Plumbers are warning against using washing up liquid to clean toilets - here’s why

After a cleaning hack involving washing up liquid went viral, some plumbers have spoken out to warn against the trick.

This is what you need to know about the cleaning hack - and whether or not you should be doing it.

What was the ‘hack’?

Originally posted to Facebook group, Mums Who Clean, one woman explained how she’d been using washing up liquid to keep her toilet clean.

She wrote, “[Put] Dishwashing liquid in the toilet tank compartment and every flush is fresh, clean smelling bubbles and the toilet always looks clean.”

The writer explained, “I do a big squeeze about three days a week and the toilet is used all the time.”

She also said how she had “been doing it for years” with no problems.