I love my FloorMate...but, you really have to spend time cleaning it. I suggest you call Hoover and ask them what you can do. They may direct you to one of the places they contract with to do repairs....maybe there is something you can do to get it back to normal.
I don't use mine all of the time. In between I use this amazing mop:
https://www.target.com/p/o-cedar-eas...B&gclsrc=aw.ds