Shark is a really excellent brand name to have in your home. I reviewed a vacuum for them, and it works just great. But I gotta say, the steam mop does a lot more steaming than mopping for me. They have pads that you can buy for the mop, which go pretty quickly if you have a dirty home. In my case, I clean up after two younger children who like to get into everything. Of course it has to be the most sticky of things! I feel like using this mop for sticky floors does do the job, but it involves even more tough pushing when you use it, to make sure you get everything. I generally mop every few days or so, and maybe that seems excessive for some homes, but I do get a lot of traffic. You plug it in, which is another negative point to this product, as I feel the cord gets in the way, but it IS a steam mop, so that makes sense. When using a regular mop, you get a lot of wet spots and areas that end up streaking and just one area where all of the mess is going, but I will say, the heat on this thing definitely keeps it far more clean than a regular mop. Give it a shot!
Last edited on Nov 16, 2009