Cleaning the mop.

Quoted message said:

I use a rag head mop to clean the kitchen floor.

I guess hot soapy water will clean it, but wonder if clorox would do

a

Quoted message said:

good follow-up job.

So - do you think soaking a mop a diluted solution of clorox would do
the job ? about :20, then rinse it out? - Mike

Yes, it certainly will. Clorox will also kill an funky orders your mop
may develop. Of course, allowing the mop to dry between uses will
help, too.

Quoted message said:

I use a rag head mop to clean the kitchen floor.

That's a great way to spread bacteria around. Throw it out and buy a
sponge mop.

itsjoannotjoann said:

Yes, it certainly will. Clorox will also kill an funky orders your mop
may develop. Of course, allowing the mop to dry between uses will
help, too.

......not to mention replacing it every now and then!

nb

mhorowit wrote (1/19/2005):

Quoted message said:

I use a rag head mop to clean the kitchen floor.

Quoted message said:

I guess hot soapy water will clean it, but wonder if clorox would do a
good follow-up job.

Quoted message said:

So - do you think soaking a mop a diluted solution of clorox would do
the job ? about :20, then rinse it out? - Mike

Have you considered using a damp Swiffer or similar product?
I'm not a big fan of new generation throw away cleaning products,
but the wet and dry Swiffers seem to work well and are convenient.

Quoted message said:

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I use a rag head mop to clean the kitchen floor.

I guess hot soapy water will clean it, but wonder if clorox would do a
good follow-up job.

Um, "You can eat off the floor." is only a figure of speech. Why do you need
your floor sterile... do you intend to actually eat off the floor?

Keep in mind that bleach will if not ruin certain flooring immediately it will
cause most flooring, especially those of plastic or with plasticized finishes,
to degenerate prematurely. And real wood flooring should never be exposed to
water (not even damp mopped) let alone water containing bleach. Not knowing
what flooring you have I strongly urge that you ask your flooring manufacturer
about maintainence instructions. Also keep in mind that chlorine fumes will
exascerbate and/or cause permanent respiratory degradation... always exercise
the utmost discretion in the use of chlorine bleach... I for one believe all
clorine bleach and products containing chlorine bleach should be removed from
the general marketplace, and limited to use by certain licensed professionals
only, ie. water treatment personel. There are many modern cleaning compounds
available that contain *non-chlorine* bleaching agents.

To learn how to properly care for real wood flooring go here:
http://www.woodfloors.org/consumer/

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Quoted message said:

I use a rag head mop to clean the kitchen floor.

I guess hot soapy water will clean it, but wonder if clorox would do a
good follow-up job.

So - do you think soaking a mop a diluted solution of clorox would do
the job ? about :20, then rinse it out? - Mike

We have a ceramic tile floor in the kitchen. My wife wanted it because of
ease of cleaning. All you need to do is to mop it with a mixture of
vinegar and water. The problem is that we selected off white. It shows
every speck of dirt. I hate to think how dirty our brown and beige tiles
must have been. They did not show the dirt as much. Having too large
black dogs, both of which constantly shed, the floor needs to be vacuumed
at least twice a day.

On Wed 19 Jan 2005 09:09:50a, Dave Smith tittered and giggled, and giggled
and tittered, and finally blurted out...

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I use a rag head mop to clean the kitchen floor.

I guess hot soapy water will clean it, but wonder if clorox would do a
good follow-up job.

So - do you think soaking a mop a diluted solution of clorox would do
the job ? about :20, then rinse it out? - Mike

We have a ceramic tile floor in the kitchen. My wife wanted it because of
ease of cleaning. All you need to do is to mop it with a mixture of
vinegar and water. The problem is that we selected off white. It shows
every speck of dirt. I hate to think how dirty our brown and beige tiles
must have been. They did not show the dirt as much. Having too large
black dogs, both of which constantly shed, the floor needs to be vacuumed
at least twice a day.

