I'll offer a very helpful suggestion. Don't use the cleaner. When you put in water used distilled water. It will leave no residue. I have half our flooring is oak flooring. If you add cleaner or regular water it cakes on the left over chemicals/material. I have the tineco cordless that came out a year ago. I used a Bissell symphony before that. The oak is 15 years old and no warps, stains it's really healthy wood/flooring. The key is distilled water.
I have black hardwood floors that generally look dirty even after vacuuming. I recently bought a tineco. Seriously, it’s so good I could cry. My floors legitimately shine after doing a wet wash. I love my tineco. Definitely worth the money. The only slight negative is I find the vacuum voice to be a little intimidating. When she tells me to change the water, I do it straight away so she doesn’t yell at me again.
Tineco ifloor 3 works the best for me with 3 babies learning how to eat, we constantly pick up their spills on the floor after meals. There's also no dumb smart mode just a button for extra power when you need it. And seriously who needs an app for a vacuum?! Still seems like an added waste of money to me. Love this channel! It's helped me in all my purchases, thank you so much for all you do!
Get the Alfabot T30 or T36 instead. I tested many and the Generic Alfabot wins. Better suction, removable battery, spray button, quiet, auto clean. This generic vacuum outperformed the Bissel x7.
My wife and I are elderly, (she's 73 and I am 69, 70 in Nov.) and both of us are very handicapped and unable to do much cleaning. I was finally able to convince her for us to get a robot vacuum, and since Our finances are very tight, think S/S only, it had to be inexpensive. So we settled on the Roborock SR4. That being said, I wish we could get something like the Tineco, but as stated above, we can't run something like this due to physical limitations.
Been using this for 6 months now and for someone with 18 cats, this is a life saver. My floors are squeaky clean all the time. I just wish the tanks are bigger - they have newer version released recently with bigger tank but the price is almost double from this one.
@@kindajess3280 no unfortunately. after enough time using this, I will still need to buy another vacuum. a dry vacuum for under the beds and carpets.. this vacuum is still valuable to me though because it cleans well, the wet function especially.
My whole house is wood floors and so Again I took your advice and picked one of these up. It is the best for daily or even weekly floor cleaning. Before I found this channel I didn’t know what a truly clean floor was. Thank you sir because of this channel it has changed my life lol or at least how clean my floors are. I have your recommended Shark apex and this Tineco Vac/mop!! Thank you again and I’m now addicted to watching your channel.
I’m a fan of my Crosswave for a lot of the reasons you discuss here, but one key caveats is I have the personal policy that I never pick up any “chunky” spill with it for exactly the reasons your tests demonstrate. I can usually get away with starting using a paper towel then mopping up the rest, but any huge amount of material has to go first.
One CON I believe the reviewer missed is it struggles to clean the tight space where the floor touches the wall because of the cylindrical shape of the brush. With me it would always leave about 1 inch from the wall unmopped and I have to mop it manually. Nevertheless, the machine is absolutely amazing and well designed.
@@reginalol5324 Doesn't vacuum close to the wall either. I don't mean to hijack Vacuum Wars, but we did a review on it as well: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-r3F6lRoyMiE.html and you can see just how bad the vacuum capabilities are (couldn't even pick up a piece of dust).
I recently watched a million videos about this type of machine...... 😕 I came to the conclusion that everyone does not clean well near the footer. In my work I use one that is the cleanest one close to the walls, however, it is an extremely expensive German brand, which makes it unfeasible for domestic use the name is Vorwerk VK200. It cleans but out of the question because of the high cost. I think that maybe a design similar to this is finally the solution to this particular problem.
@@julianequeiroz5346 Hi Juliane, we're doing a review on the Bissell Crosswise X7 Cordless - this too seems to have pretty solid edge capabilities. We'll try and check out the VK200 - thanks for recommending.
Buy it! I have a pretty large dog who isn’t afraid to get dirty. Playtime and walks mean dirty floors on a daily basis-not exaggerating. Mopping was a hassle and not practical for me given my schedule and square footage needed to be mopped. I also wasn’t a fan of pushing dirty water around. Thank God I found out about these types of vacuums. I bought this one after about a day or two of reading and watching reviews. Best investment ever! I was hesitant about the performance with the stuck on dirt because so many videos showed wet, fresh spills and messes. Needless to say, I was impressed! It destroyed those dried on stains with ease in one pass. The only drawback is the battery life. Aside from that, exceptional performance that is truly heaven sent!
Don't buy it. The motor went bad after about 3 months. I had to ship it to them for repair. Unknown to me, it's a common problem. I now use Bissel Hydro vacuum mop. Bissel is much better. My dog sheds a lot and Bissel has no issues vacuuming and mopping it up in one pass. I also like that it isn't cordless. Given the sq.ft of my home, the Tineco would need charging before finishing up WIth Bissel I can take my time and not have to worry about recharging the unit.@@brendonscott7582
This is the answer to all my stress with cleaning my LVP flooring! This is a MUST have! I can’t believe the dog hair (have a Labrador) it picks up even after I sweep for hair first. My floors look amazing after they’re cleaned. No streaks either. No more vacuuming & mopping, this is the do it all in one! You will not be disappointed.
I have the normal iFloor 3 and it’s so nice for cleaning the kitchen/bathroom/high traffic areas. I can never go back to mopping ever again. I do wish it had a bigger clean/dirty water tank though. Also the S3 seems really unnecessary. The regular iFloor3 has an Max button and I’d rather control it manually anyway. I can’t imagine EVER getting use out of app connectivity. Just another item that has zero need for an app that they included as a “feature”.
Trueeee. Too bad here they only sell the iFloor and S3. So obviously I had to choose the S3 over the iFloor for the better performance. Don’t regret the decision though. Even had my husband volunteering to mop the house. Definitely my best purchase, haha!
@@Burritosarebetterthantacos honestly that sounds like it’s not working properly. The 3 doesn’t use a ton of water, no. It also leaves the floors almost dry
I believe I am the target audience for the S3 and I think you hit the nail on the head for why it's so useful. The only wish that 1: you could use other solutions besides theirs. Using different solutions voids the warranty and 2. The edge situation, there is no way to get close to the wall no matter how you position the vacuum.
After you mentioned who this type of vacuum is for, it also 'clicked' at me that I am also one of those people. I've been using my Shark Apex corded vac to clean both hardwood and carpet around our apartment (it's a really small apartment) almost 2-3 times a week. And since I'm extremely lazy at sweeping the floor, I tend to use the Apex on hardwood (even though it's overkill) seldom for dusting and picking up very small debris cause most of us walk barefoot around the house. The downside is that it also drove our electricity bill through the roof for a long while. This could be the vac that I never knew I needed, or was I looking for in my life, until I saw this video.
I’ve recently bought this vacuum and before I knew it was only supposed to be used on hard floors, I was using it on carpet/rugs as well (mostly short pile no shag rugs). I found that it works amazingly on carpet. It helped deodorize and picked up a lot of dirt and debris on both hard and soft surface. It didn’t work as well as a dry vacuum as far as suction and obviously Bc it has the soft brush roller only, it didn’t agitate the carpet enough. But I found it never left anything behind but a slight dampness on carpet and dried within ten minutes. It has not damaged my vacuum to do so either or my carpet. The suction was gentle but strong enough to do both and didn’t damage gentle fibers or floors. Although it’s not recommended to use on carpet I’m pleasantly surprised that it worked as well as it did. I’m still planning on also buying a new dry vacuum to avoid stress on my Tineco wet vacuum. Thanks for this awesome review! Now time to find the perfect dry vacuum. Highly considering buying a handheld vacuum from Tineco as well Bc of my overwhelmingly positive experience with the device itself. One thing this review didn’t mention was restocking on solution, which should be noted can take time to be delivered to you. If you like your vacuum and use it often, buy bulk of the solution and way ahead of schedule. This could potentially help you avoid running out of solution altogether if you plan for longer then anticipated delivery times. Also keep in mind that this device can ONLY be used with plane water or the Tineco solution. Other cleaning agents can be damaging to the device.
