Fluidmaster 8302 2 Pack Flush N Sparkle Toilet Refill Cartridge

My local Menards only had the Blue cartridges but no Bleach cartridges. Using Blue, you can't see if bowl is dirty under the blue water. Had to order Bleach here on Amazon. Be careful when opening the wrapping since there is some bleach powder you'll get on your hands and the bleach scent is very powerful if you breathe too close to it. Keeps bowl clean. Without it, I have to clean the bowl every so often.

The Fluidmaster Flush N Sparkle is the best 'hands-off' way I have found to manage toilet cleaning. As long as the bleach cartridge has bleach remaining in it, the toilet remains spotless. I am only able to find cartridges via Amazon and I will continue to do so.

The concept is great... no chlorine enters the tank. Only problems are:

1.) the packaging is difficult to open. Take scissors into the bathroom with you to change the refill.

2.) shipping/transport leaves a fine dust of chlorine particles inside the packaging. Be careful when you open it lest you spill chlorine dust, or worse, breath it.

I tried this item as an alternative to the products you drop into the toilet water reservoir or hang from the bowl rim. This works well because it is designed to apply the solution directly into the water of the toilet bowl and not into the reservoir where most products would have a gunky build up or stain the inside of the tank. After setting it up (which was really not complicated) it works great.

Replacing the refill cartridge is simple, no-fuss-no-muss. The only thing that keeps me from giving this item a 5 out of 5 stars is that it can require (on rare occasions) a couple of prods with a toothpick to loosen it up if it doesn't get used often. That can also be necessary for the tablets you drop down into the water reservoir. What is better about the Fluidmaster is that the cartridge is right at the top of the tank for easy access.

The refills last a long time about three to four months give or take with average use. I prefer the blue and can appreciate that the color is long lasting.

For years we used chlorine tablets in the tank and all they did was damage the internal hardware in the toilet. When refurbishing all three toilets in our home, I saw these units and decided to give thema try. Fantastic product and for three months they have kept the toilets spotless. I don't like the "Blue" as they don't keep the bowls clean and the "Enzymatic" cartridges are for septic tanks. The bleach tablets are my favorite.