Cleaning with Vinegar?

Question

Someone just suggested cleaning with vinegar. What ratio of water to vinegar would you use in an spray bottle, for

Cleaning floors?
Cleaning counterops?
Cleaning sinks, toilets, and tubs?

ALso, would you use white vinegar or a different type of vinegar?

Gotta go to work, but thank you all for these great suggestions!!!

My family is allergic to ammonia or bleach or fragrance so I'm getting tired of finding something to clean wiith. I'll be buying vinegar the next time i go to the store. Thanks again!

Answer 1

I also clean houses and there are a few of our customers that want nothing but vinegar used in there homes because it will not damage there hard wood floors.We fill a bucket about half full and use just a splash of white vinegar in it we use that on mirrors,counter tops, floors just about everything in there home and it looks beautiful when were done. After seeing how great it works that is the only thing Ill use in my home now.

Answer 2

I clean houses. I use vinegar all the time. If you are using it in a spray bottle only about one table spoon to a cup and a half of water. If you put too much vinegar, you can make surfaces sticky and tend to dry wood out. It is great on floors, but like I said not too much. Folks think more is better but in this case not so.

If you use the mix on windows, a teaspoon of lemon juice in the mix will make your windows and any chrome really shine!

Good Luck!

Answer 3

Good for you!
White vinegar is the best for cleaning and it doesn't spew chemicals into the sewage systems.

Check the label for cleaning tips. I have used vinegar on windows (streak-free, no nasty ammonia in the air), great for floors (especially if you have pets) and for cleaning drains (1/2 part baking soda to 1 part vinegar will keep gunk from accumulating if you do it monthly).

Answer 4

Considering what you're cleaning, I'd use it straight. Use white vinegar, the stuff in the malt, apple cider, red wine etc vinegars that gives them colour will likely stain your surfaces. Standard vinegar is 5% acetic acid (should be somewhere on the label). If you want a bit more punch, you can get pickling vinegar (7%), should be pretty close to the 5% stuff on the grocery-store shelf.

Answer 5

one part vinegar to four parts water. for floors, stronger if deep cleaning, but rinse after using stronger strength.

Same for countertops

Sinks toilets and tubs, I would go a bit strong 1 part vinegar, 2 parts water.

Always use white distilled vinegar 5%.

You can also use vinegar for sparkling windows.

Answer 6

You use normal vinegar white,yo put 2-3 tablespoons in luke warm water to wash your windows they will be really clean,wipe after with newspaper they will shine.
you can use it in all the places you have listed above, you can also put a little before you wash your hair it will shine and take away dandruff.
Good luck

Answer 7

My mother introduced me to it to get pet urine smells out of clothes. 1 cup brown vinegar in the washer and the stench is gone. It does leave a smell for a while but it does dissipate. We use it on windows and in the laundry have never heard of it used for general but looked it up and heres a link

Answer 8

Yes, vinegar is really good for cleaning.

it is best to use 1/2 and 1/2 mixtures for a
good cleaning.

Answer 9

white vineger is the best for cleaning..u can clean glass with it add 1/2 and 1/2 and get a magazin spray and rub the glass with it..i think it is better than chemicals and harmless. good luck

Answer 10

1/2 1/2, but i wouldn't count on that much