Literally the most useful channel for vacuums, after checking all of them I think I'll get this one and a hand vacuum seperately. There are official refurbished ones for 250 and it just seems like better deal then others! Thank you for the incredibly useful videos
"...Where I stopped because I was tired that day. Sorry science." I love little quirky remarks like this in your reviews, I really enjoy the extra little bits of humor here and there.
I love mine for daily cleaning of my laminate! Since getting my conure it goes straight through seed and poop and etc with zero though! It's kit fab with dried on messes, but then it would be too harsh for daily use if it was so I can understand the soft roller. (I spray dry bird poop 10 minutes before to soften it with kitchen cleaner then run the S3 over) I've had mine nearly a year with daily use and its not broken either, which was something I was worried about from an unknown (back when I got mine) brand. Excellent video as always!
Last time you compared the tineco older version (iFloor) with the hizero f801 and concluded the hizero was superior in all ways, now tineco has upgraded to s3, so does hizero with the f803, I wonder how they compare
Would you consider adding an edge pickup/clean test in the future? One of my big peeves with my corded crosswave is it's rubbish at picking up things along the skirting.
I don’t know how anyone could live without one of these cleaners. I have all the best models… including the S5 Pro, crosswave max, x7… and I use THEM ALL. I’m vacuum obsessed!
I had a wet vacuum some years ago. I didn’t love the experience from what I can recall. I believe I didn’t think it did either the mopping or vacuuming particularly well. But seeing this review and another of this brand makes me think about venturing out and trying another wet vacuum.
I would love to see more test done on polished porcelain floor. my whole house is polished porcelain and the water spots are visible if you don't mop again with a dry or damp cloth. the polish floor looks beautiful, but any smudges or greasy foot prints stick out like a sore thumb.
That's what I want to see....all demonstrations seem to be done on wood floors and not shiny tile so we see if really leaves streaks or cleans like it claims
I've been using these types of floor cleaners for decades, starting with the Hoover Floormate and now using the Bissell Crosswave. I do have a lot of hard floor areas to clean and find that my floors are much cleaner and the job of keeping them that way is quicker and easier with the Bissell than first vacuuming and using a mop and bucket.
I love my Shark hydrovac. It freshens the low pile area rugs, but I mostly bought it for being able to vacuum and mop my hard floors. I haven't tried it on a big mess of wet cereal or spaghetti nor would I. Best to get most of it up with paper towels, then finish it with the machine.
I agree we would like more tests on tiles...especially Travertine tiles...my whole house has these tiles. Need to know what clean with ...the easiest way! Thank you for all your work. Easy to understand & looks for real!
I bought one and it is great on all our wooden floors. One downside - it will not completely reach edges, it leaves a line where the floor meets the skirting board
How tough is it on deeper dirt? I just noticed that there's dirt in the deeper grain parts of my wooden floor and I don't want to spend €400 only to find out this wouldn't reach the deep dirt... Thanks!
So glad to see more options and features coming out for hard floor cleaners. Not too long ago the only option in my area was the Hoover FloorMate and while I loved the original one I bought, the newer models were burning out once a year or quicker. I've had a CrossWave for the last few years that's held up nicely but I'd consider a more premium model for the right features.
Bought this one during Prime early deals a few days ago, happy with it so far! Self cleaning works well. I won't connect it to wifi though, not to keen on having random Chinese products like this unnecessarily connected to the internet
After using this product for a month I can say I'm still very happy with it. Things I have noticed: When cleaning around 25 square meters of living room and kitchen floor space the clean water tank is as good as empty and the dirty water tank is full. This means that I might have to refill the clean water tank with soap solution (I'm using BISSELL Natural Multi-Surface Pet 2L for this, smells great) if I want to do just a bit more cleaning. I definitely have to refill the clean water tank for the self cleaning cycle as you need that tank to be 40% filled for it to run. The dirty water tank needs to be emptied too after cleaning and before self cleaning because it won't start the self cleaning cycle on a full tank and will pause the self cleaning cycle if it detects the tank has become full during the cycle. If you want to save yourself some hassle in this regard or if you have a larger floorspace that needs cleaning I'd say go for the Floor One S5. Look out for deals (I got my S3 for €279 instead of €405 on Amazon DE), the Floor One S5 can be bought on Amazon DE for €379 instead of €499 with this black friday sale. Also like others here mentioned, the larger brushroller with less space on the sides of the S5 means you can clean closer to the edges.
