposits on the bowl. Gunk sticks to these deposits and mold grows on the gunk. Vinegar can help clean mineral deposits… but often will not get them all…. Especially with heavy deposits, What works is a pumice stick. Use this to grind away the deposits . Interestingly… pumice stone is harder than the deposits, but softer than the toilet. Gets out toilet rings too

I was thinking about this the other day because I see this stuff form in my toilet periodically after I scrub it. Easy to follow, easy to do...right on! It's sad that videos like this don't get as many views as a "celebrity" who vlogs their day-to-day life. Keep this stuff up!

Thank you for such an easy tutorial. I noticed mold in my toilet bowl today, and not having had this problem in apartments ive previously lived in, I had no idea why it was happening.

I'm beginning to think vinegar can do just about anything. No need for expensive cleaners which pollute our water. Thank you very much for this!

I've been fighting this for 2 years and had no idea what the heck it was ! Awesome to know what t is and how to get rid of it ! Thanks !

We need more videos like this. Short and sweet and gets to the point. No ads, no promotions, just information. The end.

Was just struggling with this, had a feeling it was mold but I didn't even think about why the issue was recurring. Thanks Joe!

THANK YOUUUUU! The KZfaq algorithm finally decided to help by showing me this even though I've never thought to look it up. I was wondering how to stop the mold from coming back

The most straightforward, no fluff, no hustle, informative video I have ever seen on KZfaq. Thank you. I'll try that.

Thank you! Our apartment was recently outfitted with this kind of toilet. I have been cleaning that mold off with a Magic Eraser and a sturdy pair of rubber gloves. Now that you have shown a more effective way to tackle this, I make this part of my cleaning routing. Trust me, the mold issue is really a problem in South Florida.

I've never even had this problem before in my life but this is extremely good to know. Thanks for making the video!

Short and sweet. That's why everyone likes your videos. Please keep up the good work!

I live in a hot area and the water in the tank gets warm and really smells. I tried everything, once I figured out where that terrible smell was coming from. So far the only thing I found to really clean it is Oxiclean washing machine cleaner with odor blasters. It says use it in hot water so I put half packet in a mason jar with hot water and dissolve it first.

Never really had a problem with this. But thanks for helping me understand other people's toilet condition.🤔

Living in Florida, I find this to be a common problem. Even my sink faucets have this problem and my shower. So, I clean the black mold periodically from the jets. But this is a simple fix that I didn't realize started from the inside. Thanks for the knowledge. I will handle it now and be rid of the toilet mold!

Thank you!! I have scrubbed fruitlessly at that mold and tried different cleaners. This approach from the source is so smart. I can’t wait to try it.

I would like to thank you. Up until last month, I had this type of toilet for nearly a decade. Three weeks ago, I had it replaced for a different kind after the stains had finally broken me. Now that I've seen this video, I'm going to lie awake thinking about the four hundred dollars I could have saved.

Love discovering that almost every everyday household occurrence happens to somehow be related to mold ☹️

Thank you for the information. This happens in the summer to my toilet. We have so much humidity. Now I know how to solve the problem easily.

Moved in to my apartment and have this issue on and offand never knew why, was just on KZfaq and found this and doing it now. Thanks for the assistance!

Try out the high concentrated vinegar. Lowe's, Home Depot and likely other hardware stores will have it. It's about 30% compared to regular vinegar which is less than 5%.

Thank you Mr. Joe! I'd vinegared just about everything else but not that tube. Hope this will break the mold cycle now!

I don't know why this suddenly came up on my feed, but i really needed this. Thanks! I knew it had to be from the inside there but i had no idea how to access it with cleaner

This video is so refreshing. Good info, straight to the point, no long intro. Subscribed!

Vinegar is great for so many things. Even letting it sit in the toilet over night for nasties that are stubborn too. Push as much water out of the toilet as you can w a plunger and fill it with a gallon. I think too doing a daily tank and bowl soak would help keep up on the mold, you don’t need the whole gallon just 1/4 cup split between the two, no scrubbing until when it’s obvious

The real cause is that some of the unethical toilet manufacturers did not coat the whole toilet in porcelain. Fungus, bacteria, and mold can grow in those uncoated areas.

