Mops

[james_davis_nicoll]

I have become disenchanted with my usual brand of mop (sponge, with a replacable sponge) because for some reason the sponges have begun to wear out at an insane pace.

What sort of mops do you people use? Why that kind in particular?

Comments

[galbinus-caeli.livejournal.com]

I use an old fashioned string mop most of the time. They are cheap, you can wash the mop heads in the laundry (put it in a delicates bag or it will tangle up with other stuff). I also feel like I can control the wetness of the mop more easily with a string mop and bucket than I can with sponge mops.

[thette.livejournal.com]

Yup, that's why I like string mops, too. (And I used them when I worked as a cleaner.) The ones I use have wide strings made of microfiber, not that the result is that much more spectacular.

[dcseain.livejournal.com]

I'm a fan of string mops also. They offer better control over wetness, much more useful for getting up wet spills, and useful for cleaning, and as galbinus_caeli points out, the heads are washable.

[brownkitty.livejournal.com]

I don't mop that often. When I need to, a damp towel seems to work just fine. Doesn't require extra equipment, throw it in the washing machine when I'm done with it, don't have to worry about odd storage space for it.

[twoeleven.livejournal.com]

we've got a sponge mop w/ a built-in wringer bit. it's very handy, but i don't see a brand name on it.

[twoeleven.livejournal.com]

aha! they'd cunningly hidden the name and model. it's a libman roller mop.

[roseembolism.livejournal.com]

The cats, usually. ;')

[gjules.livejournal.com]

String mops. They hold up better and, as people said above, they're washable. To use, simply draw the mop towards you, pulling it in a figure-eight pattern at the same time so as to cover a wider swath of floor. (Most of the people I trained on how to use the string mop assumed the proper mopping technique was to aimlessly push it back and forth, with is sub-optimal.)

I also find string mops more effective than sponge mops. The only drawback is that they work better with a bucket with a water-squeezing attachment, which probably costs more than the mop.

[doug-palmer.livejournal.com]

One of the Enjo mops. It's basically a cunningly designed piece of cloth that you fit onto a handle. You can take it off and wash it out or put it in the washing machine.

[dawn-guy.livejournal.com]

Every time I've used a string mop (most recently washing the floor of catbear's studio after the blacksmiths left before he settled in) I've been very happy with the operation and the results. A good sturdy wringer/squeezer definitely helps.

I've found "bee" mops (self-wringing sponge head) to be much better at cleaning walls than floors. This discovery came when I was preparing to paint a house worth of rooms and was seeking ways to reduce my use of ladders and stools.

[elegantelbow.livejournal.com]

For a moment, I thought, "this would be a great question for ask_me_anything." And then I remembered why I left that community.

[mjlayman.livejournal.com]

I don't clean anymore, of course, but the laminate gets dustmopped first (the head comes off and I wash it in the washer) and then the laminate and vinyl gets lightly mopped with something my cleaning lady owns. It's like a pole with a piece of jointed plastic at the bottom and a light bit of cloth goes over it. You unjoint it to get the cloth to come off. She washes that. She uses the same mop for hardwood. I do still have a sponge mop, but it hasn't been used in at least 17 years. I should probably see about disposing of it.

Oh, I also have a string mop, also not used in 17 years, also see about disposal.

[maruad.livejournal.com]

Super Bee Mop... sponge.