I have a steam mop, and found the pads it came with were rubbish. They got soaked really quickly once they were dirty and as I have a lot of flooring to be mopped I could not get it all done in one go due to both pads being filthy. A friend suggested tying terry towelling cloth nappies around the mop head instead, and I use them all the time now. The steam gets through them much easier as they are thinner, so they don't get as wet when cleaning. Also the floor dries quicker as it doesn't get as wet. And as I have about 50 of them in the cupboard I never run out (although 2 is usually enough to get the whole floor done). Mine is the kenwood yellow and black steam mop.