I feel like this is the only tip from KZfaq I've tried that actually worked 😂 I did it about a month ago, and it hasn't come back. We had that issue with that toilet forEVER. Thanks!

Thank you KZfaq for recommending this video to me. I never searched anything about a toilet or mold, but I now know how to fix this issue if it ever arises in the rest of my days

I've never seen this before in my life until moving into my current apartment. I've struggled with cleaning this since I moved in and today the algorithm sends me this. You're awesome! I followed, keep up the good work

This is a life saver. It worked so well and the mold hasn’t returned after a few weeks amazing. Thanks so much

I will start applying this method immediately! Thank you for your sage advice!

Great explanation and presentation. Love the fact you get right to the point. Continue to post!!

I literally just got done scrubbing the mildew from my toilet bowl yesterday. I had never noticed it before, because you can’t see it from within the bathroom, only from a distance when walking by. It’s so high up under the rim, that you have to be at a distance and crouching down slightly to notice it. I left the bathroom door open (I usually don’t), and I noticed it while walking to the kitchen. I was horrified. What a coincidence that this video should show up in my recommendations when I didn’t even google anything about it. Sometimes I think my google home listens to my conversations. 😏

Awesome video! I'm 86 years old and have been dealing with this problem my whole life...but not anymore! Bye bye mold!!!! Thanks so much Papa Joe!

I never had this problem until moving several years ago. I tried putting vinegar in the tank but now know I was on the right track but had to put it in the right place. Thank you.

Not sure how this showed up in my recommendations but so glad it did. Thanks for the tip!

Great video! Short and sweet, problem and solution. I hope I remember this when my toilet develops mold! Thanks, Papa.

Thanks Joe! I've seen a similar approach where users first empty the bowl, dry the under-rim real well, and then tape off the holes. They fill the center pipe as you did but this time the vinegar sits in the rim channel for a while. They complete the process as you described. Thanks again!

I have this problem but couldnt even begin to think what was the cause. This video randomly got recommended to me out of nowhere. You're the best

thank you! i've kept cleaning and felt bad for the stains but now i know it's FIXABLE!

Im definitely going to try this. I just bought a house a month ago and this keeps happening . Thanks for the tip!

Wow this is a random video that i actually needed 😂

I been battling those stains for a long time. Makes a lot of sence I learned what the stain is and how to treat it. I just been scrubbing it from the outside and it hasn’t been working. Great video.

Straight to the point! No ads. Easy peasy. Love it! 🤟🙏

Distilled vinegar also kills nail fungus. Mix it with Listerine and soak the infected nail for one hour each day until it's gone.

Just use a spray bottle of vinegar on the black stuff under the rim in the bowl. No scrubbing needed. Vinegar is good in the garden too. Watch those videos.

Wow! Never knew what that was until watching this video. Who knew? Thank you for that information and especially how to treat it. No B/S, just straight to the point.

I can't express how great this video was. This is the problems. This is what causes it. This is how to fix it. Love it!

My toilet recently started doing this. It was driving me crazy because I did not understand why it was happening. I clean the toilet often. Thank you so much.

Great video! I've had this problem for years in my bathroom toilet. I thought the black steaks were caused by the water itself, and I was also drinking the same water from my kitchen tap. So, years ago, I added a Pur water filter on the kitchen tap and also bought bottled water, because I was concerned about what I might be ingesting. I will be trying this solution tomorrow. I had no idea that it was mold inside the toilet. Amazing what comes up in your You Tube feed at 3:00 in the morning. I'll update with my results in a day or so. Thanks Papa Joe!

My apartment toilet has this problem and I have been wondering for years what it is. Thank you for this info!

thank you papa joe knows. I wasn't taught much about this kind of stuff growing up. here I am as a 35 year old adult figuring this out for the first time ever. appreciate your video!

