I loved my swiffer until the cleaning solution ran out and I looked at the price of a refill. Instead, I bought a reusuable chenile type pad, (which I love) and went to the dollar store and bought some floor cleaner that you mix with water. I got the cap off the swiffer bottle with a pair of pliers and refilled it with a diluted form of Dollar store floor cleaner. But I was disappointed in the results. It didn’t work nearly as well as the Swiffer original and left a ‘filmy residue’ (I know this sounds like a “but wait there’s more” infomercial.) But WAIT! I solved the problem.
Here’s the recipe that seems to work as well as the original swiffer cleaner and it dries quickly. It’s basically a window cleaner recipe without the blue dye or the swiffer scent.
Here’s the recipe that seems to work as well as the original swiffer cleaner and it dries quickly. It’s basically a window cleaner recipe without the blue dye or the swiffer scent.
To an empty original swiffer cleaner bottle add 1/2 cup rubbing alcohol, 2 tablespoons ammonia, 1 teaspoon of dish soap, fill the rest of the way with water. Swirl to mix and reinstall on your swiffer. The floors look much better and I know they’re really clean.
You don’t need the pliers to get the cap off after you have used them the first time.
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