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Title: What cleaner do you mop floors with ?
Post by: droverjess 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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Post by: gertbysea on July 01, 2012, 10:07:51 am: Quick reply . Vinegar and water on the tile floors.

Gert
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Post by: DizzyGirl on July 01, 2012, 10:37:23 am: Vinegar and a few drops of eucalyptus oil
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Post by: Halex on July 01, 2012, 11:05:56 am: Oofhh DJ, are you spring cleanng

:)
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Post by: frazzled_mom 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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Post by: cookie1 on July 01, 2012, 11:34:01 am: Hot water and a drop of dish washing detergent.
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Post by: meganjane 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 (http://www.aussiesoapsupplies.com.au/surfactant-ccg-solubliser.html), 30% Ethanol, 20% water.

I love the way the house smells when I'm finished.
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Post by: Tasty on July 01, 2012, 12:30:25 pm: Methylated spirits and water here but maybe I should try the vinegar.
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Post by: judydawn 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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Post by: droverjess 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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Post by: Merrilyn 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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Post by: teagg 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.
;-)

Gillian
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Post by: droverjess on July 01, 2012, 03:13:49 pm: What is enjo?
I will google it.
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Post by: Delightful Den on July 01, 2012, 03:16:31 pm: I don't know you would have to ask my cleaning lady.
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Post by: DizzyGirl on July 01, 2012, 09:25:39 pm: On my tiles I use my steam mop.
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Post by: obbie on July 01, 2012, 10:15:42 pm: I use pine oil, its a disinfectant, commercial grade.
5 litres lasts me 6 months for polished timber floors..
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Post by: mcmich on July 01, 2012, 11:28:14 pm: I use a steam mop as I have the entire house to do. No carpet not even in the bedrooms.
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Post by: dede on July 02, 2012, 12:27:55 am: Obbie I also use Pine oil (lavender) I love the smell :)
I also put a squirt of a floor cleaner that has baking soda in it (can't think of the name)
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Post by: obbie on July 02, 2012, 03:09:27 am: Dede, I can get the lavender one too.
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Post by: deedub on July 02, 2012, 03:39:20 am: I usually use Earth Choice brand in a bucket of hot water. Last time however I sprayed floor with miracle spray and mopped up with water - worked just as well on my timber floors.
DJ - I know what you mean about the smell of commercial cleaning products. Some of them make me feel quite nauseous (which just proves that housework is bad for you) so have switched to miracle spray.
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Post by: EmeraldSue on July 02, 2012, 04:39:54 am: I usually use lemon Jasol, but I made up the miracle spray this morning. I then got sidetracked cleaning out my fridge this morning, but after lunch I will vacuum and then wash the floors with the miracle spray mixed with hot water.