Flash Powermop Floor Cleaner Starter Kit, All-In-One Mopping System, Powered Deep Clean For Your Hard Floor Surfaces

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Originally from Dorset, Heidi’s simple pleasures include finding new and unique ways to rid her life of stray pet hairs and telling anyone who’ll listen that tea tree oil is a natural disinfectant. Spray mop: Spray mops are just like flat mops, only they have a spray trigger on the handle, doing away with the need for a bucket.

We then put them through their paces on different types of floors – for ceramic tiles, we checked how they fared against mud, while for vinyl and laminate flooring we noted their ability to remove cooking oil and black tea. This slim, battery-powered spray mop nips easily into all those hard to reach places, from around the bin to down the side of the fridge. It left tiles, vinyl and laminate sparkling, making it a top pick if your home has a variety of flooring. The unique torsion wringer in the bucket ( sold separately) grabs the strings like a hand and squeezes them to remove any excess water, speeding up the drying process. Without the fuss – not to mention, heavy lifting – of preparing a warm cleaning solution and bucket, spray mops are the perfect grab-and-go product for quickfire sparkling floors.

For hard floor areas like the bathroom and kitchen, a spray mop does away with hauling around a bucket and means you can quickly give your surfaces the once over with cleaning fluid already on board. Its large head makes quick work of big spaces and is flexible enough to clean under appliances or furniture. You don’t even need to use any chemicals or detergent as the microfibre works effectively with just water. It works on all kinds of floors: as well as bathroom and kitchen tiles or laminate, you can use the Klik n’ Flip mop on hardwood, lino, marble and stone too. Ever since cleanfluencer Mrs Hinch professed her adoration for Minky cleaning products, the brand has gone from strength to strength and reached a whole new audience.

To establish their cleaning speed, we recorded exactly how many strokes it took to mop up the mud, cooking oil and black tea. Performance-wise, it impressed us the most when cleaning ceramic tiles, quickly lifting grime out of grouting without the need to scrub. Traditional mop: Otherwise known as a string mop, these are great for heavy-duty cleaning as their cotton fibres are super durable. Spray mops don’t have this problem as the cleaning solution is kept in the internal container, meaning you get a fresh spritz every time. Use warm water, as it loosens grime more effectively than cold water, but note that very hot or boiling water can damage flooring.

Part of the faff comes from trundling various bits of cleaning kit and tools in and out of the storage cupboard, under the sink, garage, or wherever you keep them. Whether you have kids or pets, small curious creatures and household chemicals are never a good mix. It goes without saying that if you’re looking to mop multiple hardwood floors, then a bigger reservoir means less chance of having to refill.

The best part is that once you’re done with one side of the microfibre pad, flip over the head and continue with the opposite side - no more grappling at manky cloth. You can also invest in liquid refills if you’re a fan of the accompanying cleaning solution – or just use water! Its flat microfibre head glides quickly and smoothly and emerges looking good-as-new after a spin in the washing machine. It didn’t perform quite as faultlessly on hardened mud stains, but it did clean up lighter stains in as little as two sweeps.The extra large swivel head, fitted with a micro-fibre cover, sweeps across a wider space and can reach tight spots and awkward corners with ease. It performed particularly well on vinyl and the cleaning cloths are attached with Velcro, meaning they can be easily removed for machine washing. Spritz and blitz your floors in record time with Vileda’s spray mop, which promises to cut your cleaning time in half (or more). