Browse Forums DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair Re: Steam Mops ? Cleaning a house with so many tiles 2Sep 08, 2010 8:18 am ************* First time renovator VIC Re: Steam Mops ? Cleaning a house with so many tiles 4Sep 08, 2010 10:28 am Building on the Sunshine Coast - Land settled 22nd July 2009 Building contract finally signed (after much deliberation on our part) 11th November 2009 Building commences 25th January 2010 - small local builder End of June - almost completed fit out 26th July - MOVE IN DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Re: Steam Mops ? Cleaning a house with so many tiles 7Sep 08, 2010 11:43 am 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: Steam Mops ? Cleaning a house with so many tiles 8Sep 08, 2010 12:22 pm Building on the Sunshine Coast - Land settled 22nd July 2009 Building contract finally signed (after much deliberation on our part) 11th November 2009 Building commences 25th January 2010 - small local builder End of June - almost completed fit out 26th July - MOVE IN DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Re: Steam Mops ? Cleaning a house with so many tiles 13Sep 13, 2010 6:56 pm Built Liberty 42 - Handover 26th Feb 2010 forum thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=17243 Re: Steam Mops ? Cleaning a house with so many tiles 14Sep 13, 2010 11:01 pm I can't believe no one swears by steam mops.... I LOVE mine!! It's 5 years old and still going strong - Sunbeam Ecomop which unfortunately is discontinued now. Never had a problem, have cleaned everything from tiles, hardwood floors & timber laminate with it. Also has shower, glass & fabric cleaning attachments. Doesn't leave marks or lots of water on the floor. Short lead but I just use a huge extension cord. So much easier & much less effort than manual mopping. Re: Steam Mops ? Cleaning a house with so many tiles 15Sep 14, 2010 10:15 am Another vote for the scooba. As it is random, i do less area at a time than it can do theoretically. You can get a damp paper towel after it's done, wipe the floor and it's completely clean! I think i could mop the old way for a whole day & never get the floor clean enough to eat off. Re: Steam Mops ? Cleaning a house with so many tiles 16Oct 04, 2010 4:19 pm Oops I forgot all about this thread, sorry I never followed up with a reply (silly not having auto subscribe when you post!). It sometimes leaves occassional streak marks, or at least on shiny floors when the light hits it... but I find if you use the vinegar opposed to imported clorox solution it is so much better. For me, to know it is using clean water only and not spreading dirty water around is the biggest selling point. You don't HAVE to vacuum first, it vacuums as it goes, but it does tend to blow the dust around a bit. I've got an elextrolux vacuum robot as well (much more intelligent than the irobot vacuums). I tend to run the vacuum in carpet areas whilst scooba does the tiled areas. I plan on having polished conrete in the new house... perfect for the scooba to clean lol. Even if I only had bathrooms to do, with 3 kids and many accidents, i'd still invest in one. I must admit though, I'm onto my 3rd in 5 years. Breaking the 2nd one was hubbys fault though. The first one probably could have been salvaged but I bought it direct from the US so warranty wasn't valid. I bought my most recent one in Australia. I only do one room at a time, I have the better model that can do 2.5 cycles, which allows me to do 2 full rooms and then I only have fill it to do a bathroom/toilet/laundry sized room. It only takes a few hours to charge, so essentially I can do the entire house (bedrooms are carpet) in 1 day, but I tend to turn it on when we head out to the shops so it is dry when we get home then I just plug it in to charge to turn on next time we go out. The BEST part about it is the kids love to just sit and watch it Steam Mops ? Cleaning a house with so many tiles 17Oct 04, 2010 4:25 pm I looooove my steam mop.. Cheap from godfreys and workes well. I use an extension cord and probably chaNge it once. Love it Re: Steam Mops ? Cleaning a house with so many tiles 18Oct 04, 2010 5:03 pm I also use the steam mop and love it. My polished porcelain tiles are white and really show streaks with just mopping..( had them for 5 years) ...using vinegar was even worse for some reason. I was at my wits end for something to clean them and keep them shiny. You can't use 'soap' ajax or any floor cleaner unless it's ph neutral without leaving streaks either. You also have to dry them. I vaccum first with the ducted vaccuum with the bristle head down then steam mop ( the H2O one from the telly) and it's is fantastic..and actually dries them too with the coral mop head. Agree about the pain of having to unplug etc...but it's way better than buckets and water and squeezing out mops. I could use an extention cord too I guess if it was THAT annoying...but obviously it mustn't be too bad or I would !! I would never build with Fowler homes. I built with them in 2021 and till date maintenance issues are pending. All their existing trades and businesses don't work with… 14 109180 They already have two well known ones (HIA & MBA) that many new home buyers mistakenly think are regulatory bodies that Joe Public can complain to. 6 18298 No, I even have sections of narrowness where the tiles won't slide up any further. When I manage some spare time, I might play around with the first DIY part of my… 7 5141 |