SWIFFER VS O-CEDAR BUCKET SPIN MOP/WHICH KILLS MORE GERMS?/THIS VS THAT
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- čas přidán 26. 05. 2020
- Swiffer VS Ocedar Bucket Spin Mop Which Mop Cleans Floors Better More Effective in Killing Germs
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Hi guys, welcome back to another this vs that! Today I am comparing the swiffer wet jet mop and the O-Cedar bucket spin mop. Both the Swiffer and the Ocedar spin mop are very popular products to clean floors. I wanted to compare and see which product and method did a better job of doing a deep clean in term of which one would kill more germs?
I used an agar test kit that I purchased from amazon. I swabbed the floor area first and then divided the floor into two sections. One section was for the Swiffer mop and the second was for the O-Cedar spin bucket mop. I then proceeded to clean the areas, let them dry and then swabbed both areas again. After five days of growth, I was able to analyze the growth of bacteria from the Swiffer as well as the O-Cedar Spin Mop. The results definitely blew me away in terms of which one cleaned my floors better and which one killed more germs.
For my second attempt, I cleaned the O-Cedar mop head with bleach, cleaned the bucket with bleach and also added bleach to the mop water and repeated the experiment. I definitely got better results with the Ocedar Spin mop using this method.
I hope you find this video interesting and entertaining.
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I think the results might have something to do with the cleaner you used in the spin mop. Swifter mopping liquid is made to kill germs versus the orange oil you used in the spin mop which is made solely to CLEAN not sanitize or disinfectant hence why it didn’t kill any germs. I bet with an actual disinfecting liquid in the spin mop it would have performed significantly better. Like with a product that is labeled as a disinfectant. As most store bought bleach products don’t don’t actually say they disinfectant. It’s clothing grade no splash bleach which is different.
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I've been binge watching cleaning videos, I've learned that cleaning and disinfecting/sanitizing is not a one step process it's a 3 step:
Clean wash
Rinse
Sanitize
It's possible to get a mix of all 3 but not desirable, definitely not with a mop.
IM SHOCKED 😳 I’ve been using the Swiffer Wet Jet for years now. Truth be told, I always thought it wasn’t the best mop to be using but never cared enough to upgrade. But guess I don’t really need to upgrade 😝
O'Cedar makes a mop similar to Swiffer but utilizes a washable pad and your own solution...very cost effective. You can also buy extra pads...love it!
I was just about to purchase the spin mop, but decided to search YT for reviews. Glad I saw yours, first!!!!! Ty!!!
The same here just to go and buy the spin mop but thanks to the video I decided not to buy
You shouldn't have paid attention to this. I can tell you I bought the Mopnado which I use with Tilex and my floors and grout look great, much better than when I used Swiffers!
It was probably the cleaning solution that you used
My guess as well. More chemicals = more cleaning power but how healthy is that? The trade off is cleaning bacteria but inhaling and absorbing cancerogenic chemicals into one's skin and body.
You need to use a negative control in your experiments. Take a sample of the surfaces of your mop heads to see what organisms are already on the mop. Also, the same cleaner at the same concentration needs to be tested on each mop or else you’re not testing the mop itself, you’re testing the cleaning agent. Finally, please stop waving the Petri dishes around with out the lid. You’re growing pure mold, fungus, and bacteria. If any of those are infectious, you can breathe in aerosolized material and get pretty sick.
I didn’t come here to look for a new site to follow, but to see the results. However, I enjoyed how thorough you are, so I’m subscribing now! Thanks and I look forward to seeing more of your projects.
Oh my God!! I was just about to buy the O'cedar today and ran into your video. Thanks a million ton for this review ❤️ bless you!!!
I'd love to see this done with the newer version of the spin mop that separates the dirty/clean water. So cool to watch.
I have a video on my channel testing the new mop against the old one
I’ve been looking at reviews, but this is the best! Thanks for help! Going to purchase a Swiffer today!
