How wet does the Envirosteamer leave the floors? Wetter than mopping? Does it tend to cause puddles?
273055
Not more than mopping, but more than some other steam mops. When it first heats up, it tends to dump a lot of water all at once. My first Envirosteamer dumped all the water in 5 minutes every time. I called Eureka and had them replace it, and my new one isn't quite as bad but still dumps a lot of water right when it gets hot enough to use.
273056
Floor gets steamed but not wet. Dries very quickly with a great shine. Never let steamer sit directly on floor when your not using or it can-leave some water. I love it and highly recommend it. Leaves no streaks or smudges on the floor. Better than any other type if cleaners.
273057
I have not had any problems with puddles and it cleans very well. I had a spot on my ceramic floor where a little bit of spray foam dried paper towel to it and this took it right up.
273058
the first few times left the floors wet after I got accustomed to the unit it just leaves the floors damp and they dry in a few minutes I let it get hot and steaming before I use it
273059
Yes especially at the start up..but leaves a lot of water even as you are mopping especially in the grout lines. It goes through the water very quicly so you constantly have to refill it.
273060
It doesn't leave any puddles on my tile floor. It leaves the floor much drier than any mop product I have used.
273061
I've had this mop for two years now. I loved it at first, steamed the floors and dried quickly. It recently started leaving large puddles of water on my hardwood floors, which I am not happy about. I will be looking at a new mop now.
273062
I've had this steam mop for several years. Then answer is, it depends on how you use it. If you try to use it before letting it ehat up all the way, it will be wetter and may leave puddles. My recommendation is, turn on the steam mop with a full reservoir of water 3 to 4 minutes before you are planning on using it. You will see the steam emitting. Then use as normal... the floors will definitely be drier much quicker than a mop with no puddles! I sue this every day and with a 3 and 4 year old in the house, we def need dry floors befroe the kids come in and slip!
273063
No, it doesn't leave puddles, is not quite as wet as mopping and dries quickly on my tile floors.
1430876
I've been using the Braava 320 for the past month on dark chocolate tiled floors which are extremely subject to human and pet footprints. We are very happy with the unit's performance, it does a great job mopping, I just wished I had read that it does not come with the Reservoir Pad to keep the cloth wet. Instead of buying one now, we've decided to use a glass of wáter and leave small puddles here and there
1930413
Of course, any steam mop will leave some moisture on the floor, but this one has three steam settings, so you can increase or decrease the amount of steam you get. I usually use the medium setting and have not had a problem with too much water on the floor, so my answer would be yes, it dries quickly.
759187
We have stained concrete floors and left it unplugged with the mop pad on after using it for about 15 minutes on high and it removed the stain. That being said, I would turn off and remove the pad when not using it.
272745
I do use it on hardwood floors and it does wring out pretty well compared with other mops. Good luck
923944
It leaves the floors drier than standard mopping but they do no dry instantly. I would say that it takes less than 5 minutes for the area to dry once you're done with it. It seems like there is less standing water too than regular mopping, that coupled with the heat helps it to dry quickly.
1490809
I've never had that problem. If you are using the muti-purpose cleaner and distilled water and a clean pad, it should not leave a film. However, the first couple of times you clean the floor, you may get film from the dirt it extracts.
873024
That rubber addition was a great answer although I haven't attached the grips yet. It doesn't like being too wet as the wet mop creates drag on the machine and then causes traction problems for the wheels on the wet floor. Slight dampness works well and is adequate. Make sure to clip in the mop tightly as a loose mop also creates drag.
1952595
I'm not sure if the mop will drag on a rubber floor. It works great on tile, linoleum, and wood with no problem. It can be used wet or dry. The investment is fairly reasonable to find out 1st hand. Good luck!
938464
There are two tanks; one for clean water with the floor cleaner, the other is empty till you switch to sucking up the dirty water. The machine is rather heavy, but it does a fine job. If however, you want the cleaning lady to use it., forget it. She will make excuses like it leaves water on the floor, which is not true. She just wants to quickly move the mop over the floor and be done with cleaning it. A patient job will take longer than running over with a swifter or mop. But it is is far finer and better looking when done with the Hoover Floor Mate.
2261625
I have used it. Slippery when wet, of course. Dry, it was fine. No observable residue, but my floors are light.
2003858
None, it doesn't make anything damp or spew water droplets. Clean and tidy - I love mine. I hope it never dies.
1891550
We spray the floor and use a clean mop with hot water (wrung out) to clean with. You could use a swiffer too
651773
I use IRobot Scooba cleaner with water. I use 1 cap full of solution and the rest water. It does a great job on my floors.
1083341
No, I don't think so. I say this because when mopping, if I don't wait for the floor to dry before putting it back, then the floor underneath remains wet for hours. I believe your tile will remain wet. Hope this helps.
1708131
Water is not dispensed by the unit. The cleaner uses a moist pad for cleaning the floor. In my experience, the pad loses moisture too soon and gets dirty so I flip it over. Sometimes, I use more than one pad to clean my floor.
306001
No, it does not leave the floor damp.It will leave the surface it sits on wet when it is on the number 5 setting. I run it on the third setting and have no problem.