DIY: How to Refill Your Swiffer Power Mop Containers

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  • Опубліковано 29 сер 2024

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  • @naturallyquelle2273
    @naturallyquelle2273 11 місяців тому +63

    This was one issue I had with this product. You have to buy their solution and change it so often. This has saved me. Thanks!!

  • @katmikkickatmikkic1285
    @katmikkickatmikkic1285 8 місяців тому +35

    Use distilled water to protect the unit and pour your water in FIRST to prevent any bubbles. I have always filled my old Swiffer with my own solution and was hoping I could to do the same with the new Power model.
    Nice, helpful video! Thanks!

  • @denisebourgeois3493
    @denisebourgeois3493 10 місяців тому +52

    It is very hard to get lid off , however if you run it under hot water for about a minute it comes right off!❤❤❤

    • @terryrobb4058
      @terryrobb4058 7 місяців тому +6

      Thank you!! I could not get the lid off and your hack made it pop right off for me!!

    • @naazyousaf
      @naazyousaf 7 місяців тому +6

      Thank goodness for your comment becaise I would not have been able to get that lid off otherwise !!!

    • @angelabailey1805
      @angelabailey1805 4 місяці тому +3

      Praise Jesus for this comment! I couldn't get that lid off for the life of me but thanks to this tip after trying it I was able to remove the lid like buttah! Thaaaaaaank youuuuu!

    • @dylan2860
      @dylan2860 2 місяці тому +2

      @@angelabailey1805 praise denise*

    • @LivewireT
      @LivewireT Місяць тому

      Ha! I thought it was just me. I went outside and put it against the side of a hard flat elevated surface lol and used my body weight to pop it off. Next time I know better😂

  • @jennakhivkapratt8751
    @jennakhivkapratt8751 Рік тому +31

    Thank you for posting!
    This is much easier than refilling the old swiffer wet jet bottles. Can't believe it's this easy actually. I was expecting a process involving boiling water, 2 screwdrivers and a few f bombs.
    The math on Murphy's if you're super curious like me: 750mL is around .2 gallons so *technically* you want a fifth of a quarter cup (should be in the neighborhood of 2.5tsp, or just shy of a tbsp). But that's hardly any and doubling that is approved on the Murphys bottle for deep cleaning floors. More than an eighth of a cup may leave residue 🤷🏻‍♀️ Not sure but most likely harmless.
    I normally use lysol+water or blue Mr clean+water+alcohol (don't add alcohol with just any cleaner) on LVP or tile floors with no issues but now that I have 1920s wood floors I'm all Murphys.

    • @chaddavis4988
      @chaddavis4988 19 днів тому

      I have a mixture of tile and wood floors. What is most effective and cleaning tile without leaving spots? Thanks so much!

  • @1GR8Mimi
    @1GR8Mimi 10 місяців тому +24

    Put the water in first, and you won't have bubbles. Thanks for making this video!!!

    • @JulesEG97
      @JulesEG97 7 місяців тому

      Oh wow I never knew this, I'm so glad I found this comment. Thank you so much!

  • @mariongracemcminn212
    @mariongracemcminn212 10 місяців тому +10

    Thank you. This helps a lot. My older swiffer quit on me and I still have about 4 old full bottles left. I wanted to buy this new one but at the same time didn't want to lose all that money I spend on the old bottles. This will help. Great 👍 thanks for a great video.

    • @DIYLifeTech
      @DIYLifeTech  10 місяців тому +3

      Thanks! DIY refills are super helpful I find

  • @LNSVinther
    @LNSVinther 7 місяців тому +9

    Being able to screw off the top changes everything. Thank you!!

  • @nicholeh9180
    @nicholeh9180 9 місяців тому +8

    Thanks so much! I manage Airbnbs and go thru floor cleaners like crazy! Being able to make my own solution will save a lot of $$$$

  • @robertmuir4496
    @robertmuir4496 5 днів тому

    Thanks saves me money. Nowadays everything helps.