Then a black ceramic tile floor might have been more practical, as long as
you don't spill flour, sugar, or salt on it. <G>

Wayne

Quoted message said:

ri_ceroni said:

I use a rag head mop to clean the kitchen floor.

That's a great way to spread bacteria around. Throw it out and buy a
sponge mop.

Sponge mops are the filthiest. Rag mops can at least be laundered. But these
days there are many modern floor cleaning systems that do a far better job,
require much less effort, and are throw-away.

Here's but one brand. I actually enjoy cleaning with Swiffer products:
http://www.homemadesimple.com/swiffer/usenglish/products/wet.shtml

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Wayne Boatwright said:

Quoted message said:

We have a ceramic tile floor in the kitchen. My wife wanted it because of
ease of cleaning. All you need to do is to mop it with a mixture of
vinegar and water. The problem is that we selected off white. It shows
every speck of dirt. I hate to think how dirty our brown and beige tiles
must have been. They did not show the dirt as much. Having too large
black dogs, both of which constantly shed, the floor needs to be vacuumed
at least twice a day.

Then a black ceramic tile floor might have been more practical, as long as
you don't spill flour, sugar, or salt on it. <G>

I was thinking of something like the old floor I had in there, a brown and
beige pattern. It never showed dirt. :-)

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

ri_ceroni said:

I use a rag head mop to clean the kitchen floor.

That's a great way to spread bacteria around. Throw it out and buy a
sponge mop.

Sponge mops are the filthiest. Rag mops can at least be laundered. But
these
days there are many modern floor cleaning systems that do a far better
job,
require much less effort, and are throw-away.

Here's but one brand. I actually enjoy cleaning with Swiffer products:
http://www.homemadesimple.com/swiffer/usenglish/products/wet.shtml

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We do use the swifter products however we also purchased a Hoover Floor
Mate. Supposedly since this is a wet vacuum system there is no need to
"rinse". Don't you believe it! Just before Christmas we did the floors and
on a lark I decided to try just water instead of the special cleaning
solution. So after doing the floors as directed I went over the area with
just water. Wow! the amount of dirty solution left amazed me.

Dimitri

Quoted message said:

(Kevintsheehy) waffles (OB food):

mhorowit wrote (1/19/2005):

Quoted message said:

I use a rag head mop to clean the kitchen floor.

Quoted message said:

I guess hot soapy water will clean it, but wonder if clorox would do a
good follow-up job.

Quoted message said:

So - do you think soaking a mop a diluted solution of clorox would do
the job ? about :20, then rinse it out? - Mike

Have you considered using a damp Swiffer or similar product?
I'm not a big fan of new generation throw away cleaning products,
but the wet and dry Swiffers seem to work well and are convenient.

Hmm, not a big fan of throw aways yet think the new products work well...
anyone ever tell you you're wishy-washy.

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In article <[email hidden]>,

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I use a rag head mop to clean the kitchen floor.

That's a great way to spread bacteria around. Throw it out and buy a
sponge mop.

I disagree...
A sponge mop is even worse because bleach tends to disintigrate them.

At least you can bleach a rag mop which destroys pretty much any
bacteria on it. ;-)
--
K.

Sprout the MungBean to reply

"I don't like to commit myself about heaven and hell‹you
see, I have friends in both places." --Mark Twain

In article <[email hidden]>,

Dave Smith said:

Quoted message said:

I use a rag head mop to clean the kitchen floor.

I guess hot soapy water will clean it, but wonder if clorox would do a
good follow-up job.

So - do you think soaking a mop a diluted solution of clorox would do
the job ? about :20, then rinse it out? - Mike

We have a ceramic tile floor in the kitchen. My wife wanted it because of
ease of cleaning. All you need to do is to mop it with a mixture of
vinegar and water. The problem is that we selected off white. It shows
every speck of dirt. I hate to think how dirty our brown and beige tiles
must have been. They did not show the dirt as much. Having too large
black dogs, both of which constantly shed, the floor needs to be vacuumed
at least twice a day.

