Hoover Floormate H3000 Upright Wet/Dry Vacuum

Pros: Cleans ceramic, stone, laminates, vinyl, marble and hardwood that's been sealed.
Cons: Expensive but worth the investment.

I had rooms and rooms of tile which I had installed becaue I had a rather large Doberman. When he passed I ended up with two small Chihuahuas, one with less than stellar housebreaking skills.  So, in order to maintain miles of tile I ...

Pros: Really cleans without damaging hardwood floors!!! Easy to use!
Cons: Pricey; would prefer larger solution container.

Some of you have read my ‘whinings’ before about the laminated hard-wood floor that extends through ...

Pros: Cleans hardwood, tile and linoleum beautifully.
Cons: Not great in dry mode, kind of icky to clean

Adam and I recently purchased our first home. One of the things we liked best about our new pad is that it has hardwood floors throughout. The only area that does not have hardwood is the mudroom and bathroom. The rest of the house- even the kitchen...

Pros: Does both dry and wet cleaning
Cons: Does neither completely; must use specific, expensive cleaning solutions

In the fifth century B.C., the Greek philosopher Zeno of Elea proposed a series of paradoxes designed to demonstrate that motion is impossible. In one of the better known examples, a rock is thrown at a tree from a distance of eight feet. Before the rock ...

Pros: Easy to use, easy way to clean hard floors.
Cons: Poor workmanship, does not clean as well as it should, not versatile enough.

Why I Bought This Product We just put in hard tile flooring in our family room and adjoining kitchen. It was a pretty big area and I did not feel like mopping it every week. Too much work. So after doing a little research I thought this was ...

Pros: Does a fantastic job of cleaning flat, level floors. Great for people with allergies.
Cons: Cheaply made. Noisy. Small tanks.

What is the Hoover Floormate? The Floormate is a very scaled down version of the large (size of an office desk or bigger) commercial floor cleaners that you’ve probably seen used in office buildings or supermarkets. The commercial floor ...

Pros: Easy to prepare and clean machine. Good suction.
Cons: Does not scrub very well on slightly uneven floors

So I wanted a Hoover Floor Mate. I saw it advertised in a magazine and it sounded great. I looked all over for a good bargain, Ebay had several that were good value, but with shipping charges, the final price was close to what you would find in a...

Pros: Washes Bare Floors Sparkling Clean
Cons: Not a Great Vacuum Cleaner

How This Floor Cleaner Has Performed My house has wood floors, except for the kitchen and baths, which are ceramic tile; plus I have a dog and cat that love to shed and track in all kinds of dirt... so here's the real deal. Unfortunately, ...

Pros: Easy to operate, easy to fill
Cons: Small solution reservoir, messier to empty

In my continuing quest to do my floors with a bad back, I bought the Hoover Floor Mate (please see my review of the Eureka Enviro-Steamer).

The Enviro-Steamer still gets regular use on my large area of vinyl flooring, covering 3 rooms in my...

Pros: Easy to move around, scrubs very well
Cons: Small tanks, foot switches feel weak

This machine is very nice! It's lightweight and compact, easy to maneuver around furniture. The solution cleans the floor nice without much of a residue.

The solution and scrubbers gave my kitchen floor a shine I haven't seen in quite a...

Pros: Vacuuming and mopping in one piece of equipment, floor more sanitary than with traditional mopping
Cons: Heavy, doesn’t clean textured floors well, requires diligence in after use cleaning

Living in a space with 100% hardwood and tile floor surfaces, cleaning them gets to be quite a chore. Carpet is so much easier: all you have to do is vacuum it. Hard surface floors require vacuuming or sweeping and then mopping and (optionally) ...

Pros: Easy to use, dries quickly, far better than mopping
Cons: Unreliable, leaks, doesn't work with all laminate flooring

OVERVIEW
Half my floors are ceramic tile and the other half are laminate wood. I saw advertisements for the Floormate several times, and went to Agent Orange (Home Depot) to check one out. The box and manual said that the Floormate...

Pros: Three functions, separate tank for dirty water, scrubbing brushes to scour the floor
Cons: Price

Would you believe that I have been checking the product listing here at epinions.com for over two months, hoping that this item would be listed because I am so excited to tell others about this product? I apologize in advance for the length of this...

Pros: Good Suction, Easy to Use
Cons: Design flaw prevents it from being all it could be

After having read several opinions of the Floor Mate and the numerous cautionary statements regarding its' ineffectiveness on uneven flooring, I bought one. This, mind you, in spite of the fact that we have both uneven wood and ceramic tile flooring....

Pros: Light, easy to use
Cons: It's high priced for its construction... probably because it's unique.

If you've used a carpet shampooer, you have an idea of how this works. I have a home carpet shampooer that has hardly been out of the closet due to its bulkiness. This unit, by comparison, will get far more use. It is well thought out and as light as a...