What cleaning supplies do you use in your home?

[jo]

I also have tons of rags and rag towels for all cleaning so I don’t have to waste money on disposable swifter pads. Use one of those dash duster mops for dusting and vacuum the dust off of it with my Electrolux canister. Make dusting really, really, fast. My mom would use a soft cloth for years, it was slow and made me hate to dust. I bought this little hand mop to dust with long ago and the first time I used it I fell in love with it because it was almost as simple as waving a wand over whatever was dusty and it picks up all the dust. I think the cotton is treated with something that clings the dust, I don’t wash it, just vacuum the dust off. Had it for years still works good this way.

For my floors I vacuum, never sweep. My sister one time was sweeping her kitchen floor when I was visiting, the sun was coming in on the floor and in the beam of the sun I could see clouds of dust being churned up in the air from the broom. From that day on I never swept with a broom to clean floors, only vacuum. I do have a broom, but it’s used rarely and usually only if I’ve spilled something dry on the floor like cereal or rice. I have a spray microfiber pad mop I use to mop the floors which is designed to put up your own cleaner in it but I have yet to find a product that doesn’t leave a film on my dark hardwoods.

Jon

 

[oldsuck]

You’re Funny.

Let’s see,...
I always have Brill-0 or S.O.S. pads in the house.
I don’t use them often, but when you need one, you need one.
Easy-Off is a must as well.
Once or twice a year I like to give my pots, pans, & casserole dishes The Easy-Off Treatment, so the crusty nooks & crannies the dishwasher misses don’t get away from me.
Abrasive powder is essential. Pretty much any brand will do. If I’m out I’ll use baking soda.
I love Pine-Sol and Murphy’s Oil Soap just for the fragrance. They’re not a good choice for the floor, but I use them whenever I think of something they’re good for.
Simple Green is good to have for degreasing motors & stuff.
Pledge is nice. It also doubles as a stainless steel polish, enamel polish,... all sorts of things. It’s just a spray wax. I don’t know why they only market it for wood.
Other than that I’ll occasionally buy Windex or Fantastic or something similar, but I mostly just keep a good supply of vinegar, bleach, ammonia, rubbing alcohol, baking soda, and Dawn. With those ingredients and a spray bottle, I can clean just about anything for pennies per bottle, and customize the ratios to suit my needs.
Never mix bleach with ammonia or vinegar, of course, but dilute it with water and maybe add a few drops of Dawn and it’s very handy. Spray the sink with it and sprinkle some baking soda around and who needs Comet? Seriously.
And vinegar has about a million uses. It’s insane! From weed-killer to fabric & room deodorizer.
It will clear bacon or cigarette odors out of a room as well as Febreeze. Of course the room smells like a Greek salad afterward, but it goes away once it dries. Not that there’s anything wrong with Greek salad. EVERYTHING doesn’t always have to smell like "citrus breeze" or lavender/vanilla.
OK, I’m just rambling now.
[this post was last edited: 7/5/2020-10:51]

 

[rainbowd4c]

Going down the l list.

Pledge and Murphy Oil Soap for wood products.
Windex for glass metal.
Lysol Scrubbing Bubbles for the bathroom tub, shower and vanity.
Clorox Cleaning Wand for the toilet.
Lysol Kitchen Pro for counters and appliances.
Bleach for different things.
Mister Clean or Pine Sol for floors and different surfaces like around the toilet base and outside of the bathtub.
Bar Keepers friend for my pots and pans if they are stained.
Cascade pods for the dishwasher.
Dawn dish soap.

Hoover steam mate for cleaning carpets.
Spin mop.
And either the Rainbow or my Lux Classic. Lately it's more the Lux for a time thing.