Buy a extra pad. I soak my pad in the bucket and wring the heck out of it. Less water on floors is better. Then I dry the floors with a micro fiber pad. You want to keep water off the floors. For light cleaning I use a spray bottle of water. And spray and again use the mop to dry. I like Bona. It dries fast leaves no residue build up.

You anyone can go to the manufactors sight. Type in guidelines or cleaning guidelines. Each manufactor that manufactors wood will give you the same basic cleaning instructions.

immediately "mopped" it with a microfiber mop. It shined like it was new right until the day we sold the house. I usually vacuumed/"dusted" it several times a week (yeah..I actually like cleaning..haha!) but mopped it only about once every 2 - 3 weeks. It never sat with water on it; hence I believe that's why it stayed looking nice for so long.

that harbor far more germs than solid surfaces we can wipe frequently. Off topic a bit here but I rarely ever used an disinfecting type of commercial cleaner for anything...even when our kids were little in school. The "rule" was "Wash your hands as soon as you come home from school or being out in public." We used plain old soap; not antibacterial. We rarely were sick! My husband is a piano tuner so he's out in other people's home, churches, schools, etc. daily where lots of people and germs are. So what I'm saying is, unless there is really something on the hardwood floor Zografia, and there's just two of you in the house, and traffic is low, why bother to wash it much anyway ;-) Like I mentioned before, even with the traffic we had, I didn't "wash" it all that often. Keep it dusted, vacuumed and occasionally "mopped" if necessary. Don't think you want to use vinegar? Then just use plain clean water will probably do the trick :-)