Floor Mop Hack

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One major pet peeve of mine is manufacturers creating a product that forces consumers to buy specific consumables designed specifically for that product by them called "Vendor Lock-In". In my act of rebellion against this practice, I've come up with my latest design - a Wet Floor Mop Hack (label removed to protect my identity). To start, drill a 3/4" hole in the disposable tank. This particular popular brand, which we'll call "Spiffer", has a bottom thickness of 2mm, making it an ideal candidate for this hack. Any heavy-duty plastic bottle should work well as long as its thickness is no more than 2mm. Next, heat the plastic with a hair dryer to soften it slightly, then press-fit the plug firmly into the hole and voila - you've got a refillable tank that's much kinder to the environment and cheaper for your wallet. Printer Settings Printer: XYZ Pro Supports: Yes Resolution: See Text Infill: N/A Notes: This project benefits from the accuracy of high-resolution printing. Although the plug prints adequately at 0.3mm, the cap doesn't fare as well. Reducing the cap to 0.15 and setting supports to high does the trick nicely. If I redesign this in the future, I may reduce the thread count or design it to fit a regular pop bottle lid - it's over-engineered and doesn't need to be. Post-Printing The end product is a tight fit into the plastic and seals fairly well but will leak under pressure if applied to the bottle. If you want it sealed properly, you can add some silicone to the groove before assembly or create a gasket from the cap. For our purposes, it works perfectly fine.