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[Desert Lily]

I've been using Swiffer for dusting & for lightly washing my floors (I live alone -it doesn't get very dirty). I have a small fur baby, no carpet, & dark floors. I wipe up dog hair almost daily.

Using Swiffer, I seem to have to press a little harder to keep the dog hair on the mop head when dusting. The Swiffer mop is stiff, doesn't do curves, & not all that great for me.

Remember the dust mops we used years ago? We could spray Endust on them & shake the dust from the mop outside?

Well, 1 of the mops I'm trying is a microfiber one that's not a flat pad like Swiffer. The microfiber head is washable.

A 2nd dust mop I'm trying has a microfiber mop head, but it's rectangular like Swiffer. A difference besides microfiber is that the handle swivels to get around furniture legs & is adjustable.

The 2nd dust mop can also be used as a floor cleaner mop with 2 different microfiber mop heads included for wet cleaning. I almost prefer a bucket and squeezable sponge mop to my Swiffer wet cleaner. I use the Swiffer wet pads. They get the first 4 square feet too wet, & then the pad dries out quickly and I'm getting another one. Too many pads, too wet, too dry.

But Swiffer leaves a nice fragrance.

Then I searched for a spray bottle of floor cleaner for the new mop. Some of those popular cleaners have some pretty bad ingredients.

I decided to try Bona first.

Too bad Swiffer doesn't have a separate bottle I could spray for cleaning.

I found Endust for dusting too, but I'm not getting it.

So, I'm waiting for 2 new mops to arrive; both for dusting & 1 for washing, along with a new cleaner.

(I already have an iRobot Roomba i7)

My simple floor cleaning has turned into a saga.

If you don't use Swiffer, what do you use on your non-carpet floors for dusting and for washing?

[Kachina624]

@Desert Lily    It's a good thing you have plenty of time on your hands.  Perhaps you could get a contract with Consumer Reports. 

You'd think the Roomba alone would be sufficient for dusting.  I use a flat microfiber mop with changeable, washable pads for dusting and a sponge mop in the kitchen. 

[Desert Lily]

Hi @Kachina624   LOL

I thought new inventions were supposed to save us time. Ha! I think it was faster decades ago.

[Snoopp]

I just broke my bona mop at the base so I’m thinking of replacing it with the spray bona mop. You fill the container and it sprays out the liquid.  I won’t need to carry the spray bottle.  

I vacuum my floors or use a giant dust mop or broom.  I use swiffer wipes on tile but I go through a lot of them so it’s not cheap.  Sometimes I switch to a microfiber head and just wet mop with a little water and vinegar or a cleaner. 

[Fressa]

I swear by the Don Astlett/or/Campenelli microbier dust mop. It's a mop head that has a variety of mop/dust pads that will self stick on the head. I have 2 GSD dogs and a variety of floor surfaces and they work. You can use them wet or dry. I prefer dry except for the delicate floor material and I'll just spritz a bit of cleaner on the mop pad. Works well. For the tile floors I use a steam mop. 

I have a variety of mops and vacuums depending on the job and the floor surface. It's no longer a chore if you have the right tool for the job.

Hope one of these will work for you. 

[GoneButNotForgotten]

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@Desert Lily    It's a good thing you have plenty of time on your hands.  Perhaps you could get a contract with Consumer Reports. 

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@Fressa wrote:

I swear by the Don Astlett/or/Campenelli microbier dust mop. It's a mop head that has a variety of mop/dust pads that will self stick on the head. I have 2 GSD dogs and a variety of floor surfaces and they work. You can use them wet or dry. I prefer dry except for the delicate floor material and I'll just spritz a bit of cleaner on the mop pad. Works well. For the tile floors I use a steam mop. 

I have a variety of mops and vacuums depending on the job and the floor surface. It's no longer a chore if you have the right tool for the job.

Hope one of these will work for you. 

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I have the same mop.  I use the pads wet and dry.  I wet the pad and wring it out before I place  it on the head.  Sometimes,  I remove it and rinse it out and keep going if I am doing a lot of floors.  

I often put Bona in a spray bottle and spray the floor  before wet mopping.  My floors are  hardwood.  I also use a clean dry mop pad to dust my walls.

[moonandthestars]

@Desert Lily I'm no cleaning expert, but i just want to say in case you were considering it, don't put any endust or a wood polish type cleaner on your floors!  They will be so slippery!

[SilleeMee]

Best mop ever!

[1Snickers]

@Desert Lily  I use swifter but after the kitchen floor is mopped I lightly rinse the pad under running water. Then press it out with my fingers. That way the floor is rinsed. 
  I use the steamer monthly on bathrooms, slate foyer and kitchen, laundry room. Not hardwood. 
  I've tried spin mops but they're so wet. Sometimes I use a sponge mop if in a hurry. The maid liked the fluffy cloth ones and they can be rinsed. 
   I use swifter pet hair for dusting, and dust mopping. They can be turned over to use the clean side! 

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