Make Your Own SELF CLEAN/SELF WRING MOP ...
A REAL LOW COST MOP MOTIF THAT IS LIKE THE Rich BUT IS WISE And SAVES MORE!
..Tired of Auto Clean Mops that don't? The best I've invented is not a Self Wringing Mop of the usual sort, the SWM you buy in stores last about two weeks, I would go for a swim when I bought more! They're made of cheap flimsy "cotton" that makes the owners of a landfill say thanks, mops like this are good for the environment anyhow! The best I've found is a usual mop of durable rayon, it may last about 60 months if you watch about corrosion of the metal bands that bind the fibers. To make it self cleaning I combine it with a Rubbermaid jug about two feet wide and a foot and a half high, this is a sort of standard cleaning pail, it won't wear out, it's beautious Rubbermaid, easy to find. Mine is electric lime green and has two woven yellow poly handles, loops about four inches above the top of the pail. To fill the pail with water I put it in the sink (a double sink like a kitchen sink is best) and tilt the pail about to 45 degrees and turn on the water. Putting the mop in the water (the mop handles rest above in the space between the two shelf doors above the sink so the mops won't fall) and letting the water fill up and flow over the top of the pail a few minutes, this is what makes it self cleansing, the uncommon savvy being about water being like a sponge. If you have a washing machine you may read where they say the more water you use the better your outfits will be washed (women in swimwear are real clean at the beach!) So to auto clean your mop after you fill the jug at 45 degrees, let it overflow and keep the water running, it's like a giant sponge the more you run the water. This is viable with rayon at any rate because it's mostly porus and being plastic and moderately absorbent the water flows through the small spaces of your mop and the mostly unbound dirt flows out. Add your cleanser as you like, salt water or vino are bad for the binds of the mop but they're cheap and simple and they are easy to buy and they are good cleansers, and much better for the permanent environmment (where we live).
MAKE MINE A WRING MOP TOO..
To dump water out of the tub on the sink even if clean (I'll have a bit too much left) I lift up the higher handle while holding the lower steady, the water flows into the other sink over the top but not as high up as my hand so it's completely dry. Other than the right size to fit in the sink and have the right overflow, this is another good thing about the poly jug, jugs with handles at the top sides will get your hands wet, it's a bit of misery for 15 minutes. But you still have all the water in the now clean mop. To make the mop self wringing and clean out the water move the tub via the rope handles with the mop still in it to the floor, perhaps clean the mop a few more times via the pumping up and down in the water, and finally I lift the mop above the water so the top of the mop fibers (near the jug and floor) is a bit above where it meets the handle and the edge of the tub. Move the mop outward from the jug while you spin the mop around and let the gravity compress the mop fibers going from top to the tip of the fibers. The rayon mop holds a lot of clean water and rayon is moderately heavy too, so the gravity squeezes out the water well. You mop is now self cleansed, and wrung out without freezing you hands. Even while self wringing gyp mops are new you have to squeeze and squeeze and they just stay dirty, then the fibers fall out. This type of real SWM does much for about the same price, and it's not a gyp, heck they never said in the mop biz they believed March Weather Women are Non Habit Forming!
A REAL LOW COST MOP MOTIF THAT IS LIKE THE Rich BUT IS WISE And SAVES MORE!
..Tired of Auto Clean Mops that don't? The best I've invented is not a Self Wringing Mop of the usual sort, the SWM you buy in stores last about two weeks, I would go for a swim when I bought more! They're made of cheap flimsy "cotton" that makes the owners of a landfill say thanks, mops like this are good for the environment anyhow! The best I've found is a usual mop of durable rayon, it may last about 60 months if you watch about corrosion of the metal bands that bind the fibers. To make it self cleaning I combine it with a Rubbermaid jug about two feet wide and a foot and a half high, this is a sort of standard cleaning pail, it won't wear out, it's beautious Rubbermaid, easy to find. Mine is electric lime green and has two woven yellow poly handles, loops about four inches above the top of the pail. To fill the pail with water I put it in the sink (a double sink like a kitchen sink is best) and tilt the pail about to 45 degrees and turn on the water. Putting the mop in the water (the mop handles rest above in the space between the two shelf doors above the sink so the mops won't fall) and letting the water fill up and flow over the top of the pail a few minutes, this is what makes it self cleansing, the uncommon savvy being about water being like a sponge. If you have a washing machine you may read where they say the more water you use the better your outfits will be washed (women in swimwear are real clean at the beach!) So to auto clean your mop after you fill the jug at 45 degrees, let it overflow and keep the water running, it's like a giant sponge the more you run the water. This is viable with rayon at any rate because it's mostly porus and being plastic and moderately absorbent the water flows through the small spaces of your mop and the mostly unbound dirt flows out. Add your cleanser as you like, salt water or vino are bad for the binds of the mop but they're cheap and simple and they are easy to buy and they are good cleansers, and much better for the permanent environmment (where we live).
MAKE MINE A WRING MOP TOO..
To dump water out of the tub on the sink even if clean (I'll have a bit too much left) I lift up the higher handle while holding the lower steady, the water flows into the other sink over the top but not as high up as my hand so it's completely dry. Other than the right size to fit in the sink and have the right overflow, this is another good thing about the poly jug, jugs with handles at the top sides will get your hands wet, it's a bit of misery for 15 minutes. But you still have all the water in the now clean mop. To make the mop self wringing and clean out the water move the tub via the rope handles with the mop still in it to the floor, perhaps clean the mop a few more times via the pumping up and down in the water, and finally I lift the mop above the water so the top of the mop fibers (near the jug and floor) is a bit above where it meets the handle and the edge of the tub. Move the mop outward from the jug while you spin the mop around and let the gravity compress the mop fibers going from top to the tip of the fibers. The rayon mop holds a lot of clean water and rayon is moderately heavy too, so the gravity squeezes out the water well. You mop is now self cleansed, and wrung out without freezing you hands. Even while self wringing gyp mops are new you have to squeeze and squeeze and they just stay dirty, then the fibers fall out. This type of real SWM does much for about the same price, and it's not a gyp, heck they never said in the mop biz they believed March Weather Women are Non Habit Forming!
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