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Thread Number: 96624
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What's Your Floorcare Routine? Mop and bucket? Swiffer? Broom? |
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Post# 1213938 9/5/2024 at 19:19 by Launderess  (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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How do you clean your floors?
Mop and bucket? If mop what sort? Cotton string fibers? Microfibers? Sponge? Swiffer wet jet or damp pads? Was brought up with using a broom or dust mop to get up dirt, then out came mop and bucket for rest. Always felt using nasty dirty mops that had been sitting about after use rather gross. That and many seemed to just push dirt around. Those were the cotton variety. Later was turned onto microfiber mop heads which slightly better still had an "ick" factor as one reused the things week after week. Find Swiffer cloths really do pick up and hold muck far better than any sort of other mop. Plus one throws the nasty filthy cloth away after use. | ||
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Post# 1213941 , Reply# 1 9/5/2024 at 19:24 by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Post# 1213942 , Reply# 2 9/5/2024 at 19:31 by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.) |
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 We, or rather my husband David uses the vacuum to get up the loose dirt and then scrubs the floors using a dishpan full of hot water and Mr. Clean with an old washcloth. He does all the housecleaning, but on the off occasion that I clean the floors I do the same thing.
We both feel that a mop just moves the dirt around into a coating on the floor, while using a cloth you rinse the dirt back into the water in the bucket or dishpan and less dirt remains on the cleaned floor. Our floors are’t that big so it really isn’t hard to clean the, on our hands and knees.
Our kitchen and bathroom floors are the new type of vinyl that doesn’t need to be waxed, it retains its shiny surface.
Eddie | ||
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Post# 1213943 , Reply# 3 9/5/2024 at 19:32 by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Top Job!
You lot are always going on about ammonia. Well that was what made up good portion of Top Job. One could save a bit of money by simply buying ammonia in those gallon or quart sized bottles. Then came "Mop and Glow"... Think tried it on one of our grandmother's kitchen floors. She wasn't impressed and one was made to redo entire thing again "properly" this time. Mopping floor with bucket and pail I'd do, but getting down on one's hands and knees with at scrub brush was not going to happen. | ||
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Post# 1213948 , Reply# 4 9/5/2024 at 20:18 by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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floorcare routine I have a shark vacmop. I first sweep the floor with the vacuum portion of it, then I will use the mop spray portion of that as well. | ||
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Post# 1213951 , Reply# 5 9/5/2024 at 20:32 by parunner58 (Davenport, FL) |
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Post# 1213952 , Reply# 6 9/5/2024 at 20:47 by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 1213958 , Reply# 7 9/5/2024 at 22:45 by Adam-aussie-vac (Canberra ACT) |
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So what I do | ||
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Post# 1213964 , Reply# 9 9/6/2024 at 02:19 by Logixx (Germany) |
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Vacuum with a Miele Parquet Twister floor head (on a Bosch vacuum) and then wash with a Vileda mop.
www.vileda.co.uk/products... | ||
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Post# 1213968 , Reply# 10 9/6/2024 at 06:04 by Combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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For hard surface floors
Central vacuum cleaning system remove all grit, dust, etc. then I use old white, terry, hand towels, etc. to wash and rinse the floor, mostly on my hands and knees, I run a rag load about once a month of all the cleaning clause from around the house.
I have never bought paper towels, swiffer or any of the other consumer junk in my life. There’s just no reason you can keep a house beautifully clean without all this trash to buy and throw away. The only disposable paper product I buy is toilet tissue, which gets completely recycled along with all the other food and human waste from the house. Even the central vacuum system does not use bags, it gets emptied once a year. It’s out in the garage so it’s easier to do without getting any dust in the house. I am off and amazed when you see the amount of stuff people put out on trash day mountains of stuff in plastic bags that they have just bought the week before, people wonder why they don’t have any money. We have huge rolling trash bins that I put out maybe four times a year and 3/4 of what’s in the bin or old plastic appliance parts or something that can’t be recycled. John | ||
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Post# 1213979 , Reply# 12 9/6/2024 at 10:38 by RyneR1988 (Indianapolis) |
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I have an Ecovax robot vacuum. I'd never heard of it before we bought it, only had ever heard of the Roomba before that, but it was on a good sale when we received one of the COVID checks back in 2021. It does a decent job for what it is, and I have a small handheld dirt devil to get into the corners where the robot vacuum won't reach. I then use a Swiffer wet jet once every couple weeks to get the grime the Ecovax doesn't pick up.
