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susancva
Culpeper, VA
(Zone 7b)
March 10, 2008
05:53 PM Post #4647601
| Are swiffer products safe for laminate? I'm referring to the wet sheets.
Thanks.
Susan |
ecrane3
Dublin, CA
(Zone 9a)
March 10, 2008
09:28 PM Post #4648658
| If they are I'm sure they'll tell you so on the package. I imagine they would be though, laminate holds up to cleaners better than wood does and I'm pretty sure there's a Swiffer product for wood. |
flowerpower57
April 07, 2008
04:53 AM Post #4769718
| I used Swiffer and it left streaks on my floor . |
JuneyBug
Dongducheon CpCasey
South Korea
(Zone 4b)
April 22, 2008
06:12 AM Post #4845174
| I used swiffer and loved it until i saw that it caused the wood to swell between the boards in my "engineered" floor. |
ecrane3
Dublin, CA
(Zone 9a)
April 22, 2008
10:12 AM Post #4846064
| Did you use the one that was designed for wood? Engineered floors are real wood, not laminate, so you have to use things that are safe for wood. If you used the one for wood floors and it did bad things to your floor, you should call the 800 number on the back of the bottle, they ought to fix things for you if they said it was safe on wood and it wasn't. |
susancva
Culpeper, VA
(Zone 7b)
April 23, 2008
09:15 AM Post #4851565
| oooh, this is not good. I love swiffer products. I did find a spray bottle of cleaner made for laminates so I feel better now. I would have thought that I could use the swiffer wet products as long as they're not too wet before mopping the floor..like wring it out some.
I love my new floors and would be devastated if they started warping.
S |
ecrane3
Dublin, CA
(Zone 9a)
April 23, 2008
09:56 AM Post #4851733
| Laminates like Pergo are not made of wood, so you don't have the same worries. They are basically a picture of wood with a layer of plastic over top of it, so you've got a wider range of cleaners that are safe. Especially if it says on the package that it's safe for laminate I'd feel fine about it as long as you follow the instructions and don't use tons of liquid and let it set there forever. Nanbernier's floor was engineered hardwood, which has a top layer that's real wood, so you have to be careful with it just like you would with a hardwood floor. |
JuneyBug
Dongducheon CpCasey
South Korea
(Zone 4b)
April 25, 2008
06:41 PM Post #4864007
| I used the Swiffer Wood floor cleaner. I think my floors were the last ones done by our local company before it suddenly closed and the owner left the country. :-( I think it has a lot to do with the quality of the flooring, and not so much the chemical. The salesman said his wife used vinegar. I saw her a few months later and she said the floors were ruined under the plants, near doors that the big dogs had gotten stuck behind and scratched, and where someone had knocked a glass over and left it until they moved the chair and found it. Their new house has tile and stone floors. She said she had never been so disgusted in her life as when she had to carpet over all that new engineered floor so that they could sell the house. Some lessons are expensive. I used an established company. They had been in business here for 35 years. I think I'll use the "big box" stores from now on... |
Claira198579
Danville, CA
May 22, 2009
04:32 PM Post #6584041
| I hate the swiffer: The Bona Hardwood Floor Mop (can order a Laminate cleaner) is such a better product that the Swiffer. |
JuneyBug
Dongducheon CpCasey
South Korea
(Zone 4b)
May 22, 2009
06:40 PM Post #6584568
| I am now putting 3 or 4 drops of dish soap into a half gallon vinegar jug and using that for my floors (and windows). On the floors I use a German floor cloth, wrung out, under my push broom. Works great, you could use a dish towell. |
Gr33nThumb
Canyon Country, CA
June 15, 2009
06:55 PM Post #6692361
| I just joined this forum. I have found this thread very informative. I like to add a little squeeze of fresh lemon into my cleaning water. It leaves behind a lovely scent that way. But I wonder if the acid would be bad for hardwood floors? |
JuneyBug
Dongducheon CpCasey
South Korea
(Zone 4b)
June 15, 2009
07:54 PM Post #6692660
| I don't think so. I use vinegar and that is acidic. Smells a lot better, I'd bet!
The vinegar smell dissapates pretty quickly, really! The house does not smell like a pickle factory! LOL I may use some lemon too...that is a good idea. |
