All About Life Without Maids

[piney]

Thanks! I just bought a Karcher steam cleaner model SC4100 and it's really good! Light-weight and therefore lady-friendly. I steam clean my floor and it's v nice to step on it like what you said. I used round brush with Detail Nozzle to clean lines between tiles (steaming and scrubbing) and it's pretty effective. Maybe because my tiles are still pretty new (3 yrs)? I have previously use vinegar and toothbrush to clean the lines but with steam cleaner, it's a lot better I feel.


For vacuum cleaner, I have OSIM iecologi but only hubby can use as it's too bulky and heavy for me. Looking for one which has powerful suction yet light-weight. Considering Dyson D39. Anyone have used Dyson vacuum cleaner? Can give some feedback? Thanks!

znzyzyzx:

Is better to vacumn or sweep first before steam mopping. I wont say that it is 100% effective in cleaning the lines in between. I guess if you really want those clean, probably have to do a few times ?

But I do feel my floor much cleaner when I step on it.

As for vacumn cleaner, I am only using an ordinary one.

[piney]

I use irobot Roomba 560 and set it to run during weekday (Mon,Wed,Thu) when we are working. For weekend, we still vacuum manually and steam mop the floor for thorough cleaning. So far, we are happy with our irobot

Just click the button and it will vacuum the floor for you. Take note that it will not clean your house thoroughly though, but at least 80-90% of the areas will be cleaned.

We wash toilet every week (toilet bowl, sink, floor). Thorough cleaning every 2 weeks (wall, shower screen and the rest).

Angelight:

Hi mummies, any of you use iRobot to vacuum your home? Is it better than sweeping or the normal vacuum cleaner?

I'm seeking advice in preparation of going maidless in the near future. Want to know if it's worth it to invest in an iRobot, or will a normal vacuum cleaner do the job as well. I definitely don't prefer to use the broom to sweep as I have some back prob. and also allergic to dust.

Also, how often do you wash the toilet floor, wall tiles and all? And do you wash your hubby's undies by hand or throw everything into the washing machine? Currently, I handwash my own undies and maid washes DH and DD's undies by hand. We don't mix undies with clothes in the machine.

[znzyzyzx]

piney:

Thanks! I just bought a Karcher steam cleaner model SC4100 and it's really good! Light-weight and therefore lady-friendly. I steam clean my floor and it's v nice to step on it like what you said. I used round brush with Detail Nozzle to clean lines between tiles (steaming and scrubbing) and it's pretty effective. Maybe because my tiles are still pretty new (3 yrs)? I have previously use vinegar and toothbrush to clean the lines but with steam cleaner, it's a lot better I feel.


For vacuum cleaner, I have OSIM iecologi but only hubby can use as it's too bulky and heavy for me. Looking for one which has powerful suction yet light-weight. Considering Dyson D39. Anyone have used Dyson vacuum cleaner? Can give some feedback? Thanks! ]

Hi, thanks for yr feedback.The SC4100, is it the one that can steam non-stop, as in, you dont have to wait before you add in water. May I know how much you pay for it, and from where? Thinking of buying another one, just for the kitchen. Because the current one I have, we use it in the toilet, so I dont want to use it in the kitchen.

[huanghou]

Angelight:

Hi mummies, any of you use iRobot to vacuum your home? Is it better than sweeping or the normal vacuum cleaner?


I'm seeking advice in preparation of going maidless in the near future. Want to know if it's worth it to invest in an iRobot, or will a normal vacuum cleaner do the job as well. I definitely don't prefer to use the broom to sweep as I have some back prob. and also allergic to dust.

Also, how often do you wash the toilet floor, wall tiles and all? And do you wash your hubby's undies by hand or throw everything into the washing machine? Currently, I handwash my own undies and maid washes DH and DD's undies by hand. We don't mix undies with clothes in the machine.

Hi I use irobot 700series and very happy with it. Been using for quite a few months n no complaints. Can home on its own so we use it before going out. Now house much cleaner than with maid around.

After reading about the karcher sc4100 from this thread I have decided to check it out and compare with scooba. My original plan was to buy a scooba for mopping the floor. Has anyone done this comparison?

[Dekora]

How much is an irobot and where can I get one? My helper is getting on my nerves with her numerous requests haiz…

[puff]

Angelight:

Hi puff, do you scrub the toilet floor and wall tiles when you wash toilets? Or just use water and spray?


Micolih, how much is your iclebo and where did you get it? does your washing machine come with a dryer, or you have to get a separate one?

I spray 'mr muscle' first n leave for 20mins before I scrub both wall n floor tiles.
My Iclebo is ard $800++ . I've use close to a year n the machine did give me some problem (the wheel cannot turn properly) but the after sales service is superb. The boss reply is prompt n he came to my place to fix the problem. With John Ackerman I can't say the same. My experience with them wasn't that pleasant, 4 years ago when my Irobot first time giving me problem with the suction I bring down to the service center n I was reprimand for not cleaning the robot well. I wrote a complain n subsequent visit was much better but service is slow.

[psle2011mum]

I am loathe to throw the floor cloths into the washing machine (I think that my helper did this previously but then, I was too busy to bother), so we have been using these orange floor cloths (looks like the Shamwow cloths which are being promoted at the supermarkets) which are smaller, thinner and easier to hand wash. When it gets too grubby or dirty, I throw them out. Issue is - they don’t look nice at all and all my "better" floor mats are sitting in the storeroom un-used.


Any suggestions for a more pleasant looking solution which I can still wash without using the machine?

[fifiyeo]

I got my iRobot from a local parallel importer and so far service and questions are attended to promptly. It’s been a year since I got my Roomba and Scooba. So far all well and good.


psle2011mum, I throw in the floor cloths into the washing machine. It there are dirtier than usual, I soak them first and then put them into the washing machine. After the washing is done, I will do a short run with hot water to wash the washing machine before I use it for cloths again.

[znzyzyzx]

psle2011mum:

I am loathe to throw the floor cloths into the washing machine (I think that my helper did this previously but then, I was too busy to bother), so we have been using these orange floor cloths (looks like the Shamwow cloths which are being promoted at the supermarkets) which are smaller, thinner and easier to hand wash. When it gets too grubby or dirty, I throw them out. Issue is - they don't look nice at all and all my \"better\" floor mats are sitting in the storeroom un-used.


Any suggestions for a more pleasant looking solution which I can still wash without using the machine?

How about a smaller and cheaper washing machine just to wash the floor cloth? I am actually contemplating that because the number of floor cloth that I use concurrently and the frequency I change them make them quite a chore to hand wash.

[micollh]

same prob with floor clothes… tempted to thow into washing machines but not so hygenic? so now i still use "soak- srcub " then hang method… really killing me…