A toilet tale. (Harpic Power Plus Toilet Cleaner)

Member Name: anwar7

Product:	Harpic Power Plus Toilet Cleaner
Date:	02/02/09 (139 review reads)
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I usually buy whichever toilet cleaner is on offer and a few months ago I spotted Harpic power plus toilet cleaner on offer for just £1.00 instead of its usual selling price of £1.49. The smart black bottle shouted at me that this cleaner meant business too so I decided to give it a try.

Harpic power plus toilet cleaner comes in a black bottle with a red childproof top. The information on the bottle states that this cleaner is heavy duty and will not only kill all germs known to the human race but will also banish stains and limescale. I could hardly wait to try it out!

The cleaner is dark blue and very thick. There is no strong smell that I can detect unlike bleach that I hate, so full marks here! The cleaner is easy to squirt around the rim and into the loo itself. The instructions suggest you leave the cleaner to do its work for at least 10 minutes before flushing.

The first few times I used this cleaner I was impressed. Although my loo is not particularly stained and doesn't suffer from limescale, the cleaner left it looking clean and very white. However after a few weeks of using this cleaner I began to notice a dark stain in the bottom of the loo. This hadn't been present before.

I finally gave up on Harpic power plus and decided to buy a bottle of simple bleach. The staining has all but disappeared although it did take a fair bit of elbow grease!

I cannot recommend this product especially at its normal price of £1.49 for a 750 ml bottle.

Summary: toilet cleaner