It really does the work!
358978
It really got rid of all fruit flies in my kitchen! I was questioning its effectivity during the first couple days, as barely any flies went in, but by the week most were gone, and all drowned inside by the end second week. Make sure you have no food residues or fruits around (I'm not sure if that would make a difference, but that's what I did). Two weeks may seem like a long time, but remember you are dealing with living organisms, luring them, so be patient. Now, it will take you less than two minutes to set it up, place it in a corner, and that's it, no further effort until two weeks when you will need 30 second to discard it. Or you might want to wash it and keep it for decoration, I don't know, I'm sure that's easy to do as well. It truly does the work and got rid of all the fruit flies in my kitchen!
2182881
So easy to use ! Does a great job of keeping it simple and does the work for you !
4431142
I just bought this steam mop and it arrived in the mail yesterday. I decided to give it a little test run today, and it worked great! I was surprised at how well it really worked. It says in the manuel that it takes 3 minutes to warm up, but that isn't true. It only took a minute and a half for me! I was surprised at how fast it heated up! The great thing about this little mop is that you don't have to hold down any buttons while you mop... it really does steam continuously... unlike other steam mops. The microfiber pads work great. They picked up everything! And, the floor dried so quickly that I was able to get down on my hands and knees when I finished to feel the dry smooth floor and inspect it closely. And, it really was smooth! My floors felt vastly different from before. It was great. The only thing I did notice is that the microfiber pad is made only to absorb as much water as is expelled in one fill up of the tank. You can't reuse it right afterward or it leaves water on the floor. That's the only real down side I guess. Yeah, sure, the steam doesn't last long, but that's ok. It lasts long enough to fill the microfiber pad, no longer. This way you don't get sopping wet floors! The only improvement I think they could make is to put the tank up higher, and give the mopping part a more slim profile so that it could easily get under cupboards and such. And maybe change it to be able to swivel. Other than that... it's great. I think i'm really going to enjoy this mop!
1180248
Amazing,  it really works!  Definitely buy this
2697568
I use this so much more than I thought I would!  It's great for getting those cobwebs that magically appear overnight in the corners!  It's also great for cleaning the air intake grate for the HVAC system!  Oh, and for the blinds.  Oh, and for the dust that accumulates along the baseboard...  Love it!  Just remember to clean it once in a while! ;)
148481
This really does the job. I couldn't believe how clean my floors looked. And I didn't vacuum first. The water lasted for the entire cleaning. The Hoover cleaner than was suggested with it is doing a great job. It really sucks up the dirty water. It's easy to clean. Easy to take the brushes off and put them back on. The first time I used it I thought it was heavy but I've used it every week since and see no problem. So far so good.
3307809
It's easy to use and it works great!  It does the job in half the time I thought it would!
784066
It works just as proclaimed! I wish I had bought this sooner.
880765
Sure wish I'd bought this wonderful carpet cleaner long ago! It truely isn't cleaning with steam, just your VERY HOT water from your tap pluse the carpet detergent. The hot air helps dry the carpet after cleaning. I assembled it myself with one screwdriver in 25 minutes out of the box yesterday. Read the directions, and the previous reviews for great tips. The OWNER"S MANUAL was well written and illustrated. Love the separate water containers and it's  very easy to lift just one gallon, and easy to empty the dirty water. Remember that the "action" is taking place at the very front of the unit as you work. The clean surge feature was great for the pet urine stains and high traffic areas.  We have fostered many dogs, have 2 dogs and 3 cats currently, and I will LOVE the ability to clean the carpet myself without having the professionals come, or renting the Rug Doctor, that NEITHER did as good a job as I did yesterday in 3 hours. My wrists and hands were tired when I was done as it does take some strength to move it back and forth. I like the size of this thing. It seems to be good match of utility and ease of manuverability. The cord was just the perfect lenght to plug in 1/2 way in the big room, and the cordhook kept the cord elevated so it wasn't in the way as I worked. I did not need to keep the hose on the unit for the floor cleaning, and it was nice to not have the hose hanging on while I worked, but it will store nicely right on the unit. I used just plain HOT water as a last stage rinse, and love how fluffy and new my 18 year old carpet looks! I'm not going to buy new carpets after all! Dissasembling every part is easy when you are done for cleaning to put it away. I took the brushes off the bottom of the unit and rinsed all the parts well, leaving them in my kitchen sink to drain and dry. I like not bringing other people's dirty carpet cleaners into my home. I think it was well worth the price! I have not used the hose yet for the car,  upholstery or my carpeted stairs, but I'm hopeful it  will perform well too.
76711
I waited until I had this for about a month to review it so that I could really get a feel for it.  It is really brilliant!  We recently pulled up all of our carpeting and have all hard wood floors now, in a two story house with two dogs that shed a lot!  Dragging my big vaccum up the stairs was a real chore but this little vac is so light and easy to use and it really picks up all of the dust and dog hair.  I really bought it to cut down on my use of Swiffer disposable clothes for the floor.  In the past it took me five swiffer clothes to do my bedroom and hallway, this was when I waited about two weeks between cleanings.  Now I don't use the swiffer clothes at all and this vac cleans just as well, I am saving money and creating less trash!  The only thing that I don't love about it is having to clean the filter by hand, not a design flaw, just one of those things.  But I realized today that I can just use my big vac to suck all of the hair off of the small vac filter so that I don't have to touch it!  I can't understand the cost of the other vacs I looked at.  This one works really great for only $30!
1125726
This is a great tool, it works well, saves a lot of time and work.
1663168
Face it - it can't work miracles.  You're not going to get your yard perfectly leaf-free in 3 minutes and have the rest of the day to watch football...  ;)