  • @Melissabarelyhere
    @Melissabarelyhere Місяць тому

    I came back to tell you what worked!!! After taking it off I used 22 oz of water with a half cap full of Lysol clean (or your cleaner) . Put water in first then solution. Mix. When putting the cap back on you only need one click to the left. Check it for leaks over the sink. It should work. I was turning it too tight previously!

  • @c.l.easton9880
    @c.l.easton9880 9 місяців тому +7

    thank you sooooo much! My sister can't be around the smell of the original

    • @JennyLory
      @JennyLory 8 місяців тому +2

      yeah, we cant stand the smell of swiffer and febreeze as well. here lol.

  • @Kirbythediver
    @Kirbythediver 8 місяців тому +8

    I would use purified water, preferably RO water. Otherwise the tap water will likely cause scale buildup inside swiffer sprayer.

    • @berengerchristy6256
      @berengerchristy6256 24 дні тому +1

      Plausible, though I wonder how many times you’d have to refill it before you’ve saved more than the cost of a new power mop

  • @susangregoric7412
    @susangregoric7412 Місяць тому +4

    What happens when the bottle refuses to click back in after it's refilled ? 😡

    • @xallyyy6
      @xallyyy6 25 днів тому +1

      This just happened to me too 🙄 infuriating

    • @VAYT1
      @VAYT1 10 днів тому

      Bruh yall have the same issue!!!!!! I don't know what to do!!!! 😢

  • @ValerieSR
    @ValerieSR 8 місяців тому +1

    Thank you so much for the video because when I saw that it cost $10, and that in just one turn my husband spent half of the jar, I couldn't believe it.

  • @LivewireT
    @LivewireT Місяць тому

    Thanks for this video! I was in a bind, having just moved to a new place and really needed a hack on the power mop refill before the roommates got home. 😂 You are awesome 👏

  • @maryhanna16
    @maryhanna16 3 місяці тому +6

    This should’ve been a refillable bottle in the first place!!! Why do the Swiffer people hate the environment so much????

    • @sweetlizzy8831
      @sweetlizzy8831 Місяць тому +2

      Unfortunately they love money more 😢

  • @user-st1cv2yf4r
    @user-st1cv2yf4r 11 місяців тому +6

    Thank you! I really like the mop but HATE the smell.

  • @faithcastillo9597
    @faithcastillo9597 6 місяців тому +1

    Thank-you, thank-you, thank-you! Much more economical and eoc friendly.
    I'm not a fan of Murphy, but, I love Spic-n-Span and Lysol. My beautifully clean floors thank you.

  • @micasky
    @micasky 10 місяців тому +6

    My bottle won’t click in. It will spray but also leaks a little around top. I soaked in warm water and also just twisted the top off without warm. Both will not click in

    • @Zxflo96
      @Zxflo96 6 місяців тому +1

      Mine also didnt click in

  • @jessieb1783
    @jessieb1783 7 місяців тому +3

    Thank you! The smell of their product is so overpowering and gives me a headache. Not to mention it would probably kill my parrots! We have to use natural solutions without perfumes for them.

  • @FLOODOFSINS
    @FLOODOFSINS Місяць тому

    Great video. I was debating whether to get this or not. One of my concerns was the continuous purchasing of cleaning solution from Swiffer. I also think there are reusable pads I can buy. I don't think I have any rechargeable AA batteries but that should be okay.

  • @starblue337
    @starblue337 Рік тому +4

    Yes! Thank you also for posting this! I was curious about the rubber portion on the bottle that gets punctured, where the solution comes out of. About how many times can you refill a bottle before that rubber stats to fail? Thanks!

    • @JohnAlsayegh
      @JohnAlsayegh 11 місяців тому +6

      It’s ghetto but on the wet jet I make sure the silicone bit is dry and stick a square of scotch tape over it. It had previously started leaking and this stopped it completely. I just replace the tape when I fill it.

