Do you need to sweep hardwood floors prior to using this product?
1242861
Yes, you will have to sweep or vacuum the floors. I vacuum before steaming since I have 2 dogs who leave lots of dog hair. The machine does not pick up hair or dirt, it just pushes it around.
1242862
If you don't you will crud up the cleaning pad in no time, this is not a vacuum cleaner.
781273
Yes you would need to vacuum first, but honestly this thing is not going to clean your carpets.
50642
If you run it regularly, the Scoobs does a fair job of "sweeping." But, cleaning it becomes messier as the amount of dirt it picks up increases. I run my Roomba vacuum before running the Scooba.
611242
Just run the regular sweeper. No pretreatment is required. Our house we bought was a model home. The carpets didn't look dirty. But we have six little dogs and when we first moved in the peed ALOT. This took care of all stains and I couldn't believe the dirt that was on the floor. And it smelled wonderful.
509703
No, but I use it all the time on my hardwood floors with no problem. Same with the kitchen tile. This is a great vacuum, especially if you have pets.
800108
I do like to vacuum first to pick up LOOSE dirt-I'm just that fussy. But for "dust and light dirt," I would not think vacuuming would be necessary. I have an older female dog who sometimes has difficulty holding her urine. After soaking it up with paper towels, this Twist and Shout mop is the BEST, using a water solution of soap and disinfectant. The point I am making is that any liquid messes on floors certainly would not need vacuuming first.
2273617
No, but there really isn't a lot of cleaning needed. Just wipe with a cloth if you want.
2092560
No. It is not necessary to vacuum after use.......but you really need to get a vacuum.
483502
yes. it works like a carpet sweeper, in my opinion. go back and forth. we have hardwood and area rugs and are very happy with it.
1875636
No. You have to clean your floors first, let them dry, and then bring out a nice shine with this product.
1603111
I only have two small areas of hardwoods and don't use the vacuum cleaner to clean them. I do like the vacuum cleaner though - I'm quite happy with my purchase.
249084
I did not use it on hardwood floors. It is a good all purpose cleaner. I bought the green one.
270886
YES and it words better. You only need to use this and no broom. The broom could scratch your hardwood floors. This picks EVERYTHING up
545583
I agree 100% with P Squared's answer (August 7, 2013): "It does a good job of cleaning our hardwood kitchen floors. I do, however, constantly wipe any spots or dirt that may have spilled on our floors, so for the most part, the floors do not have any major grime on them.
496323
I have hardwood floors, not sure what type of floors you have, but my experience has been that I did not have to clean the floors with water or any other product and hardwood (although beautiful) soak up anything that spills (or otherwise!). But the short answer is -- no you will not need to clean before using Urine Off. It is an excellent product. I have two small dogs and it took me a while to train them, but even now to prevent accidents, I make sure to spray (I bought a $1 plastic bottle to pour in) and I spray all the areas I know they might do the deed. Once my babies smell they don't go near the area. Hope this is helpful. Good luck! I have hardwood floors, not sure what type of floors you have, but my experience has been that I did not have to clean the floors with water or any other product and hardwood (although beautiful) soak up anything that spills (or otherwise!). But the short answer is -- no you will not need to clean before using Urine Off. It is an excellent product. I have two small dogs and it took me a while to train them, but even now to prevent accidents, I make sure to spray (I bought a $1 plastic bottle to pour in) and I spray all the areas I know they might do the deed. Once my babies smell they don't... » Read More I have hardwood floors, not sure what type of floors you have, but my experience has been that I did not have to clean the floors with water or any other product and hardwood (although beautiful) soak up anything that spills (or otherwise!). But the short answer is -- no you will not need to clean before using Urine Off. It is an excellent product. I have two small dogs and it took me a while to train them, but even now to prevent accidents, I make sure to spray (I bought a $1 plastic bottle to pour in) and I spray all the areas I know they might do the deed. Once my babies smell they don't go near the area. Hope this is helpful. Good luck! « Show Less
2022899
No it does not. I have older floors that were sanded and finished with poly tens years ago. All I use cleaning is PolyCare.
1039561
No. Had to look up the manual online as mine didn't come with one, but in the manual it says "For use on bare floors or sealed wood floors. NOT for use on carpets."