WHY IS MY NORWEX (OR E-CLOTH) MOP LEAVING STREAKS?
So you’ve got your new Norwex (or E-cloth) mop and what you thought was going to be great has turned into a streaky nightmare and you’re cursing me.
3 REASONS WHY YOUR NORWEX (OR E-CLOTH) MOP WILL LEAVE STREAKS
The mop pad is too wet – The damp mop pad should be just barely wet. If you can wring any water out of it, it’s too wet. The pad should be “just damp” so that your floor will dry almost immediately. If you finish mopping a room and the spot where you started is still wet, the mop is too wet (unless the room in tiny).
The mop pad is dirty – As you mop your floor, the pad will become dirty. It’s important to rinse the pad off as you use it. How often you need to rinse is going to depend on the condition of your floors. In the spring and fall – the “muddy” seasons – I typically have to rinse the pad after I finish every room or two. Take a look at the pad as you’re mopping. If it’s dirty, rinse it. Hot water will open the fibers so the dirt can be released. (Option here is to have several mop heads and presoak and switch out) Then wring it out really well and put it back on the mop.
There is cleanser or polish on the floor – If you’ve used any sort of cleanser or polish on your floors in the past, it may take a few uses of the e-cloth (or Norwex) mop to remove it. Each time you use the e-cloth mop, it will remove a bit of that cleanser/polish and the floor will look streaky. Once you’ve used the e-cloth mop enough to remove all the cleanser/polish, you should no longer see streaks and you’ll find that the mop glides more easily over the surface.
3 WAYS TO PREVENT YOUR YOUR NORWEX MOP FROM LEAVING STREAKS
This is kind of a repeat on the info above, but just in case you missed it:
Use the dry mop pad first to sweep the floor and get rid of any loose dirt. If it’s spring/fall (muddy season), I sometimes wait until muddy paw prints have dried on my floors and then I sweep them up with the dry/dusting pad. Getting rid of most of the dirt with the dry/dust pad means you’ll have to rinse your damp pad out less
Wring out the damp pad well before you use it. It should be just barely wet.
Rinse the damp pad regularly as you use it. If it looks dirty, it IS dirty. Rinse it, wring it and continue.