Comments on: Homemade Wet-Jet Pads and Solution

By: Ivory Soap

Ivory Soap — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:58:49 +0000

Dorothy–*blush*

By: Dorothy

Dorothy — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:54:37 +0000

So – I bought a wet jet because age and natural deterioration have made it impossible for me to mop the way I did before all my parts went out of warranty.

I had guests the first time I tried it, and that awful blue juice that comes with the unit triggered two asthma attacks, one headache, and required opening windows in spite of the cold temps.

You have saved yet another victim of chemical warfare.

Dorothy

By: Nicki

Nicki — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:49:52 +0000

Oh I have been wishing for this very thing! I have 100% hard floors in my house and we swiffer like crazy! I have the swiffer vac and the wet-jet and I cringe at buying refills, but not as much as I cring at using an old-fashioned mop. Making my own *everything* is just the ticket! And the wet-jet is so simple that my kids fight over who gets to mop!

By: Carolyn

Carolyn — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:46:04 +0000

Just found you today — what a neat site. Here’s my swiffer hack. Use an old thin sock. Cut off the top (cuff) or use the “peds” or athletic type w/o the cuff. Slit the sock at the heel a couple of inches at most Now pull it on the swiffer “foot” and tuck the cut ends (at the heel ) in the grooves. The toe end doesn’t need tucking. I wear a size 8-9 which perfectly fits the swiffer. Great recycling for old socks, works great, and toss in the washing machine.

By: D

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:38:34 +0000

I like the idea of the refillable swiffer and the homemade cloths but Bissel makes a wet mop and vac with a refillable tank on it. It comes with 2 washable microfiber cloths that velcro on them. I love it but I have hard wood and tile and linoleum in my house so I have to use Murphey’s Oil Soap in it (diluted of course so it lasts a long time!) I bought cotton kitchen twine in the hardware department and knitted myself some super scrubby cleaning pads then sewed velcro on them. It takes a little longer to make but they will last forever! I like the twine better than cotton yarn because it’s scrubbier, (if anyone was wondering) I use sugar n’ cream yarn for my dish cloths.

By: missourimom62

missourimom62 — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 03:22:37 +0000

Lawks-a-mercy.
Life is good.
THANK YOU.

By: sunny

sunny — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 03:12:51 +0000

I’ve been making my own swiffer juice for a few years. Just take a pair of pliers and twist off the cap. Fill to shoulder of bottle with water and add a tbsp. of Hoover Floormate concentrate (I use the floormate a few times a year to really scrub them). Smells good doesn’t bother my asthma and is streak free. A bottle of of the cleaner will last for years if just used for the swiffer.

Thanks for the tip on making pads – I’m going to Sam’s tomorrow and will stock up on micro fiber cloths.

By: Ivory Soap

Ivory Soap — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 02:26:54 +0000

@Carmen–I’m with Grandma. No tile.

By: Carmen

Carmen — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 03:18:51 +0000

I hate to contradict you, but you should never use vinegar on tile! Vinegar is acidic; grout is alkaline. Eventually you can have grout failure unless the vinegar is rinsed off thoroughly so it doesn’t “eat at” the grout. (My husband runs a tile cleaning business, so he knows all about this). And you can’t say “Grandma always used vinegar”. My guess is that Grandma didn’t have tile – she probably had linoleum or vinyl. You really need to find something that is pH neutral to clean: Spic ‘n Span and Mr Clean are a couple of products that work.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:19:54 +0000

This is pretty late, but you can buy 24 microfiber cloths at Sam’s Club for $10. I love them and use them for everything, we only use paper towels for bacon and other greasy food related tasks.