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Offline droverjess

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What cleaner do you mop floors with ?
« on: July 01, 2012, 09:31:07 am »
Quick question, which cleaner do you use in a bucket of water for mopping floors? A homemade one or bought one? Thanks.

Got rained off the ride and the garden, so now turning my attention to the house. Pity, as would rather be outside!
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Re: What cleaner do you mop floors with ?
« Reply #1 on: July 01, 2012, 10:07:51 am »
Quick reply . Vinegar and water  on the tile floors.

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Re: What cleaner do you mop floors with ?
« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2012, 10:37:23 am »
Vinegar and a few drops of eucalyptus oil
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Re: What cleaner do you mop floors with ?
« Reply #3 on: July 01, 2012, 11:05:56 am »
Oofhh DJ, are you spring cleanng

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Re: What cleaner do you mop floors with ?
« Reply #4 on: July 01, 2012, 11:24:05 am »
I used the Earth Choice - Eucalytus. I like the smell. Then on some areas that got a bit more traffic like kitchen and toilet, they get special second time mop with hot water and vinegar. 😊
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Re: What cleaner do you mop floors with ?
« Reply #5 on: July 01, 2012, 11:34:01 am »
Hot water and a drop of dish washing detergent.
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Re: What cleaner do you mop floors with ?
« Reply #6 on: July 01, 2012, 12:20:33 pm »
I use an Enjo mop and make my own cleaner based on what I think is in the Bosistos one. It's 15% Eucalyptus oil, 5% Citronella oil, 30% Caprylic, capric glucoside, 30% Ethanol, 20% water.

I love the way the house smells when I'm finished.
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Re: What cleaner do you mop floors with ?
« Reply #7 on: July 01, 2012, 12:30:25 pm »
Methylated spirits and water here but maybe I should try the vinegar.
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Re: What cleaner do you mop floors with ?
« Reply #8 on: July 01, 2012, 12:37:10 pm »
I sometimes use Cookie's method and other times use the vinegar method - doesn't seem to make much difference.
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Re: What cleaner do you mop floors with ?
« Reply #9 on: July 01, 2012, 01:34:31 pm »
How interesting.
So no one uses a mix of lemon cleaner, or miracle spray or washing soda.

I have linoleum, and lots of it.

Well Halex I realised lately that I hated the smells of the bought ones. I had a bit of cleaning help in April at lambing time, when i was doing a 70 hour week and she used so much cleaning stuff in the water it made the house stink and cost a fortune in cleaning stuff. Even when I came in hours later the long was strong.

So have been reading on here and making cleaners up. Got lemon and miracle so far. Just working my way round the house. It was newly done when we moved in last year, so is not a hard place to keep clean.

Just trying to decide what to make up for  the floor which is I do 2 x week, and is dirty, as a farmhouse and a very busy kitchen.
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Re: What cleaner do you mop floors with ?
« Reply #10 on: July 01, 2012, 02:24:59 pm »
Hot water with half a cup of vinegar and a few drops of Eucalyptus oil for the tiles.
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Re: What cleaner do you mop floors with ?
« Reply #11 on: July 01, 2012, 02:49:43 pm »
One of the following (on tiles in kitchen):
Enjo and water
Enjo and water with either eucalyptus or tea tree oil
Enjo and water with either white vinegar or methylated spirits

Or hands and knees and wash cloth with detergent or just water if there's an immediate need to resolve a spill.

Ideally - I use someone else to do the floors.
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Re: What cleaner do you mop floors with ?
« Reply #12 on: July 01, 2012, 03:13:49 pm »
What is enjo?
I will google it.
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Re: What cleaner do you mop floors with ?
« Reply #13 on: July 01, 2012, 03:16:31 pm »
I don't know you would have to ask my cleaning lady.
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Re: What cleaner do you mop floors with ?
« Reply #14 on: July 01, 2012, 09:25:39 pm »
On my tiles I use my steam mop.
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