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March 5th, 2010 at 12:29 am
I have twin toddlers and the floors get filthy fast if I don’t stay right on top of cleaning them, and that just wasn’t practical with a mop and bucket. This has been a great purchase for me – the floors stay much cleaner. The big advantage to this mop is that it is convenient and easy to use. A key component is there is no cord to plug in, it runs on batteries. I looked into the steamers and decided that the cord was going to make a significant difference day to day.
I refill the detergent container with water and I can swoosh it quickly over the floors any time it’s needed without worrying if the toddlers step on it or breathe any scents/fumes. It cleans extremely well with just water. I’m very pleased. The first two times I refilled the container I needed to soak the top of it in very hot water for about 20 seconds before it would twist off. From the third reuse and onwards I have just been able to twist it off easily each time.
I would not have given it 5 stars if I couldn’t refill the container, and if they change the design so that I can’t do that I will stop using it. Although their cleaning detergent does get the floor clean, it has a strong artificial scent and I do not trust it around small children. I don’t want them inhaling any of the chemicals that are so often in cleaning products and about which research keeps discovering more and more harm.
March 6th, 2010 at 12:09 pm
I purchased one of these for a relative that recently had heart surgery, and needed something a bit easier to use than a mop and a bucket. I was so impressed with it, that I purchased one myself, to replace my Clorox Ready Mop, which always leaked from the sprayer, and left “drops” of cleaning solution all over.
The sprayer on the WetJet is powerful with the assistance of battery operation, and the complaints about the fact that it sprays on furniture legs and walls, etc., is better left to the spacially challenged. If you can’t figure out that you should probably spray a distance from your furniture, and THEN push the mop closer to the furniture, then you probably shouldn’t be mopping anyting in the first place.
I’ve also read poor reviews, citing that the pads look like a sanitary napkin.
I didn’t know that cleaning pads had to be aesthetically pleasing, and if that’s important to you, try an Herme scarf or something. The pads are very absorbent, and don’t leave streaks if you don’t use a lot of solution which is unecessary in the first place. Our home has a lot of tile, laminate, and sealed hardwood, and well within the first use of the Wetjet, you can get a feel for how much solution you really need.
We have pets in our home, and do not use anything in the home that is offensive or toxic, so refilling the bottle with a natural solution was key. I had heard that the bottle was not refillable, so I went online and did about 30 seconds of research. Heating the cap and twisting it off works like a charm, but for those of you who didn’t bother to beg the question, well, please move to the line with those who cannot gauge the projected length of the spray.
I am meticulous about cleaning, and get a good bit of mileage from one pad. They are much more economical to use than other pads that I’ve purchased, and while they do have a coating, the inner fiber breaks down, unlike a lot of other pad products that are woven synthetics. If you are complaining that it pushes the dirt around, I have a word of advice for you – VACUUM FIRST!!! I can’t imagine anyone not vacuuming up any debris or loose dirt before mopping. (That line is getting larger)
If you want to clean your floors so that fine miniscule black dots will come clean, then get down on your knees and clean your floors by hand, which we do about one a month, but for everyday cleaning, this thing rocks!!!
March 8th, 2010 at 12:20 am
I bought the product in hopes of that it would do better than the regular Swiffer mop. Here is my pros & cons:
Pros: It has the best scrubbing pads I’ve seen. Better than the regular mop.
and that is it…
Cons: 1.) The scrubbing pads are not reusable. So if you use it for a small job, you would need to use a new pad for another cleaning job. 2.) The device only uses ALKALINE Batteries and WILL NOT use any kind of rechargable batteries. 3.) You need to be carefull with the spray trigger. When I handle it and keep mistakenly push the button for the liquid cleaning solution to shoot out.
With throwing away those big cleaning pads and 4 AA batteries, the Swiffer Wet Jet creates more waste than it cleans. They need to remake the item with reusable/washable cleaning pads and either the ability to use rechargable batteries or have a built in rechargeable battery to charge with an adapter or charging dock.