Oh wow, you just made my day. I live in a 20-year-old apartment building and this has been happening since we moved in. Know why there are rust stains coming out, too? I bet you do. I think it's the pipes, but I thought the mold was the pipes, too.

The apartment I moved into had this problem from the get-go. How I randomly came across this video I cannot say but I'm sooooo looking forward to trying this! Thanks!

I wish I would've known this at my old house. But thanks for the info so I can fix this problem going forward.

Exactly what I needed. Been trying to figure out how to rid off the mold.

An amazing tip!!! It doesn't happen in my place but I work in people's houses as a house manager and sometimes I need to refresh the toilets, in between the cleaners visits. This happens especially in less used bathrooms, as the guest rooms or the basement toilets. Thank you!

Moved in with a friend who has limited mobility, this was happening. After viewing I'm sure this will be the solution. Thanks!

Thanks! You answered a toilet mystery for me and supplied a resolution. You cannot get much better than that!

This video just shows out of knowhere but I'm so glad I've seen it. I will try this method. very on point! Thank you so much!

This is good. I hadn’t been able to figure out how to aid in scrubbing. I do keep a plastic container in the tank with a small hole drilled in the side and drop a dishwasher pod in every few weeks. I find the slow dissolve from the small hole helps mitigate the mold returning.

Thank you very much for this! I have fought the mold and scale war since the last century! This worked!! I'm now a subscriber!!

I love that you got to the point quickly and efficiently. I chose this video after starting another video that took almost 12 minutes to say the same thing. I don’t want to spend 12 minutes on something that can be explained in 2 minutes (especially when the other 10 minutes is spent advertising their videos by telling me to like the video and subscribe, etc. as if I need to be told to do this on channels I like). Needless to say, I closed the other video and came here. 😊 I do want to suggest that it would be better to clean the toilet as much as possible before adding the vinegar. It may reduce the number of times you have to repeat the vinegar procedure.

Thank you for the wisdom, Papa Joe 👍

From your Publix bleach, I’m guessing you might live in Florida like I do. Mold is such a constant issue in the southeastern U.S. I feel like I’m always fighting it, whether it’s in my toilets or more so outside on fences, walls, and other structures. Vinegar helps a lot, as well as bleach. A good thing to invest in for outside though is a pressure washer. Or for inside a steam cleaner. And for indoor spaces that build up moisture, a dehumidifier or quick fix items like Damp Rid. But mold and mildew are just things you have to deal with in certain regions.

I cannot believe there is a possibility of never having to hear about this issue from my wife ever again….fingers crossed

I don’t know how KZfaq knew I needed this video but I’m kind of glad it did. Thanks for this video!

Vinegar is also great removing rust! Allow your tool to soak for a few days, depending on how bad it is and scrub & rinse. You'll be surprised!

To make it even more effective, first drain and clean the toilet bowl and tank with Dawn dish detergent then dry and put duct tape around the jet inner circle. Pour vinegar into the hole in the rear tank. Let it set for a few hours then remove the duct tape and refill the rear tank with water. This longer method kills the mold and removes the white calcium scale.

Thank you mines just started over the last two years,what a thoughtful video

Thank you very much. I moved into an apartment where the toilet had sat backed up to the rim for who knows how long with unspeakable sludge. No matter how much cleaning, I couldn’t get the smell out completely. I knew it must be an issue up in that channel around the top of the bowl, but I had no idea what to do about it. Much appreciated!

Very helpful info. Just subscribed to your channel. This helps a lot of women homeowners! Very simple and straight to the point!

I have been using pumice stones on this to get it removed. All I needed was vinegar!?!? Thank you for saving my arthritic hands from unnecessary scrubbing. Being 50 sucks sometimes but I love that I'm still capable of learning.

You're a lifesaver. this was driving me nuts and I can now see the results.

Omg, thk u so much! I have been battling this in my toilet so long it drives me crazy. Can’t wait to try this 😃