Order Hoover H3060 Floormate Spinscrub 800 Wet/Dry Vacuum Cleaner with Tools

I bought the H3060 SpinScrub 801, which I'm assuming is an improved version of the 800, at Target for $239. I decided ahead of time that it would be totally worth it if this product did all that it claimed it would, and I knew I could easily return it to the store if I was disappointed.

I should start by saying that cleaning the floors in my house takes forever and this product sounded like the perfect solution. Our house is small, only 1200 square feet, and all the floors are concrete. It's the new way to do floors in warmer climates--the foundation is grinded and polished, then stained and sealed. Because we chose to have the floors stained a dark gray, literally every footprint, dust particle, and dog hair shows. I was tired of my elaborate several-hour cleaning routine which consists of sweeping with a flat dry mop, vacuuming corners with a shop vac (the suction is great but the attachment is small and cannot cover big areas), and finally mopping with an industrial mop that I purchased at Home Depot. This machine sounded so great and I had such high hopes that I let it sit for a week. I didn't want to use it because I didn't want to be disappointed--I was having too much fun imagining how much easier this machine would make things!

Alas, I returned it to Target today after trying it for the first time. It just didn't do a very good job. The dry vac didn't pick up as much I would have liked, but I could have lived with that had it done a good job of actually washing the floor. But it didn't. It streaked everywhere and the floors just didn't look very clean. It also took a really long time, just as long as sweeping and mopping with a regular mop. This would have been ok with me if my floors were clean when I was done, but I was so disappointed that it took the same amount of time as what I was doing before and it didn't do as good of a job.

I think this machine would probably do well for maintenance cleaning. Had it not cost so much, I would have kept it for cleaning the floors a few times a week just to stay on top of the dust and dirt and hair. But I didn't feel like it was worth it to have paid so much and only keep it for light cleaning. For anyone who has a lot of hard flooring to clean, I would recommend going to Home Depot and looking at their industrial cleaning products. I use a dry mop that covers a large area, the kind that is used in large stores. This picks up most of the dirt and dog hair. Any canister vacuum can get corners that the dry mop can't. After the dry mop (which is really more like a flat push broom, I guess) I use an industrial mop with the yellow bucket and wringer that is commonly used in business establishments. It makes the mopping quick and easy, doesn't hurt your back, and no trips to the sink are necessary. It also does a great cleaning job. If the Hoover could have done just as good of a job but taken the same amount of time or even longer, I still would have kept it in order to eliminate so many steps. But it really didn't even compare--when I was done the floors were streaked with film and they didn't shine.

I'm glad I tried the product because now I know that nothing beats the old-fashioned mop and bucket. There's a reason people have been using that method for decades. I was surprised to read that so many people gave this product a positive review. I'm wondering if they have light colored flooring which doesn't show streaks as much. I'm also a perfectionist, so maybe my idea of clean is different than other people's, but I know there are plenty of you out there who like a really clean floor just like I do! Like I said, I'm really disappointed because I was so excited about the machine. I'll definitely try the next machine that comes out claiming to do it all for hard floors, but until then I'll just stick with my sweep/vacuum/mop routine.Get more detail about Hoover H3060 Floormate Spinscrub 800 Wet/Dry Vacuum Cleaner with Tools.