This is common for the rest of your house to feel dirt in this way whether your floors are covered in debris and grim, which is why you need the right equipment beyond an MOP to wipe your floor.
Below, we explain in detail why the traditional MOP is completely out, and what a cleaning specialist recommends it instead – as well as how to get the most from your floor cleaning routine.
Meet experts
Kadi Dulud The Wizard of Holmes in New York owns the cleaning service.
Why you should dig your string mop
If you have ever seen an old school mop and bucket and thought “gross”, you are definitely not alone. Cleaning expert Kadi Dulud says that they have been phased in the world of cleaning for a long time.
“We are now recommended not to use traditional string mops: water can be very dirty very fast, so you spread dirty mop water on the floor,” she says.
Dulood says that there is a way to go to an MOP with a viosual MOP pad. If you do not have one – or do not want to be one – one Swifter MOP connected microfiber cloth It also works as also. These do the work because you can just spray floor cleaner directly on the floor and simply go in the form of cloth or pad in the sink with warm water.
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Mop maintenance
If you are still using a string MOP and planning to stick to it, Dulood has some suggestions.
“Avoid rining in dirty water bucket and rinse in a sink instead,” she says.
Dulud says that while cleaning, you should do as much rining as possible to the MOP, and wash the entire head after each cleaning.
If it sounds like a pain, it becomes a little easier: all MOP heads that may be separated (string) MicrofiberOr otherwise) in the washing machine can be washed with items like cleaning clothes.
All MOPs, regardless of their clothes, should be washed after every use. It reduces the amount of dirt tracking occurring while cleaning with an impure object.
Best mopping tips
Despite the MOP of your choice, follow these tips to ensure that Each MOP,
- Always moping before sweep and/or vacuum. The floor to an initial clean (ideally) With a microfiber fabric) This will ensure that you are a deep cleaning from your moping contrary to pull pieces and dirt with each wipe.
- MOP at least once a week. In high-crown areas, aiming to do so every two to four days.
- Spot clean hard wood flooring. “Most hard wood floors should also not be wet and only clean and mop with a wet fabric to trap the dust,” Dulood says.
- Do not seal the water or laminate on the floor. For this type of floors, aiming to wipe a topical moist as a heavy moping with water can cause more damage.
- Beware of magnificent cleaning products. The “MOP and Shine” and other similar products advertising items and often can release buildups that accelerate the dirty process over time.
- Don’t forget to change your cleaning tool. “If the individual wires are very ragged looking or falling from the MOP, then you will know that it is time to change it,” is called Dulood. Regal your MOP every three to six months; They should be replaced around this frequency.
