Hoover FloorMate SpinScrub Wet/Dry Vacuum Cleaner, H3044
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: HooverBrand: Hoover
Model: H3044
Product features:
- All-in-one cleaning system vacuums, washes, and dries hard-floor surfaces
- 15-inch-wide cleaning path; EZ Select dial; fingertip trigger control
- Interchangeable SpinScrub and grout brushes; separate tanks for clean and dirty water
- Fold-down handle; 8-ounce grout cleaner and 8-ounce floor-to-floor cleaner included
- Measures approximately 20 by 15-1/2 by 45 inches; 1-year warranty
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Hoover FloorMate SpinScrub Wet/Dry Vacuum Cleaner, H3044
Customer Review: Absolutely delivers, but set your expectations
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this to wash our wood floors in our house and the tile floors in our master bath. With two kids under 5, a 150 lb Great Pyrenees dog that looks like a polar bear, and living in an area that gets frequent snow, our wood floors can take quite a beating. Mopping doesn't work -- besides being laborious, have you ever tried to keep two toddlers off a wet floor? Can't be done. This seemed the perfect solution. And if anyone was going to put this thing to the test, it was me.
The washing works great. Yes, it is loud, but so is a wet/dry vac. The motion for washing the floor works much like a steam cleaner: push away and hold the button to apply the solution, let go of the button and pull the unit back towards you to suck the solution back up. A really dirty floor might need two passes, but it still gets it really clean. It also works best if you do a small section at a time, and I had better success going in the direction of the wood boards instead of across them.
The dry vac doesn't work so well, but then again no one should be buying this thinking it would work as a regular vacuum. I suggest getting a good Dyson model for wood floors. The FloorMate arrived and was very easy to assemble. It comes with solution for wood floors and tile, but it is a small bottle. I suggest ordering a large bottle if you have a couple of rooms to wash.
I'm a male, and I do a lot of housework to help my wife, but neither of us like to do floors. Who does? Well, as soon as I fired this thing up, I knew I was going to do the whole house. I quickly ran out of solution. If there is one other con besides being loud, it is that the solution container is small. You can refill the solution four or five times without emptying the dirty water container. It seems to me it would have been better if they made the cleaning solution area (top) a little larger, and the dirty water (bottom) a little smaller. After running out of the Hoover solution, I used some dilluted Murphy's Oil. I'm not sure if this is OK with Hoover, probably not since they want to sell THEIR solution, but I thought it worked much better and smelled awesome. And, at $13 for a gallon of Murphy's oil (which makes 64 gallons of actual cleaning solution), Murphy's is a good alternative.
Pros:
Washes as advertised
easy to assemble
easy to refill, empty
Works the same aas the never Hoover model (H3045) but is $30 cheaper
Cons:
Not clear if other solutions work
Loud
Small container for the solution
Description of Hoover FloorMate SpinScrub Wet/Dry Vacuum Cleaner, H3044
The Hoover FloorMate SpinScrub WidePath Hard Floor Cleaner is the "All in One" cleaner that vacuums, washes, and dries by picking up the water or solution on your hard surface floors. The "All in One " EZ Select Dial allows you to choose a mode at the flick of your wrist.The finger tip trigger lets you control where, when and how much solution you apply. The dual tanks keeps the dirty water seperate from the clean, so you never put dirty water back onto your clean floors. The interchangeable Spinscrub brushes allow you to use the appropriate brush system for your regular bare floors and a stiffer brush for floors with grout. The 15" removeable nozzle lets you finish the job quickly and clean up easily. The handle folds down for easy storage. Comes with 8oz Floor to Floor Cleaner and 8oz Grout Cleaner.Upright Vacuums
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