Does anyone out there use a Swiffer?
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@ Donna...licking the floor is a habit our wiener dog does as well...she is 14 and is getting a bit senile. -
Supposedly, the info. about the Swiffer cleaner residue on the floors being toxic to animals was a rumor or myth. -
It must be a Dachsund thing to lick the floors! To KMS, just enjoy the time you have with yours. Dachsunds are so lovable and good family dogs and I miss mine terribly. Since this is suppose to be about Swiffer, I will add that Heidi enjoyed her weekly fix of Swiffer! -
We like using Swifters to prep walls prior to painting. Grabs all those little dust balls and makes the finish much more smooth. -
After reading the comments, I still say get a swiffer! I love mine. Of course it is not going to be much good on a floor where enough dirt is tracked in to scratch the hardwood! (A little man training needed here.) Nor is it going to stop pets from continuing their messes. What it is designed for is a quick fix to a small mess. I have found that it will also serve well with more intense cleaning if you are doing that at the time. But for that quick, "run the mop over the spots" cleaning, you cannot beat a swiffer! -
I use one of the original Swifters (wet pad) in my RV. Very small spaces and I really like it. However, at home on a polyvinyl tile floor in my large kitchen, I use a Steam Mop. The best way ever to clean tile of any kind. -
i love my swiffer! as an avid recylopath with an over all "save the planet" mentality, i had major moral struggles with using a disposable cleaner (i have even trained the cat to use recycled newspaper instead of litter to reduce my landfill contribution). my compromise on the easiest way to clean the floors (hardwood, tile, linoleum etc.) and not throwing out the equivalent of a baby diaper every time i did it, was to start using the dry floor wipes for wet floor mopping. they hold up ...» -
Anna K We use a damp towel for our tile and hardwood...very lightly damp with warm water. When we are done we launder it. Easy breezy and no waste or chemicals
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I used to have a Clorox that's somewhat equivalent to a Swiffer. I too hated the toss away wipes so I quite using it. Then I found another brands washable wipes on clearance so I bought them and cut them to fit my Clorox. By the looks of the Swiffer you just tuck in the wipes so any clothe, as Kevin mentions would work. Dollar stores often have good deals on microfiber clothes. -
I love my Swifter. Beats down on hands and knees scrubbing. I cut a micro fiber rag to the size of my mop and use that sometimes with a detergent and keep wringing it out when it gets dirty instead of using the wet ones you have to buy. I use those also, but they are pricey. I use the wet ones on hard wood as well as ceramic tile and it works just great. -
I too use a small towel (shop towels size hubby picks up at Sams). But I love the lemon smell of the swiffer wet pads. I used on this AM in my bathroom! So easy to get around in those tight areas!
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KMS Woodworks That's what i do too. I use bar towels or anything cotton , not polyester, throw in the washer..I always have a clean mop or damp mop! I also have tucked a towel in the swiffer holes for quick dusting or damp mop , sounds like we are all pretty close on the same page. Now my Mother inlaw....iicckkkk has a sponge mop, It is sooo grody! -
Grody...there is a word I have not heard in a while...LOL
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Micro fiber mops. The pads can be washes or hand washed. I use them for tile and wood and everything else. I use them to clean walls, base boards. I have a bucket of warm water, roll them up and squeeze the water out. And wash, I have another one to dry the floor, on wood floors I use a dry one and either a wood floor cleaner or a spray bother of water lightly mist the floor and dry. Easy. Hand wash, or machine then hang dry. I have a cleaning business and these are heaven. Okay a ...» -
At Dollarama you can get the reusable microfiber pads for a dollar. The amount of dust and cat fur that those pick up are amazing! I can do my whole apartment (hardwood floors) multiple times. Then just throw it in with your washing (or hand wash) and reuse. -
do the micro fiber pads hold to the velcro on the bottom of the swiffer?
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I have mine and LOVE it. They work fabulous but it can get expensive changing out their special cloths. I just reuse mine and clean it by hand and change it only every so often now. Works just fine! They are especially fabulous for under beds and sofas where you have hardwood flooring. And a must for pet hair cat homes! :) -
As a house cleaner for other people for years, I love them. I vaccum then I mop the floors, then go back over them with a dry swiffer and boy, the dirt and hair that settles back on the floor. . .it amazes me everytime, especially if there's animals in the house with fur. Just picks it right up. Flip the swiffer sheet over and get a little extra use from the other side to ! -
If you are really fugal you can hand wash these cloths and hang to dry so they can be re-used. Dish soap and rinse. You can also do this with swifters dust cloths. That way you can re-use them until they fall apart. The micro fiber mops, the pads come off and you can rehash them. But they also carry a mop at Bed Bath and Beyond that works like a Like a Swifter, it has a place for your bottle. It has a detachable micro fiber mop head you can take off and wash. It is about $25.00.
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I love my Swiffer mop too but I only wish it had a wooden handle. I sometimes really want to push down on the mop and the flimsy handle doesn't feel as if it can take it. I don't have the spray type, but I do use the wet pad and the dry cloth and have used microfiber cloths in my Swiffer but sometimes the cloths are too bulky or too short to fit properly. I have also used the dry cloths with the mop to wipe my walls free of any cobwebs or dust. -
Use a micro fiber mop. Put your cleaner in a spray bottle.
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I find them invaluable, we have a dog who sheds, it gets the hair better than anything else I've tried. -
Works great for cat hair! -
I'm the type who gets on hands and knees to wash my floor, but I bought one anyway for inbetween washes and absolutely love it. I have a cat and what the duster thing picks up is amazing. I use the duster first then the wet cloth for the final. Have not been on my hands and knees much lately. One of my smarter purchases, and with a small price.
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With as many different mops and wipers out there, no need to ever get on your hands and knees...that is just punishing yourself. I will even wet down a small shop type rag with vinigar (I keep worn kitchen towels, etc in the washroom) and "walk mop" my kitchen. That is using the foot to push it around. Folks, when you get in your 70s, you learn to be VERY creative! It works really well!
