Anyone got a steam mop? Which one? Do you love it or hate it?

[LucaJack'sMum]

Thinking of buying a steam mop to clean my laminate wood floors and tiles... have you got one? which one is best and why? What do you think????

[~Raven~]

Got a Kenwood one and LOVE it

It's not that good for big messes though so I either drag out the sponge one or use a few towels

[LucaJack'sMum]

Thanks Raven,

thinking of using it just for general cleaning of the floor now DS2 is on the floor more often!

[Tinks]

I have a Kenwood and I'm not really impressed with it. I had a generic one from Godfreys before that which I thought worked better. It was fantastic! Someone told me to get the microfibre pads for the steam mop which makes them work better but I havn't found any which will fit my mop.

[~Kim~]

I've got a cheapie from BigW - it does just as good a job as the expensive stream pro that died. Small tank though. Bit of a pain to keep refilling when you only have tiles.

[Bathsheba]

Hmmm... are they recommended for wooden floor boards? I mop them with an old fashioned mop and bucket but it's a large area and a pain of a job.

[AliBaby]

Another question is how do they go on lino floor

[Tinks]

Mine works better on Lino and tiles than the wood floor.

[LucaJack'sMum]

Hmmm... are they recommended for wooden floor boards? I mop them with an old fashioned mop and bucket but it's a large area and a pain of a job.

My floor is only laminated wood floating floors, not actually wooden floorboards...

[Bathsheba]

Tinkerbell: what do you mean? The cleaning result? Has it done anything to the wood? My wooden boards are already quite old and scratched etc so I'm not that precious... just as long as they don't warp I guess.

[Tinks]

No it hasn't done anything bad to my wood floors. I was told it may take the shine off them though but mine aren't really shiny anway, they need another varnish but were like that when we moved in. I just find it does a better cleaning job on hte tiled and lino flooring in my house. I have a large area of wood floor and i find the steam mop is heaps easier to use than a normal mop on those areas.

[ajm mum]

Hi
Ive got a MONSTER FLOORs steam mop ok on tiles but dosn't get grout clean. Its also ment to do carpets but wouldn't recomend it.

[melbel]

we have an H2O steam mop and love it to bits...no more cleaning chemicals needed to disinfect the floor! We have solid timber floorboards Bath and it does a great job....noice shine it leaves. It also works well on the tiles in the wet areas so overall very happy with ours....tip though, get the microfibre heads for it...the trap the dirst so much better than the standard ones!

[Bathsheba]

Thanks Tinkerbell and Melbel My boards have lost their shine so that doesn't worry me too much... that H2O one souds great!

[Tinks]

I always put Eucalyptus oil on the pad as well so it smells nice when I mop, I find mopping without it leaves a funny smell. Not a gross smell, just a plain watery smell if that makes sense?

[Daydream Believer]

Ive got a kenwood one & I dont use it very often. I get sick of refilling it all the time. I prefer a normal mop & really hot water & only soap if it really needs it