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Not a time saver; don’t throw out your mop yet. - Hoover Floormate H3000 Upright Wet/Dry Vacuum

Worth the Money - Hoover Floormate H3000 Upright Wet/Dry Vacuum I have two large dogs who spend much of their free time thinking of new and creative places to dig in the backyard...

Don’t throw out your mop! - Hoover Floormate H3000 Upright Wet/Dry Vacuum I've had my Floormate for a couple of years now and don't use it as much as I thought that I would. This is becau...

When I first bought my Floor Mate, I thought that using it would be just like using my vacuum cleaner: a few passes over the floor and you’re done. I was very disappointed to find that it isn’t that quick or simple. In my kitchen, if there’s anything dried or sticky on the floor, the Floor Mate alone won’t get it; I have to carry a small scraper blade. That’s because the brushes were made soft to avoid scratching wood floors. But because I’m primarily using it to clean tile, I wish that the brushes were much stiffer and could REALLY scrub. They don’t. I’m hoping that Hoover will someday sell a stiffer set of brushes that you could replace the standard ones with.

All that said, after I got over my initial disappointment, I have come to like my Floor Mate. I don’t feel that it saves me any time over mopping — the main disappointment — but I do feel that it does a better job than I would with my mop and a bucket of dirty water that I would constantly have to rinse, so it makes the chore a bit less unpleasant.

Typically I use a broom to sweep the big chunks and loose bits off of the floor, and then go over it with the Floor Mate, just like I would have done with my mop. The dry pick up feature isn’t that impressive, and I just don’t like the idea of going over everything twice (once for wet, once for dry).

I like having the Floor Mate for those big, thorough cleanings, but I still keep my mop for the smaller, less thorough maintenance-level cleanings, the ones I do when I don’t feel like dragging out the heavy machine, filling it up with water and solution, etc.

I would only recommend this product for homes that have large expanses of hard floors. If you’re an apartment dweller with a smaller space to clean (and less storage space), don’t bother.

My dream come true! - Hoover Floormate H3000 Upright Wet/Dry Vacuum This was one of the best items I have ever purchased! I read other epinions before I bought my Floormate and was ...

Stop Mopping! Hoover FloorMate does it for you!! - Hoover Floormate H3000 Upright Wet/Dry Vacuum I admit, I was a bit skeptical of this machine, but hey, I hate mopping, so I figured-- "Why not try it?" I am...

Overall very happy with Hoover Floormate - Hoover Floormate H3000 Upright Wet/Dry Vacuum Although pricey, I feel this is a very good appliance. I like that you don't push dirty water around like mopping ...

It’s broken! - Hoover Floormate H3000 Upright Wet/Dry Vacuum I was thrilled with my new FloorMate after finally deciding to fork over close to $200 when there were several che...

Cleans the heck out of hardwoods - I’m thrilled! - Hoover Floormate H3000 Upright Wet/Dry Vacuum I've heard people saying that emptying the reservoir tank is gross. Well, thats the disgusting filth that this won...

Love my mop - Floor Mate useless! - Hoover Floormate H3000 Upright Wet/Dry Vacuum The Floormate is supposed to suck dry and wet and mop. I have ceramic tile. I also have 5 shedding dogs wh...

Bye Bye Mop! - Hoover Floormate H3000 Upright Wet/Dry Vacuum

No more weekly mopping for me! - Hoover Floormate H3000 Upright Wet/Dry Vacuum