Uh, my dogs are not allowed in the kitchen.

Ick!
--
K.

Sprout the MungBean to reply

"I don't like to commit myself about heaven and hell--you
see, I have friends in both places." --Mark Twain

On Wed 19 Jan 2005 09:46:00a, Dave Smith tittered and giggled, and giggled
and tittered, and finally blurted out...

Quoted message said:

Wayne Boatwright said:

Quoted message said:

We have a ceramic tile floor in the kitchen. My wife wanted it
because of ease of cleaning. All you need to do is to mop it with a
mixture of vinegar and water. The problem is that we selected off
white. It shows every speck of dirt. I hate to think how dirty our
brown and beige tiles must have been. They did not show the dirt as
much. Having too large black dogs, both of which constantly shed,
the floor needs to be vacuumed at least twice a day.

Then a black ceramic tile floor might have been more practical, as long
as you don't spill flour, sugar, or salt on it. <G>

I was thinking of something like the old floor I had in there, a brown
and beige pattern. It never showed dirt. :-)

That could hide a multitude of sings, Dave!

Wayne

Wayne Boatwright said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Then a black ceramic tile floor might have been more practical, as long
as you don't spill flour, sugar, or salt on it. <G>

I was thinking of something like the old floor I had in there, a brown
and beige pattern. It never showed dirt. :-)

That could hide a multitude of sings, Dave!

Sins too :-)
At least if something falls on this ceramic tile I can see whether or not it's
worth playing dropsy roulette.

On Wed 19 Jan 2005 07:00:07p, Dave Smith tittered and giggled, and giggled
and tittered, and finally blurted out...

Quoted message said:

Wayne Boatwright said:

Quoted message said:

> Then a black ceramic tile floor might have been more practical, as
> long as you don't spill flour, sugar, or salt on it. <G>

I was thinking of something like the old floor I had in there, a
brown and beige pattern. It never showed dirt. :-)

That could hide a multitude of sings, Dave!

Sins too :-)
At least if something falls on this ceramic tile I can see whether or
not it's worth playing dropsy roulette.

LOL! Can I spell, or can I spelllll?

On 19 Jan 2005 06:32:58 -0800, "itsjoannotjoann"
<[email hidden]> connected the dots and wrote:

~
[email hidden] wrote:
~> I use a rag head mop to clean the kitchen floor.
~>
~> I guess hot soapy water will clean it, but wonder if clorox would
do
~a
~> good follow-up job.
~>
~> So - do you think soaking a mop a diluted solution of clorox would
do
~> the job ? about :20, then rinse it out? - Mike
~
~
~
~
~Yes, it certainly will. Clorox will also kill an funky orders your
mop
~may develop.

As long as your mop doesn't order _you_ to be funky, the chlorine
bleach will kill odors, too.

;-)

maxine in ri

Quoted message said:

I use a rag head mop to clean the kitchen floor.

I guess hot soapy water will clean it, but wonder if clorox would do a
good follow-up job.

So - do you think soaking a mop a diluted solution of clorox would do
the job ? about :20, then rinse it out? - Mike

Go to Fleet Farm and buy a gallon jug of Steramine™ dairy cleaner. It
is the cheapest quaternary ammonia cleaner I've found, and a splash of
it in a bucket of hot water will take the stink out of a raggmopp while
you mop (and disinfect) the floor with it. It smells oddly "fresh".

Don't get it in your eyes.

Best regards,
Bob

Katra said:

Quoted message said:

We have a ceramic tile floor in the kitchen. My wife wanted it because of
ease of cleaning. All you need to do is to mop it with a mixture of
vinegar and water. The problem is that we selected off white. It shows
every speck of dirt. I hate to think how dirty our brown and beige tiles
must have been. They did not show the dirt as much. Having too large
black dogs, both of which constantly shed, the floor needs to be vacuumed
at least twice a day.

Uh, my dogs are not allowed in the kitchen.

I wish I had a choice. Our main entrance leads directly into the kitchen. It
is a major pain.