    • @michaelv1984
      @michaelv1984 5 місяців тому +1

      I mean you could probably get away a few refills and if you didn’t want to start over with a new bottle you can use rtv silicone gasket maker. It’s literally what it I made for and it will make a self healing hole like you see on the rubber stoppers on hypodermic injection bottles. You’ll get quite a few piercings and it’ll cost you about $4 to get enough rtv to make 2,000 of those seals. Just mke sure you store the open rtv silicone properly so it doesn’t dry out
      Ps. I just bought one of these from Costco and haven’t opened it yet so I didn’t look at the seal yet, but I do know for a fact that rtv gasket maker will make a self sealing port. Just remember if the rubber bit is already silicone then silicone won’t stick to silicone and your seal will fail. If that’s the case you need to remove the seal and totally replace it with rtv. But it might not be silicone so I try before I went that far

  • @GC-75
    @GC-75 7 місяців тому +1

    Overtime this will brake your mop. It slowly leaks and jams the sprayers then they eventually won’t spray anymore.

    • @Jacob-rt6on
      @Jacob-rt6on 5 місяців тому +1

      Use distilled water, tap water can be too hard and that's why it clogs

  • @alyolsen
    @alyolsen Місяць тому

    Thanks for this video! It answered my question and you showed all the steps clearly. :)

  • @txnurselawlvn
    @txnurselawlvn 4 місяці тому

    You forgot the part where you squeezed the bottle while turning to get the top off. Game changer.

  • @lai3192
    @lai3192 23 дні тому

    I used a butter knife to prop it along and twist. Works like a charm

  • @pgrutube
    @pgrutube 11 місяців тому +5

    Did your solution foul the spray jets?? That's the biggest concern with using a DIY solution. Thanks for the video.

    • @OleanderStarr
      @OleanderStarr 8 місяців тому +6

      I was thinking of getting a second bottle and just putting plain water in it to flush the lines after each use of the diy solution and to remove the solution bottle when it’s not being used.

  • @JennyontheStreet
    @JennyontheStreet 26 днів тому

    Thank you so much! Can I clip reusable towels instead of the disposable Swifer ones? If so, any suggestions?

  • @lanehopkins6417
    @lanehopkins6417 Рік тому +4

    Just saved me money Thanks

  • @lauradesoto2968
    @lauradesoto2968 20 днів тому

    Just found out today that I could use a reusable mop pad from a mop that’s not even Swiffer on my Swiffer power mop due to the little Velcro pads. I’m stoked because we don’t have to keep buying the disposable pads anymore

  • @Csilad
    @Csilad 11 місяців тому +3

    Just mix a gallon and fill the bottle

  • @XenaNZoey
    @XenaNZoey 11 місяців тому +1

    Thank you !!!!!! I can’t afford to buy these bottles all the time ! So much easier to make your own!! 2 dogs and horse no way I’m buying these daily lol

    • @DIYLifeTech
      @DIYLifeTech  11 місяців тому

      You are so welcome!

    • @susanabushaban2719
      @susanabushaban2719 10 місяців тому +1

      @@DIYLifeTech do you have a hack for the pads like washable type that match what they sell

    • @sheri023
      @sheri023 9 місяців тому

      @@susanabushaban2719 I think another company sells washable pads for sale on Amazon.

    • @JennyLory
      @JennyLory 8 місяців тому

      @@susanabushaban2719 i purchased microfiber washable pads on amazon D

  • @mommaophelia4994
    @mommaophelia4994 17 днів тому

    Thank you! Very good tutorial, it worked great!

  • @user-uu5jj8xh5z
    @user-uu5jj8xh5z 10 місяців тому

    Question.... Do you have to rinse your MOS solution?
    Suggestion???
    Making Solution...To avoid bubbles....Why couldn't you put water to fill level, then pour out 1/5 cup of water and then replace with 1/5 cup Murphy's oil soap (or what ever you choose) then cap and invert softly a few times to mix ? Maybe avoid bubbles as much as possible.

