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which steam mop do you have? like? dislike?

13 years ago

The post below by pesky about the smell of steam from the steam cleaner jogged my memory..... I have a large continuous tile floor in the kitchen.entryway.laundryroom (not to mention 3 1/2 bathroom floors) and have been wanting to get a steam mop. I also have a large very shedding dog -so if you are with me on this, by the time I finish sweeping/vacuuming/swiftering the tile floor, it's time to begin again:(

In any case,I have looked on the cleaning forum, and the flooring forum but there are few current posts (yes there were many, but so many are referring to model numbers that I am sure are no longer sold even if the identical product is ... skeptical much?).

So who has which brand/model/how much $ did you pay/ what do you like/dislike?

Thanks

Comments (5)

Bumblebeez SC Zone 7
13 years ago
I have this one linked below and there is nothing I dislike about it. Bought it 11-07. Stills works great, use it often. I did buy 2 extra pads which I like having.

Here is a link that might be useful: bissel
franksmom_2010
13 years ago
I've also been wanting to ask about this. I've been reading reviews all over the internet, and people seem to either love or hate every machine out there. It's very frustrating.

I have shedding cats, and almost all hard flooring. The entry, kitchen, LR, DR, bathrooms, laundry room, and hallways are all stone-look tile, so the surface is uneven. I also have WHITE grout. Mopping this with a regular string mop just kills my wrists and shoulders, and some days, it just looks like dirty water settles into the low spots on the tile and grout, and I've "rearranged" the dirt, rather than cleaned it.

That Bissell mop gets (almost all) great reviews, and you sure can't beat the price. Wonder how it works on uneven tile?

The PO's installed this flooring, and when we bought the place, we just loved it. When it's freshly cleaned, it's just gorgeous, but keeping it that way has been a big chore. And white grout would have never been my choice for any flooring anywhere.
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sameboat
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I also have the steam mop above. I like it all right. It does make the tile nice and clean BUT it does not get into the crevices/grout. It puts out a nice hot puff of steam and wipes the tiles. The steam is not strong enough to penetrate the grout and blast out the dirt in the grout. For that job I use either the hand-held steam shark (which only covers a small area at a time - too little water fits in it) or a stiff brush on the end of a long handle and scrub it out. If you do get the Bissell, I would recommend purchasing a few extra pads (they are terricloth) as they get dirty quick and you'll need more than one pad for a large area. Tile floors are a bag to clean. I hate cleaning it but love the look. Good luck!
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13 years ago
I have a large area with tile in my house. I started out with a steam mop but I never felt that it cleaned the floors that well. I switched over to the Hoover Floor Mate. The Floor Mate does a fantastic job and it's easy to use.
kjmama
13 years ago
Don't know if this fits in exactly to what you need- but I just used this stuff called Stain Solver.I don't work for this company or anything, but it was amazing.
We just moved into a house. I thought the grout was dark gray, but then I noticed in the laundry where the washer was, the grout was very light - EWE! Some areas were even black almost..... UGH! These people must have never cleaned. The did have pets too.
I bought this stuff, like a powerful oxyclean and it did a great job. We were amazed at the difference! You do have to scrub a bit, but it will get out stains, and return it to almost new looking.
I might look into a steam mop for maintenance.... thanks for this post.

Here is a link that might be useful: stain solver link and little video of it at the bottom

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