I can think of only a few more disgusting things than sticking my hand in a flush hole of a toilet. Rotating a calf in breach comes to mind. BUT why not use a short handled Scotchbrite pad to do the dirty work along with vinegar. This thing pops up as a good alternative to the hand.

Scotch-Brite Heavy Duty Dishwand 650-12-CC - The Home Depot

Experience a gratifying clean with the Scotch-Brite Heavy Duty Dishwand. These dishwands have 20x more scrubbing power compared to the leading temperature-reactive dishwand. This soap dispensing dishwand

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Might be worth the effort to pull the potty completely and work from the bottom. Or even better ... glacier bay is a private label economy brand for Home Depot (or is it lowes?). You would be well served to buy a Toto.

 

I agree, Glacier Bay is Home Depot's bottom of the barrel brand. It's crap.....pardon the pun.

 

My father in law had a problem like that, finally after a lot of frustration he pulled the toilet turned it upside down in the yard and out popped one of those plastic dixie cups.

Pull it.

 

Clean the toilet bowl as best as you can using conventional detergents. Do a few more flushes with plain water

Scoop out and sponge out the remaining water in the bowl.

Do a round of cleaning using vinegar or whatever you chose specifically for breaking up the deposits. Use enough to completely cover the hole in question, that shoots the flush water out the bottom of the bowl. But not so much that a flush cycle occurs

Let it sit for a half hour.

Scoop out the vinegar or whatever in the toilet bowl and into a a spare bottle.

Pour (don't flush) the vinegar or whatever through the tank overflow tube or through the tank drain with the flapper manually raised, again to attack the deposits again.

Let it sit another half hour.

Repeat a few more times.

Optionally save the used fluid in a/the spare bottle.

If you want to try another fluid, first do three flushes using plain water, then scoop/sponge out the remaining water. This is needed to get rid of the previous fluid and prevent unexpected reactions that may produce poisonous gases.

 

Dang AllanJ … he could have it pulled, cleaned, put back, and enjoying a cold beer in half the time your process takes. And that would guarantee a clean potty.

 

Before I climb on the roof to inspect the vent pipe and stick a hose in it

So you're not sure if it's a venting issue or that the tank isn't emptying into the bowl fast enough? To narrow it down, I'd take a 2 gallon bucket of water and pour it straight into the bowl. If it's not a venting problem it should flush real fast.

 

Thanks a lot guys.
I'm not handy enough to pull the toilet out, so I'll pass on that.
@chandler48 - your replies always amuse and educate. I've never pulled a calf from a cow, no. Not many of us have.

I already see a big difference with the little cleaning that I did of the flush hole, so I have vinegar sitting in there doing its thing.

Ultimately, it certainly wasn't a vent issue because I've poured buckets of water in the past, and they've flushed quickly.