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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 10 months ago by to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
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[–] 15 points 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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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