My apartment is all laminate flooring except for the bedroom, which is carpet, so I can't really imagine being on my hands and knees to get all of that. I did use the method of getting down on my hands and knees and using a rag to mop back when I lived in places that had mostly carpet and hard floors only in the bathroom and kitchen. That really did work well for small areas. And I'll tell you now that the robot vacuum isn't perfect and neither is the swiffer, but honestly I'm not aiming for perfection. With being a full-time caregiver and also disabled myself, good enough is good enough for me. My house probably wouldn't pass Martha Stuart's inspection, but it certainly is livable, not at all what most average people would call dirty, and that's what matters to us. Ryne | ||
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Post# 1213988 , Reply# 13 9/6/2024 at 14:31 by petek (Ontari ari ari O ) |
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I use a Shark stick vac for hard floor vacuuming. If there's smallish spills etc I'll use a Swiffer Wet Jet with the disposable pads. For washing the floors I use the Bissell Crosswave. I find it works well but it's a bit cumbersome in tight spaces or wont' reach into the, so I use the swiffer wet jet again for those spots. I can't do much bending down anymore. The Crosswave also does low pile rugs and mats. Upstairs where there's still some wall to wall I use my Miele vac with a power brushroll. For the carpeted stair treads I dig out my old Electrolux with the powered hand brush.
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| Post# 1214008 , Reply# 16 9/6/2024 at 17:36 by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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Post# 1214018 , Reply# 17 9/6/2024 at 19:49 by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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| Post# 1214019 , Reply# 18 9/6/2024 at 20:06 by cycla-fabric (New Jersey (Northern)) | ||
Well hubbie bought the swiffer mop and used to clean the floor. But now the chore is mine and I vacuum the floor first, and then use 4 swiffer wet mops to clean it. I am not a fan of swiffer at all just feel that it just gets some of the dirt and just smears it around. I rather get on my hands and knees and clean it with household floor cleaner and a bucket, as I feel it cleans better.
Doug | ||
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Post# 1214023 , Reply# 19 9/6/2024 at 20:28 by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Post# 1214024 , Reply# 20 9/6/2024 at 21:10 by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula) |
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Post# 1214029 , Reply# 21 9/6/2024 at 23:43 by tolivac (greenville nc) |
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The plank floors in my new Bill Clark house----just vcuum with the hard floor tool on my NSS M1 or Simplicity Brio.Kirby for the carpets.There is NO WAY I am going to hands and knees floorcare-that went out with the dinosaurs! | ||
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Post# 1214051 , Reply# 22 9/7/2024 at 09:42 by philcobendixduo (San Jose) |
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Vinyl Floor Care.... | ||
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Post# 1214403 , Reply# 24 9/11/2024 at 00:47 by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN) |
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| Post# 1214462 , Reply# 25 9/11/2024 at 17:01 by bpetersxx (laf in on the banks of the Wabash River) | ||
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Post# 1214464 , Reply# 26 9/11/2024 at 17:36 by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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All vynil floors here. My cleaning lady vacuums twice a week. She wetcleans the floors when necessary. I have Leifheit products for that purpose. A smaller Leifheit microfiber sponge is for mopping just the kitchen and the bathrooms.
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| Post# 1214535 , Reply# 27 9/12/2024 at 11:35 by panasonicvac (Northern Utah) | ||
I use a central vac to pick up the dry dust and dirt. Then I use a Rubbermaid commercial flat wall washer with washable cotton pads to mop the floor. In bathrooms, I spray some Spic & Span around the toilets and wipe them up with a cleaning rag before mopping around them. It's been the best mop I've used overall. I've used a regular mop with a bucket before, it was fine but I like using the wall mop more. I've also used a Swiffer with wet pads, I've noticed it'd feel sticky on the floor afterwards which bothered me even though I thoroughly mopped it really well. Same thing with a Swiffer WetJet which I think did even worse than a regular Swiffer. A regular spray mop I find works better than either Swiffer. Floor cleaners like Hoover FloorMates for example are a waste in my opinion, they can do the job but they require so much time to use and work to maintain afterwards from my experience so I threw mine out. Never hired a pro to clean floors before other than carpet but my parents have tile floors in their bathroom that really needs a scrubbing no matter what we try to do, when they get their carpets cleaned after the bathroom gets done renovating we'll try and see if the pros will do the trick.
www.rubbermaidcommercial.... | ||
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Post# 1216355 , Reply# 28 10/8/2024 at 21:41 by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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New to me, one Bissell Crosswave
It wasn't my idea, it were that lot known as fate.