I’m also working on a steam mop vs regular mop review, so stay tuned for that before you purchase the swiffer 😉
Wow! So glad I watched this before my final decision 😩
What an amazing, thorough review. Thank you! ♥️
Great comparison job. One flaw that I see is that the swiffer is using a “chemical mix”. Great moo but I hate how strong the swifter cleaner odor is.
If you DIY-replace the Swiffer solution to be the same as the Spinner Mop, it would be a better comparison.
Cleaning is different from sanitizing and killing germs. I believe that the generous amount of chemical spray from the Swiffer would kill lots of germs even if the floor was not wiped up. For my money and effort I believe that a mop and bucket takes up more dirt and grime. The Swiffer smears stuff around and sprays a lot of chemicals.
I'm so glad I watched this. I was about to buy another mop system - like the O-cedar- but I think I'm just going to stick to my swiffer! wow.
I was looking for this review! Thank you!
Thanks, this was a great and useful video! I was rooting for the O-Cedar spin mop, which I love! But now I feel inadequate :-(.
what's funny is that I just recently had a discussion with someone about using bleach to clean the floor, which is something that I never did. I couldn't figure out how to do that without getting bleach everywhere! This video as well as the conversation with her are making me want to add bleach to my floor mopping routine!
Thanks again!👍
It always made sense to me. A swifter wet mop is using a fresh clean pad each time that's clean, I can also see it's picking up dirt, dust and hair (I make my own antibac solution/cleaner for it) vs. a cloth mop that I've always felt is just pushing stuff around more rather than picking it up. Not to mention, you need an antibacterial solution of some kind to not only clean, but help kill the germs. Plus the mop has to be sanitized with bleach after using, along with bucket. Add to that how many times you need to change the water while cleaning or you'll just be putting dirt back on the floor. Too much work and effort when the swifter can do the same job faster, easier, with less prep and cleanup after.
OMG don't you sweep or vacuum before you mop?? I don't have all that debris on my floor because I sweep and/or vacuum before I mop. Swiffer can't hold a candle to the Mopnado! Mopnado spin mop and Tilex make my floors spotless. The grout is so bright and clean. Take a wet paper towel and wipe your floor after using a Swiffer pad to see if you still have dirty floors.
Terrific review!! I'm eying the swiffer and wanted to see some reviews first, yours is very fact oriented I'd loved it!
yea when you clean a small area with a brand new pad it will pick up more dirt/bacteria BUT clean the entire floor with the swiffer and I bet the results are different because once the "disposable" pad becomes soiled then you really are just pushing dirt around.
But you change it while you’re cleaning if it gets dirty
Same with the mop
Don’t use a single pad to clean the entire house 😂
These pads be drying out way too quick tho. I be needing to use 3-4 pads just for my small living room and kitchen. Btch.
@@petergriffinson1907Easy to say but refills aren’t cheap..
Best review ever on swiffer. Thanks
Just so you know, dollar tree has a new line of cleaning tools and they have 3 different types of pads that work great on the swiffer! I have a wet jet and they're perfect - being washable is a huge plus!
What happens in this same test scenario, but you pour the swiffer floor solution into your water of the bucket mop system? That would help my overall deciding factor on which to buy! I wanted to buy an o’cedar and ended up here haha.
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Wow, thanks for this video!
love the vid stacie!
The swifter is using undiluted chemicals and the mop is using two capfuls of chemicals in a gallon of diluted water.
I don't use capfuls of anything on my floor. I spray Tilex on the floor and then mop it with a Mopnado twice to make sure it's clean and rinsed.