That said, it does save time over raking, and it saves a lot of work!  This thing mulches to a fine mulch as advertised (big black trash bags get HEAVY!).  It sucked up small twigs, etc, without any issues, and the metal impeller looks as good as new after doing 2/3 of an acre covered with leaves.

For a yard over a half-acre, the ideal would be a tractor with a big vacuum - but since I can't afford that, this worked very well.  And my back and muscles sure appreciate this purchase!  If I had to do it all over again, I'd buy this same machine - it worked just as I hoped it would, and was definitely worth the money!

EDIT:  I bought this nearly 2 years ago.  It worked great when I put it into storage last fall, but when I pulled it out last week - nothing.  Not sure if the switch went bad, or the motor, or what, but I couldn't get it to work.  I called Toro customer service after hours, and the menu's were actually great and very helpful.  Their "automated service menu" was easy to use, and instructed me since it was still under warranty to bring it to a dealer near my house and they'd replace it.  It was an Ace Hardware - and they DID just hand me a new one even though I bought it at Amazon.  I hope this one lasts longer than 2 years, but I'm quite happy with it and with the customer service - thanks Toro and Ace Hardware, you guys will get my business in the future!
2281402
It is really good. It actually did the work it is supposed to. And I am glad I got it.
2269820
I've had this for about six months, and have used several times times.  It does a great job.  I love the fact it has a rinse setting which I can use after the clean setting to make sure all the detergent is removed.  The hose attachement has worked great when my kids spilt a chai all over the back seat of my car.  I got this for a great deal over Black Friday, and I'm so glad I finally made the purchase instead of borrowing other peoples.

On a side note, althogh it hasn't leaked, once I'm done using it and let is sit in place it does drip a bit onto the floor - of course it would, the inside has been sprayed down with water!  So, when you are done, just don't park it on a wood or laminate floor - or at least throw a towel down until it dries out.

If this review was useful at all, can you let me know below?  You rock!!
1014841
I was so pleased with the AR383 Pressure Washer that I ordered this flat surface/deck cleaner later.  I've only used this on flat concrete surfaces, primarily to remove black mold so I can't speak at to how well it will work on a wood, or other, surface but I suspect that most of my comments would still apply.

As other reviewers have stated, you have to use the proper technique or the head will try to flip up.  I was most successful when I shuffled my feet backward, pulling the disk back toward me while applying downward pressure.  If you try pushing it forward or sweeping it side to side you'll need to apply more pressure to keep the water pressure from lifting an edge of the disk off the surface you're cleaning.  If the disk isn't making good contact with the flat surface you'll get no cleaning effect.  Additionally, you have to move slowly & it's necessary to hold it still at the beginning & end of each trigger pull to ensure that those spots get cleaned too.

