Hoover H3030 FloorMate SpinScrub 500 Floor Cleaner
The Hoover FloorMate Hard Floor Cleaner is the first vac-wash-dry cleaning system specially desinged to clean most hard floor surfaces. With its 15-inch cleaning path and dual motor system, this revolutionary all-in-one cleaner can be used to vacuum dry debris, as well as wet-clean and squeegee-dry most ceramic tile, sealed hardwood, marble, vinyl, and laminate. The cleaner measures 45 inches high by 15-1/2 inches wide and carries a full one-year warranty.
Vac, Wash, and Dry
Switching between cleaning options is simple with the EZ Select dial, and the cleaner’s fingertip trigger control allows for choosing where, when, and how much cleaning solution is applied.
Removable Brushes
No need to scrub on your hands and knees. Exclusive Hoover SpinScrub brushes do all the work for you. They gently and safely wet-scrub and buff hard floors, plus they pop out for easy cleaning. Interchangeable brushes include the SpinScrub brush and the grout brush with specially designed bristles to get stubborn grout clean.
Dual Tanks
Unlike other cleaning methods that simply wipe the dirt around, the Hoover FloorMate cleaner has two separate tanks--one for the solution and one for pick up--so you never put dirty water back down on your floors. Both tanks are translucent and removable for easy viewing and convenient filling.
Convenient
The vacuum comes with a handy accessory tote that provides all-in-one-place storage of cleaning supplies as well as a hose and tools for hard-to-reach areas. For added convenience, the unit's fold-down handle makes it easy
- Measures 45 by 15-1/2 inches; 1-year warranty
- All-in-one cleaning system vacuums, washes, and dries hard-floor surfaces
- 2-motor system; EZ Select dial for switching between cleaning options
- SpinScrub and grout brush; separate tanks for clean solution and dirty water
- 13-inch cleaning surface; fingertip trigger control; fold-down handle
Customer Test
Worth It! Does a very respectable job! / Report June 25, 2006
I researched buying a floormate for almost 2 years... I saw both excellent and poor reviews and didn't know what to make of it all. Now, 36 weeks pregnant, and refusing to pull out the mop and bucket, I purchased this item from amazon (arrived in 2 days by the way, with standard shipping checked! Amazing!). I just finished washing my immense kitchen floor (with 13" offwhite tiles with 1/4" WHITE grout lines). I am IMPRESSED! I did have to refill/empty the tanks half way through but that took all of 1 minute. I was ashamed at the amount of dirt it picked up! Advice... take your time... since you don't have to put any muscle into like a regular mop, go slowly and give the scrubbers time to do their job. Use hot water, too. I never knew anyone that washed with a cold water mop, but the directions don't mention using any certain temp water. No leaks, easy to operate. What a relief! Now to see how it does on all the hardwood in my house.... but the kitchen tile was the REAL test as far as I am concerned.
Very good floor cleaner / Report April 5, 2005
I have an earlier model of the FloorMate, which I've owned for about 3 years now. I have ceramic tile floors on the entire first floor of my house, so this cleaner has been a huge time saver for me. Tile floors are pretty indestructible, but they're not self cleaning. The FloorMate really makes quick work of an otherwise nasty and time-consuming job. And as another reviewer pointed out, you'll be amazed at the dirt the FloorMate will pick up from floors you thought were already clean. Another thing I really like is the fact that it sucks the water off the floor right away - my floors are always in use (busy household, lots of little feet), so I can't afford to wait half an hour for the floor to dry. With this feature they're dry in about 5 minutes.
So why only 4 stars? I knocked off a star because the machine doesn't do as stellar a job on the grout as I would like (that may be fixed with this newer model). It cleans grout well enough , but I still have to pre-treat sometimes. I also don't think the dry vacuum feature is as good as my regular vacuum cleaner - but it's still okay for a quick pickup. If you have pets (as I do), you'll probably want something like a Dyson anyway, just to deal with all the pet hair.
All in all, the FloorMate is a very good floor cleaner and I highly recommend it. I'm by no means a clean freak, mainly because I just don't enjoy housework (who does?). If you're like me and you want clean floors without a lot of work, you'll really like this cleaner.
Don't Buy This Vacuum Before You Try / Report June 12, 2006
I urge you to try before you buy this vacuum. I recently purchased 2 of the Hoover Floormate 3030 Spin and Scrub cleaners.I allowed the favorable comments to help me decide that I would buy this vacuum.I have hardwood floors and laminate and 2dogs.I thought it would be just perfect.I can't tell you how disappointed I was.Nothing and I mean nothing worked as advertised.Dry Vac kept plugging up and in order to get it to vacuum again,had to turn off and on repeatedly.I tried the wet wash it was horrible.Just moved the dog hair around and floor was still dirty.I gave one to my sister and she tried to vacuum up small bird seed and it would not pick up those tiny seeds.She tried to wash the kitchen floor and the liquid would not dispense.When I asked Amazon for a Return authorization,Amazon said I would have to pay shipping because since there was nothing wrong with it.If there is nothing wrong with it, it should work as advertised.If you are set on trying the floormate, go locally and buy one so you can return it without too much hassle or cost. I don't like being the bearer of bad news but don't want a purchase to cost you like me. Becky Long
Floormate H3000 is MUCH better than SpinScrub 500 / Report June 9, 2006
I have had an H3000 for over a year, and I have been very happy with it. It scrubs reasonably, and leaves the floors nicely dry when done.
So, when the opportunity presented itself to get a newer model at a great price, I figured I'd give the old one to my sister, and keep the updated one.
Well, no matter what I do, the NEW SpinScrub 500 simply does not pick up water as well as the original H3000. It leaves streaks and a fair bit of liquid on the floor. The original gets things almost completely dry with no special effort, but this one is just not up to the job. The scrubbing part seems about the same, and they improved the wastewater tank so it's easier to clean, and I do like the fold down handle. However, none of that matters since it really doesn't work as well as the original.....
My advice: Get the H3000. It's a really great product. Avoid this one like the plague.
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