In our new house the grout between ceramic tiles is supposed to be white, but is discolored in high traffic areas. How does the mop do cleaning grout?
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I wouldn't recommend this Bissell Steam Mop Hard Floor Cleaner to anyone. It is a terrible product.
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It may depend on the type of grout you have. I have one type of grout that resists everything, even the steam. The steam seems to do a good job on the other light colored grouts that I have.
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The mop works exceptionally well on flat surfaces but extra steam is needed for grouted areas to soften the soil. I use an old tooth brush to help remove the stains. Be careful not to leave the machine on one area for too long as it can loosen the grout. Hope this helps.
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Hi. We have light grout, and light porcelain tile. The machine did an excellent job of cleaning both. I used the black scrubber first because I wasn't sure if the orange scrubber would be too harsh. Black did a good job. Then I tried orange scrubber on really filthy areas, and it was excellent. I would just say be careful which scrubber you use because porcelain tile instructions say use black scrubber. Does that help?
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Is your caulking pink? Mine is beige and doesn't change its color. I dont think it would bleach tile no matter what color it is. This is an amazing product. You spray walk away come back and rinse and tile sparkles all mildew gone. No scrubbing no nothing just spray and rinse it away. Ive never seen anything like it.
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Sorry for the very late reply. I have white tile and honestly I don't think I can manually mop my white tile floors as well as Scooba does.
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I used bleach to clean the grout on my tile floors. It did not cause any harm to the paint on the baseboard.
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If you have fresh dirt on grout then, yes, it will clean it. But it will not deep clean grout that has absorbed dirt and stains.
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It is difficult to say. We started using the Sharp Steam mop right after our tile was installed. Our tile has dark grout and when we have dropped powder on the tile and grout it does remove that. We are pleased on how it cleans the tile.
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A little. It loosens some stains. But its no fault of the machine. Grout is pourous; it absorbs. So the only way to really clean grout is manually with a commercial cleaner, or with bleach and vinegar and stuff.
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Yes I did not have that issue. However I was trying to get dirt out of lighter colored grout, and it worked pretty well. I did expect it to do a little more.
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No. It's a matte and mostly should be used to seal grout. Ceramic tile should not be sealed to a high gloss. If you don't care and just want it to be shiny, then try a floor finish. I do this for work.
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I have ceramic tile in my kitchen & bathrooms & it seems to be cleaning the grout just fine. If you have something heavy just hit the trigger that gives you a big blast of steam. The more you hit the trigger the more water you use but it gets heavy grime up good especially on hard wood.
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It is a soft mop that spins as dry (or wet) as you need. I have porcelain and Italian tiles, and it works fine. I really love it. It makes cleaning your floor so much easier.
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I have used it on my kitchen that has ceramic tile floors. It does not really get the grout clean. I have found that a grout cleaner like Zep is the only way if you want the grout really bright. You can get Zep grout cleaner from Amazon. The Hoover cleaner is a fantastic machine especially for carpet, but I wouldn't buy it just for tile.
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The Oreck comes with a little brush attachment for grout. My grout is all dark, so it's kind of hard to tell, but I know it is sanitizing it and getting rid of mildew. I think to be truly clean, though, you would need to wipe with a cloth after you run the steamer over the grout lines. I like this steamer a lot--it really works well on my tile floor. It is heavy, but I think that makes it clean better.
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Of course, it's like a paint, before using try cleaning your grout with a Mr. Clean magic eraser. It will work wonders, you may not need to use the Grout Refresh.
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I have used on glazed tiles and travertine. My housekeeper has used several different types of cleaning products and on my cobalt blue glazed tiles there is always streaks. With Once and done, you do not have to rinse and there is no residue always a shine. Sorry, but I am not familiar with your tiles but I would try it.
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I think it might do very well at that task. I suppose it depends on the type of grout it self, although I have to guess that grouts might be pretty similar in composition. I'd try mixing up a solution of oxi and hot water (oxi works best with warm/hot water) and scrubbing the grout with that solution using a small brush. Do just a small area initially to see how well it works, and if the mixture damages the grout at all. I've used grout cleaners in the past that were so strong that the caused the the grout to fall apart. I would rather has dirty grout than NO grout, you know? Oxi might just be a perfect grout cleaner, although I've never used it for that task.