Useless floor washing fluid.

Washing up liquid and bleach here too, have used it for 40 years without any adverse effects.

Vintagegirl

Interesting posts here. I am trying to decide on type of flooring for kitchen makeover. Workman wants to do those vinyl planks but I would like porcelain tiles but more work. Present floor is sheet vinyl but never feel it cleans fully as dirt collects in textured finish. I use a steam mop but feel old style scrubbing brush is what is needed.

Dr Schultz uk produce a range of products for cleaning floors. I have LVT planks and used their floor kit to revive them especially the dirt that gathers in textured finishes. The clean and strip liquid is very good at getting in the groves. It appears quite expensive at around £40 but it as worked well and all the products you need are provided. The initial strip with scrubbing head, the sealant coat and a daily maintenance wash.

I had a steam mop but was horrified that how much dirt came off the floor when I used my trusty old squeezy mop when I could not be bothered to get the steamer out when mopping up a spillage. had only used the steamer on it the day before.

Spidergran3, no, you're not dirty, you're the sane one. You're not using toxic chemicals for no good reason. My mother used that awful pine disinfectant everywhere - and that smell still makes me heave. Strangely, though, she was happy for us all to wear shoes indoors.

I'm fussy, though, I rinse the mop frequently before squeezing it out in the water/vinegar mix. Most people just use the same bucket - and rinse in that - effectively spreading dirt and germs far and wide - why?

It all depends on what kind of floor you are washing, what you should use.

I have mainly wooden floors that are varnished, plus tiled floors with ceramic tiles in the hall, bathroom and wash-kitchen.

I wash all my floors in old-fashioned soft soap in hot water, or if they are not very dirty just in hot water. As soap has been in short supply recently in our local shops, I have reverted to washing-soda in hot water.

Be careful of using vinegar on tiled or terasso floors or indeed any stone floors as they may be damaged irrepareably by vinegar, and never use bleach on any floor unless you are certain the floor can stand it.

If the floors look as if there is a film on them when they have dried, you probably used too much soap, so you will have to rinse the floors in hot water, using a mop or floor cloth that has not been in soapy water.

I never use washing-up liquid on the tiled floors as it tends to make them slippery.

I entirely agree that the special solutions for cleaning floors are a waste of money.

I use a bit of Zfloral or the cheaper own brand ones and a tiny bit of washing up liquid in hot water. I get down on my knees and wash and dry the floor by hand. It Burns calories and I do it to music. Floor looks and smells great and it keeps me fit, win win.

Steam mop or use diluted Elbow Grease

Interesting posts here. I am trying to decide on type of flooring for kitchen makeover. Workman wants to do those vinyl planks but I would like porcelain tiles but more work. Present floor is sheet vinyl but never feel it cleans fully as dirt collects in textured finish. I use a steam mop but feel old style scrubbing brush is what is needed.

What do you use for polished wooden floors? I worry that the bleach and disinfectant will damage them. Washing up liquid leaves a bit of a tacky feel.

Crikey - what a dirty old woman I must be. I use just water and an e-cloth floor mop. Nice clean floors though. Can’t understand the thinking behind Dettol & bleach etc, it’s only going to get walked on again. You don’t eat off your floors - do you?

Squirt of washing up liquid and dettol in warm bucket of water works fine on my floors I’m not bothered if they are shiny as long as they are clean and I love the smell of dettol.

Well, I hope you open the windows - to let out the chlorine gas.

Dish soap and bleach here as well. I use a capful of Dettol once in a while as well.

I have been using diluted dettol for years.

Greyduster

MiniMoon

I don't buy floor cleaning liquids. I do as you do. Bit of washing up liquid and a splash of bleach.

Me too!

Another me too here, it works well and cheap as chips.

I have a slate floor and a floor steamer. It did clean the floor well but as it dried there was a pale film on the tiles. Which came off easily with a quick vacuum.

However the lady in the tile shop said the film is from the tile grout.

I now use a floor mop and floor cleaner and the finish is fine.

I have LVT flooring it looks like laminate planks but it’s totally difficult to clean. Never ever use a steam mop on this type of flooring

Steam mop, no chemicals needed.

What type of flooring is it mantaray ?

Patsy70

I steam clean my tiled flooring in the kitchen and laundry room, and it comes up a treat.

Totally agree.
Steam mop you can buy good value ones, not too expensive.

I steam clean my tiled flooring in the kitchen and laundry room, and it comes up a treat.

Hi Everyone. My floor isn't very dirty . That's why I get exasperated with promises made by proprietary floor cleaning manufacturers. I usually find that most other cleaners on the market do what they say on the tin.

Hi Hetty
That's why I stopped using washing up liquid and bleach.
I will try the vinegar and w/up liquid. thank you.

How dirty is the floor if you have a problem cutting through the dirt
Washing up liquid and bleach are the only cleaners I use.
There was a poster on MN who thought floor cleaner was different to other cleaners 🤦🏼‍♀️

mantaray, anything that's not rinsed away will remain on the floor as a film - that will probably attract dirt like a magnet.

I damp mop with a cup of vinegar in a bucket of water - adding just a few (3 or 4) drops of washing up liquid. It works really well with a microfibre mop (well wrung out, so damp, not wet).

Please don't mix bleach with detergent as you'll just create toxic fumes.