swiffer wet jet hack very near free cleaning product

This is a how to hack a Swiffer wet jet cartridge. These things are like 8 bucks apiece to replace. Yikes that's a lot of cheese! I love their product but I'm not going to pay that much. Also instead of duct tape you could use a wine cork for a bung! You could use a piece of felt on the bottom of the of the mop part or a rag or paper towel instead of paying for those as well. Matt Jones pays full price for everything!

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[bones76]

thank you for bringing this to my attention....imagine 2-3 generations ago cleaning with water and vinegar was the norm and safe as well as cheap and plentiful. Or lemon juice and water.

[fayrex]

if you dip the cap into boiling water for 10 seconds, you can unscrew the cap using a towel, refill it with what you want (diluted obviously) and screw it back on. No leaks, No mess. :)

[ShogaNinja]

You can just boil water and dip the cap in there for 10 seconds and it will come right off. Then you can just add your own solution. A lot of people just use Pine Sol. After that go ahead and take a t-shirt and sew it up with a backing that will stick to velcro or just sew on velcro strips if you have some handy. Now you have a reusable pad as well. If you can't sew you could always just strap a t-shirt over the mop head for a quick hack. Environment saved. P+G loses. The end. Have fun.

[jroddz]

All you need to do is boil some water, place the end of the bottle in the water for about 10 seconds. Then you grab a rag and unscrew the cap. Refill bottle and done.

[SLUSaintsFan]

Im not sure how this hack works but. What I do is I use Pliers and I Gently un screw the cap.

Then I refill the wet jet cartridge with whater I want.

Another thing I do to save $ with the wet jet is I buy the washable microfiber cleaning pad that go on the Bona Hardwood Floor Mop and I cut them so they are the same size as the wet jet pads and place them on the wet jet

[ShogaNinja]

@anqeiicdemise

cool tip.

[anqeiicdemise]

@ShogaNinja At the automotive store you can buy a crapton of cheap white hand towels. I just lay it on the floor, put my swiffer over it and the velcro does the rest. I suppose I could always cut the towels in half, but I got lazy. Works either way and this way, the towels double as mop heads and hand towels. That way my old, favorite tees stay that. Old and favorite. XD

[YesWeCanandWill]

This totally worked! Thank you! I had to leave mine in for about 15 seconds (and drop the bottle all the way to the bottom of the pan) but sure enough, it came off with a bit of twisting afterward. I admit it still wasn't easy--I wound up using my teeth and a dish towl--but it worked! Thanks! I love the idea of the Swiffer Wet Jet but the solution sucks! Makes my floor all kinds of sticky. Now I can go back to using my Mr. Clean--my floors are clean, smell good, and it was easy! Thanks!

[bjb70]

@bones76 vinegar and water cleans many things very well, people just stopped telling their kids about it and bought harmful cleaning agents instead. Vinegar cuts odors, cleans well. Baking Soda is another one that can be used for virtually anything.

[ShogaNinja]

@SteStir I've seen other hacks where they sew t-shirts into permanent Swiffer cloths. I do laundry every week so it seems ideal to me. I just don't want to give up that old t-shirt if you know what i mean lol. free is better than $1

[SteStir]

@ShogaNinja

You could always just wet the fabric you want to sew with pine sol and water or whatever cleaning product you have. I found cheap wet clothes at dollar tree meant for the swiffer wet jet, the old one that didn't have batteries.