How does this compare to the shark? How hard is it to get tough greasy spots from a kitchen floor?
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A shark is a steam mop, unless you are referring to just a regular mop. This one just uses a microfiber pad, which I get wet with hot water and wrong it out well. If the floor is real dirty (I have a yellow lab dog who sleeps in my kitchen and it gets quite dirty!) I will pull off the pad and rinse it off with hot water and wrong it out again... Maybe a couple times during the cleaning. I also have a shark steam mop, which I like, but I prefer using this mop. It is quick and easier and I think my floor looks and feels cleaner. Can't say I've had many tough greasy spots but cleaning just with water and the microfiber pad does an excellent job. I've given this mop as wedding shower gifts. I love it.
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A steam mop will get out sticky/ stuck-on dirt much better (note: I have a Haan steam mop, not a Shark). You've got the heat of the steam helping you. However, I found a steam mop to be labor-intensive for just a basic cleaning. You have to fill the water tank, wait for it to heat up, and then the drag across the floor made for a lot harder work. The e-cloth mop does not let you press hard to get out stuck-on stuff. What I do is pour a little vinegar on stuck-on dirt and sometimes this will allow it to come up with the e-cloth mop, otherwise I scrub those spots by hand.
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A shark is a steam mop, unless you are referring to just a regular mop. This one just uses a microfiber pad, which I get wet with hot water and wrong it out well. If the floor is real dirty (I have a yellow lab dog who sleeps in my kitchen and it gets quite dirty!) I will pull off the pad and rinse it off with hot water and wrong it out again... Maybe a couple times during the cleaning. I also have a shark steam mop, which I like, but I prefer using this mop. It is quick and easier and I think my floor looks and feels cleaner. Can't say I've had many tough greasy spots but cleaning just with water and the microfiber pad does an excellent job. I've given this mop as wedding shower gifts. I love it. A shark is a steam mop, unless you are referring to just a regular mop. This one just uses a microfiber pad, which I get wet with hot water and wrong it out well. If the floor is real dirty (I have a yellow lab dog who sleeps in my kitchen and it gets quite dirty!) I will pull off the pad and rinse it off with hot water and wrong it out again... Maybe a couple times during the cleaning. I also have a shark steam mop, which I like, but I prefer using this mop. It is quick and easier and I think my floor looks and feels cleaner. Can't say I've had many tough greasy spots but cleaning just... » Read More A shark is a steam mop, unless you are referring to just a regular mop. This one just uses a microfiber pad, which I get wet with hot water and wrong it out well. If the floor is real dirty (I have a yellow lab dog who sleeps in my kitchen and it gets quite dirty!) I will pull off the pad and rinse it off with hot water and wrong it out again... Maybe a couple times during the cleaning. I also have a shark steam mop, which I like, but I prefer using this mop. It is quick and easier and I think my floor looks and feels cleaner. Can't say I've had many tough greasy spots but cleaning just with water and the microfiber pad does an excellent job. I've given this mop as wedding shower gifts. I love it. « Show Less
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I have never used a shark so I can not really compare. As far as greasy spots - I would say it does a good job. But please keep in mind I live alone (no kids) so I do not get those greasy spots very often nowadays.
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Not well at all. A roomba will do it. The Roomba is a much better buy as it is a much more capable machine. But the Braava is a flop at picking things up. Not even for mopping. Better off putting a wet cloth on the front of a Roomba than getting a Braava.
