Hardwood floor owners

General Lee · 11-11-07, 11:48

I just recently had a large amount of hardwood floors installed and was wondering whats the easiest way to keep them clean. A small microfiber mop takes forever and is hard on the back. Can anyone recommend a machine that won't scratch the wood and saturate the floor?
We have the Hoover floor mate but I only use it on the vinyl floors. I'm a little nervous to use it on the wood. Also if there is a good cleaner thats add a bit of shine out there, please feel free to advise on that... Thanks a million.

rjstaaf · 11-11-07, 12:09

About 1500 sq ft of our house has hard wood flooring and we generally use a swiffer wet jet with their wood floor cleaner to clean it and a dust mop for daily light duty stuff.

http://www.swiffer.com/swiffer/en_US/wetjet.do

General Lee · 11-11-07, 01:44

Do you have any indication that the swiffer causes dulling of your floor? I've heard swiffer, maybe the dry one, can dull your floor??

jsatek · 11-11-07, 02:38

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Originally Posted by rjstaaf

About 1500 sq ft of our house has hard wood flooring and we generally use a swiffer wet jet with their wood floor cleaner to clean it and a dust mop for daily light duty stuff.

Swiffer WetJet Product Information and Offers

Swiffer may kill pets. It has the same ingredient as anti-freeze. Google it.

Try Method Home O-Mop and Good for Wood. Work great and smell great. I have 2000+ square feet of oak and bamboo. I'm happy.

Eliot Ness · 11-11-07, 02:47

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Originally Posted by jsatek

Swiffer may kill pets. It has the same ingredient as anti-freeze. Google it.

That appears to be an Urban Legend:

Urban Legends Reference Pages: Swiffer WetJet

ASPCA: ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center Responds to Swiffer Wet Jet Rumor

rjstaaf · 11-11-07, 03:23

Definitely an Urban Legend, looks like jsatek you need to go back to Google school

Urban Legends Reference Pages: Swiffer WetJet

We have 2 dogs, 2 cats and kids and we have been using a Swiffer Wet of one form or another since they first came out. I did the research when the concerns first came out about the Swiffer but they were quickly put to rest and I am 100% confident in using it in my house around my kids and pets!

rjstaaf · 11-11-07, 03:27

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Originally Posted by General Lee

Do you have any indication that the swiffer causes dulling of your floor? I've heard swiffer, maybe the dry one, can dull your floor??

The Swiffer Cleaner is just that, a cleaner. It is not a polish. It will not shine up your floors if they are dull. You just have to be careful about how long you use the pads as eventually all they will do is just spread the dirt in them around which will make the floor appear dirty, kind of like using dirty wash water to clean your paint. I think people tend to use the pad tooo long.

General Lee · 11-11-07, 06:48

Thank you for the recommendations so far gentleman

tom p. · 11-11-07, 07:26

General, this is what you're looking for: Bona Hardwood Floor Products

I buy it at ACE Hdwe.

General Lee · 11-12-07, 07:05

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Originally Posted by tom p.

General, this is what you're looking for: Bona Hardwood Floor Products

I buy it at ACE Hdwe.

My floor contractor carries that! I'm gonna give that a try.

Mr. Clean · 11-14-07, 11:48

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Originally Posted by tom p.

General, this is what you're looking for: Bona Hardwood Floor Products

I buy it at ACE Hdwe.

Agreed. Though I can't speak specifically for use on hard wood flooring, I've found the MF mop to be a durable and excellent tool for vinyl flooring. After sweeping with a rubber broom, I wet the MF pad and clean the floor with just water. I find the mop itself to be excellent, as in robust build and adjustable, which definitely saves my aching back from using shorter handled devices. One negative, the MF pads seem to be fairly expensive.

kaval · 11-14-07, 12:02

Murphy's Oil Soap...made for hardwood floors. Works fantastic!!!!