DIY: How to refill your Swiffer Wet Jet containers!
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- DIY: How to refill your Swiffer / WetJet containers!
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20,000 people got tired of wasting plastic bottles so Swiffer could make more money. This is a great video.
"wasting plastic bottles"
I mean... money had a lot more to do with it.
what about the walmart bottles. you save a swiffer bottle but use a walmart bottle. I get it, walmart bottle is a littel bigger. but just saying. people do this to save money, not to save bottles.
@@TheBishop1011 the Walmart bottle is more than just "a little bigger". It's concentrated, so you only use about a quarter of a cup to fill that entire Swiffer bottle. It may be a good way to save money, but some of us do actually care about the ridiculous amount of plastic being used on those refills.
@@ThePrincessAbides exactly. I LOVE big refill bottles of cleaner. I'd rather use ONE BIG bottle of solution to refill than several small ones like the Swiffer solutions.
THANK YOU FOR THIS. Honestly Swiffer needs to make these reusable and just sell the refill solution. They are wasting SO MUCH PLASTIC!!! UGH!!!
What about the plastic the refill solution would come in? wouldn't that get thrown away as well?
videodude4 yes but if you compare the refills they sell to one bottle of solution that last for multiple refills it’s better than what they are doing now. In general that’s one of the issues with products now is there is no good way to refill them without using another plastic container to buy the refill liquid.
@@videodude4 first of all, they could sell much larger containers, and second of all, they could sell concentrates. If one bottle of concentrate provided for an average of 20-30 refills, that’s millions of plastic bottles not being used. And, if they sold this solution in a glass container and charged a buck more, even better. You say this as if there’s absolutely NO way to get around selling the solution in the same quantity, in the same container, in the same concentration. Haven’t thought that one through. Of course, this is about profit regardless of consequence, so it will never happen.
@@videodude4 it would, but it'll be much bigger bottles than using their smaller ones and throwing them away. Actually when I clean my kitchen and bathroom floors, I use half water and half alcohol. So not many bottles to throw away period.
10 years later I'm looking for this. Thanks for posting
Just wanted to let you know, I'm a college student and you just saved my life oh my gosh
Megan same!
Haha hope you made it okay
Forget saving a ton of money on my car insurance. This is GOLDEN!!!! 🙏🏽
This is Jeanius. My tapwater was hot enough to do the trick. Thank you for saving me money, and the hassle of going to buy another replacement. Us deserve an award for this!
Still works in 2023! Those conglomerate a holes have surprisingly not patched this.
Swiffer gets beat by it's own logic! Heat DOES expand metals and plastics. I didn't even think of this. Thank you so much for sharing. I will be implementing this technique - TODAY!
Thank you so much for this video. I’ll never buy another refill again🙌🏾
Thank you for making this video. I kept putting off buying a Swiffer wetjet mop because I didn't want to get stuck having to purchase their cleaning solution each time it ran out. Now I know that I can use a non toxic DIY cleaning solution and reusable cleaning cloths without having to invest more money. Great tip!
I'm with you. I'm not the greatest at doing housework, & recently decided maybe I should buy a Wet Jet. I'm learning all kinds of nifty tricks, like using slipper socks from the dollar store, & now how to refill the canister! (I boycott Walmart, so will have to search out other products from other sources!)
7 years later, and I just used this trick. Thank you so much.
Dave Styles Didn’t work for me:( any tips?
I knew there was a way! I just ran out and I have a bottle of faboloso and I figured I could refill the container, thanks for this video
One thing to be careful of though, is mixing two different cleaning products together. Some combinations can create poisonous gasses like chlorine or such.
Not the way I wanna go....
This is so awesome!!! I am so glad I found this video.....P.S. you can just clip a washcloth on the mop and it works great instead of wasting your money on the re-fills!!
Omgg 🤯 thanks lol !!
The cap is not high temperature plastic, so by placing the cap in hot water you are making the small one direction tabs used to prevent us from removing the cap softer so that you can force cap off. Leave it in the boiling water for about 1min to make removing the cap as easy as it is going to get. You may want to use a towel like she did to give you grip and leverage. If you still can't remove the cap, try a towel with channel lock pliers. I was able to remove it with a fair amount of force the first time with a towel.
Thank you for the added suggestion of towel AND pliers. After boiling water and both dry and wet towels, I still couldn't remove the cap. I even tried pliers and couldn't, but I used a towel and my pliers and it came off easy peasy. 🙏🏾
Best Hack ever!!! Thanks so much!!!