The main downsides to these is that the battery life expectancy is only two years and the battery isn’t user replaceable which makes them very expensive considering the amount of useful life. My wife is loving ours though and the floors do look great so will see how long it actually last.
This review is speedy, concise, fairly comprehensive and informative. It would be helpful to have information on the comparative weight & noise levels of the models reviewed. Also, nothing was mentioned about the self propelled features which I read about in a description of these models. I have a large Hoover floor vac/mop that is extremely heavy & hard to push, so weight & maneuverability would be useful to see compared.
I'd like to see these type newer vacuums clean in-between floor tiles where the grout is, I have light grout and have to get on my hands and knees to clean them up, and my older type bissell just leaves wet dirt puddles there atm.
One thing that would be nice for you to mention is the edge cleaning capability. Cause to me a vacuum or mop is useless if it leaves a dirty area along all edges
Finally! 4:10 Yes! For hard floors, this is it! Mopping and vacuum at the same time! In addition, this has a huge battery but doesn't cost as much premium cordless. 4:57 Exactly. This is my criticism with the idea and reviews of these devices for cleaning huge and greasy mess! This is best used for daily removal of light or not visible dust/stains like how we use wet mops anyway.🙄 My only concern is corrosion. One user reported returning this early as the motor corroded easily and he suspects the little vinegar he adds to the water cleaner. I want a small amount of bleach as it avoids a smelly mop/floor.
the same happened to me because i would use a different solution from the tineco one. and the only reason i do that is because there isn't a consistent supply of their own solution. they've since replaced my broken unit with a new one, and have advised me that they are working on getting a regular supply, but until then, I should only use plain water to prevent motor failure.
Great review, subscribed. We moved into a new home that is 85% hard floors and vacuuming then mopping is getting tiresome. Hopeful for the S3 to give us some of that time back.
That's the most interesting product that's been reviewed here for a while - at least most interesting to me. Agree that these should not be used for carpeting or those giant-sized messes. What matters more would be how it cleans up dried spots and footprints which is a more realistic scenario for floor cleaning. The other thing some of these devices fail at is that they either leave streaks or drops of water on the floor. I had a Bissell Crosswave corded and returned it because of the streaking and water dripping. And how about the durability. I have a Hizero and it has been returned for repairs 3 times. I would return that POS if I could. Next time it breaks - Goodwill or garbage.
I can assure that no drops are left behind with S3 or any stripes. Dried spots are quite always removed nicely unless they are really sticky. I've bought it six months ago and it's still perfect. The battery drops a little bit fast after getting lower than 20%.
its good that you agree that these shouldnt be used for carpet, i had to learn the hard way and now am happily mopping my carpets again, i also painted my kitchen walls with mop water, turned out streaky, wtf! btw people really are this stupid
I live with chronic pain and my husband does a lot of mopping, and I hate it. My arthritis keeps me down most days. I am looking forward to using this vacuum.
My biggest concern with the Tineco machines is the battery- it cannot be replaced. After talking with a sales rep online, it sounds like normal battery life is 2 or max 3 years. Then I have to throw the whole machine away?! That seems incredibly wasteful . Any insights on this? I have yet to see anyone talk about this.
You can surely disassemble the machine and replace the cells. But that would mean you have to have expensive soldering equipment or need to outsorce the work to someone skilled. Either way, made in China.
You've just said my biggest concern. With battery life of around 2 years and not replaceable and the machine is not cheap. That's why I've decided not to risk buying the Tineco S3.
I have Hizero and can't imagine my life without it. I have mostly hard floors and a baby that just started eating on his own. That means a terrible mess around the table multiple times a day. If I had to clean it on my knees every time, I would go crazy. And Hizero is just so hassle free. I grab the stick, vroom vroom, all sorts of mess, dry, wet, chunks, doesn't matter, 1 minute - all done! I set it aside and use it again two hours later. I clean the stick at the end of the day or every other day and it doesn't take more than 5 minutes. Seriously, when I compare with the effort I had to do when my older child started eating on his own... Pfffff, thank you inventors for delivering this wonder stick!
