Swifter against the other dusters

im kinda dissapointed with my swiffer mop it dosent seem to get the floor as clean as the old way

I use a regular deck mop to clean the floors, but then I end up on my hands and knees to get the edges as clean as I want. I have tried sponge mops but didn't like the way it left streaks next to where the sponge ends stop, so went back to the old mop and bucket. I don't think that I have seen the Swiffer with a zip off pad before. You say it works pretty good? Maybe I will have to look for that one, the mop I use is really too big for the tile in the bathroon, but works pretty well in the kitchen.

For years I used a rag mop after sweeping the floor. Then I tried one of those wring-a-mop but they still wouldn't wring all the water out of the mop. I have used the sponge mops too but they didn't really work very well ether. Then the switfer mop but as you said it leave dirt behind too. Now I have one of those mops with the wavy sponge. It seems to do much better but can't get into the corners or under the counters. So it's still back to the hands and knees for that part.

our kitchen floor is laminating wood which is basically artificial wood so we use regular brush and dust pan to clean it before mopping with wet mop our bathroom floor is vinyl we use the same thing to clean it

Never used the swiffer :D The old way works just fine ^^ Have a nice day..

I had the string mop and the swiffer wet jet. I threw them both out and my system I use now works much better. I bought the clorox mop that was a copy of the swiffer but it is much better- no batteries needed and came up with a cheap, environmental friendly solution. When the fluid runs out of the clorox bottle, don't buy a refill bottle. Instead, buy the clorox floor cleaner you would normally pour into a bucket of water and mop with a sponge or string mop. Unscrew the mop fill bottle and put a small amount of the cleaner in with some tap water. You can get 8-10 refills out of one bottle of regular cleaner! Now for the pads- the clorox mop has little rubber slits on the four corners of the mop head. You are supposed to push the corners of the pads into the slits to hold them on. Instead, I bought a 3 pack of white cleaning cloths at Dollar General. They are soft and absorbent like cloth diapers. Use them and throw them in the wash. I have ceramic tile floors and I still have to get down on my knees every spring and fall to scrub the grout. And every month I still vacuum and wet mop the floor, but for easy quick cleaning, I really like the clorox mop!

tried all but the wet swifter went back to the string mop .

I have tried all kinds of cleaners. I mainly just use the basics for my cleaning products because they are so expensive these days to buy a variaty of them. I do use good products to clean with though. I mop with Mr. Clean.

I clean houses for a living and I have found the best way to wash a floor is by hands and knees. It is the only way to get it totally clean. With a swifter or a mop all we are doing is spreading the dirty water all over the floor. So I do them on my hands and knees. It is hard to do that way, but at least I know it is really clean when I am done and if my clients only wanted it done half way they would do it themselves and not hire me to do it. So because of my experiences with floors I do my own that way too. I am very fussy when it comes to my floors. I like them to be clean. But if I were in a hurry doing my own floors, I will sometimes just give them a quick wipe with a mop.

I have a mop that my dad gave me, the kind with the wringer on the handle. I don't like it as well as an old-fashioned string mop but I'm too cheap to buy a new one! When I first moved into my house I thought the floor was awfully dark but thought that must be because of age. Well, a few days later I spilled some water on the floor and mopped it up and it turned about 10 shades lighter! It was dirty! I spent two days on my hands and knees scrubbing that floor and getting it bright and clean. And yes, a single man owned the house before I bought it!