I hate swiffer- it leaves a film on my floor and just feels gross. A good solution of hot water tide and anti bacterial fabuloso works much better for me than swiffer
Great video fun and informative thank you
Specifically looked for a video to help me with this decision as I’m on the Target app right now. Your video popped up and answered my questions!! Thank you!!! Also, how do you get those dishes? Lol 😂
I bought them on Amazon:) there is a link in my description box
Thank you for this 🙌
I was def hoping for the swifter bc that's what i have 😂😂😂 makes me feel better! But i didnt think the reg mop wouldve been that bad and honestly i wouldnt bleach everything before hand. I would use bleach n my water but not bleach the bucket and mop head... So im glad i could continue with the swifter 😩😂😂 thank you for this video🙌🏾
The thing that started it all for Mr was how to use those darn Swiffer cleaners. so the work you did was fantastic.Thanks for the studies.
Amazing video, thank you!! I have a Swiffer but always wondered if the grass was greener! ❤ I feel like the amount of bleach I'd have to go through will produce more plastic waste from the bottles in comparison with the Swiffer mop heads and solution. Wonderful considerations in your video!!
I always add vinegar to my water in the bucket, it sanitizes & adds shine to hardwood floors
Thank you! Going to try next time :)
Bought the swiffer. Thanks for the review lol.
Btw this was really helpful i feel alot better about my swiffer
Just got one today. Relief 😃
Wow! I was trying to decide between a Bissle Crosswave and the Swiffer. I think I'm going with the Swiffer because it's cheaper and you don't have to take it apart after every use.
I would guess the Crosswave is going to do a deeper cleaning than a Swiffer. Probably, the Swiffer would be more for touch ups to extend the time between deep cleanings.
Don’t. Do the cross wave waste of 300 bucks
Such a hassle to clean and maintain
Also it smells musty and moldy
Thought I’d save you the trouble
Question - do you allow shoes in the house? And what cleaning solution was that for the mop?
very cool video. i always felt like swiffer wet jet was like "lazy" but its sooo easy for me. this made me feel better lol.
What I learned from working at hotels is using a swifter mop stock and just switching them out with towels to replace the actual pads. And just washing the towels in bleach.
The only reason I feel like the spin mop wouldn’t “clean” as well as the swiffer is if you aren’t washing or changing ur mop head after every use which would be spreading bacteria versus cleaning it completely every time like how you wound using a new mopping pad for the swiffer each time
Have you tried vinegar instead of bleach?
I would like to see a comparison between the Swiffer Wetjet and the Swiffer wet mop. I love the dry mop for dust and hair but just don't think the swiffer wet mop does much of a job. I could be wrong.
Thanks for the honest review, I hear they have a new bucket that uses a clean water only method.
Yes I have a review video on my channel comparing the new bucket and the old one
Please test spot bleach in a covered area before applying everywhere. I'm thinking it may damage some flooring... Same for other cleaners and over time vinegar may as well especially real hard wood flooring. I love my swiffer for hardwood floors but just tried the O-ceder yesterday for the first time. I wasn't impressed. But will keep it for mopping under the beds and behind the toilet etc. The O-ceder was hard to use. The mop head needed more material. The plastic scratches the floor. I had to stay on top of it and move slowly and change the water several times. Also, I would definitely have to throw the head of it in the wash after every use and disinfect the bucket.
To cut cost drastically. But reusable swifer pads. You can make your own solution, I use Lysol liquid and pine sol. To get the bottle open, heat it with boiling water, use a rag to twist it off and then use a scissors to cut out the little notches. I haven’t spent a dollar on my swifer in years and the pads are washable.
What kind of detergent did u use
But what cleaner did you use for the spin bucket? Lol to get a true comparison you have to use the same cleaner with both mops!
You should buy the spray mop with the microfibre heads. That way you can wash them on a 90 degrees wash and save money on the mop heads.
Wow! I’m also surprised! Really thought the o cedar bucket mop would of done a better job!
With bleach, it did the best! I’m still going to use it with a splash of bleach each time because I love that it’s more thorough in picking up dirt
I’m so curious how a steam mop would compare. The pad is a cloth/microfiber cloth that removes and needs to be tossed in the washing machine after use. But there is no cleaning solution, it cleans with hot steam 🤔 curious to see how that would compare.
