How to use a Steam Mop

Cleaning the floor manually with a mop and bucket is lengthy and tiresome task. That’s the reason why people are choosing the electronic Steam Mops now a days. But using a Steam Mop is not that kind of easy if you don’t know how to use it properly. Moreover, these Electronic Steam Mops need proper maintenance. But the benefits of these Stem Mop are, they clean the floor hygienically and completely, leaving no dirt and wet substance on the floor.

Choosing a Steam Mop and equipments

Choosing a Steam Mop is the first step to clean the floor of your home. But it is very crucial to choose the right Mop for your floor.

• Choose the perfect Mop for your floor.

• Never choose a Steam Mop if your floor is Hardwood.

• Use the Mop only on sealed floors. 

• Washing pads should be micro-fiber and triangular pads are more convenient to clean.

• For big house, choose the steam mop with big tank. Long handled mops are easy to control.

• Different steam mop takes different length of time to heat up the steam. Take the less time taking Mops to heat up the Steam. 30 seconds or lesser are the best known.

Using formula of a Steam Mop

As the Steam Mops are of different categories, their uses are also different. So, you must know the use of them perfectly to keep away from any kind of damage. Here are 3 different categories of Steam Mops and their easy and simple use.

Multifunctional Steam Mop: This steam mops can easily clean any kind of floors and also window and other things. It has a handle which can be removed as your wish to clean any area of your house. At the bottom of the mop there is a microfiber pad attached to clean. You just need to fill the water tank with water or detergent and switch it. After 20-30 seconds the steam will be ready and you can clean the floor hygienically and without leaving any spots.

Handled Steam Mop: This steam mop has long handles to clean any places of your house particularly under any furniture. The handle can be shorten and lengthen giving you more freedom to anything and anywhere. Microfiber helps cleaning clearly. A switch is found at the bottom of the handle mostly. You can on and off the mop whenever you want. Like other Mops, you need to fill the water tank and start cleaning after the steam is ready. These mops are very easy to store.

Steam Mop with upright stick: These steam mops are good for carpet, tiles, vinyl and other kind of sealed floors. Like the 2 other steam mops, you have to pour simple tap water into the water tank and clean the floor when the steam is ready to use.   

Using Steam Mop on different floors

For different kinds of floors, you need to use the Steam Mop differently. 

Hard floors: All the hard floors are perfect for steam Mops. But if you are using a Steam Mop on Hardwood floor, make sure that the floor is sealed. Prepare the Mop according to the instruction. Sweep the floor before cleaning and use soft Bristled pads for spotless cleaning. Change the head of the mop when it is needed to change.

Carpet floors: Carpet floor is different than the hard floors. So, you need to spray Spotter on the carpet to steam and have to use carpet Glider to clean.

Steam Mop maintenance tips

It is equally important to know the maintenance of the Steam Mop. Follow these tips to last it for a long time.

• Keep extra pads all the time.

• Well maintained floors are great for using Steam Mop.

• Use the Steam Mop only on the sealed floors.

• Never leave the Mop on the floor while it is on.

• Don’t use fabric softener if you do cleaning with microfiber pads.

I think you have got a clear cut idea about using a Steam Mop properly with tips of the maintenance of the Mop. From now, cleaning the floor will be one of the easiest tasks for you.