Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I usually don't take the time to write reviews, but because I needed honest opinions about this floor cleaner before I purchased it myself, I thought it would be time well spent on my part! I was a bit skeptical that this could get my floors as clean as I was needing. As a mom of 4 boys, under the age of 10, you can imagine the messes they make and the amount of time (or lack there of) that I have to keep things as deep cleaned as I would like! So after this Christmas break, my poor floors took a beating, and I just don't have it in me to scrub the grout like it needs to be! I ordered this, hoping it would at the very least put a dent in the grout stains, where I wouldn't have to scrub on my hands and knees as long! I am happy to report that this floor cleaner met and exceeded my expectations!! It works a lot like my bissell carpet cleaner, so I was used to dumping and refilling the tanks repeatedly before I got finished! Also the length of the cord is pretty standard in my opinion, so disregard that part of any other review you read! Honestly, my floors must not have been as bad as I originally thought because my water didn't get nearly as dirty looking as most of the reviews, and I can tell that it thoroughly cleaned the tile and grout lines!! I expect that the next several cleanings will result much the same way, but already I am thrilled with this cleaner! I'll touch on some of the pros and cons of this machine in my opinion: 1) It scrubs the grout good enough for me, I do wish the scrubber brushes were a little stiffer though to really make the grout come clean faster, but I believe with time, the grout will get cleaner with each scrubbing! I plan on using this machine at least once a week or every other week, and continuing with my spray mop between good scrubbings. 2) I feel like the dry mode really worked well, it was actually difficult to push forward and pull back in a few spots on my tile, due to unlevel tile placement! This made me feel like it was really getting all the water up out of the grout lines, and my tile was dry for the most part, except in the low spots where the squeegee just couldn't run across (again, nothing to do with the machine itself, just unlevel floor) 3) This machine can be used as fast or slow as you would like. I read that to get the good deep clean, run the machine slower. I tried it both ways, and I can say without a doubt the best way for me to use this machine is to put it on wash mode, lay down a lot of water and cleaning product and then run the machine back and forth over it multiple times to get the scrubbing action down, and then when I feel like it's cleaned good enough, I switch it over to dry mode and suck up all the water. I use it about the same way I would a vacuum cleaner, the same speed, although I consider myself a very thorough vacuum-er, so my floors are getting a good scrubbing. 4) The way this machine works, (which is one part of the reviews I didn't find) is that in wash mode, the brushes run the entire time, whether you are putting out water (this is done with the button on the handle) or not. So you can lay down your cleaning solution, let go of the water button and still scrub the floors, because the brushes are still spinning. Although, when you pull the machine backwards, it does suck up some of the water, not as much as the dry mode, but enough so if you have a spot that needs the solution to sit on for a minute, just remember not to pull the machine back over it and move over to clean next to it. The brushes will stop spinning once you put it in dry mode, that's when the machine sucks up all the water, and squeegee's the floor dry. Keep in mind, with differing floor levels, you may not get perfect squeegee results, but I guarantee it will be better than not having it at all!! Also keep in mind, that this machine, as awesome as it is, will leave drops here and there, or tire tracks. I will more than likely run a damp dust mop over the entire floor once I'm finished using this machine just to get rid of any spots or streaks that were left behind!! I didn't have time yesterday when I used this, and today my floors like great, and I don't notice any spots or streaks! I even did the paper towel challenge and ran a damp paper towel across the floors and into the grout, and it was perfectly white, that never happened before with my spray mop and microfiber pad! The only reason I didn't give this 5 stars, is because I really hoped it would scrub off stubborn spots better, (this is where I think the tougher brushes would come in handy) but it did get them soft enough I could wipe them up with a wet rag. Next time I will pretreat tough spots and get them cleaned off before I start up my Hoover! Hope this review helps you make up your mind to just buy it and have cleaner floors!!