The app _would_ be useful to get prompts on your watch while vacuuming. Currently there are two options for that, each with drawbacks: 1. Enable voice prompts. These get annoying to have on basically immediately, and you can’t hear them if there’s other noise or you’re wearing headphones, etc. 2. Disable voice prompts and rely on the display. It’s very easy to miss the flashing light on the display, so you can go some time without noticing that the clean water tank has run empty. Unfortunately, though, push notifications don’t seem to work in the iOS app at all, so it seems we’re stuck with those two suboptimal options for prompts. The app does seem to be required for the following other things: - firmware updates - configure voice prompt language - review statistics
Yeeeessss finally! I have been waiting for you to review the Tineco One S3 and especially against the Bissell Crosswave!!! Can you also please review the Tineco One S3 vs Tineco Ifloor 3?
Technically S3 has smart functions (app, auto mode change depending on mess it detected), the others are all the same. Bissell is not sold officially in Malaysia, and for the price and 2 years warranty alone-compared to buying Bissel from personal shoppers which is around the same price, makes it so much bang for the buck. I LOVE THE S3 SO MUCH. Been using it DAILY since the launch. Even had my husband volunteering to clean the house using it since he saw me enjoying my me time cleaning while listening to music at the end of every day-which is definitely a benefit for me too 😆
Great review! Just bought this vac/mop for cyber Monday at a great deal. Also, I loved the reflection of your buccee’s shirt at 1:22 minutes 🤣 I love their chopped brisket sandwiches 🤤
I appreciate this video. I'm shopping for a hard floor cleaner. This was very helpful. I would love to see videos on how these machines do with grout. That's my biggest issue now and it seems only commercial floor cleaners really do the job. Thanks for your review!
Make sure to stay clear of the Hoover Floormate Wet vacuum. Alter a few minutes of use starts pushing dirty water around. The battery stopped charging only after about 5 uses.
I got mine yesterday and this morning I cleaned the entire ground floor while my breakfast was cooking, like WHAT? I was planning to be cleaning all weekend, it's 7am Saturday and I don't know what to do with myself 🤣
I have the dyson v15 and I absolutely love it. I’ve had my eye on this tineco now for a few weeks. Mainly for mopping not vacuuming. I have all tile floors in my house. So I feel if I vacuum then use the tineco the cleanup would be so easy!
Trust me if you have all tiles household and start to use it, sooner or later you’d only be using the S3 cause it does them (vacuum and mop) in one go! My cordless vacuum is mostly resting on the stand now 😂
@@mdrkd lol I hear ya. But after watching hours of videos I don’t think I’d want to deal with how extensive this clean up could potentially be. Especially when I have 5 kitties at my house 😂
@@ashriffshnr i never had a dyson so can't really compare, but i have dreame v10. cat litter can be picked up, i haven't got the chance to use tofu. the s5 has picked up bigger things than the tofu though. suction is strong enough to pickup stray things my children left on the floor that i am too lazy to clear beforehand. def not as strong suction as dry vacuums, but strong enough for my daily cleaning. still use this until today. still loving it :D
You may find these interesting to review/checkout/look into: - Behow wype hybrid wet and dry cleaner - The cordless Vax Glide Hard Floor Cleaner - BoBot deep/III they could be contenders; along with the latest cordless models of the Hizero, bissel crosswave, this tinero, and the Hoover floormate; in a vacmop comparison/war/vs video. Also how well do these vacmops clean tile grout?
Pls do not buy behow. It’s the worst shit I ever bought. Threw it after 1month plus as it’s giving me a lot of problem. Anyway u will probably spend more time cleaning that shit up vs cleaning the floor the traditional way. I ended up getting tineco s3 and like it so much that I got another one for my mom. Only problem is one of the unit roller became faulty and we have to bring it down to the service Center and back at our own cost zzz. But it’s still a good machine.