  • @NukeAbility1981
    @NukeAbility1981 10 місяців тому

    Merci beaucoup, de nous montrer comment l'ouvrir la bouteille du swiffer power mop 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

  • @lauradesoto2968
    @lauradesoto2968 20 днів тому

    Has anyone tried using Swiffer Wet Jet solution, in their Swiffer Power Mop? As in pouring the Wet Jet solution into the empty power mop bottle

  • @CelticKym
    @CelticKym 2 місяці тому +1

    I did this and my bottle leaks now.

  • @RonnieMclassics
    @RonnieMclassics 9 місяців тому

    What I would like to know is, can one use the pads for this machine on the original swiffer battery mop?

  • @EbubeAkah
    @EbubeAkah 2 місяці тому

    Thanks a lot for this video. It really helped me today 🎉

  • @lindaglover2360
    @lindaglover2360 12 днів тому

    Wont stay clicked in just pops back out

  • @trydalc
    @trydalc 11 місяців тому +1

    Hmmm mine won’t turn left. Only right when it gets stuck

    • @denisebourgeois3493
      @denisebourgeois3493 10 місяців тому +2

      Run it under hot water for a minute comes right off❤❤❤

    • @user-kv7sw3hf9b
      @user-kv7sw3hf9b 10 місяців тому

      Thanks I bought 5 bottles of wet jet and couldn't figure out why they made it not to have a refill way, especially since on plastic use❤

  • @delaneydillabough3866
    @delaneydillabough3866 Рік тому +3

    Please help no matter what I do mine won’t click and it is brand new

    • @xandrcorpor9284
      @xandrcorpor9284 11 місяців тому +1

      same here!!!! it won't click into place and it's perfectly identical to the other bottle? going nuts! its not like it has a chip or something to know its being refilled!

    • @denisebourgeois3493
      @denisebourgeois3493 10 місяців тому

      Run it under hot water before you take off for about i minute❤❤❤

    • @micasky
      @micasky 10 місяців тому

      I’m having trouble too..won’t click back in. Was it manufactured to know some type of seal broken???

    • @ashleycipra7570
      @ashleycipra7570 9 місяців тому +6

      If you twist the cap to tight it won’t reclick ! Try untwisting it one turn and clicking it if it’s to tight it doesn’t leave room for the side clips to squeeze in and lock it in place

    • @tiffanya7461
      @tiffanya7461 8 місяців тому +1

      Anyone else figured this out? I did what he did but it won't click back in.

  • @darkstar1481
    @darkstar1481 9 місяців тому

    What Happens if I were to trim the nubs in the inside of the cap. Would its securely close still while allowing me to easily open it?

    • @JennyLory
      @JennyLory 8 місяців тому +1

      my husband suggested i use a nail clipper to trim those nubs... i dont know if they are necessary to keep it shuit- i wonder if just filing them down a bit would make it easwier (that thing is REALLY hard to open!) but soaking it in hot water makes it much easirde, no trimming needed... i just have my husband
      oen it for me lol it makes me feel like a weaking, but whatever ;)

  • @SuziCraig-g8q
    @SuziCraig-g8q 15 днів тому

    THANK YOU!!!!!!

  • @aliyamea
    @aliyamea Місяць тому

    Thank you!!

  • @pebbles7864
    @pebbles7864 11 місяців тому

    Thank you!

  • @user-ke1sc4dh7d
    @user-ke1sc4dh7d 7 місяців тому

    Great technique

  • @maryhanna16
    @maryhanna16 Місяць тому

    Wow… this guy has strong hands 💦

  • @subrahmanyab05
    @subrahmanyab05 Місяць тому

    Mine was not sitting in place. I tried really hard to insert the refill bottle back. But it could not lock in. Anyone faced same issue?

  • @scorpnov13
    @scorpnov13 9 місяців тому +2

    Works for me

  • @81darron
    @81darron 2 місяці тому

    I will definitely take that risk to save money

  • @rizingplanet
    @rizingplanet 2 місяці тому

    The original solution has an awful, cheap, gas station bathroom smell

    • @DIYLifeTech
      @DIYLifeTech  2 місяці тому

      That’s part of why I make my own

  • @paulinecamillo7045
    @paulinecamillo7045 8 місяців тому +1

    😊