Best steam mops please?

One daughter bought one at vast expense when her cats brought fleas into the house, it is capable of killing flea eggs due to the temperature achieved. It is a vast great cumbersome thing but absolutely does the job, steaming furniture etc. The other daughter has a bargain one from Lidl, does much the same job but doesn’t get o the flea killing temp. I think you take your money and get your choice!

I've been very impressed with my Shark one.

I've a Vileda but can't get to grips with it at all. My son gave it a go and wasn't particularly impressed. Mind you I don't know if he has used others for that comparison.

I have just replaced my old Vax one with a Black & Decker. The new one is much lighter and easier to use. I've only used it on the floors so far though, not tried any of the other functions.

I’ve got a Vileda and I find it light and very easy to use.

Whatever make you eventually decide on, I suggest you buy the type with an oblong mop head. My first steam mop was triangular. It's impossible to get into corners with those. My current mop is a Shark. Probably five years old now.

Thanks for your advice everyone. I have ordered a shark with a rectangular head

Mine sits in the garage.

Oldbat1 - and mine's in the cupboard under the stairs. I've only ever used it a few times. My grandchildren have slippers and Crocs here - to avoid the dreaded black socks (why do they wear white ones anyway?)!

Delivered yesterday and I love it! Sturdy and the cord is a decent length. Mop head area is bigger than I expected.

I was disgusted when I looked at the mop head after a quick wipe round to test it out.

Oldbat1 - I should have bought yours off of you!
Hetty - DGS2 is crawling, cruising the furniture at the moment so is either in socks or bare feet. I have told DD2 to put dark socks on both boys now but maybe I have solved the issue with my shiny new mop

Mine is in the loft.

Flaxseed enjoy steam mopping.
I'll be using mine today. I can't use an ordinary mop because of arthritis in my hands.

I got rid of my shark steam mop, it was ok then I read about the hot steam softening the glue below the flooring. Being just ok was not enough for me to keep it, better for me now to use a microfibre mop

My best mop was when I had one with a whirly basket, it was brilliant on a stone floor but too big to keep here. Indoor slippers help a lot, no outdoor shoes inside

karmalady main reason I stopped using mine. The grout in floor tiles started coming out and we have karndean flooring in our large hall which I was worried about the steam heat causing the strips to lift. Not much point using the mop. My daughter loves her. Luckily mine was one from Lidl.

Oldbat1 and karmalady - I'm having to have the Karndean flooring in the kitchen replaced, and I'm sure it's because I used my steam mop on it when my GC were very small and crawling about. Several of the strips have bowed and buckled and it's time it was renewed. I won't use it on the new floor (Karndean again but larger tiles rather than wood-effect strips.)

It's a Black and Decker and I will still use as a hand-held steamer for other purposes. It really helps to loosen any leftover grease it and grime in the oven when I clean it and is great for cleaning the grouting in the kitchen/bathroom.

I've never thought about getting one of these although we have a large expanse of tiled and laminate floors - in fact the whole of the ground floor.

Can anyone confirm that they really do clean better than a mop (I change the water frequently and with weekly wiping the mop doesn't get too dirty)

And would it be safe to use on laminate flooring?

A friend used a steam mop on her hallway laminate floor, over time the floor buckled. She now has cushion floor.

Thank you LadyGracie . I thought as much.

Also, on second thoughts, the actual mopping will take just as long with the electric steamer as with the hand mop. The other bits of the job: sweeping, getting the tools out and putting them back, frequent changing of the cloths, moving the furniture, is just as time-consuming for both methods, so, unless the steamer cleans way, way better, I see no advantage in my case. I don't have pets.

My help gets down on hands and knees to clean the kitchen floor as she finds it more efficient than a mop.

I have had three, and they all gave up after a year or so. They are great when new, but don't last. My husband is pretty good at getting things going again, but these weren't broken - they just stopped producing all the steam.

I now use one of those stick ones with a squirty bottle on the stick. It's not as good as an operational steam mop, but better than a non-working one. Like others, we now have hard flooring in the hall and dining room, so wouldn't be able to use a steam mop on that anyway.

I’ve had three steam mops in the past. All stopped working within a few months. They just stopped heating the water properly so instead of steaming they just wet the floor.

Oh, and two of mine were Vax and one was an unbranded one from Groupon or somewhere.

I have a bex bissell crossways as I have old quarry tile and a dog! . Does the same job but without the steam.

I've had about three steam mops, none of them lasted very long. Given up on steam now and use an e mop...they are great!