I love this! Thank you. My preference is to refill the bottle with an eco-friendly product or just water and vinegar which cleans great and is super cheap :)
I wish I read your comment before I added pine sol and water into my bottle. 😣
@@joycelubin7844 If you have any wood floors, vinegar will hurt it. I use a ton of vinegar in my cleaning but I can't use it on the floors :(
@@letusbelennon I have laminate wood flooring. Will it hurt that?
Ya and then you're house smells like vinegar. That's so gross in my opinion.
I do the same with non-toxic floor cleaners as I have pets! FYI - Swiffer & most brands are toxic to animals, especially cats!!!
THANK YOU so much! I was thinking it was pretty mean of Swiffer to make bottles that wouldn't open. I was in there with pliers, hammer, screwdriver, picks, you name it. I don't know how you ever came up with this but it's genius. You deserve Woman of the Year!
Thank you!! I’ve switched to non-toxic sustainable cleaners and I knew there had to be a way to get that cap off! You rock :)
I noticed the video is 10 yrs old…. Does this still work?
Now if we can do something about the Swiffer pads. 😊😊😊
The tops have "one way" angled spikes on bottle neck that lock into groves in the cap below threads .....so Good tip with the hot water! I muscled one off fairly easily a few minutes ago using channel lock pliers but it tore the plastic up a little ....the heat appears to be the better way because it both would theoretically expands cap making it temporarily larger than the bottle top but maybe more importantly softens the plastic angled spikes/teeth and grooves so they give way more easily ...I love to defeat the corporations!!
Hahah..I did the same thing. I guess men think alike.
I did just the same.
Thanks for sharing your practical experience.
I love defeating corporations
This WORKS !!!!!!!
Thanks so much for sharing. I just did it a few minutes ago & was able to replace the Swiffer Solution with the ZEP Cleaner I've been using for years & it worked perfectly! The idea of the coffee cup in the Microwave was a lot simpler then others suggesting a pot of boiling water on the stove. 🤔😀👍💯
Thank you so much! I got the cap off on the first try after I let it sit in the almost boiling water for about 30 seconds. I had some floor cleaner from before I bought the swiffer and diluted it with water, recapped and inserted into the swiffer wet jet and it worked great!
I did this today and it worked. Thanks! Now the swiffer bottle is filled with my favorite cleaner. I had already hack the pads but had no idea how to hack the cleaner bottle. Swiffer is not getting another penny from me. If the refills were more affordable I wouldn't have gone looking, but they wanted to be greedy so I had to be smart. Thanks again!
Awesome!! Yes stop wasting plastic bottles! I admit I love the swifter mop but this made it better thank you!
I am soooooo happy that you posted this video, it's so easy! I use apple cider vinegar and water in mine because we have dogs who sometimes pee in the house and I've tried to figure out a way to refill these bottles. It was a little difficult at first because I need to keep the cap in the water longer but then it came off no problem. Thank you again!
33.7 oz bottle of floor cleaner: $2.00
Number of refills out of that: 16
16 WetJet refill bottles: $112
Delta: $110
Someone give this lady a cookie.
Malkavian Raven X not even! dollar tree has huge bottles of pine sol cleaners or any floor cleaner for $1 or less! 😂😉👍 lol!
thekellarts I always get my cleaner there, I like the pine cleaner :-)
Can yall please tell me if the wet jet is worth buying ?????
Lilmama Taurus I think it is
I just co uld not afford to buy swiffer refills anymore thank you so much
Wow thank you. I knew there had to be a way to refill these bottles but I could never figure it out. Thank you so very much. Less plastic waste in the environment, and saving $$ equals a win win.
So 10 swiffer representatives disliked this video!
DIRTPUNKZ86 lol good one
12 now. Who cares! This was awesome! I almost did a different hack, where you slightly widen the holes that are there. This is so much better! It did take me several times to get it, and admittedly, I finally got my daughter to try it and she is the one who got it! Good news is, it works! It really works. Thank you so much for this video! I was so excited when I got my Swiffer Wet jet, but was so afraid of running out of solution, that I am still using the same one! No, I'm not dirty. I was putting Pine Sol into a spray bottle, mixing it with water, and spraying the floor while using the Wet jet. Kind of ruins the point of it, right? Well, not anymore!
And 31 stock holders looks like didn't like it either ...and they are rich anyway so don't care if their maids spend extra money on cleaning products....
DIRTPUNKZ86 h
DIRTPUNKZ86 😂😂😂
THANK YOU!!! I was about to throw out the empty Swiffer container as I’ve been using a non-toxic floor cleaner (I have pets) instead for years.... I just had that empty container in it! You’re the best!!! ❤️❤️
In this day and age it's too bad the company doesn't make a reusable option. I agree with some of the other comments, it's not even about the cost, but the amount of plastic that's being produced, plastic that is not bio degradable. If a refill option were available, I'd probably buy one. In the absence of that option, thank you for producing this video.
