With two toddlers you can imagine that the tiled floors of our victorian terrace get filthy. You might also understand that other than a cursory sweep it can be a bit challenging to clean them thoroughly as it is likely they need to be walked over in the very near future. This, and the fact that the floors are seldom absolutely level - pretty much - eliminates a once over with a traditional mop that leaves puddles everywhere. I've had a steam mop for a while but this can damage the varnish on the floors we have had done and - again - with the toddlers running riot you don't want hot steam everywhere.
I've had this electric mop for a week and it is genuinely the perfect solution: there are two spinning microfibre pads in contact with the floor (so it gets into a century of damage to the tiles) and you can control the amount of water sprayed onto the floor easily. Consequently the floors are dry within minutes, streak free, but you can utilise more water when needed. The device is easily used whilst carrying the 1 year old in my arms and its quiet enough to be used after bedtime or when only one of them is awake.
Both soft and scrubbing pads can be put into the wash at 40 degrees - without fabric conditioner - so can be washed with clothes if needed. They have to be air dried but they are small enough that this is achieved quickly. It comes with a small bottle of cleaning fluid but thus far it seems that its pretty economical. I've cleaned kitchen, WC, Utility and hallway twice and have only just used enough quoted for a "small space" and the area is hardly that! I think that I might be able to use another set of soft pads to floor polish down too but will have to see.
Theres nothing hot or that would be dangerous for the gruesome twosome other than the long cable and its nowhere near loud enough for them to go running away with hands over the ears, both of which are an important measure in most of my household appliances!
I bought his on a £99 deal of the day and I feel at that it represents pretty good value. I suspect that at full price and without other mitigating factors (kids, need to walk over a floor quickly after cleaning, something that makes cleaning more challenging) a buyer might feel its less value than I do but certainly for people in my position I can recommend it.
| Brand | BISSELL |
|---|---|
| Model Number | Bissell 2052E |
| Colour | Titanium & Blue |
| Product Dimensions | 20 x 41 x 114.3 cm; 4.31 kg |
| Capacity | 0.83 litres |
| Power / Wattage | 105 watts |
| Material | Plastic |
| Noise Level | 62 dB |
| Special Features | Wet & Dry, Two tanks, Corded, Bagless, Mop |
| Item Weight | 4.31 kg |
