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blunder1983
Joined: 12 Apr 2005
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 Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 4:51 am Post subject: Mopping the floor |
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Wierd question, my apt has fake wood floors in a board format (holes between them of perhaps 1/2 a mm
Now its got pretty dirty over the last three months so i want to clean it. Can i use a mop without damaging my underfloor heating? I dont know how sensitive it is 
Thanks
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peppermint
Joined: 13 May 2003
Location: traversing the minefields of caddishness.
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| Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 5:51 am Post subject: |
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| Shouldn't be a problem. It's my understanding that it's basically water pipes in the floors. Just wring the mop out well |
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tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 7:35 am Post subject: |
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| Get a steam mop. I am going to get one. Apparently it cleans really well. |
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Qinella
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
Location: the crib
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| Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 8:26 am Post subject: |
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What is a steam mop? That sounds cool.
What I do is what was recommended to me by my two Korean coteachers. I take a mop stick, but attach a hand towel to the end of it, and mop with that. Regular mops tend to get disgusting and are generally ineffective, but the towel can be washed every time and does a nice job of getting the floors clean.
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MixtecaMike
Joined: 24 Nov 2003
Location: 3rd Largest Train Station in Korea
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| Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 2:01 am Post subject: |
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My apartment is nice and compact, so I mop it by hand, down on my knees. That way I can really rub hard or use a fingerneil to clean off the dried up ketchup or dongkaseu sauce spots.
I second the handtowel sugestion, I also use it to dry off the bathroom floor (after showering) which maintains it passibly clean, then a spin in the washer with bleach and soap when it really needs it. |
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Qinella
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
Location: the crib
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| Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 4:56 am Post subject: |
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| MixtecaMike wrote: |
| I second the handtowel sugestion, I also use it to dry off the bathroom floor (after showering) which maintains it passibly clean, then a spin in the washer with bleach and soap when it really needs it. |
Hey, I do that, too. I keep a handtowel in the bathroom and dry off the floor after a shower, otherwise it takes nearly 24 hours to dry by air. |
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matesol
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 6:59 am Post subject: Steam cleaners are Gr8t! |
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| Qinella wrote: |
What is a steam mop? That sounds cool.
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http://www.electrolux.co.uk/node35.asp?ProdID=2793
My wife has a steamer. It's made by Electrolux and it is GREAT! There is absolutely no bending over to clean the floor. You put about a liter of water in it. It heats up and hot steam comes out of the head. (It looks similar to a vacuum cleaner, but it's a bit smaller.) When you are finished, you take the cloth off the head and throw it in the laundry. The head is an attachment which you can take off, leaving a small nozzle exposed. Then you can use it for cleaning the toilet. The handle is curved so you can clean under the rim as well without getting your hands dirty. Cleaing with hot steam is almost as good as bleach. Clean the seat, under the seat, under the rim all with hot steam. And yes, for all you liberated women, I actually clean the place up about as often as my wife does.
You can also use for all kinds of other stuff like cleaing your car to get the dust out of all the little cracks around the doors. Clean the ledges on which your windows slide back and forth (in your house). Clean water faucets, etc. Steam the shelves where you put your shoes to kill bacteria and get rid of the smell. Heck, steam your shoes and then let them dry in the sun. You can also hang up clothes and use it to remove most of the wrinkles without having to iron. Boy, should I be a steam cleaner salesman! 
It's made by Electrolux and sold in Korea. Great item. You can buy in most department stores. When we go back home, I want to be my wife one of these, for vacuuming. It vacumms the floor all by itself, without supervision! Leave it on when you go out. It's powerful enough to suck up coins!
http://www.electroluxusa.com/node70.asp |
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Dawn
Joined: 06 Mar 2004
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| Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 4:45 pm Post subject: |
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| What's the price range for a good steam cleaner? |
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tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 8:12 pm Post subject: |
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Just want to say that this is the one I am thinking of getting:
Around 80,000 won.
I personally do not clean our flat, but I think it'll help our cleaner a bit. The fact that I can use it to clean our cars is a major plus. |
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Horangi Munshin
Joined: 06 Apr 2003
Location: Busan
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My wife and I just got this one
http://www.auction.co.kr/buy/detail_view_fp.asp?itemno=A029318897
Bought it off one of the shopping channels for just over 70000.
I don't know anything about them. My wife was worried she might bugger up the finish on the living room floor, it's real wood, but I'm not sure if it's very thick. Anyone know if it's ok to use a steam cleaner on wooden floors? |
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casey's moon
Joined: 14 Sep 2004
Location: Daejeon
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| Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 2:47 pm Post subject: |
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I'm such an ajumma. I'm just eating this thread up! I also have real wood floors and am wondering if the steamer is a good idea or not (also husband and I have just poured a ton of money into our apartment and he even bought me a piano for our one-year anniversary so I think I'll hold off on acquiring a new appliance for at least a month or so...)
Qinella and others -- do you throw your dirty floor towels in the wash with your regular laundry? For some reason I'm always afraid to do that, and end up washing my dirty floor towels by hand (which is a gross task that I rather hate). |
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tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 5:36 pm Post subject: |
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| I don't see why you can't use a steamer on wooden floor? Why are you worried? |
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simone
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
Location: Now Mostly @ Home
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Has anyone purchased one like Matesol described here in Korea?
I'd really like one I can use to steam floors AND clothes.
But yeah, I've wanted one for years. Some gadgets sell themselves. |
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Tiberious aka Sparkles
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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| Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 3:36 am Post subject: |
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| tzechuk wrote: |
| I don't see why you can't use a steamer on wooden floor? Why are you worried? |
You do know that water warps wood, right? A reasonable cause for concern.
Sparkles*_* |
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