What cleans better? A sponge mop or regular mop?

Question

I just switched to a regular old timey mop and the water turns dark and dirty looking fast. Is the mop better for cleaning, or are the fibers of the mop just coming out and making the water look real dirty?

Answer 1

You can't beat old timey string mops. Here's a tip for you. When they wear out replace them with old dish towels and wash clothes cut with fringes for the best mopping ever and for applying wax.

Answer 2

Best Sponge Mop

Answer 3

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What cleans better? A sponge mop or regular mop?
I just switched to a regular old timey mop and the water turns dark and dirty looking fast. Is the mop better for cleaning, or are the fibers of the mop just coming out and making the water look real dirty?

Answer 4

Good question! I've wondered about the same thing. I did research on the topic for you, and this is what I found:

For the best cleaning power, a traditional cotton wet mop head is better than a sponge for a number of reasons. For one, a cotton mop head, when dried and stored properly, is less likely to hold germs and grow mildew. The many holes in sponges are nothing more than multiple pockets for germs to hide. Granted, a sponge mop head may be good for quick, small, and relatively clean spills (such as a spilled drink), a cotton mop head is best for deep and thorough cleaning. Even if the floor is only slightly dirty, you may end up pushing dirt around your floor with a sponge mop head more than cleaning it up.

Answer 5

Regular mop... You also don't have to change a regular mop's head as often as you do a sponge mop's.

Answer 6

I prefer a sponge mop. Especially for spring cleaning because I use it to mop the floors and to wash the walls. To help with the dirty water I use 2 pails one is the cleaning solution and the other one is just water to rinse with and when that gets really dirty I replace the rinse water with clean water. That also helps with letting me know that the floor is really clean when the rinse water stays clearer.

Answer 7

I prefer the regular mop. If the water looks dirty it is because your floor was real dirty. Make sure you rinse your mop head in between putting it into the soapy mixture you use to clean floor. Keeps the cleaning fluid clean.

Answer 8

a regular mop works best, sponge mops just move the dirt around .. jmo thou

Answer 9

I would say regular mop, always use boiling hot water and no bleach the fiber´s will not fall out as it´s the bleach that burns them and you have less streak mark´s left on your floor , the extra heat from the boiling hot water makes the floor dry quicker

Answer 10

Gimme that ol' timey mop and some household bleach. Works for me.