If disinfection is important to you (and it might be if you have toddlers or pets) the steam mop is going to be a lot less effective at killing various germs vs. a classic mop which exposes the floor to a chemical that actually kills germs on contact. The temperature of the steam mop is no where high enough to kill bacteria not to mention there's not enough contact time to do so. Also the steam mop requires you to constantly be connected to a cord (like a regular vacuum cleaner) while a mop gives you much more freedom of movement.
You are genius. Because when i saw this steam mops once, i thought initially how much is its steam temperature in a plastic body, and you are going to need enough time to kill any certain germ, bacteria. Nice catch !
You just answered my question about the warmth issue. I hate that! I just bought my first steam mop and I’m taking it back for a cheaper one simply for the steam effect for a quick clean but that spin mop seems like it will get the job just as good as well. For those who don’t like the whole dirty water situation for the typical mop do this (copied and pasted from another comment I responded to): There’s a hack on how to avoid that. I watched some video they have the two sided twist releaser reservoir type? (Idk the name 😅spin mop? Like in the vid^^) but then they have a clean bucket they added of water and cleaner to the open side (just stick in the open space if it’s a good size it will just fit right in) and boom 3-in-1 system. Clean water/solution> twist mechanism to release dirty water> dirty water is released and not contaminating the clean bucket.
Very thorough video. I have the same reservations about the steam mop and its dirty mop head. Changing out dirty water, and it taking a little longer to mop, just seems to be better to me.
You mentioned wetting the steam mop prior to starting to clean. I wonder about wetting the mop with a cleaner. My floors are VCT and recommended to use an Armstrong cleaning product. I'm thinking about dipping the cloth into an Armstrong solution. What do you think?
Hi! What mop head are you using on the spin mop? Lately, the O’Cedar spin mop replacements heads have been difficult to use (very flimsy and actually scraping by floor). But I’m only finding solid white replacement heads. Where did you find the blue/white on your mop? Thanks!
I like steam mops but I noticed when the floor is dry it leaves a haze instead of a nice shine that a regular mop would give you which is kind of strange maybe it's the water I use I use distilled water because they say that doesn't damage the machine.
I also have LVP flooring throughout. Everything that I have read has said not to use water. I have both cleaning systems in this video. So do you still use these systems on your floors without ruining your floors?
I have the Bissell power fresh steam mop and I think it's a lot better than the shark I had a shark steam mop before and loved it but my Bissell picks up more dirt then the shark steam mop
Yes, which is what I listed as a negative to the ocedar. Although with the steam mop, you are pushing around a dirty mop head. So both have their minuses
@@thehomeadmin yes! I would rather have dirty water that I can change than a dirty mop head! It feels like is not clean enough! Which was my issue with all the spray mops
If you have a Dirty head you can put a new head on and keep on cleaning but if you have a Dirty head and Dirty water then you need to change bought of them to get a real clean floor
There’s a hack on how to avoid that. I watched some video they have the two sided twist releaser reservoir type? (Idk the name 😅) but then they have a clean bucket they added of water and cleaner to the open side (just stick in the open space if it’s a good size it will just fit right in) and boom 3-in-1 system. Clean water/solution> twist mechanism to release dirty water> dirty water is released and not contaminating the clean bucket.
