Others say...

"OK"
I have had this for about 2 years now. I am pretty pleased with the product overall, but I think the scrubbing feature needs some improvement. I often find myself having to spot clean some remaining spots on our hardwood floors. We have 100 year old maple hardwood floors and haven't had a problem; however, we use the cleaning solution sparingly on the floors and I do small sections and go back over them with the "Wet Pick Up" feature.

I don't care how often you mop or clean your floors, if you buy this product and use it, your water will be so black it makes you wonder why you spent all that time cleaning them before.

"Pros and Cons"
I'm a bit torn on this product. There are things I really like and things that are a bit disappointing. I thought it might be easiest to list the plusses and the minuses separately...

CONS:
* In order to get our tile as clean as possible, it seems like I have to move the machine extremely slowly when both washing and wet vaccuming. I have a lot of ceramic tile in my home, so it is a big job. When I have the patience and time (which isn't often with two toddlers running around), the slow pace definitely gets my floors squeaky clean. Most days, however, I don't have that luxury. In fact, there are a lot of times when I resort back to my Swiffer mop just to get the mopping over with so I can get on to other tasks.

* The little filter/screen in the dirty water tank seems to get clogged a bit sooner than I expected. When it's clogged, the wet vac function doesn't work as well. Once it's unclogged, though, it works great.

* Unclogging the little filter/screen is an extremely disgusting job. I wish there were a less "hands on" way to get the junk off of it, since it can get pretty nasty at times.


PROS:
* It seems to clean our ceramic tile really well and gets a lot of the stuff the mop misses. With two little ones who like to lay and scoot around on the floor, having the tile as clean as possible is a good thing.

* For me, it is a lot easier to push around than the mop. The cleaning solution smells pretty good too.

* It is really good at sucking up junk along the baseboards and in corners. It seems to have strong suction and power, so I frequently use it to "sweep" instead of using the broom. It gets up a lot more dry dirt without flipping it all over the way a broom does.

* It is very handy for cleaning up little spills and messes of both the wet and the dry variety. In fact, it was a marvelous help when our dishwasher overflowed and made for a very easy cleanup job.

* It is really nice to be able to have the floors pretty well dry when I'm finished. Rather than waiting for a long time, I can just put furniture and rugs right back on the tile as soon as I finish mopping.

Ultimately, I would recommend the product for those looking to get a very clean floor for a decent price. But if speed is the primary concern, then this probably not the ideal product since a good, deep cleaning takes a lot of time--especially for those with a lot of hard flooring. I tend to alternate between this appliance and my Swiffer mop, depending on how much time and energy I have. I would still like to find something that could clean as thoroughly, but do so in a lot less time. In the meantime, however, I'm content with this product--it does the job.

"great solution for daily cleaning"
i like this product a lot. i use it daily and now instead of dreading my hardwood floors i can actually enjoy them. it's much less work than sweeping and getting out a mop and bucket - the low price is worth it for having a hardwood floor vacuum alone (my old heavy vacuum was damaging the floors). the only complaint i have is minor - it does take some time to run the machine over the floors (think 1/3 as fast as a vacuum), but i wouldn't go back to the old method for anything. i am very glad i bought it and recommend it to all my friends. so far i haven't had any problems with it mechanical or otherwise. it would be nice if the solution was specialized (one for wood, one for laminates) as it does leave a duller finish than a specialized wood oil, but it's just so rewarding to have smooth floors i can walk on comfortably in bare feet. this model is cheaper than the top of the line model i believe only because it doesn't come with (unnecessary for me) attachments. highly recommended!

"Hoover SpinScrub"
This product is easy to put together and easy to use. The wet vac performed very well on 900sf of sheet vinyl. I highly recommend it.



"Hoover FloorMate"
I recently ordered and received a Hoover Floormate. Service was great...it arrived when they said it would. I am enjoying it...but there is one thing that I don't really like. When I squeeze the handle for the water to come out to wash the floor, it doesn't seem to come out evenly. It does suck up the water nicely and the floors look great...much easier than using a mop. My daughter in law had a different kind of machine that I used when at their house and noticed that theirs did the same thing, so it just might be something I am doing wrong. Other than that, it works great!