Anyone got a Steam Mop?

pulliptears

I bought a cheap one from B&M a few months ago, I think it was £20.

All of my downstairs is either tile or laminate and I have to say I bloomin love it.
Obviously you still need to hoover/sweep the floors first, but then a quick once over with the steam mop leaves all the floors sparkling.

Works great on laminate, although not wise to leave it stood in one place steaming for any length of time because it can make the laminate peel.

pimento

The only thing mine is good for is cleaning the bathroom wall tiles. You then have to machine wash the little towelling sock that covers the end of the nozzle.

I keep meaning to put it on eBay. It cost a couple of hundred quid and definitely has not been worth it.

Devi

I've got the H20 one and its good for wooden, vinyl and tiled floors - I paid around £60 for it from QVC and then spent another £15 getting extra heads for it.

pulliptears

pimento wrote: »

The only thing mine is good for is cleaning the bathroom wall tiles. You then have to machine wash the little towelling sock that covers the end of the nozzle.

I keep meaning to put it on eBay. It cost a couple of hundred quid and definitely has not been worth it.

My floor mop won't do that sadly as its only designed for upright use. I do have a hand held steamer though that does that, cost me £14 from B&M (again lol) and thats great. I use it to clean the cooker, tiles, even defrost the freezer.

tyllwyd

I've got black ceramic floor tiles with a soft sheen kind of look. It drives me mad because when the sun reflects off them, you can see any greasy footmarks. I've been wondering if a steam mop would help to get them squeaky clean so they would stay clean for longer?

pulliptears

tyllwyd wrote: »

I've got black ceramic floor tiles with a soft sheen kind of look. It drives me mad because when the sun reflects off them, you can see any greasy footmarks. I've been wondering if a steam mop would help to get them squeaky clean so they would stay clean for longer?

I've not found they stay clean for longer, but they are quicker and as they don't get the floor as wet they dry much quicker as well.

jasminebro2

I have had two types - a cheapo one from Robert Dyas that I took back as it stopped working after a couple of months, and since then a Black and Decker one that I bought from John Lewis, which I'm on the second one of as the handle of the first one snapped in half.

The steam mop is great for my laminate and polished wood floors - it mops very dryly and makes the polished wood shine, but the laminate does not finish to a shine. However you need to use it at least every other day, if not daily, for best results, as it does not clean off ingrained dirt. So I would only recommend it for someone who is very clean or who has young kids and wants to clean often for hygiene reasons. If you mop your floor weekly or fortnightly you are best off with detergent and elbow-grease.

briggs182

I have the bissell 90T1-E - bought from Argos as I think they were cheapest at the time about 60 pounds.

Really good as far as I am concerned. You will need to sweep/hoover floor first but I used to do this when I was using a conventional mop.

Where it comes into its own is it is quick to setup and works really well at getting stubborn marks out with little effort. Pop the head cloth in the washing machine and empty the small water tank and you are done. Saves a lot of time!

the_devil_made_me_do_it

I bought mine from studio24, was on offer. Think I paid £19 & an extra fiver for extra cloths.

I really think they are great, however when this one breaks, I think I'll pay a bit extra and get a better quality one. As this one leaves the floor a tad wet. still better than using a regular mop tho'.

motherofstudents

I've got a Vax, advertised for £99 and bought from ebay for about £60 (new). I can definitely see the difference and the floors seem to be much cleaner and stay cleaner a bit longer. You do need to vacuum first. The only downside that I have found (and other people don't seem to have), is that the floors seem to get very wet. We have to go round with a towel to dry them so I don't know why that is. It is easier to use than a normal mop and bucket but whether the price is justified I'm not sure.