my cats like bleach! - Page 2

Until recently, I've been cleaning my kitchen and bathroom floors with bleach, and then hand-rinsing and drying them with paper towels to ensure there was no residue left that could bother my furkids.

 

As one can imagine, going over them three times a piece, twice on my hands and knees, was quite the chore - and neither room is small. Today, I'm the proud owner of a nifty steam cleaner, which lets me clean and disinfect the floors with a single once-over using no cleaning solutions at all. I find this a much easier and greener way to keep these rooms clean.

 

And speaking of "greener", I've also begun using Seventh Generation non-toxic, biodegradable cleaning and house-hold products, and recently eradicated my very first flea problem (that's what I get for babysitting a neighbor's cats!) with non-toxic, edible, diatomaceous earth.  :-}

 

AC

I have also just recently started using all of the Seventh Generation products too . With the chin acne problems on three of my cat's and everything else being eliminated and ruled out, I decided it might be my cleaning products. an environmental allergy or reaction. I do love the products and feel it is much safer for us and the cat's.

Be careful to read the steam cleaners instructions though.   Mine wasn't that cheap, but it doesn't actually sanitize unless you steam the surface for at least six seconds.    Considering how small the area it steams is, to sanitize my whole floor would take many hours only moving it forward once every six seconds.     So basically it just cleans the floor, but can be held on a particular dirty spot when the need arises, but for full floor duty you'd really need to use an antibacterial cleaner. 

 

Thanks for the heads-up!

 

This is true for some steam cleaners, certainly, but not all. It depends upon the particular cleaner purchased and the temperature it is capable of reaching; anything less than 170^ is going to require extra time (the steamer I purchased hits 212^ and comes with a warning not to use with bare feet *wince*).

 

AC