tupacboy

Hello... so i'm looking to get a vacuum for my new hard wood floor.... i'm looking into the hoover that has both a vacuum and wet cleaner (kinda like a swifter) in 1... does anyone know what's a better vacuum?

Nija

Man up, Nancy boy!

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Jihforce

Haahaa. Hilarious

ialsohaveadream

Brace yourself for the Dyson Glee Squad....

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PiPhiAngel

i have a hoover that can be used for hardwood and rugs. there are a lot of better ones out there, but mine does the job. most of the time i use the dry swiffer sheets and wet swiffer-like sheets specifically for hardwood floors.

oblongmelon

the best thing for hardwoods is a daily sweep with a cotton rag mop-with a bit of endust on it...once a month or so clean with a mild detergent and light coat of wax. You don't want to overdo cleaning with anything wet on true hardwoods unless you make sure you have a really strong finish on it.

Jane83

i just use swifer and swifer wet.

welfareloser

vacuuming is really a waste of effort on hardwood or ceramic tile.

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BrewMaster

AHHHHH! NOOOO!

if you have real hardwood floors (not pergo or some other laminate that I wish I had) you should not be using lesser crap like Swifer Wet or Pine Sol. The best thing for real hardwood floors is:



This stuff cleans very well but I recommend sweeping first. We have a Hoover Windtunnel and it works ok, but it really doesn't even come close to a sweeping and a mopping with Murphy Oil Soap. We clean our floors fairly often since we have a bird who thinks it's a game to throw seeds across the room and take huge dumps anywhere but his cage.

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Butch

There's absolutely nothing wrong with Swiffer and the soap Swiffer uses to clean. It's made by P&G - basically the top soap manufacturer in the world (Ivory, Tide, Mr. Clean, Dawn, Cascade, Pantene, Clairol) . . . basically, the company was built around soaps in one form of another . . . hell, they even invented the Soap Opera (called . . . a "Soap" opera for a very obvious reason now) . . . Murphy's, while it may have an older brand name, isn't necessarily any better quality . . . it's just mass-produced by Colgate-Palmolive.

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mcs328

Gleeeeeeee....j/k

I don't use my Dyson on hard wood floors. Seems like a waste and not suited for the job. I use a Swifter wet and I think I have laminate. Bah I can't tell.

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BrewMaster

who cares about P&G being a big brand? Murphy Oil Soap is designed for hardwood floors to improve life and not damage the floor. that's the point that you seemed to miss. If you've got an expensive hardwood floor, you go ahead and use Swiffer on it or any of the other P&G brands. I guarantee my floor cared for with only Murphy Oil Soap will last longer.

Butch

No no, my point is that soap made by a major manufacturer is just that - soap. Of course there are some formulation differences depending on the job the soap is supposed to do - disinfect vs. remove grease, etc. However, the major difference is in how the soaps are marketed. Murphy's is simply marketed as a soap specifically for hardwood floors. That doesn't make it any better or worse than Swiffer - it's just a different marketing angle.

However, based on the history and heritage of P&G, I tend to trust P&G products more than I trust products from other manufacturers. Also, given that I have worked with P&G (even spending a little time doing competitive analysis of the surface care category), I know the ridiculous amount of energy/money they put into R&D and quality testing.

By the way, there are numerous postings across the web - take them for what they're worth - that you should absolutely NOT use Murphy's on a hardwood floor . . .

oblongmelon

sometimes the murphy's is just WAY to strong unless you plan on giving the wood a nice coat of wax when your'e done....I actually use ivory snow (diluted) when I wash the floors...I have found though that orange oil rubbed back into the floors make them nice and shiny and fairly stain resistant.

BrewMaster

all surfactants and detergents are not the same. i realize marketing plays a roll in which products are pitched which ways, but to say that "Murhpy oil is the same as all the other soaps" is foolish and irresponsible.

I kind of figured that you had worked for P&G. You gave yourself away in your first post.