Girl you're a lifesaver!! Like who wants to keep buying refills & more plastic bottles. Thank you ❤❤❤❤
Nice! After removing the cap, I was able to file down the little one-way fins with a razor blade so that it unscrews as normal without having to repeat the hot water treatment.
How long did you let it boil for? Bc mines won’t loosen.
@@ebonyc8368 about 30 seconds. I had to use a rag to get more torque on it.
You're doing way too much. I used pliers, no towel, took 2 seconds, no hot water. and now I can take it on and off with fingers.
Don't use pliers or channel locks (I think that's what they are called)
Using those locking plier things caused a tiny leak in my cap that I was unaware of. The fluid didn't leak out but it did allow moisture to build up in the battery pack which which ofcourse eventually broke the mop. Swifer replaced the mop for me even though it was my fault it broke, which was pretty cool.
The hot water trick works well, just be very very careful not to apply any force, remove the bottle when your done moping and make sure everything is dry when you put the mop away.
It works because the heat makes the plastic very slightly pliable so you can easily twist it off without any force. The plastic will stiffen right back up when it cools, sealing the cap back into place.
Thank you so much!! I wanted to avoid wasting these little plastic bottles and money on refills when they should be refillable! Thanks!
Thank you so much for your video! I find the Swiffer Mop for Hardwood so handy but I get migraines from all Swiffer/Febreze products. I was given one for a gift, used it once and been in my closet for a year. Now, I can fill it up with diluted Mr. Clean (which does not give me headaches) or vinegar/water solution.
I wish I found this sooner. I love Fabuloso, saving money, and plastic. This worked for me today. 🙌🏼
High five, girl!!!! I'm about to go buy my starter kit right now!
+Carmen Chase Don't waste money on disposable pads, either!
www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=me%3DA36GGZRHLB7GKN&field-keywords=swiffer
I used a giant channel lock pliers that can open very wide to get my cap off. I use it for large pickle jars, etc. Great tool to have.
It worked perfectly for me! Thank you from a single mother of 4 children things like this add up to be an impossible expense. I can not thank you enough!
Thank you so much. Although I like the initial product and function, I bawk at how much it costs for refills, not to mention the abundant product waste. PS, the earth thanks you too. ;)
I'm just going to add wood cleaner and water to refill mine, because I buy the wood cleaner one
Thanks so much for this. I will never waste money by buying refills.😊
+CaramelCoils Don't waste money on disposable pads, either!
www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=me%3DA36GGZRHLB7GKN&field-keywords=swiffer
What a dick move by swiffer, they make the bottle like this specifically to force you to buy their refills. Had I known this from the beginning I would've never bought the product. Coincidentally, if they didn't try to force me to use their refills I probably would buy their stuff in bulk anyway. Talk about backfiring and losing customer loyalty
Exactly!!! Love the product, hate the plastic waste!
Trying to force customers to buy refills and other accessories has been the American way for quite a long time. 🇺🇸🤔😡
In the past I just muscled mine off, and poured Pine Sol into them. With the newer models I think the Swiffer makers got smart, and made them extra difficult to unscrew. I've also heard of drilling a hole in the top, and using a wine cork to prevent leaks.
Yes. I have the black bottle of swifter “juice “ lol and I tried this. Several times and zero luck. Thinking they did wise up and made it more difficult
Bravo! Today I bought my first Swifter WetJet and I hate when the companies force me to buy something very cheap for a lot of money, like a printer, and I was pretty sure that some very smart people already figured out how we can refill this bottle with the product we want. BRAVOOOOOO!
Thank you, thank you. I was just looking at my bottle and making a note to myself that I need to buy a refill. I just went to youtube and typed in swiffer refills and your video came up (as well as others). This is so quick and easy to do. I have a very large bottle of Fabulso as well as Pine sol. I won't be buying Swiffer refills for a long time.
That's exactly what I did! Empty bottle still in my hand.
You saved my bacon today. Ran out of fluid and knew there had to be a way to use the stuff we had for normal mopping. Thanks much!!!!
listen, somehow i got 4 HUGE jugs of floor cleaner in the mail for free. had my name on the package but never ordered it, because i have a swifter and there’s no reusable bottles for it. they’ve just been sitting in my house for 2 weeks. finally got tired of buying new refills for the swifter and watched this video. you have CHANGED MY LIFE AND WALLET!!! i probably won’t buy anymore floor cleaner for at least 6 months, and when i do, it’ll be so cheap. THANK YOU!!!!
