Vacuum Cleaners Discussions

Hello all,

I know this is a vac forum but does anyone recommend a good floor steamer?  I once borrowed a Eureka 300A upright steamer and enjoyed using it.  Thanks for the help!

An update on my soon to be 4 year old HOOVER Floormate Spin and Scrub 801.  Originally purchased on the Memorial Day Weekend in 2005 for about $160.  With the additional attachments and two brush types with 7 circular brushes each. 

This Floormate has received double duty for the last  2 and 3/4 years cleaning both my daughter's home and mine.  We both have large dogs [labs] and she has 3 daughters.  Plus lots of sand from the desert landscapes in both houses.

The Floormate is used every 2-3 weeks in both homes.  Strictly with warm tap water.  And primarily on smooth and sculptured cramic tile floors. 

The only draw back is the dry clean feature.  Works well....but I've noticed after using the ORECK upright that I find little to no dog hair in the HOOVER Floormate dirty water bin and filter.  With the HOOVER Floormate, there is much more dog hair missed in the dry clean vacuum mode. 

All in all, the HOOVER Floormate, now an old model, is as good now as new and it appears to have alot of useful life still left despite the double duty.  The floors never fail to get "oohs" and "aahs" from guests and visitors after using the Floormate.  Best of all, my 2 and 4 legged spectators and helpers can walk on the floors soon after the wet pick up mode without leaving any tell tale footprints.  Keeps all the family members happy.

Carmine D.

Hi Carmine,

It's amazing that the subject should come up. I'm having at my oven today with my steam cleaner.

Glad to hear your FloorMate is still doing well. A nice price now is about $190.00. Do you use the attachments?

Best,

Venson

Venson wrote:

Hi Venson:

Way to go on the steam cleaned oven.  The only cleaning our oven gets is an occasional dusting from lack of use!  These Las Vegas restaurants and buffets are too good to pass up at every opportunity. 

I used the FM attachments ONCE when it was new.... just to test them out.  They worked well....but, they are stored in my garage in brand new like-condition from lack of use.  If our homes were older, perhaps they would be more useful.  But in their new condition, just don't have a need for them YET! 

Carmine D.

I have the Bissell Steam Mop and highly recommend it....

Acerone wrote:
Hi Acerone,

Are you noticing an appreciable saving on all the "floor potions" you don't have to buy any longer?

Venson

Acerone wrote:

Hello Acerone:

BISSELL sells several excellent products that are very affordable.  As I recall, and posted on one of the thrreads here, the BISSELL Steam Mop recently got the best in class from the Consumer Editor of the Wall Street Journal for floor cleaning.

Carmine D.

Venson wrote:

Correct, I no longer have to use any floor care products.. Only water that converts to steam and it cleans deep down and my floors are supper clean....

And I owned mine about a year now and here's a post I did and a lot of people bought one.

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CarmineD wrote:
That's good to hear Carmine...

Acerone wrote:

Acerone:  Good and productive exchange.  I just might have to buy one and try it out for myself.

Carmine D.

I have the Eureka steam mop and like it very much.  One of the things I will say against it is you have to use their mop pads whereas some of the others you can use a folded towel or microfiber cloth.  A word about the pads, they are machine washable, but don't put them in the dryer they will shrink.  Also don't use fabric softner in the load you wash your floor pads in as the softner will hinder absorbtion and will leave streaks.   However, with those pads you get a lot of cleaning.  I could clean the entire kitchen and bath with little difficulty.  Now since I have moved  my bathroom is the only room that isn't carpeted so even though I only use the steam mop once a week or so, it's still worth the three minutes warm up time as it really cuts the stuff on the floor, and I have some assurance that it is disinfected.

I have  a co-worker that has the Shark steam mop and she really likes it as well.  Again you have to use their pads, but she loves it.