Will this clean grout on tile floors? My grout is a bit lower than the tile level. Will the scooba get dirt from the grout?
392951
No. We have used it on tile and it does the most superficial wiping of the floor and doesn't clean the grout.
2024034
It doesn't seem to really scrube the grout as you would by hand. It might "clean" the grout if the grout dirt is loose enough for it to be sucked up, not scrubed out.
970399
Yes, it absolutely does work on tile floors. We innstalled new tile floors last month and it did a super job getting up the fine dust after I had mopped it twice!Highly recommend.
2030059
I just used it on some very dirty floor grout. The grout is much cleaner, but it is tedious cleaning the grout lines and the steamer is pretty heavy and 'clunky', but it did the job.
1711448
My dog horked on a tile floor which discolored the grout (1/3"). The Shark Steam pocket mop cleaned it up great! I removed the mop head and used the steam directly on the grout. I don't recommend it unless you're extremely careful, after all it is steam, VERY VERY HOT.
2270814
If so I have not seen it. If your grout is really dirty then you will need grout cleaner for that. It works on very mild dirt and stains (i.e. food) in the grout, but not on really established stains. Hope this helps.
2124638
Yes it can. That was one of the things that grabbed my attention when I saw the end result of the tile and grout in the restroom at my work when the cleaning lady finished steam cleaning....it was magnificent and sparkling. The restroom is near a heavy dirty traffic warehouse and there are always lots of black scuffs and icky yuck gets built up in the tile grout. The steamer got it done beautifully! That is one of the main reasons I ordered one.
1093140
I think that the scooba does a decent enough job of getting crumbs if there aren't a lot, but the filter for the scooba is so much smaller than the dust particle bins of the roomba. If the floor is pretty dirty, which mine often is with two kids an a dog, I run the roomba and then the scooba, and it comes a lot cleaner than if I did it with a mop and bucket.
2130116
We don't know if it cleans tile grout. We have only used it on carpet and it works great on that.
2245149
I have hardwood floors as well. The brush actually flips the dirt up in the to vacuum part. Haven't had any problems at all. My floors are very dark, and show any scuff or mark, and I've not seen one from this little sweeper.
731939
I think I would choose the scooba over the brava (formerly known as mint) I do not have experience with the brava, but from what I can tell, it just pushes a cleaning cloth around on the floor, without any vacumn power. I guess you have to keep changing the cloth. The scooba is more like the roomba, it actually squeegees the floor, and then, sucks up the dirty water into a separate tank,so you are not reusing any dirty water . I love my scooba, it's a bit noisy, but really gets the floor clean. I use on my kitchen laminate, and on my polyurethane finished living/dining room floor I have had the roomba and scooba for 1.5 years. Make sure if you have a wood floor , that it is sealed with polyurethane , not wax, or the scooba will start removing the wax, and raising the grain of the wood. Hope this helps, ll
493886
somewhat but probably not the way you would like the results to be. Go to http://www.ronhazelton.com/ and search under his quick tips. He has one on cleaning grout.
1869424
Yes, the steamer does a great job on grout. I find it is a really great help with cleaning. I am in a wheelchair and I manage to clean almost everything with this device.
403054
how uneven are they. My floor is tyle and between the tyles it has about 1 cm of separation the scooba does clean that separation, i think it will clean it if the un even area is the size of the scooba but if it is smaller than the scooba, maybe it wont get very clean even though the tyres on the scooba have a small suspension.
930757
The answer is "it depends". It depends how dirty the grout is. I use it all the time BUT I still need to scrub to get cleaning done. This is hot steam NOT a power washer.
1869419
yes, it cleans grout great! however, it kills the bacteria and powers out gunk - it won't turn it white again. grout is porous and can stain from mold, etc. to get any stains out of it, it's best to use a bit of bleach on it after you get the gunk off. once it's clean and dry - use a grout sealer on it - and the next time it gets dirty, it won't stain the grout.
580371
NO! It makes you tile floors look terrible. The tile came out nice and clean but the grout was still dirty. Floor looks stupid with clean tiles and dirty grout. I used throw rugs to cover it up.
2050077
The part that's specific to hardwood floors on this product is the fluid cleaner in the cartridge. The product comes with Bona cleaner for hardwood floors. However, they also make a cleaner for stone, tile and laminate. If you can find that in a cartridge that fits into this sweeper, it should work just fine. There's nothing about the actual sweeper that's going to damage tile. However, you can clean tile with mops that have brushes or something to scrape any stuck on dirt and this sweeper has no such option. It's just a soft cloth, ideal for hardwood but maybe not the best for tile and grout.