Actually, I just got medieval with it and used a pair of Channel-Loks. The cap has a series of one-way ratchet-stops, and both your method and brute force can be used to overcome them. This in NO way damages the sealing part of the container; so you can subsequently just use your hand to re-open it in the future. After getting it open, I was at a slight loss as what to refill it with; your video did a nice job of answering it. Thanks there, smart lady!
Thank you for this very helpful tip! The process work perfectly and I refilled it with window cleaner and my floors love it!
Extra tip: I scratched off the ridges of the bottle cap and now I don’t have to heat up water every time to refill!! ThNks so much for this vid!
great video, I just bought my first swiffer, I knew their game was to sell you these expensive refills, I thankful I found you!
+David Thomas Don't waste money on disposable pads, either!
www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=me%3DA36GGZRHLB7GKN&field-keywords=swiffer
I am impressed with this young lady and it takes a lot to impress me! Way to go!
Works like a charm! The best part of this hack though is that Fabuloso cleans 10x better than the Wetjet solution.
I have and love my steam mop, but I still use my Wet Jet for quick cleanups. This is fantastic! Thanks! I like cleaning with vinegar and water, so I’ll give this a shot! Thanks!
I didn’t know there is such a thing as a steam mop. I’m gonna go look for one of those.
Thanks, I knew there had to be a way. I was just going to use a pair of pliers but your method is extremely simple. I tried it and it worked just like you demonstrated. The reason it opens is that it has little tabs inside the end of the cap. The hot water softens the tabs and you're able to open it because the soft tabs now bend backwards easily to allow it to open. Great job. Thanks for taking the time.
Does it leak? I'm worried since its stored upside-down.
Pliers are much easier. It literally takes 2 to 3 seconds, and goes back on fine.
@@debraricci6227 No, it doesn't leak, I used pliers, takes 2 seconds.
My daughter just bought me a swifter cleaner, I didn't like the idea having to buy new cleaner bottle everytime. Looked up how to refill, and this is great.
Worked PERFECTLY!!! I tried to find a solution myself but ended up busting the rubber part using a butter knife... So I logged onto UA-cam, found this video, and Walla!! Thank you so much, you've saved me so much $$$!!!
Thank you, I will you just saved me hundreds of dollars a year
Thank you very much! I’ve been wanting to make my own solution, to add my own disinfectant like Lysol, etc and or pinesol and just water. And you did me good!! The swifter solution is only good for maintenance but sometimes you need either a stronger solution or a weaker solution depending on the need. Thank you!!
OMG Girl THANK YOU For saving me so much money. I have a nice size house big house so this is going to help me out tremendously. Thanks again!. I am so late but it's all good.😊 Watching this in 2023! You're a lifesaver.❤
Thank you sooo much...you just saved me a ton of money...i was getting ready to sell my swifter wetjet because i didnt want to spend the money for the refills, and i had a lot of the pads left. My swifter has literally been sitting in the closet for at least a year now...i just tried this.. and it ABSOLUTELY WORKS..... Now i can put the regular mop in the closet lol
Update: Swiffer figured out how to make their caps harder to get off.
i am here from Swiffer and am investigating this matter as i type this.. LOL
I think so. This trick is not working for me.
I'm glad I ain't the only one because I've been trying and it ain't budging whatsoever!
Still worked for me today
Worked for me today
I am eternally grateful 😊💙 the cleaners that “come “ with the swifter don’t have strong enough smell for me , when I mop I like for it to smell like I mopped . Using my own balance of cleaner and water gives a more “clean “ smell ‼️ thank you !
Thank you so much!!!! Can't get over how much money I have wasted over the years on refills!!!
9 years later still saving people money , thank you
Thank you, THANK YOU! I know this is a decade-old video, but you just saved me so much money, I had to say something. You're a genius! Subscribed!!
Thank you so much! This helped me out. I put in some Febreze as well. So my mix is 3/4th water, vinegar, and a splash of Febreze!
First time doing trying to refill my wet jet, this was very helpful. Glad I didn't have to boil a pot of water like some other tips I read. In fact my faucet water was hot enough to use without even microwaving. Anyway thanks again!
Jessica Strickland Don't need the water Jessica. Read my post above, good luck.
@@lenetteheinzinger4904 hi. I didn't see your comment. How can you remove the cap without water?
I don't use the cleaner and got one free, it's empty and I just couldn't bring myself to buy refills. This is awesome, thank you. These are the videos we need on UA-cam to earn the Life Shtuff PH D 😅
Thanks for posting this. I won't be buying refills for a very long time.
