I didn't take the time to read the directions on my Bemis. Assumed you clean it like any other toilet seat, which for me means Clorox or Lysol wipes or something similar. To my disappointment I had to return the seat about 30 days later due to chipping of the finish. This revealed unsightly brown material that made the seat look especially gross if one didn't look closely enough to realize that the finish was actually chipped away. The lady at home depot seemed shocked and I thought it was defective since she said no one had ever returned one before. I got another one- same exact model and brand. A few weeks later SAME issue. I didn't want to look like an idiot returning a toilet seat again. So- I still have it. I figured it was the wipes even though I use them on my other (different brand) toilet seats. Now that you posted what the directions say then I know for sure that is what I did wrong. Quite frankly, I would never NOT sanitize my toilet seats. That's gross. I won't buy a Bemis again! There is no reason to scrub the seat on the top where people sit. I have always wiped it gently and for it to chip away just because of that is crazy. FYI- the under side does get nasty, esp. with kids so I do put some elbow grease on that side and amazingly it's perfect. So there is something about the side you sit on that has the issue! So- if u are ok with using something mild on the top where you sit, but you want to use the harsher sanitizers on the under side- you should be fine! Personally, I like to sanitize both sides so this is not the seat for me! Lol

Kebc I just posted a topic in the forum about the use of chlorine bleach and THEN I saw this post. I was not trying to create another post about bleach...I'm sorry. To answer your question. I don't use chlorine bleach but will use oxygen bleach on light colored or white items. My machine drains into the laundry sink and no matter what temperature there is color transfer from the colored items especially cotton, into the water; for that reason I never put colored and white items together and will only wash items of like colors or families(dark blue, black) together. I Keep everything else separated. I don't have dingy whites and wash them on 120F or 140F. I don't seem to have any smelly dish rags..not sure why that is. My towels are all dark colors, dark blue, dark green, or eggplant. The washing instructions for these says to wash them on cold and avoid fabric softener which I do. Everything in this load comes out with any mold smell from wash cloths or towells(in the summer I change wash cloths frequently) so I am not sure you need hot water or bleach to deal with the smell.

Um, no. I have never seen fuzz on sheets. It had never even occurred to me that the towels could "fuzz up" the sheet before you said it. But... these towels have been washed many times; they no longer give off lint. During the colder months (which are many in Germany), I just throw the large body towels over the radiators and they dry in 20 minutes. The hand towels gets hung over the radiator several times a day. Only during exeptionally hot and humid periods in the summer, will the hand towel sometimes get a slight musty smell here in A/C-free Germany. It then gets changed immediately and placed outside in the direct sun to "fry and dry". The dog towel... well... it's just mud from Bella's little feet. So, whatever. I have never, ever gotten sick from my clothes or dishes dried with my towels - so why fix what ain't broke (for me). The only time is regularly get sick is when everyone around me is sneezing or coughing, but no amount of hand sanitizer that I carry around can help me with that. I wish we were a little more like in Japan, where people wear face masks when they're sick. But do that here and people will look at you as if you had some sort of contagious zombie disease. °o°

There have been numerous studies done that show oxygen based bleach does NOT sanitize well enough to be called a sanitize cycle. If you don't have a heater in your washer you ONLY option for good sanitation in "cold" water is Chrlorine Bleach. To sanitize without bleach a washer that can hold 158F or higher for a period of time is required. Oxygen "Bleach" is really only good for whitening and removing protein based stains. ALL oxygen bleach works BETTER with heat. Meaning temps 140F or above. If your washer can NOT get to and sustain these temps or higher, then save your money and use Chrlorine Bleach if you need to whiten and sanitize using chemicals.