On Mar 14, 8:26*pm, "hr(bob) "
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On Mar 14, 6:58*pm, "Colbyt" wrote:





"Jo Ann" wrote in message

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I guess this is more home maintenance than repair, but I thought
probably some of you have experience in this realm. *I've been trying
out steam mops, and I'm starting to wonder if I'm expecting too much
or just getting a bad luck of the draw.

I started with the Shark steam mop, which I thought was just this side
of worthless. *Friends advised me that the problem was that I'd chosen
a gutless model, and that I needed to move up to a better one.

So, I got a Gruene 2-in-1 steam mop, which has all kinds of bells and
whistles, but doesn't seem to do much better at cleaning. *I would say
it cleans about as well as any damp mop, whether a run of the mill
sponge map dampened with hot water, a Swiffer Wet Jet, or whatever.

All of the ads seem to show them magically lifting away dirt and grime
that nothing else could touch. *Have I just been suckered? *Is this
really all the better they perform? *Or have I possibly just chosen
two lemons in a row?

Thanks in advance,
Jo Ann

Heck. I don't even know what one is and I have mopped a lot of floors.

On anything other than hardwood, a good wet mop, allowed to soak, a pick up
and rinse has cleaned everything I have ever needed cleaning. *That anything
includes *more than you want to know about.

So I guess I am saying the whole thing is a scam.

Elbow grease will win over marketing in the real world test.

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What does Consumer's Reports say? * I haven't looked up the latest
index to see when they last reviewed floor cleaners, but I'm sure they
have done them in at least the past 3 years.

Actually, no, they don't appear to have reviewed them ever. I'm a
subscriber to their website, and lots of users there are finding it
hard to believe, but there's nothing. Maybe I should have taken that
as my first hint....

Jo Ann