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Hot water, if so why?

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phoenix Wed 12-Jul-17 21:07:58

Evening all, and good wishes to you.

Cleaning the laminate floor today in the kitchen and hall, as I was getting the mop and bucket ready, I was aware that I was running the tap until it was hot, before adding the detergent.

Do you think the water does need to be hot for cleaning floors, bearing in mind that cleaning stuff will be added to the water?

Esspee Thu 13-Jul-17 21:09:37

Kim19 and Vickya
You have not received responses as it is not done to change the subject of a thread (though sometimes we do go off at a tangent.smile)
It is easy to start your own thread, why not do that and I am sure you will get interesting replies.

petra Thu 13-Jul-17 22:39:21

Kim19
Ignore the thread police. I love my Karcher, best window cleaning ever. Your not putting enough pressure into it, and it doesn't matter which way you work it.

vickya Thu 13-Jul-17 23:06:50

Kim19, I did realise I was deviating, but it was this particular post and thread that made me think umra and grans would like each other, so it felt right to post here.

Kim19 Fri 14-Jul-17 07:59:07

Thank you all. I was unaware of the rigid protocol but grateful to those who 'risked it' for me I will try to mend my ways both here and with the Karcher!!

M0nica Fri 14-Jul-17 09:57:06

Is there a protocol? No-one told me. Threads often have 'asides' that last a few posts and then return to the main stream.

Is this post a deviation?

Kim19 Fri 14-Jul-17 11:09:18

Now you're making me laugh MOnica and I'm not sure how appropriate that is on a scale of 1 to 10!

Thanks........

annsixty Fri 14-Jul-17 11:25:49

Just start your posts with" just to deviate a little " and end with" now back to the OP"
That gets me out of trouble.?

Kim19 Fri 14-Jul-17 11:44:49

Aaah.......so there is a protocol of sorts....it's just a case of waiting until somebody shares. Thanks very much annsixty and...... would you define 'trouble' for me as in your above post, please?

annsixty Fri 14-Jul-17 12:27:23

Well you might get sent to the naughty step or just told to stick to the script.

Kim19 Fri 14-Jul-17 12:33:28

Heaven forfend!

petra Sat 15-Jul-17 14:30:15

Kim19
Just put your tin hat on and ignore them.
Or in my case, don't bother with tin hat, just ignore.

Luckygirl Sat 15-Jul-17 15:56:06

My problem is cleaning the parquet floors here. I have bought liquid and impregnated cloths both of which say they clean these floors, but nothing makes any difference. Small marks (e.g. GS dropping bits of food) stay stubbornly there; and any water drops leave a mark. I just go with the flow now and let it lie!

Luckygirl Sat 15-Jul-17 15:56:59

Oh dear - am I deviant too? grin

HazelGreen Thu 20-Jul-17 12:04:16

I would use those white magic sponges.... need to use damp. I cut them into smaller blocks as they wear down with use. Very little that they do not shift ... gently and with no chemicals. I use on leather bags, chairs, wallpaper.

mrsmopp Tue 25-Jul-17 23:23:31

Get down on your hands and knees with a floor cloth and a bucket of Flaskh. You can wring the water out of the cloth and the floor will dry quicker.
Then lay sheets of newspaper in case anyone wants to walk on the floor before its dry.
Well, that's what my mum always did. What about yours?