I'm 6 feet tall & for me, I had to bend over quite a bit to get adequate downward pressure on the cleaning head to maintain 100% surface contact & it's definitely a 2 hand operation.  The combination of bending over, using 2 hands & applying the necessary downward pressure created a lot of muscular stress in my shoulders & back.  I suspect that a longer wand shaft & extra weight on the cleaning head might make a world of difference.  So the next time I attempt using it I'll try to rig up a weighted "donut" on top of the disk & see if that reduces the need to apply so much pressure to hold it flat.

I've cleaned 4 almost identical driveways now & have found that, overall, using this cleaning head actually took me slightly longer than using the high pressure wand alone.  First I timed cleaning a straight 8" swath with this disk, then I cleaned an identical area with just the high pressure wand & the disk was a little faster.  But when I timed a complete driveway cleaning job, using just the high pressure wand was faster & less tiring.  I think there are several reasons why using the disk was slower.  1) Every time you start & stop a pass with the disk you have to hesitate at both the start & stop points to give it enough time to clean those spots too. 2) Unless the surface has a pretty good slope, after using the disk in an area you'll have standing water containing dirt/mold that you'll need to flush away using the high pressure wand without the disk before it starts to dry & the dirt/mold starts to set back into the surface (all of the surfaces I cleaned had only about a 5-10 degree slope).  Periodically removing the disk, flushing away the standing water, then re-installing the disk slows things down quite a bit.  3) The stress of applying downward pressure with 2 hands & bending over was enough that I had to straighten up & flex my shoulders repeatedly over the course of the nearly 3 hour projects.  4) Any pebble, concrete chip or other particle larger than a BB will necessitate lifting the disk off the surface to remove the foreign object from under the disk because it will effect the operation of the rotating spray arm in the disk & possibly damage it.

Does this cleaning head clean flat concrete surfaces?  Yes, as long as they're smooth & not too cracked.

Does it save you time?  Not in my experience on slightly sloping concrete that's in good repair.

Is it physically less taxing than using the high pressure wand alone?  No, at least not for a 6 foot tall individual - but I may try adding weight to the head & see it that enables me to use it with 1 hand.  Buying a longer wand may help too but I really don't want to put more money into something that may not improve the overall performance by much.

Finally, keep in mind that I'm only reviewing this product's operation on concrete driveways & sidewalks - it may perform better on wooden or composite decking (it would still require 2 handed, downward, pressure but it might enable you to move faster & not require the periodic flushing).
2227563
After failed attempts to get a working vacuum at another online site, I checked out this one.  It was not too expensive, which made me wonder if it would work.  There was only one review at the time, and it was a great one.  This thing really works! Like all the bagless you have to empty the dirt into the trash, but I'm wierd enough to enjoy it.  It makes me feel like the vacuum is really working when I see all the gunk it picks up.  Everytime I clean I am amazed.  There is a small, washable filter that follows the area where you empty, and there is a filter that needs to be replaced when it is dirty that is after the washable.  I figure if I keep it clean, nothing will get to the one that needs replaced.  The cost of the filter is way less than bags were costing.

The attachments are nice, and the spinner brush works well on the furniture and steps.  It is propelled by the suction not with its own motor, so it isn't as strong as it could be - but it is what I expected and am happy with it.

I have to say the only fault of the vacuum is the hose for the attachments.  It would be nice if it would stretch to about 5 feet longer.

Overall, though, best vacuum out there for the cost!
3800759
This is a beast of a machine.  It often tips over if you walk away and leave it unattended which gets on my nerves but otherwise, I'm very happy with the job it does!  We have a housefull of animals and researched vacuums a long time.  We previously had a Dyson model they don't make any longer and it performed like it was new until it died and we couldn't replace the part.  We had it well over 15 years!  Dyson makes a product and if you wonder if you should really spend the extra money, I think you'll find it well worth the investment.