What is the best way to wash the pads? Hot water? Cold Water? Bleach? Lots of dirt on mine.
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I throw them in the dirty towel hamper and when I have a full load of towels to wash, I put the mop pads in the washing machine with a load of light colored or white towels. I use hot water, my regular laundry detergent and since Bissell recommends no bleach, I use 1 or 2 generous scoops of Oxyclean. My mop pads are not as white as they were brand new but they're fairly white...clean enough. My daughter also has this same mop but she doesn't use Oxyclean and her pads are a dingy gray so I think the Oxyclean makes a huge difference.
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I used hot water plus a non-chlorine bleach detergent and added a chlorine bleach to the dispenser. You are right, lots of dirt on the Bissell pad; not so much on the Shark.
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I throw mine in washing machine - on sanitary cycle - or one with hot water.
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Brian, I've tried soaking the pads in warm soapy water to loosen some of the dirt before I wash them in cold water. I think the pads say "do not use bleach". I finally got so frustrated that I ordered new pads because they seem to be impossible to clean after a couple of uses. If you hear from anyone else, I'd be interested in their results.Thanks,Stephanie Kentala
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I usually soak the pad in warm soapy water and rinse several times, then throw in the wash with rags and other similar stuff.
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I usually wash mine with a load of cleaning rags or small rugs in hot water, no bleach. Do not put in the dryer. I have an HE washer, don't know if that makes a difference, but they come out clean and ready to reuse.
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Use Hot water, NO BLEACH and NO SOFTNER!They might still be stained looking but they are clean! I love mine--I did have to buy more about 9 months in. You can get the pad through Amazon. Hope this helped!
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I wash mine cold, bibs and jerseys together, and hang dry. It extends the life of them (drying tends to lead to premature thinning of the material). I also wash them inside out, so the pad gets a good wash.
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I wash with towels, cold water and bleach. I use dryer balls or dryer sheets. They are holding up really well.
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I just flush them with purified water and let them air dry but if you want to you can get cleaning tablets. Ive never had a problem with them though.
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that is normal, even with the other ones. the greener pads dont clean like the regular scotch-brite pads. I left feedback
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soak in very hot water, I would say. Maybe even with a little bit of bleach. We only use ours for water and wash daily in warm soapy water. Sorry I don't have better advice.
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I would wash them in the sink with soap and water. I wouldn't take the chance of ruining the gel pads in the washer with all that agitation.
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Hi! I wash these at least twice in a row on heavy duty. The first time through I wash them with laundry detergent and some bleach. The second time through I wash them with just detergent. Sometimes I even wash them a third time with just detergent. I don't think my washer smells from it. The only thing I've experienced is that the pads smell if I only wash them once.
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I wash mine with dish detergent. Run it under water to get it wet, then put a few drops of detergent on both sides, agitate the surface with your fingers. Afterwards, run it under the water again to rinse while squeezing the excess suds/soap out. When you're finished let it air dry.
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I haven't found a way too clean it. Yet. I'm going to try cleanWith hot water and let it dry.
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I usually use a hardwood vaccum cleaner and clean first and then wipe down the floors with scotch-brite mop and haven't noticed such a problem. Did you wash the pad before using it first?
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I run really hot water in mine, then rinse it with dish detergent, then rinse really well again and finally I used mouth wash lol . Sounds silly but it works for me
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I just used water and soap to clean it off. But ive only used mod podge with it.
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I received 3-hard floor cleaners 1-hard wood floor polisher 1-carpet stain scrubber 1-carpet cleaning pad Pads are suppose to be rinsed right after use before you wash them in the washer. The manual states they will need replaced after 20 uses.
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I just use warm water. A mild hand soap works too. Just try to scrub too hard.
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I add a little bleach to the wash; sometimes a splash of vinegar. My pads turn out clean and ready to go.
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It all depends how often you use it. I'm currently using the original pads and I use it weekly . It just needs washing and it's good as new .