Brother you hit it on the nail, this is not for messes, rather for a mop vac combo. I find the clean up of the machine quite futile and disgusting so I am not saving time if I have to clean up the machine after cleaning a mess
I can't believe someone would actually vacuum something like a spaghetti-o mess. I'm grateful for the review as I've always wondered how those rollers get cleaned. Seemed like they would be a great place for gross stuff to grow.
Agree with you, Is more for dirty floor and dog hair, if I have spaghetti mess I clean with my hands and paper towels and then I used the tineco lol I can’t imagine cleaning all this pieces with spaghetti sauce 😂
Won't be good I think, no built-in combs to catch the hair. Wet hair also becomes sticky somehow... I would guess this needs a lot of cleaning when used on hairy floors.
"if you pick a lot of dry material it gets really messy" which makes the whole thing useless for many people that for example have lots of cat litter in their house. so from that sense, the hizero seems superior because it separates dry from wet (theoretically). its unbelivable that most products dont do that... what were they thinking? the main thing is the user experience and if i have to deal with unpleasant cleaning of the debris tank, it becomes hell
have you tested out the Alfabot T30 / T36? Best wet/dry vacuum I have tried. Way better than Tineco, Bissell, and all the other. With Tineco, there is no spray button. I like to have control of the output. With Bissell, it doesn't suck up water at all. You can do 20 passes and the floor will be wet. Suction is horrible on the Bissell also. The Alfabot, after 2 passes, the floor is nearly dry. After 3-4 passes, floor is bone dry. Amazing. Did the same kitchen tiles flooring after running the entire area with the Bissell x7 and the Alfabot picked up way more dirty and the dirty water tank was filthy. Bissell x7 didn't do a good job at all picking up dirt.
So is it better than the Crosswave? I have the cordless crosswave max that I got for $120 or so, and even at that price it's unbelievably useless. Any mess that might require slight scrubbing will remain on your floor. You could give your floors a better scrub by aimlessly flopping a wet bath towel around from a standing position.
I have the tineco ifloor- one thing I don't like is that I feel like I have to scrub any dried on dirt/ mess. Have to apply a lot of pressure to get it to clean these. Just got a Bissell steam mop- was way easier to get the dried on things. With not mopping that often- feel like a steam mop is a better fit for my needs.
I have this in my Amazon cart. I was debating whether to get this or not and I just happen to find your channel also I am totally blind so I’m just kind of wondering if that app I’m not talking would be good for me anyways thanks for testing this out. I am glad I found you
I recently got the tineco floor one s3 brand new at goodwill for $100, it's great for pet hair, I usually vacuum/sweep and mop, and this gives me the same results all at the same time which is nice. It is not that light, and the handle is too tall for me, so I have to hold it's weight more, not a huge deal though. It also can't get edges and leaves like .5 inch to the walls that still need cleaning. You can't tilt it back(to avoid getting water in the motor) so you can't go under couches/beds/ tables etc, you have to move them. You can't just use any cleaning solution you want because it can foam too much. Overall I do like it, but I don't believe it's worth the $400 retail price I see online. I'd say it's worth $100-$200 And I'd be pissed if I spent $400 on it lol
You mentioned if you have wood floors with minimal debris this would be a good choice. What if you have tile with tons of messes from 6 kids? Then what would you recommend?
I got myself s3 pro because of this video. The only drawback is the small tank is kinda annoying to keep on changing the water (both clean and dirty). Can u do a review on s7 pro too? It claimed to have ultra mode which electrolyzed the water for deep clean. The centrifugal air dry features sounds promising too. Tks
Please, please, PLEASE compare the Floor One S3 and the new Floor One S5. I want to buy one but am not sure which model to go with. Thank you! I come to your channel every time I need a new vac or mop. 🥰
I love my Tineco S3 vacuum but it stopped working nearly a year later. Tineco provided a shipping label so they could repair it. I’m anxiously waiting for its return
Do you recommend one of these for people with pets? I have a cockapoo, so I have a lot of hair. I wonder how messy it would get to vacuum the hair and mop at the same time
That what I would love to know! I have 4 dogs, 3 cats. TONS of hair. My kitchen is the in and out for the dogs, and is linoleum. I always sweep with a broom first but still, when I mop, the mop is covered in hair. 🤦♀️
