Our 1400 square foot condo has hardwood floors throughout and tiles in the bathrooms. I'm old school when it comes to cleaning floors. Give me a good ol' mop bucket and big, stringy mop and I'd change out the water several times while cleaning to cut down on cleaning with dirty water. I remember when Swiffer first introduced the wet spray system. I was appalled because I didn't think it did a good enough job as the mop bucket.Years ago I started with the traditional Rubbermaid commercial-grade yellow mop bucket on wheels along with their commercial-grade mop heads. But that system took too much space for storage. Then I moved to the O Cedar system, which is much smaller, but has its own flaws.The biggest challenge I've faced with traditional mop buckets is that our master bath has white textured floor tile, which is a nightmare to keep clean (we don't wear outdoor shoes in there). I had to abandon the O Cedar system and get on my hands and knees because the O Cedar mop would get stuck on the tiles as I applied pressure to scrub the dirt.I needed something new that would save me time, reduce the aches and pain I had from scrubbing, and actually get my floor clean. And that's when I discovered this little guy. It has changed my mind on the effectiveness of these spray systems over a traditional mop bucket. With this system I have found major benefits over the traditional mop bucket:1. I save a ton of time while mopping because I'm not switching out water.2. I don't have aches and pains from cleaning the bathroom floor on my hands and knees.3. The floors dry much more quickly since they're not as saturated.4. The floors are just as clean as they were with the mop bucket.While this system is great, there are some downsides for me:1. I'm 5'4”, and I find the handle to be a bit unwieldy. I wish the handle were adjustable so that I could make it slightly shorter, which would give me more leverage for scrubbing.2. It's difficult to clean out the water reservoir. I use vinegar/water for the hardwood floors, and a heavy duty tile cleaner for the bathroom floors. When I'm changing out the waters, I have to flip the handle over the tub.3. It's difficult to fill the water reservoir. This thing didn't come with instructions, and I couldn't find anything on Rubbermaid's website. I couldn't find a way to disconnect the water reservoir to fill it or empty it. Because the pole is so long, it can't fit under my bathtub faucet, so I have to use the kitchen faucet by pulling the head out and filling it.4. I often overfill it. Because of the awkward way I have to fill the reservoir at the kitchen sink, it becomes difficult to see through the clear window to see how much water is in there.5. I don't know what the reservoir is made of, and I'm concerned that over time the water won't dry out and this will become full of mold.Despite the downsides, the upsides make this an attractive piece of equipment that will stay in my cleaning arsenal. I can only hope that it stands the test of time and will replace my old school methods permanently.
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]