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Eureka 313A Enviro Hard-Surface Floor SteamerI didn't notice it cleaned the grout any better than a mop. I think it's rather awkward to use. Not real user friendly. I just hate the tile floorswith the grout. I had the grout all re-stained & it still isn't the same color. Varies like she told me it wouldn't. Does't come clean to one color.It's the worst floor I've ever had to deal with. Any suggestions? I don't know if that Swifter works. I haven't tried that because I heard bad thingsabout it hurting dogs. (toxic) Eureka 313A Enviro Hard-Surface Floor SteamerI didn't notice it cleaned the grout any better than a mop. I think it's rather awkward to use. Not real user friendly. I just hate the tile floorswith the grout. I had the grout all re-stained & it still isn't the same color. Varies like she told me it wouldn't. Does't come clean to one color.It's the worst floor I've ever had to deal with. Any suggestions? I don't know if that Swifter works. I haven't tried that because I heard bad thingsabout it hurting dogs.... » Read More Eureka 313A Enviro Hard-Surface Floor SteamerI didn't notice it cleaned the grout any better than a mop. I think it's rather awkward to use. Not real user friendly. I just hate the tile floorswith the grout. I had the grout all re-stained & it still isn't the same color. Varies like she told me it wouldn't. Does't come clean to one color.It's the worst floor I've ever had to deal with. Any suggestions? I don't know if that Swifter works. I haven't tried that because I heard bad thingsabout it hurting dogs. (toxic) « Show Less
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It is adequate on bare linoleum, better on thinner carpet at picking up hair etc. It doesn't work as well as touted on infomercials. Mine has trouble picking up things on bare floors, things you wouldn't think it would have a problem with. Sometimes it merely flings the debris down the way a-bit further instead of picking it up, making me chase it and then repeatedly trying to get it to go into the sweeper. It is noisy during use and it is a pleasure to shut it off noise-wise. It's easy to store, lightweight, just not as thrilled with it in actual use as after seeing it demonstrated on HSN. Next time I'll look into the manual sweeper, brands seen being used by waiters/waitresses at various local restaurants as no battery is needed and they are used in a commercial way daily, and I would think be designed to do a good job/last a long time.
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very well,I have hard floors in a couple rooms and I really like this style a lot compared to the upright styles for hard floors. Also been happy with it for the carpeting, It has a lot of suction, I will have to say don't expect a $200 cleaner to last 10 yeats, I would say you would get between 2 and 4 years of use out of it if you use it on a regular basis. Mine has gotten hard use for 4 years. Just now starting to have problems.
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its takes allot of elbow grease to clean my kitchen floor with this mop, and after a little while the surface is covered with dirt. I get about 5 cleaning sessions out of it before needing to replace eraser pad and that is pushing it
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I bought mine on this website as I have had good luck with products I've purchased here. This machine is incredible! It's light and moves easily over the floor. My floor is so, so clean after using. You must think about where you plug it in so you don't walk over just cleaned area or wait for that area to dry. Guess how I learned this! The other thing that doesn't bother me but may bother others is that you must wait until the pressure releases before emptying and putting away. Don't buy a Shark - they're junk.
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I have never used the Shark but I really like the Swiffer it does a great job on our stained concrete floors. The pros are that the card is really long so you aren't constantly having to change plugs all the time. The only con is that you have to continuously press the steam button and can get a little uncomfortable if you are doing large spaces.
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I love my machine. I have used it on tile, but because of the brushes it did not have a good seal for suction. No big deal. It does a great job scrubbing. You will just have to run a mop lightly across it at the end to get the little bit of water that is left. I highly recommend it.
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From previous research, owning another brand and then use of this one, I definitely give this one a thumbs up. It is not something that lifts out stains which you should know by the description of how it works but it does a good job for that which is stated. Excellent on ceramic floors, much easier than a mop. Since you have a small dog I would like to mention that it is also great on carpets. I add a drop of pure essential oil specific to my purpose, sometime fragrance, sometimes to disinfect. It steams the carpet but does not leave it wet. Great for fending off any potential mold, fleas, germs, etc. Hope this helps answer your question. From previous research, owning another brand and then use of this one, I definitely give this one a thumbs up. It is not something that lifts out stains which you should know by the description of how it works but it does a good job for that which is stated. Excellent on ceramic floors, much easier than a mop. Since you have a small dog I would like to mention that it is also great on carpets. I add a drop of pure essential oil specific to my purpose, sometime fragrance, sometimes to disinfect. It steams the carpet but does not leave it wet. Great for fending off any potential mold, fleas,... » Read More From previous research, owning another brand and then use of this one, I definitely give this one a thumbs up. It is not something that lifts out stains which you should know by the description of how it works but it does a good job for that which is stated. Excellent on ceramic floors, much easier than a mop. Since you have a small dog I would like to mention that it is also great on carpets. I add a drop of pure essential oil specific to my purpose, sometime fragrance, sometimes to disinfect. It steams the carpet but does not leave it wet. Great for fending off any potential mold, fleas, germs, etc. Hope this helps answer your question. « Show Less
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It works much better than the standard mop when trying to do a deeper scrub on the tile. The bristles are fairly stiff, so you do not need to scrub as hard to lift the dirt. I would recommend this.
