Must have Cleaning Tools That Make Life Easier

Cleaning is something we all have to do, but it can be harder for some than others for many different reasons. Not having the tools to help you out is a big one that will leave you spending more time than needed cleaning and feel like much more of a hassle than it needs to.

Cleaning can be a long tedious job when you are working with supplies and products that simply just get the job done. After becoming a stay at home wife I found the value in investing in products and supplies that would help me become the most efficient I can be in cleaning my home. I didn’t want to spend hours doing tasks I could get done much quicker if I just had the right tools.

There were also some jobs I found myself simply putting off because I didn’t want to deal with the hassle of doing that task or cleaning my tools I used for that task. This is what made me decide to invest in what products I did, because I didn’t want another chore of maintaining all my new tools. I also didn’t want to dread using them like I used to. I wanted to be good at cleaning and maintaining my home and with it being my primary job and priority I knew having good tools would be a good investment for myself and my family.

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Tineco Mop-Vac

This is an electric mop meant for hard floors that also sucks up the water and any messes you may have spilt on the floor. It makes pick ups and normal routine mopping so much easier with it being the one to scrub your floors with the spinning head. It also has a self cleaning feature that cleans out your mop for you. You do need to empty and rinse it’s cans for clean and dirty water and wipe down a few parts, but it only takes a few minutes if that and is not a messy or gross job.

This things is amazing for me! I used to put off mopping the most out of all my chores because I didn’t want to clean the mop head during or after mopping. It also was such a labor intensive chore and that wasn’t something I looked forward to doing.

Once I invested in this I no longer felt like mopping was a chore for me and the clean up is so simple I don’t have a problem wanting to do it. It’s been much easier on my body as well. It won’t scrub everything off your floors, but for maintenance mopping and cleaning up messes you just made, it has worked great for me. The self cleaning feature is definitely what sold me on this.

The version I got also has a feature that makes only water a cleaner and I have loved this for my routine mopping. It cleans well and saves me money on cleaner. Click here to check out the Tineco Mop-Vac I purchased.

Littlegreen Portable Carpet Shampooer

This is a portable hand held carpet and upholstery shampooer. Much smaller than an upright carpet shampooer and meant for small areas or spot cleaning, not a whole room of carpet. It sprays out water and the solution you put in it and you can scrub it into the carpet and suck the moisture out mostly. You may need to let what you cleaned dry for a bit to be fully dry.

We recently got a puppy and I am not sure how we’d handle it if we didn’t already have this. With having a kid on the way I knew I wanted to invest in this so that any messes or dirt build up I can easily clean up and not have to stress.

Luckily we purchased it when we did because when the puppy came we have seriously already got our moneys worth out of it. Our home is mainly carpet and we have light colored appolstry so cleaning up puppy messes is a must and now a breeze. It only takes a few minutes to do, not a hassle to set up or clean up, and it clean up the mess completely.

Our carpets and the smell from it would not be okay if we did not have this! It’s much easier to clean up small messes than using a big carpet shampooer and much more portable. Since the tools I purchase being practical is important to me this definitely has been an amazing purchase for my family. Click here to check out the Littlegreen portable carpet cleaner I purchased.

Carpet Cleaner Solution

When you have a carpet shampooer you need to have a solution to clean your carpets or upholstery with. Water won’t clean everything. So finding a carpet cleaning solution that meets your needs is a must to get the full potential out of your carpet shampooer. This is a concentrate so you mix just a little bit of the solution (follow the directions) with water.

With having the Littlegreen we needed to get a carpet cleaner that would get out the stains and messes that our lives created. Since having a puppy we needed to find a good cleaner that would not just mask the messes the puppy made, but truly remove the smell and mess. We also wanted it to be safe for our pet so we found this enzyme carpet cleaner and it has been amazing!

I was nervous it wouldn’t work or the smell would be strong or bad. I can say I have been pleasantly surprised by both. It works amazing and there is no trace of the smell, the dog can’t even find it. Which if you have a dog you know this can be a problem, they have amazing smell. The smell of the cleaner is light and smells fresh, but not like a perfume or fake smell. It smells extremely natural and light. I will definitely be recommending this to everyone that is in the market for a carpet cleaner. Click here to check out the carpet cleaner I use. I like the Spring Mint scent.

Corded Vacuum

I used to have a cordless vacuum only and once we moved to a place that had basically only carpet I found out quickly it doesn’t do the job I was needing it to do. I borrowed a family members corded vacuum one day just to see how it would do and I was disgusted by how little my cordless vacuum was picking up.

I immediately went and bought a corded vacuum and I can say there is a major difference in how much is picked up from our carpets. I will not be going back to a cordless vacuum for carpets that’s for sure. I have continued to use the cordless vacuum for the small spaces that have hard floors because it’s easier to move around.

I chose the vacuum I have because of it being good for pet’s and the self cleaning brush roll. Which basically means it is less likely to have the roller get clogged with hair and you needing to clean it out. These two things were important to me. It also has a canister that is easier to clean because you can access it from the top and bottom so dirt is less likely to get stuck. I don’t like when I have to stick my arm in the canister to get the dirt out so this is a plus for me. Click here to check out my vacuum.

Scrub Brush

This is a small tool that I have found very useful to have multiple of for all different uses. Being able to scrub any mess up or the shower is extremely helpful to have. It’s something you can easily wish you had in the moment, but never end up getting because it get’s forgotten about or isn’t a priority because you don’t use it everyday. Once you have one for anything that arrises like cleaning something unexpected and dirty you will be thankful you had one. Click here to buy scrub brushes for cleaning.

The must have cleaning tools

What tools do you have that you love? What tools do you think you could upgrade that would make your life much easier? I asked these questions to find solutions to my problems and also observed what I liked about what I did have or have seen on the market.

There are many products that will get the job done, but finding ones that will make it much easier and aren’t a hassle to maintain is a huge plus and blessing. Taking care of what you have is important so I always love to find tools that make it easy for me to do so!

Investing in cleaning and taking care of your home is a great use of resources. Even though it’s something easily put off because you’re getting by. Try to find where you’re routines and cleaning could be better and try to find solutions to the problem.

Click here to see my full review on the Tineco Mop-Vac. I get into all the details of what I like and don’t like about the piece.