I also want to know how a steam mop compairs!! 🤗 I have a Kärcher that uses synthetic textile "cloths". I regretted spending quite a lot of money stocking up on them, so I could exchange a dirty one for a clean during cleaning, without having to stop. Seems now it wasn't such a bad idea after all..🙄. IF these rags get clean in the washer, the mop appearantly didn't. I just don't think one should over use bleach products, unless it's for a deep clean job, but not for your weekly/daily mopping the floors..
I just got a spinner mop and it does a terrible job of mopping my floor. I mopped my floor with my swiffer mop right after my spinner mop and my swiffer pad was filthy. And I had JUST mopped with the spinner mop! I'm sending it back. So I know she's right.
Same here!
Do you use your swifter to clean bathrooms too?
also with the spin mop you are using tap water, and tap water is not always 'clean'. i think both have their uses, depending on your needs and physical abilities.
Yes, you are so right! I find adding a bit of bleach solves that issue though!
Yeah I mop my floors with clean water and also not just floor degreaser. I either use water+bleach+fabuloso or I use water+hydrogen peroxide+fabuloso.
Very good point
So many people are trying to save money by using a popular Hack-method of using a microfiber cloth (or sock?) VS. the throw-away Swiffer pads. Just wondering how the reusable washable type microfiber cloth would match up (germ-wise) against the throwaways. I'd love to see that. Btw, this video you did with PETRIE DISHES...WAS AMAZING!!! Loved seeing that science.
wow!!! 👍
Hello!!!!!
How about using the same cleaner!!!!!!!!
Maybe it had something to do with the bucket? I know the newer buckets have a divider that keeps the dirty and clean water separated.
You should do another one with the newer bucket mop.
People should push to be vigilant with cross contamination. Great video. I’ll keep using my OCedar.
Fantástico seu vídeo! Não fazia ideia de que o alvejante fizesse tanta diferença. Aqui no Brasil nós não temos o hábito de usar Swift, mas eu uso o mop spray e o robô… que aspira e passa pano, com água… 😐🤬 passarei a usar o alvejante! Muito obrigada
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could you redo it with a brand new mop head? because it would be more fair in my opinion
Hi. In the first experiment did you use the same cleaner in both cases?
I agree. If she didn’t use the same cleaner at the same concentrations she’s not testing the mop, she’s testing the cleaners.
@@sheam7667 also if you sun dry the mop to dry it completely you won't grow bacteria in between uses. I usually have the sun as an option i live in Jamaica lol but drying the mop before storing is the way to go after bleaching it
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Can I throw swiffer pads in a washer?
Well, yes a brand new pad vs an older used mop head will have less chance of having bacteria. A new mop head and using the same disinfectant would be a better comparison.
Were the petri dishes covered so nothing airborne contaminated them? There could have been bacteria already on the floor on the O'Cedar side yet never was on the Swiffer side before you cleaned it, especially without using an antibacterial detergent.
Wow! Did the spin mob go back in to dirty contaminated water?
With a bucket mop, once you rinse the mop head and wash again, you are basically washing with dirty water. The swiffer absorbs the dirt and liquid.
What do you expect when you clean with dirty water?
If you use anti bacterial solution it might work better than the oil stuff you put in there. I don’t think the two cleaners were the same
Girl try the go clean go method with tide
That sure is a good argument to use swiffer. I am going to keep using my o cedars. Some bacteria isn't bad. But the o cedars picks up more dust and uses just water. So I breathe in less garbage. The Swiffer also uses a bunch of chemicals to sterilize the floor. Pretty obvious it'll get less bacterial growth.
The point you miss is this. Once you added a good cleaner to the mop. It did a similar job. But actually better. It was clean and "visually" clean.
Agreed.!!
Amazon has washable mops for the swifter.
As a medical technologist i appreciate the use of petri dishes and bacterial growth 😅. The bacteria on there looks like normal environmental bacteria. Really fun research tho 👍🏻 swiffer jet it is !