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The newer model is slightly larger, but weighs less than 14lbs. which is 8.3lbs. LESS It has 2 additional brushes which are specially designed to cover sealed hardwood floors and tile & grout. 360 clean: SpinScrub Technology gently washes and scrubs hard floors from all angles. Wash, scrub & dry: Switching between options is a snap. CleanBoost Control applies extra detergent to stains and heavy traffic areas. 11.5" Removable Nozzle provides a combined squeegee and suction to quickly dry. Removable for easy cleaning. It uses several different Hoover cleaning solutions, the Hoover Multi-FLOORPLUS 2x concentrated is great and you don't need much unless the floors are a high-traffic area or very dirty. There are solutions designed for use cleaning grout and another for wood floors. I like that it leaves the floor so dry that there are no steaks and so clean that you can feel the difference with your bare feet. As I said, I didn't have the previous version, all the technical information I found on different web sites and the last is my personal opinion and observation. I have other brands that called their brands (Shark, Bissell and others) that said they were cleaners or sanitizers and all they did was much around hot, dirty water. The only difference between them and mopping is that they were easier to push around, the water remained hot, and you were not bending over to wring it out. Even the ones that said they dried the floors, did not unless you went over them at least at least three times (it varied, depending on the humidity level). There is nothing worse than pulling up water that is not clean after you have used the machine at least twice. It is discouraging and disgusting. That is why I LOVE this one, it cleans using very little of the 2x solution (a small bottle is included) and then removes the water leaving you with a clean, dry floor without streaks. It is lightweight and I am nor writhing in pain when I finish.
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It can't do much when its "bigger" objects. It's pretty much just a moving box with a wet tower tucked under its belly. Its a floor mop after all. If it is your first robotic cleaning device that you are looking for, I highly recommend buying a Roomba first, its a vacuum cleaner, can get 95% of the dirt sucked up. Another note: My mint just broke down after 3 months. Currently in the process of sending it back for repair/replacement. Let me tell you the process isn't super smooth so far.
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It's amazing on hard floors! My vinyl feels like it's been mopped after I've vacuumed. I have three kids and two cats and I vacuum a lot, but even if you let it go and don't vacuum for a while, this pics up everything. It's also wonderful on carpet, that's about half my 1800sq ft house.
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Yes, but does the absolute best job using the Oreck cleaners - together they just dissolve the old grease and dirt.I started out with grocery store cleaners, but just too much labor involved to get it clean so we boughtthe machine and the cleaners and the results were extroadinary (our home is 12 years old and the floorshaven't looked this good since the first year). The machine is worth it - you'll have it for many years tocome.
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Mr. Cook I can promise you, the Dyson DC39 Animal Canister vacuum will handle any cleaning job. I can't speak about a long shag carpet, as I have a short shag, but I couldn't believe how strong it was. I have a short haired dog about the size of a Jack Russel, who sheds hair like you would not believe. Within a day, after vacuuming on the hard surface part of my house, I have balls of fur as big as a tennis ball all around the edges of the hall, and close to the edge of the couch. I just got my DC39 on 5/10/12, but I am one happy camper, I can tell you. The carpet in the bed room was just washed with an expensive carpet shampoo machine that I bought a while back. The shampoo machine pulled a ton of hair out of the carpet even after I had vacuumed it just before running the shampoo on it. I had just shampooed it again just a couple of days before the DC39 came in. The amount of fur that it pulled out of that supposedly sparking clean carpet, was astounding. Also in the same room I have a big king size bed that the regular vacuum couldn't get under. After looking at the amount of hair from the rest of the room, and emptying the canister, I thought about pushing the suction head under the bed as it is flat as a pancake, and can get under nearly everything. Again it filled the canister up. The handle has a button on it the lets you stop the brush from turning when you are on a hard surface. I suppose that's to make the brush last and not wear out on the hard floor. The brush turned so fast on the short shag that you could feel the vibration of it really strong as you worked with it. The head is almost weightless, but it makes the carpet stand up as though it has a lot more weight to it. I recommend it to anyone. Good luck.
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It is awesome! I had grout in the kitchen of the condo that I bought that had embedded grease. I was planning to clean on my hands and knees. Not a fun prospect. I used the Quickie HP and some grout cleanser and got all that grease and grime cleaned out in about 15 minutes with no crawling around on my knees. It's a good length to hold (I'm 5'5"), has good battery life and decently strong scrubbing power. If you push down too hard it will stop spinning, but with a good cleanser and the scrub brush you should get most grime off. Hope this helps.