Anyone use Hoover FloorMate?
 

What do you think of it? I think I have the FloorMate plus with spinning brushes ~ I'm ridiculously in love with this thing :D

what is it exactly?

It's a vac/floor scrubber/dryer all in one. For tile and hardwood floors. My floors were so dirty in my new place that I had to go over them 3x before I got clean water :eek:

is this it?
Amazon.com: Hoover FloorMate Spinscrub 800...
Do they make one for carpet/hardwood floors together?? That's what I need.

I just bought one last week and LOVE ~LOVE ~LOVE it! :thumbup: It works amazing and I could not believe how much cleaner my floor felt after using it. I have laminate and I mopped almost every day. Not so much heavy mopping but spot mopping and they looked clean but after using it I was shocked how dirty the water was after using it. :eek:

The part that I really like is that also vacuums too so all the little bitzies and hair and gunk that always seemed to be felt even after sweeping are picked up.

Oh and I used it on the tile in my bathrooms (it has a tile tool) and it looked fab :)

I looked around for the best price and by far it was cheapest at Walmart. Walmart.com: Hoover FloorMate SpinScrub 800, H3060: Appliances

I don't think that you can use it on carpet. It does have a vacuum option but I believe it is more for doing your floors before you clean/wash them. But I am not positive.

I've only glanced at the link so far. So do you vacuum/sweep with this AND use it to mop? You like it? Do you think it's better than the other mops you recommended to me? I really like those.

I like the mop that we both have but after using this I can see how it really gets all the dirt up off the floor. Yes~you vacuum first, then use the brushes to clean and finally it sucks up any leftover water so your floor is virtually dry when you are finish. It was my husband that really talked me into buying one. I think the difference between the mop and this is that it has brushes that spin and loosen any dirt then picks up all the dirty water and store it in a separate compartment~so you are always putting only clean water down. With the mop you are putting it back into the dirty water.

This sounds interesting! How big of an area can you do before you have to add/change water?

That sounds like a lot of work, but if it's clean, I can't complain. :) I hate vacuuming, and this seems like the same thing. My dad was talking about putting hardwood or laminate flooring and I was thinking of getting something along the lines of a steam mop. Is this better than that?

It is easier than mopping! You basically just vacuum (which you hate :D) all the dirt AND dirty water off from the floor. A mop pushes the dirty water around and then you let it dry back on the floor :eek:

I can do my (small) kitchen and half of my living room BUT I probably use 3x as much water as most cuz I'm a fanatic :D The cord reaches all of my 900sq ft condo :p

I was lucky enough to find one brand new in the box for $75 from craigslist. I saw one the other day for $5 that needed the sprayer fixed.

I will never be without it again! I have all tile and detest black feet :eek: A single guy lived here before me...I mopped daily - still had black feet but the floors *looked* clean :confused:

Now I actually enjoy doing my floors! :D

If it leaves floors as spotless as you claim, I'd be willing to set aside my differences with a vacuum (or a vacuum like device) for spotless floors. Does it heat the water? Do you use chemical cleaners in it? I'm trying to get away from chemicals which is why a steam mop is catching my eye right now.

No, the FloorMate does not heat the water. I start with hot water ~ the tank is pretty small so it stays hot.Steam mops heat the water (there is a BIG difference in how hot tho). I like this better than the steam mop I tried (shark) besides....I'm a little klutzy with steaming hot water :eek:

It comes with a Lysol type cleaner but I use vinegar most of the time for several reasons. It cleans well. It neutralizes and potty accidents:rolleyes:. It smells pretty good. It's safe for Sugar. And I'm cheap :sidesplt:

My ONLY complaint is it doesn't do a very good job on edges....but neither does a mop, really so I just quickly do those by hand!

Okay question; I have a slate kitchen floor; means it is a little bumpy in places. I want to get something to clean that, as well I have hardwood.

Just don't know if I should go with a steam cleaner or this hoover gizmo thing.

That was my problem as well. My tile is natural and very groovy :daisy: :cool::teethysmi The spin brushes do a good job on the grooves and grout. I do find I have to go a little slower to give the brushes time to spin in the dips though :D.

So MY recommendation is the floormate based on my experience with the steam mop on the same floor.

I would have to agree as well. My floor in my LR is tile and very bumpy and it did a very nice job cleaning it. It comes with 2 sets of brushes and you can change between hardwood and tile. The tile brushes are a little stiffer. But I have not changed the brushes and it does a really nice job with the hardwood brush that I have been using.

Everyone in the house has notice a difference in how the floor "feel" on your barefeet. There is no residue or those little bitsies that you sometimes get when you don't have carpet. Right now the county is working on the road in front of my house. It's just a mess and no matter how hard I tried the dirt in the air was everywhere inside the house. It is a mess. Plus it's been so humid that I had noticed that the floor felt extra gross no matter how much I tried to keep them clean. But I really have to say the Hoover made an immediate difference. They just are not sticky there are no bitsies either.

I also had the Shark steam mop (canister type) and I hated it! I think it was pretty close to the same price and IMO really didn't have the WOW factor of the Hoover. After spending all that money on it I think I only used it 2 times and it's sitting in my laundry room just looking pretty. :rolleyes: I had actually gone back to the OCedar mop that Bonbon and I both purchased.

For the edges of the floor I use the little tool and it seemed to work really well. Before I start doing the inside floor I ran the tool with the wand in the corners and along the edges kind of pushing the water way from the wall (does that make sense) then when I did the rest of the floor I just picked it up then.

I know what you mean about the feet! It seemed like no matter how much I swept or used the other mop there would still be something left on the floor. Then if it was humid out black feet even if I had just mopped! :eek:

I have a bit of an obsession with clean feet. I even sent a few YT members texts with pictures of my nasty dirty feet and the canister of nasty dirty water after I cleaned with my FloorMate :D Sherry's hubby thought it was a pitcher of margaritas :eek: :cheers: :D

What the h3!! kind of margaritas look like THAT! :shocked7q More like a Mudslide! :sidesplt:

Has anyone used this on wood floors? People always say water and wood don't mix. My floors are a little warn out fron the doogs and stuff so not sure how sealed they still are but I can see they are dirty and It bugs me. My dad says the water will warp the floor. I am so confussed.

I had one in San Diego- got rid of it when we moved because I didn't think it would be good for wood floors. But when I had it, I loved it. My only complaint was the tank was awfully small and I needed to refill it part way through. Could just be I had extra dirty floors though :rolleyes:

It is made for wood, laminate and tile floors. But the directions do way that your floors need to be sealed properly. So if you have bare wood from wear and tear I would not recommend using ANY water. Maybe you could have them sanded and resealed. If you use it properly you are not putting a huge amount of water on the floors. I've been learning as I got and a little spray goes a long way. When you apply the cleaner then you can spread it around in a small area and suck it back up.

That's true unless you are obsessive/compulsive like me and like to "let it soak" for 2 or 3 minutes before sucking it back up :D It's imperative that I suck it all up before it drys though ~ don't want dry dirty water on my floors ;) Did I mention I'm obsessive about my floors? :D

My thoughts exactly! Between you and me, I think he needs glasses :nerd: :D

I have one that sits in my closet On my laminate floor in my kitchen it may clean the floor but the floor looks smokey.i tryed everything,tryed filterd water nothing seems to help

Weird question ~ Did you try just hot water in the FloorMate? There would be nothing to make them look cloudy unless the floors have previous damage :confused:

My kind of girl. :D

Good question! Anyone have an answer? I might have hard wood or laminate floors so I'd like to know how to clean them properly without using chemicals that might hurt the little ones.