It is not "bacteria" Mr. Medical Technologist. It is fungus. I can even tell what kind of fungus it is, just by looking at it. I hope you are not the one running tests in the Lab your work.
@@mario9133 MIss Mario, since you misgendered me. There are spore formers that also grow like that on petry dishes. Since you know too, you should know that. I have experience with enviromental bacteria aswell.. It could be fungus because they are in the inviroment too. So what kind of fungus is it? since you can tell. Now im intested and invested in your answer.
Re the environment...the cleaning solution you use with the spin mop is far harder on the environment than the pads for the swifter. And it is possible to recycle the pads.
They said you should get a extra bucket ontop of the bucket and put the water in there and then ring out in the original bucket
It doesn’t really matter though because you have to factor in the average person is not properly washing and disinfecting their mop head before usage. Even with a second bucket you’re still cross contaminating to a degree and the mop heads hold a lot of dirt and bacteria.
This was so nice. Can you do a wet jet mop vrs steam mopping?
I did a swiffer vs mo
I don’t think this is a fair comparison. The cleaner solution you used are different. It would be better if you used the same solution for each spot. Your dilution formula could be different from the amount of cleaner used in the direct spray of swiffer too.
Using bleach or abrasive solutions on the microfiber ruins the fiber's ability to pick up bacteria. So that could be the issue too in the test.
I mean, a swiffer pad is always clean vs a mop head being more dirty than a pad? I wouldn't be surprised
Wow! I always wonder how to clean those mops heads.. how did you do (with bleach)?
Renata Cunha I usually do a weekly laundry load with mop heads, rags, and cloth attachments from my vacuum. So I load up the laundry as usual with some detergent and also add bleach to the load. It helps to disinfect and deodorize everything. Thanks for watching!
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I guess cause the bucket keeps all the dirty water and bacteria so they spread 😅 that's why I always put bleach in the backet and I clean everything with bleach....unfortunate
Picking up dirt and grime is different from killing germs. We all want to kill those germs but I think that the generous spray of chemicals from that Swiffer would kills germ even if the floor wasn't wiped up. For my money and effort I believe that a mop and bucket picks up more dirt and grime for general cleaning.
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Who doesn’t put bleach when they mop though..?
I also thought the bucket mop would’ve done better. Crazy. So gross actually. 😆
I know! It all comes down to the fact that the swiffer pads are disposable and don’t hold germs. But washing the mop head in bleach and washing with a bit of bleach solves that issue!
I think swiffer wet jet is better than any mop
I use Tilex always when I clean my tile floors with my Mopnado spin mop and it works marvelously. I don't like Swiffer anymore because they changed the mop itself and they aren't very strong also the mop pad comes off while mopping. Swiffer used to be a much better product. I think Swiffer just moves the dirt around on the floor because you don't rinse off the dirt as you clean. I used to use several Swiffer pads to mop my kitchen floor. Personally, my tile and grout look much cleaner now that I use the Mopnado and Tilex.
Dannnggg all that bleach you'd be high as a kite
Thanks for watching! Witch mop were you rooting for?
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I was rooting for the swiffer!
Because if you think about it, all you’re doing with the spin mop is picking up dirt, swishing it in water and putting it back on the floor.
Nice to see an actual experiment to prove the theories, great job 👏🏻
Bucket mops always grossed me out!
I just bought a bucket mop :(((((((((((((((((((((((
ha ha every one knows that a bucket mop goes spread push spread push and the Swiffer goes push lock push lock push lock push lock push lock
I hate the swifter sweeper with a passion
Fuck it I'm just gonna mop with pure bleach
Bucket mop just moves the direct around, no matter how many times u mop ur moving the dirt over and over. I LITERALLY Went running for a swiffer. As far as debris dust first with a swiffer duster sheet then mop. I was raised mopping but I had to part ways.