SPONGE MOP CLEANING

[smow69]

i HAVE AN OLD OCEDER SPONGE MOP ITS 25 YRS OLD HOW DO YOU KEEP THE SPONGES FROM STINKING AND GETTING HARD AS A ROCK I HAVE A CASE OF REPLASEMENT SPONGES I GOT ON EBAY BUT SEEMS WASTEFULL TO CHANGE ALL THE TIME I KNOW WASHING THEM ROTS THEM AS DOES BLEACH. I HAVE A NEW STRING MOP I KNOW YOU CAN BLEACH THEM. I HAVE EVEN PUT IT OUTSIDE TO AIR OUT IT STILL SOMETIMES STINKLS WHEN YOU WET IT.

 

[Gr8DaneDad]

Bacteria is what makes it stink. If there is no metal on the sponge - mine have a plastic mount to the squeeze base - microwaving a wet sponge for a minute will kill the bacteria. If there is metal on the mount, a shallow pan and a soak in boiling water will do the same thing. All synthetic sponges will get rock hard when dry, it's just the way things are.

 

[smow69]

THANK YOU

THANKS FOR RESPONSE WERE IT SLIDES ON TO MOP IS METEL SO I WILL TRY BOILING WATER AND SOAKING.

 

[Gr8DaneDad]

throw a bit of baking soda in the boiling water... it will help


 

 

[smow69]

thank you

it worked now my mop dont smell like old mop. smells fresh and clean ready to use.....

 

[Gr8DaneDad]

So glad I could help. Not much worse than a smell you can't get rid of.