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I'm impressed!

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Elless Thu 17-Aug-23 15:54:43

I bought one of those Flash speed mops (I know, you hear the darn song every time you say it 🙄). I've just done my kitchen ceiling with it and I'm very impressed.

J52 Thu 17-Aug-23 16:37:47

I’ve been using one for a while, certainly does speed up washing the kitchen and other hard floors.

MerylStreep Thu 17-Aug-23 16:48:29

Elless

I bought one of those Flash speed mops (I know, you hear the darn song every time you say it 🙄). I've just done my kitchen ceiling with it and I'm very impressed.

Where are you going to send the used pads to the recycling centre?

www.terracycle.com/en-GB/brigades/flash-uk

Urmstongran Thu 17-Aug-23 16:57:34

I use them.

Germanshepherdsmum Thu 17-Aug-23 17:23:15

Me too. I know - the environment - but they save so much time and effort.

Smileless2012 Thu 17-Aug-23 17:34:32

Don't you find they leave the floor feeling sticky? I used something similar a few years ago and my slippers would feel as if they were sticking to the floor.

Gillycats Thu 17-Aug-23 17:37:03

I’ve never used one. So the pads aren’t recyclable or reusable? If that’s the case then they must go to landfill and that’s shameful.

Luckygirl3 Thu 17-Aug-23 17:38:27

I do too. But do not always use the cloths supplied - I put any old cloth on the end - ones I can wash. You can buy washable cloths for them. Can't remember where I got them but they velcro on.

Luckygirl3 Thu 17-Aug-23 17:40:01

Here they are - bit of a big link!
www.amazon.co.uk/Zeltauto-Upgraded-Microfiber-Speedmop-Hard-Floor/dp/B094MYTJNJ/ref=asc_df_B094MYTJNJ/?hvlocphy=9045421&linkCode=df0&hvptwo&hvnetw=g&hvadid=501251247783&hvpone&hvlocint&th=1&hvpos&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl&hvqmt&tag=gransnetforum-21&hvtargid=pla-1347255976551&hvrand=13895920655519592316

Germanshepherdsmum Thu 17-Aug-23 17:50:31

No, they don’t leave my floors sticky. Yes, they go to landfill and I agree it’s shameful but I only have so much time for cleaning floors.

Callistemon21 Thu 17-Aug-23 18:34:24

Kitchen ceiling??

GrannyGravy13 Thu 17-Aug-23 19:26:34

Lakeland sell a similar mop with washable e-cloth pads.

They are equally as good as the disposable sheets.

midgey Thu 17-Aug-23 20:44:05

I’ve been wondering about one of these with the reusable pads. Are they any better than a steam mop…..or just different.

HowVeryDareYou2 Thu 17-Aug-23 20:45:56

Callistemon21

Kitchen ceiling??

I wondered, too - then my husband said he'd vacuumed the ceiling today (I was out), as there were some cobwebs - I had left them for our resident spider.

Katyj Fri 18-Aug-23 07:33:01

I don’t like them for floors. I have laminate with a rough surface and it doesn’t clean it properly, but it’s good for the bathroom tiles, saves climbing on the steps.

Luckygirl3 Fri 18-Aug-23 08:01:18

All these places people clean that I had not even noticed!!

Foxygloves Fri 18-Aug-23 08:04:06

I have one too - but kitchen ceiling? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Franbern Fri 18-Aug-23 08:47:27

Never seeing adverts. no idea what song is being recalled.

Must say that forthe past three yearw Ihav had Voleda 1-2 mop. And cannot think of any easier system. No waste at all. The microfibre heads just go straight into the washing machine each time they are used. I keep three or four spares. Nothing fo land fill or nay othr rubbish disposal.

Okay, do ceilings as these cannot be turned upside down. However, I have never wished or needed to mop any of my ceilings!!!

buffyfly9 Fri 18-Aug-23 09:03:46

They are fantastic but the price of them is high! I could not believe the colour of the first pad I used and only two days before I had used my steam cleaner! They have a nice fragrance and are really quick and convenient, to save the environment (!) I turn them over and re attach to the mop head, they are quite thick and the other side cleans almost as well.

Tizliz Fri 18-Aug-23 09:13:24

Foxygloves

I have one too - but kitchen ceiling? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

I have a bad neck so can’t look up. Don’t know if my ceilings need cleaning but I am not looking and will never know!

Germanshepherdsmum Fri 18-Aug-23 09:20:16

My motto is best not to look - and if you must, remove your glasses first.

Casdon Fri 18-Aug-23 09:25:18

I love mine, but I now use Wilko floor wipes instead of the proper Speedmop wipes. They fit well onto the little grippers, and they are biodegradable. I’ll have to search for a new source now Wilko have gone under.

Auntieflo Fri 18-Aug-23 09:27:50

But, how lazy is the chap who uses one in the adverts?
All around the chair legs etc, etc. never moves anything.
No wonder he mops the floor so quickly.

Redhead56 Fri 18-Aug-23 09:31:49

I use one very handy if you have a dog but the strip for awkward marks is pointless.

maytime2 Fri 18-Aug-23 09:39:32

I use the underside to wipe down the outside of my windows and front door after wiping the kitchen floor. So I feel that I use it to the full before putting it the bin.