What is the best way to clean the buffer and finish pads? Washing machine, by hand with soapy water? They seem way too spendy to just throw away.
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Either way is good. The best thing I found was to use a water soluble cutting or polishing compound. I've used Presta cutting compound on my boat when it is highly oxidized. Don't use anything with oil or silicone because it will mess up your pads and makes clean up a pain. With Presta I just hose the pads off.
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Yes, the pads are machine washable. I do rinse them out in the sink, wring, and spray both sides with chlorine (Clorox or chlorine based mildew spray). Squeeze thru, rinse, & throw in white tub of laundry. I purchased extra pads, too. I spray with chlorine because I no longer use it in my laundry. I use the powder. I do not use hot water & the tub goes thru 2 rinses.
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I've run every part of the Venta through the dishwasher with a bowl of vinegar. Didn't have much trouble with warping and the vinegar helps clean the dishwasher too! The real question is: does running the parts through the dishwasher actually clean everything? For the top housing the answer is a resounding yes (take the motor out of the housing first). For the disks, I have mixed results. I have very hard water with a lot of calcium salts and it does help some but after 6 years the disks are pretty caked and likely nothing will help. That said you can always buy replacement disks and the cost is about $40/per on Venta's site. For the bottom, I have found that the best way to clean is to just soak in vinegar for a few hours with some pretty warm water. Then a bit of elbow grease and it gets mostly clean. There is still white residue on the sides, but I'm not really worried about that.
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I don't think anyone really cleans these... you just buy a new one. With that said you could run water on it and brush with a soapy sponge if you wish and allow to air dry overnight.
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I love mine. It has saved me a lot of work. You cannot press hard on it instead just light pressure and let it do the work for you. You can also use other pads on it by cutting out circles on the ones I found at the dollar store. They too work on it ....any scrubby pads single layer work fine. I got one for Mom too and she loves it. Had mine for nearly two years now and still working well. Hope you enjoy yours.
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I have foam pads I use for both the polish and wax. I wash them in my washing machine and reuse them until they deteriorate. I use micro fiber towels to wipe the polish/wax off. I also wash and reuse the towels.
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I'm surprised you're searching for new pads...My steamer didn't work long enough for me to go through the first set of pads. Tried taking it apart to fix it, but everything is welded in such a way...it's not worth buying.
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I received 3-hard floor cleaners 1-hard wood floor polisher 1-carpet stain scrubber 1-carpet cleaning padPads 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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Use a feminine wash and wash cloth to clean the unit after each use. This has worked extremely well for me...
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I typically throw the dirty pads in the washing machine with a load of light colored or white towels. I use hot water, my regular laundry detergent and 1 or 2 generous scoops of Oxiclean instead of bleach (and no fabric softener). I know for certain the Oxiclean makes a big difference because my daughter does not use Oxiclean and her mop pads are a dingy gray and mine are much whiter. They will never be as clean and white again like they were when they were brand new, right out of the box but I feel like they are "clean enough," and I have absolutely no doubt in my mind that they are far cleaner and much more sanitary than the old traditional sponge mop I was using before!
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I wouldn't recommend doing that. Just a quick wipe down w- a soapy dishrag.& a quick towel dry works just perfect!!
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Have you tried washing the sensor? Just use water, nothing else. My sensor got dirty and I had this problem. Cleaning off the sensor did the trick. And don't forget these are warranted for five years. When my motor died, they sent me a new motor with instructions how to change it out. Piece of cake.
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It doesn't really get all that dirty;there was just ice water in the tub. You can rinse it out or use a clean cloth. You'd want to occasionally clean the pad too but that's easy as well. I know how two machines as the hospital billed me for one ($900 I kid you not). Anyways if you want to buy one little used machine for $20 plus shipping I'll just send it out (assuming you're in the U.S.)
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If you mean after multiple cycles in the washing machine, the pads don't look brand new anymore. I do bleach them in the wash, but to the mops credit, it picks up so much filth they can look a little grey. But they ARE clean. If you're asking how long they last during a cleaning... I mop a large area like the kitchen, then I pick it up and peek under the mop to see how much I've picked up. If it's COVERED in dirt I change it, if I can still see the white of the pad I keep going. Hope that helped!
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Is there some kind of chemical cleaning solution in these pads? Can you use your own solution?
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I have been scouring the internet for an answer to this very same question. The only idea that I have comeup with is - number 1 - take them to the cleaners and have them steam them, or in the alternative, buy a steamer and do it yourself. Let me know if you got any other answers. I went on youtube for a video also and did not find anything to help. Miele does nothing to help. embry7808@yahoo.com
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Super easy to clean. I use a wet rag or any sort of surface cleaner. They are like plastic so you can use anything.