Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I love to clean my floors. I hate laundry, dishes, and bathrooms, but love love love cleaning my floors. So, of course, when I saw the infomercial for this on late night TV, I desperately wanted one. First, yes, you MUST vacuum or sweep (minimum) before using this product, because it's not made to pick up little things that a five-year-old drops on the floor! This, for me, is a no-brainer and no problem. I have a Roomba, which I have set to go off each day before my son and I come home from school, so vacuuming is easy. If you vacuum before using the steam mop, you will still be amazed at the grime that comes off of your floor! Each time I use this (about 2-3 times a week), I get one side of the pad dirty in the kitchen and bathrooms (both with ceramic tile and dark grout, which was so dirty, but now is back to the original color!). Second, the tank is plenty big enough to do my house once, sometimes twice. I refilled today after deep cleaning and before going back over the floor to kill the germs. Third, the duster is pretty good. I prefer the way it works (as compared to the white pad) on my hardwood floors and wood furniture (sealed, of course). I have never had a problem with streaking, and my floor is shiny, but not as shiny as Murphy's gets it every other month. Flaw 1--It works great on the baseboards, but they are definitely a challenge. It's difficult for me to get the pad to stay flush against the baseboards, so I have to put my hand closer to the pad than I would really consider easy, because that forces me to get in a squatting position. Flaw 2--The carpet glider, eh. I don't find it deodorizes or really does anything to the carpet. To get a carpet fresh, it needs to be professionally cleaned twice a year, and a scented powder and vacuum will work between cleanings. The best part--I wanted to see how it would work on a really gross, sticky surface, and I had just the spot. In our pantry, apparently we left a bag of potatoes in their hanging basket too long. They rotted, dripped gross rot-juice on the floor, and stunk. I used the steam mop on that after deep cleaning the regular floors, and even thought the pad was already dirty, it took ALL of the stinky, sticky, slimy mess off the floor, and poof, the smell was gone too! Of course, it took quite a few passes and steaming over the spot, but it still worked pretty quickly (less than a full minute on one tile). This is a great product, and I would recommend it to anyone. When I walk on my bare tile floors, there is NO residue, and my floor is literally squeaky clean!