Keep your floors clean and sparkling with this upright steam mop. Let its steam-releasing design and absorbent triple-action microfiber pad make carrying buckets, rinsing and wringing things of the past.
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I've read a number of reviews on this and bought it with mixed feelings. The good part is that it will clean your floor though it doesn't do it as easily as on the commercials we've all seen. The mop part does come clean easily afterward too. The handle is exactly as I've read - flimsy - it's the same handle (but less sturdy) as on a swiffer mop except it's in 3 pieces and I think this alters the sturdiness of it. I don't know why they didn't make the mop handle in only 2 pieces. It's ok back and forth but side to side you have to be careful with it. I would not recommend your giving this to a strong man to use (or even a strong woman...lol). It did clean the solid tile floor in my bathroom well - it did not do it like in the commercial in one swipe though. For my textured tile floor in the kitchen, it does not get the dirt out of the grooves well. It DID get up a grease mess that was on the floor but I did have to set it to steam a while over it. It doesn't do well with hair either, if there is any on the floor it will ball it up and you'll have to pick it up. (we have 5 large dogs so there's hair all over my house and yes, I did sweep first) It doesn't push as well on my unsealed hardwoods (not sure it's "recommended" for them). I also used a spray bottle to pre wet the mop head before I used it too - I read that on one of the review and it does help. Overall, I'm ok with the purchase and will continue to use it. I would rather not use cleaner on my floor if I don't have to but I do understand that I will have to get my regular mop out once in a while to REALLY clean the floor. I do intend to try a package of the extra mop heads as I've read in other posts that their composition is different than the ones that come with the mop and they glide better. We'll see. Would recommend to a friend but with conditions.
What's great about it: Does get tile floor clean
What's not so great: Not good in corners or edges and not good on textured tile floor or unsealed hardwoods