Same ole, person moving house gifted us a Bissell Crosswave. When say "gifted" one means the thing was sitting in recycle area after being binned waiting to be rubbished. Thing looked barely used so decided to see what some of you were going on about. Darn thing is rather heavy and somewhat awkward. Certainly not easily stored as mop, bucket and or many of our vacuum cleaners. Even a Swiffer wet jet takes up less room. Gave thing a through cleaning including dust cup. Am not a fan of such things for many reasons but that's what this Bissell has so. Roller brush had all sorts of bits twisted around (bit of Swiffer cloth, various strings from trainers...). Why persons spend good money for appliances and then don't keep them sorted properly I don't know... As a vacuum cleaner thing is dead loud. Makes far more noise than my stick or canister Miele vacuums, but then again none of them have a rotating brush. This Bissell does and that seems to generate good amount of noise aside from motor. As thing is too large and unwieldy for doing floors in kitchen or bath haven't tested it for mopping. Balance of floors in our home are wood and am not going to bother ordering the special brush for those surfaces until decide if am keeping the thing. It may join list of appliances being gifted to young family members starting out housekeeping. Overall Crosswave seems a nice bit of kit, but not sure it's any less bother than using a vacuum or whatever then then mopping. If thing is used for mopping then tanks have to be emptied, cleaned out and allow to dry before reassembly. Brush must also be removed, washed then allowed to dry as well. Unless brush is taken out of head (say for just vacuuming) it will act as filter for dust and muck that is being sucked up. | ||
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Post# 1216385 , Reply# 31 10/9/2024 at 13:22 by petek (Ontari ari ari O ) |
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Post# 1216389 , Reply# 32 10/9/2024 at 14:40 by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine) |
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Post# 1216695 , Reply# 34 10/14/2024 at 18:11 by Dermacie (my forever home (Glenshaw, PA)) |
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My home is hardwood and vinyl tile, and some asbestos tile ( don’t tell anyone). I use a Kirby vacuum and a Karcher SC3 floor scrubber. I also use an o cedar spin mop which I love. All floors get touched up on Mondays. The hardwood has a coating of Simoniz polish wax along with the asbestos tile. The coating is removed and replied once a year before Christmas. I wash the o cedar mop head and Karcher rollers in the machine after every use.
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Post# 1216710 , Reply# 35 10/14/2024 at 23:23 by tolivac (greenville nc) |
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The plank floors in my new home-just vacuum!!!Thats it. | ||
| Post# 1217420 , Reply# 36 10/26/2024 at 11:35 by johnb300m (Chicago) | ||
The Robot Age!
Slightly off-topic, but I've been following robot vacuum products for a few years now, and I myself just got a 2nd Roomba for the basement (1000sq. ft. finished).
Both are J7 models with the obstacle detecting camera. Upstairs unit has the self-empty base. They are....AWESOME. Work perfectly. And don't at all get stuck on stuff like my one cheaper Wyze robo-vac did. That's the model that got me into them. I will add, both my Roomba models were gotten with great savings by getting "reconditioned" models. Which were in excellent shape for used electronics. They're a huge help with upkeep with the two dogs. (Very short hair but they do shed a lot) I only deep vacuum once a month now, and even then, the Dyson bin only fills up part way with very fine dirt through the whole house. But the main off-topic topic is, it seems everyone in the market is raving about "mopping" robot vacuums. Which to me just seems.....ABSOLUTELY POINTLESS. Mopping vacuums seems to be what's destroying Roomba at the moment. (which are the BEST vacuuming robots out there still) I've just seen so many in action on YouTube....and it just seems to me, more problematic than it's worth. You've got a robot dragging a wet pad around your floor. Some units have spinning mops. These things don't at all seem like they can actually CLEAN your hard floors! They are smearing around messes AT BEST. It's as if I took my Swiffer wet pad mop, and just walked around the kitchen in a snake line. Sure, it's adequate to wipe up a few water stains from the dogs, or small coffee spills or little grease drops by the stove. But I cannot at all fathom these things actually cleaning up messes that I know people in the public are using them for. Not to mention, the market is absolutely demanding "self cleaning" mopping robots. So now you have this electro/water filled base with pumps, fans etc, trying to clean a filthy grimy mop pad. I don't have to tell you what that's like. Whatever moldy, smelly mess you're envisioning? That's what's in those clean bases after a week for sure. Then you send that around your house again???? WTFFFFFF. Water and dirt don't mix, it's so dumb. Wait, yes they do, they make MUD. (hops down off milk crate) | ||
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Post# 1217423 , Reply# 37 10/26/2024 at 11:54 by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI) |
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For tiled floors:
We used to have an electric floor scrubber which got to be hard to use because of the dirty water it sucked up having to be drained out and filters in it needing to be cleaned, so no surprise it disappeared having probably, just setting it on the lawn for someone to pick up and have,,, That leaves a mop and bucket of which the head on the former probably never got changed or even take off and washed while the former was hard to fill asin water having to be directed to it under a faucet of which the bathtub could do and also when emptying dumped anywhere where after the dirty water is dumped the faucet over it gets turned on to rinse everything away... That leaves a swiffermop with replaceable sponges then, but sadly I try to trust our floors to stay clean enough that I don't have to worry that much about them unhealthy or dirty, as long as I at least take my shoes off in the house... The swiffer is good for the wood floors as well... Carpeting: We have a canister vac which we no longer use, and I don't even know if I can get bags for it, leaving a second bagkess upright if two we'd owned and dispointed in the first one we parted with and I once had a carpet scrubber as well which I know got out out with the first vacuum... Only two rooms are fully carpeted, one bedroom and the den, as well as the entire main area of our basement, so another bedroom just has a big area rug with a smaller are rug going across it… And we have a few other mats and small rugs in the kitchen, bathroom, living room/foyer etc. -- Dave | ||
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