Wet/Dry Combo Vacuum and Mop? Or separate tools?

[robinb]

I'm looking for a new cleaning plan for my home. My 1500 sq ft 100+ year old house is primarily hardwood with a couple of oriental area rugs (living room and bedrooms). My kitchen is old linoleum and my bathroom is large 12" tile. So, it's about 60% hardwood, 20% carpet and 20% linoleum/tile. I used a flat mop on my kitchen floor, a Swiffer on my bathroom floor and a Boma mop (like a Swiffer) on my hardwoods but I find the squirting/mopping to be annoying. We have a bulky corded Shark Lift-Away that I'm not wild about. We are empty nesters with 2 cats and a non-shedding dog.

I can no longer find mop heads for the mop that I used for my kitchen. So ... I started down a rabbit hole for a new mop. I settled on an O-Cedar EasyWring Spinmop with the clean water section. It looks like it works well on all hard surfaces, including older hardwood floors since it doesn't leave a lot of water behind. In the meantime, I have been coveting a Dyson cordless vacuum for quite a while. I can get one from Dyson for $400-$500 with extras like a brush specific for my hardwoods. So, I was thinking about getting both. A cordless stick vacuum to quickly vac and get into smaller places and a mop that I can use anywhere.

My rabbit hole experience brought wet/dry vacuum/mops to my attention. Many cleaning influencers said they loved the O-Cedar mop and now only use their machine. I've looked at the Bissell Crosswave and the Tineco Floor ONE S3 which vacuum and mop at the same time. They are both about $400. A corded version is about $250 from Costco. I keep on thinking that one of these would be easier to use for me. I admit, I'm a bit lazy and not needing to vacuum and then mop is attractive and I really want something that I will use on a more regular basis around the whole house. However, I've also heard that they are time consuming to clean. So, I'm wondering if they are really easier to use from start to end.

Ugh. I just keep on going around and around on this. I'm thinking about getting the one from Costco just to see if it would work for me.

Any advise? Do you have something that you really like to use that does a good job and is easy to use? Thanks!

 

[Cadiewampus]

I'm looking for a new cleaning plan for my home. My 1500 sq ft 100+ year old house is primarily hardwood with a couple of oriental area rugs (living room and bedrooms). My kitchen is old linoleum and my bathroom is large 12" tile. So, it's about 60% hardwood, 20% carpet and 20% linoleum/tile. I used a flat mop on my kitchen floor, a Swiffer on my bathroom floor and a Boma mop (like a Swiffer) on my hardwoods but I find the squirting/mopping to be annoying. We have a bulky corded Shark Lift-Away that I'm not wild about. We are empty nesters with 2 cats and a non-shedding dog.

I can no longer find mop heads for the mop that I used for my kitchen. So ... I started down a rabbit hole for a new mop. I settled on an O-Cedar EasyWring Spinmop with the clean water section. It looks like it works well on all hard surfaces, including older hardwood floors since it doesn't leave a lot of water behind. In the meantime, I have been coveting a Dyson cordless vacuum for quite a while. I can get one from Dyson for $400-$500 with extras like a brush specific for my hardwoods. So, I was thinking about getting both. A cordless stick vacuum to quickly vac and get into smaller places and a mop that I can use anywhere.

My rabbit hole experience brought wet/dry vacuum/mops to my attention. Many cleaning influencers said they loved the O-Cedar mop and now only use their machine. I've looked at the Bissell Crosswave and the Tineco Floor ONE S3 which vacuum and mop at the same time. They are both about $400. A corded version is about $250 from Costco. I keep on thinking that one of these would be easier to use for me. I admit, I'm a bit lazy and not needing to vacuum and then mop is attractive and I really want something that I will use on a more regular basis around the whole house. However, I've also heard that they are time consuming to clean. So, I'm wondering if they are really easier to use from start to end.

Ugh. I just keep on going around and around on this. I'm thinking about getting the one from Costco just to see if it would work for me.

Any advise? Do you have something that you really like to use that does a good job and is easy to use? Thanks!

Can't remember the brand but we have one of those steam mops for our floors that does a good job. It is also light.

 

[TheSouthernBelle]

So do some research on the bissell crosswave, it just had a recall on a few models. I've not used any wet/dry mops but the key to them continually working well is constant cleaning after each use. Meaning you have to take the parts off the head and clean all that, not just dump the dirty water bucket. So that's why I've not bought one, I don't need another appliance in my life to have to take care of. I only have a large plug in dyson that I love, but it's bulky so no help there. I would consider a stick dyson but I've heard the battery life is pretty low and I already have a stick vac. I have a little handheld tineco that's good for vacuuming my wood stairs and small spaces but after about 5 min of vacuuming you have to clean the filter out asap or you get the red flashing light of death and it stops working lol.

Just my two cents, so many of the cleaning influencers get discounts and freebies and I'm convinced many of them promote trash. I have read a few consumer reports and the shark handheld got some good reviews along with the dyson, but again, I just don't think there are many handhelds that have perfected great suction and long battery life.

 

[TheSouthernBelle]

Here's the recall on the crosswave

https://support.bissell.com/app/crosswave-cordless-safety-recall

 

[robinb]

Can't remember the brand but we have one of those steam mops for our floors that does a good job. It is also light.

Thanks . I have super old wood floors and I'm not comfortable using a steam mop on them.

 

[robinb]

Update: I decided to go with the O-Cedar mop and the Dyson V8 Absolute with the fluffy roller that works well on hardwood floors .

 

[1420Elexismc]

I had an older Tineco that I liked, but the dirty water tank would fill up and alert me to empty it pretty quickly(heed that warning-it will smell otherwise lol). I also didn't love trying to figure out what to do with that dirty water because it was also a vacuum, so it would pick up debris too.

I am team vacuum/regular mop combo. I find it's the best for my situation.

I do have a Shark steam mop I periodically use just to feel like I'm disinfecting a bit more than the regular mop, though.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

I only have a large plug in dyson that I love, but it's bulky so no help there.

This is how I feel about our dyson, I really like it and feel the suction power is good but it's heavy and bulky and not as easy to take up and down the stairs to do it all plus honestly cords kinda suck IMO but at least we've upgraded over time from bagged vacuums lol. I've thought about getting a cordless dyson although the cost is really high and I've heard the suction not quite as good as the corded version, I didn't realize the battery life may not be as impressive as one would think.