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The whole "toilet seat up, toilet seat down" gender debate could be solved by everybody putting the seat and lid down. (lemmy.ca)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
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[–] 15 points 9 months ago (9 children)

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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  • [–] 9 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    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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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (4 children)

    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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  • [–] 2 points 9 months 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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  • [–] 0 points 9 months ago* (2 children)

    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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