Thanks so much for sharing this great money saving tip! I ran mine under the hot tap and it came off just fine. Be blessed!
Thank you so much. This worked for me. I did not want to go to the store and I was able to fill it with a fresh scented cleaner. I liked and posted it. I hope you get a million likes.
Nice! It worked perfectly. Thanks! I microwaved the water for 1 minute then held the cap in it for 30 seconds. Used a towel to unscrew it and it popped right off.
We just bought Swiffers for our new (to us) house a couple months ago. Glad to find a video that will help us save money!
I use a gripper for jar lids. Been doing it for years. Don't soak in hot water, just force lid off. Works for me. Buying the refill bottles gets expensive real fast.
You are awesome! Thank you so much for this video! I've been so frustrated with Swiffer's lack of environmentally friendly solutions!
I tried out your solution today to doing away with expensive refills & it worked perfect! You saved me money, so, THANK YOU!
And we save our world from plastics too ! Thank you for sharing!! God bless you .
Sweet!!! Tried this just now and it worked!!! I did have to leave in hot water a little longer, I just left it for 5 minutes and came back and top came off. Thks for the idea!! Back to cleaning. 😃😜
WOW this was so simple I never thought it would work, but it worked really well.
I just used a pair of pliers to twist the cap off. It goes back on and off now with ease. Thanks for the video
Nicely done m'lady! Thanks for not making this 20 mins long like others! I use WM Great Value stuff too. All these brand names with fancy labels are just eye candy and work no better. Whats even cheaper and maybe better is plain old whit vinegar and a drop or 2 of Dawn. Nicely done m'lady!
I appreciate you sharing this information!! I really don't have the money to keep buying refills!!
No I’m a guy and thank you I was trying to use a pliers, wrench, couple dif tools to get off!! I didn’t ruin it thank GOD and now thanks to you it’s so easy I’ll always do this! I’ve probably thrown 1000’s of dollars of these bottles away!!! Thanks again! Works great but at first I didn’t have water hot enough or soak long enough!
Oh, my! I am glad i found this. Simple yet effective. It saves me a lot of money and the planet, a lot of grief. THANKS!!😊
Thanks!! I am a frugal guy, married to a woman who loves convenience...even when that means spending WAYYYY too much. Love solutions like this.
This did not work for me. Held it in boiling water for at least 5 minutes and still couldn't get the cap off 😪
thank you so much I knew there had to be a way to use my own cleaning stuff. thanks for sharing this tip my husband just bought me a swiffer today & I really like it, it gets the floors a lot cleaner than just my old school mopping way.
It worked! If you can't get it off just use plyers. Comes right off! Thanks!!!!
Thank you SO much. Not only are those refills ridiculously expensive - they smell horrible!
Thank you!!! Super easy and helpful. I refilled mine with castille soap and it now works better than the Febreeze brand.
Wow! Thank you for saving me spending more money than I need to and saving the world from more plastic that it needs!!
Oh My Me!! I've had my Swiffer for over 8 years and now this trick will save me money and clean now!! What the FFFFFF!! THANK YOU!!!! 😂😂😭😭
Big kiss for you it worked !!!cleared out the two spray holes changed the 4 AA batteries wow like brand new, used bleach pine sol and some stain remover ,and of course 50% water , it will come out the top of the bottle until you insert it into the unit read the label says this part down on the pole ... ..ty
WOOHOO!! Thank you so much! It took about 2-3 minutes (about the length of a song on the radio), but it worked!!
Thank you! Worked like a charm - I have never smiled so much while mopping a floor, lol! Absolutely love useful tips like this.
Agreed. Lots of Asian companies are already on it when it comes to refills options. They still use plastic, like spill proof bags. Not sure how much better but plastic bags are easier to break down, I’d imagine. They don’t require re purchases of hardened plastic bottles over and over.
Great! Make sure that the cleanser is a no rinse solution to avoid sticky films. Good instructions my sniffer has been sitting on the back porch because I could not bear to feed it with those expensive refills.
Love it! Thank you! I will do this going forward until the bottle seal or Swiffer breaks
I don’t know how you figured out this Genius hack…but thank you! It works great!
YAYYYYYYY!!!! The Swiffer product dulled my limestone tiles so now I can clean with anything else, like just plain water, with the ease of the Swiffer mop!
Just have to say thank you for this video. As money gets tighter, I knew there had to be a way to refill and save a bit. This worked perfectly and now I get to choose what smell we have after cleaning up!
Thank you for the straightforward/easy to follow directions!