If your crew is used to the swing and reach of a traditional string mop but you are tired of cotton heads that shed lint, sour overnight, and fall apart in the laundry, this 14 oz medium microfiber tube mop head is the upgrade that does not change how anyone works. It fits standard jaw and clamp style mop handles, so building service contractors, school custodians, and facility maintenance teams can switch an entire closet to microfiber without buying new hardware.
Use cases
Daily wet mopping of tile, vinyl, VCT, sealed concrete, and stone in schools, offices, restrooms, and entryways. The looped and banded ends glide across the floor and will not tangle or whip baseboards.
Emergency spill response. Microfiber tubes pick up liquid fast, and the head wrings out cleaner than cotton, so the bucket water stays usable longer.
Color-coded cleaning programs. Green heads are commonly assigned to general or food-area zones, keeping restroom mops and kitchen mops separate to prevent cross-contamination.
Damp mopping with disinfectants and neutral cleaners. Unlike cotton, microfiber does not bind quat disinfectants as aggressively, so more active chemical reaches the floor.
Why microfiber tubes outperform cotton string
Cleaning industry testing consistently favors microfiber for daily maintenance. Cotton string mops tend to push soil around and soak up dirty water, then redeposit it. Microfiber tubes actually grab and hold fine soil. They also dry roughly three times faster, which means less mildew smell and fewer mops thrown away early. A cotton head often survives only 30 to 50 washes; woven microfiber tube construction is built to be laundered hundreds of times without fraying or unraveling.
Specifications
Size: Medium, 14 oz. Color: Green. Construction: woven microfiber sewn into tubes with looped, banded ends and a 5-inch mesh scrubbing headband. Absorbent and lint free. Machine washable. NOTE: No ribs in strips.
Frequently asked questions
Will this fit my existing mop handle?
Yes. It is a standard tube style wet mop head made for common jaw, clamp, and stirrup style handles used with cotton string mops.
How do I launder a microfiber tube mop head?
Machine wash in warm water with regular detergent, separate from cotton items that shed lint. Skip fabric softener and bleach, both degrade microfiber. Hang dry or tumble on low.
What is the 14 oz medium size best for?
Medium suits most general cleaning routes. It balances floor coverage with a wrung-out weight that is comfortable for repeated figure-eight mopping over a full shift.
Is microfiber better than cotton for disinfecting floors?
Generally yes. Microfiber releases more disinfectant onto the surface instead of trapping it in the yarn, and it lifts soil rather than spreading it.
Why are tube mops colored?
Color coding lets you dedicate heads by area, for example green for general areas and red for restrooms, so soil and bacteria are not carried between zones.
Discount Cleaning Products is an authorized dealer of professional janitorial supplies with US-based customer service. Order the green 14 oz tube mop head by itself or stock up for your whole route.
