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Bissell 1867 steamMOP Stick Vacuum Key FeatureDesign:StickDirt Capture:Steam MotorVoltage:110 - 120 V AC ToolsNumber of Tools:2Cleaning ...

Just pushes the dirt around Bissell 1867 steamMOP Stick Vacuum I bought the steamMOP with high hopes. It was to replace my broken FloorMate, a device that I loved in spite of i...

I live in a messy environment (50 acre horse farm, one messy husband, five, big, messy, shedding, drooling, Newfoundlands ). I am also a ‘clean freak’ with a full time job (college professor)and not enough time! I’ve used traditional mops, a Eureka steamer, the very expensive Shark steamer, the Clorox Ready Mop and the combination mop and vac. None of them are as good as this little thing! This steam mop gets the grime off my white (what was I thinking) kitchen tile, the textured ceramic floors in the great room, sunroom and bathrooms and cleans the sealed hardwood floors beautifully.

Although it takes about 30 seconds to heat for the FIRST use, subsequent applications heat almost immediately. And because its steam, the floors are dry very quickly. In fact, it heats so instantly that takes the place of my Clorox Ready Mop. And an added bonus - it doesn’t leave the residue that the Ready Mop does (and other similar products) leave. The fact that the Bissell cleans with only water is great for my ceramic tile which isn’t supposed to be cleaned with harsh detergents (bad for the tile and changes the color of the grout)! The sanitizing effect of the steam heat is also nice when you have five big dogs that bring in all sorts of ‘not-so-sanitary’ gifts that they want to share. (In the spring and fall, they like to bring in the ‘critters’ that they’ve hunted and in the winter, they like to bring in frozen ‘horse by-product’!)

I’ve noticed that some of the reviewers didn’t like the fact that you have to depress the trigger in order to get the mop to steam. I have a somewhat different opinion about the trigger - having previously used two other types of floor steamer. First, the trigger is located on the bottom side of the very long, ergonomically sound, handle so that depressing the trigger occurs simply as a matter of course when holding the handle as one needs to do to mop. If you don’t want to depress the trigger while mopping, simply move your hand back slightly while holding the handle; as I said, the handle is rather long. Second, not only is the trigger not a problem for me but, in fact, is actually a benefit as compared to the two other floor steamers that I’ve used. On my other floor steamers, you press the ‘on’ switch and, until you press the ‘off’ switch, the mop stays heated AND steaming. This means that if you stop your mopping for a 10-15 minutes for a phone call, you must either leave it ‘on’ - which uses the water - or turn it ‘off’ - in which case, the mop cools down and you must wait for another minute to heat it up when you’re ready to start mopping again. With this mop, you can leave it plugged in without the trigger depressed (for example, if you get interrupted by a phone call), and the unit will remain hot but not steam (meaning that you won’t be using up the water. When you return to your task of mopping, you begin again just where you left off - no need to refill the tank or reheat the unit.

As compared to the two other types of floor cleaners that I’ve used, this one is the easiest in terms of filling it with water. The other two that I’ve had require you to pour water into a small hole in the actual mop. To do this, the manufacturers include a funnel and a cup with a pour spout. You also have to measure the amount of water that you put in (you can’t see it as it goes into the mop) so that you don’t over fill. With the Bissell, the water reservoir is clear and easily detaches from the unit. You simply detach it from the unit, walk it over to the sink and fill it. Since the container is clear, you can easily see that you have filled it appropriately without having to measure the water. On the other units that I’ve had, you really can’t fill them over the sink because you’d have to lift the entire unit to the sink; and even then, if water spills out, it will spill onto the cloth mop head making it too wet to be an effective cleaner.

I’ve noticed that several other reviewers indicated that the Bissell didn’t get their floors as clean as a traditional mop and bucket nor did it clean the grout. In terms of grout, I’ve never had a steamer or any kind of mop that actually cleaned grout…that’s something that you can only clean down on your hands and knees with a brush. Furthermore, the guy who tiled our sunroom tells me that, even if the grout stays very clean, it will become discolored if you use any detergent or even vinegar and water. His advice was either to use a steamer (to loosen up the dirt but without chemicals) and a brush or a brush and water mixed with a tiny bit of alcohol. Frankly, I don’t see myself getting on my hands and knees with a brush to maintain the colored grout with or without a steamer.

In terms of the steamer not getting the floors as clean as a traditional mop and bucket, the trick is to change the mop head when it gets dirty. If you don’t change the mop head, you’ll simply spread the old dirt around….just as you would with a traditional mop and bucket if you don’t change the water when it gets dirty. I’ve found that when the floors are fairly dirty, I need one mop head per floor (and I have very large rooms). In spring ‘mud season’ when the dogs are bringing in actual mud on their huge, feet (and, with five dogs, that means 20 feet that track in mud), I use two mop heads per large room. For the 7 rooms where the dogs don’t frequent, I can get away with one mop head to clean them all. So, depending on your floors and laundry schedule, you might want to order extra mop heads. It comes with two and I just ordered 8 more!

I have also noticed that some of the previous reviewers found it difficult to put the mop head on. It didn’t seem that difficult to me - perhaps because I’ve used other steamers before. The trick is to pull the string out a bit BEFORE you put it on so that you can grab onto it after it is on and pull it tight. Once you do that, the head stays on infinitely better than the head on the Eureka which has no drawstring so, while its easier to put ON, does come off in the process of cleaning. And, on the Eureka, when the mop head/pad comes off, it�€™s difficult to put back on after the mop has started steaming because the pad is hot and wet and the steamer continues to steam and remains hot until a few minutes after you’ve turned it off. Once you turn it off and let it cool down to replace the head, you the have to wait another minute to let it steam up to continue cleaning. The Shark steamer allows the use of a regular hand towel rather than a pre-made mop head. When I asked my husband to get this for me one X-mas, I thought this would be great since I would always have a full supply of towels and could change them as frequently as needed to keep the floor clean. While good in theory, the towels were very difficult to put on and, even when put on, never stayed on. Furthermore, the Shark was very awkward to use since you have to carry the portable steamer on your shoulder (via a shoulder strap) and then push the steamer around. This poor little unit would never steam up enough to clean the floors and, after one trial use, I asked my husband to send it back.

Finally, in terms of cost, I think that the Bissell is the best for the price. At the time that my husband bought the Shark, the cost was $159 - way more expensive than the Bissell at $69. Even today, when the Shark is priced at $99, it�€™s still more expensive than the Bissell and isn’t nearly as good. The Eureka (which I loved until I got the Bissell) is priced anywhere from $49-$69 and so is comparable in price to the the Bissell. Yet, in terms of functionality, doesn’t compare…the Bissell is far better. And, understand that, until I got the Bissell, I loved the Eureka and wouldn’t have purchased another steamer - except that metal handle on my Eureka suffered metal fatigue on the handle (it was only about two years old).

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