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From: "John Weiss" 
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: Bleach in TOP toilet tank?
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 16:37:06 -0700

 wrote...
> Would it be OK to occasionally pour some bleach into
> the top holding tank of a toilet..... to kill germs and
> mold and such?
>
> Or will it eat up the workings inside the tank....
> float, levers, etc?

If there is mold in the tank, take care of the root problem to keep the mold
from returning.  You might need to replace the valves and seats to remove all
the mold havens.

You shouldn't have to put anything in the tank.  If you do, expect more frequent
replacement of the "works."