I plan to use Dr Bronner's Sal Suds All Purpose Cleaner for my tile floors. Would the floors feel soapy/filmy that I need to go over the floor with water?
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you would need to use a very mild dilution if you were not going to rinse...it is a good sudsing soap!
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Sal suds is perfect for this job! You do need to mix it with water before putting in on the floor. One teaspoon per galon of water is plenty! Good luck :)
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I have not seen a film on my floors or my walls....both of which are that lovely old pink tile!!!!! Um, yeah....lovely! But seriously, you only use a small amt. of Sal Suds diluted in a lot of water. There is a dilution chart on the Dr. Bonner's web site. I use the Sal Suds for all my cleaning and I've seen no film on wood, glass, various metals and plastics, tile, lineoleum, etc. I truly do love this stuff!
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No. The key is to use a very small amount. You will need to experiment with the amount of sal suds in your wash bucket. I don't use a measuring device, but I probably start w/the equivalent of a teaspoon or so in the bucket and see how much suds I get. I also throw some vinegar in w/my water.
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I wouldn't. It's for cleaning floors, counter tops, and others surfaces like that. Mrs. Meyer's does make a soap for dishes.
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Yes - I use it in high efficiency front loading machine (same amount my Mom uses in her old top loading machine) and I never have an issue with suds.
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Bona is made especially for hard wood floors. I'm sure it wouldn't hurt tile floors but I think it's a more expensive way to clean tile floors. I would use either swifter wet mop for the tile or there is a Magic Eraser mops that you use without any detergent. Or you can use just a sponge mop with something like Spic and Span or Mr. Clean. Hope that helps.
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Yes, you mix with water according to the instructions on the container. I spray the diluted mixture on the floor and steam mop after to clean the floor. I have porcelain tile flooring. Works great!
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The mister clean part is only a slightly more heavy duty part of the pad. I do not think it would create the same issue as the sponge which is meant to be highly but gently abrasive, this is not. Make sure you are using the liquid for wood floors though. IMO based upon my experience these should not be an issue, but I have tile and can not really say for sure what affect they will have.
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Sorry I have used it for a lot of cleaning jobs but not carpets. I suggest you google Sal Suds it is family owned and the lady has a great blog on the many uses of the product.
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Tina, we have never used our steamer on our tile floor though I wouldn't be afraid to try. It would probably leave a lot of water on the floor as the spinning brush wouldn't pick much up, but it would give it a good scrub. You'd probably have to go over it with a traditional mop to pick up the remaining water, but the scrubbing would be done. On our carpet, we LOVE it and would buy another on in a heartbeat. Good luck.
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Initially, the floor is wet once the steamer passes over the area. But, it dries very quickly. Much, much quicker than a mop. I love the way the steamer cleans. I feel like it is much more sanitized than after running a mop over it.
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You use 1/4 c. soap in 1 gallon of warm water. I have never rinsed the floor afterward, but I do make sure that I get up all excess with a soft, dry towel or rag.
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No, I wouldn't do that. This product does not need to be diluted and made LIGHTER with water. Why would you mix water with this Hardwood Floor CLEANER??? Like the saying goes, "If it's not broken, why fix it?". Just use is lightly - don't drown your floor with it. NO diluting is necessary. Apply it gently on your floor, let it dry, and enjoy!
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yes it is a soap like solution I have used it on my screen porch with indoor/outdoor carpet and it very quickly becomes slippery!
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I love the clear one for my kitchen tile floors. Some cleaners leave a sticky residue but you can definitely feel and see the difference when you walk on your floors barefoot. I use the green one for stubborn stains on my carpets.
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The manual spesifies only Hover Cleaning products.http://content.abt.com/documents/52884/FH40160_manual.pdfHowever I have used a light bleach/water on tiled floors with the older model for over a year, it did not cause any problems. Since vinegar is water soluble you should be fine.
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Same with ours, but the cleaning solution is highly concentrated and soap/water mix in the soap reservoir does go down. It's enough soap to clean our carpets, but not leave a lot of extra soap/residue to attract dirt faster, so I like that. Other carpet cleaners dump soap on the carpet and then attracts dirt and have to clean more often. I clean lightly, then go over several times with soap off to ensure the least amount of soap residue.
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Hi again Robin,Can you give any advice on how you used the steamer to clean your tub? I just finally tried mine out last night and it didn't really lift off the soap scum. Maybe it was just too much scum for it to handle?Also, it left residue from what it had picked up on the floor the first time. Any tips?Thanks for your advice!Renee
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No suds. Just a creamy solution that leaves no greasy mess behind. I rinse and finish with a white washcloth which rinses clean. No make-up residue on the cloth.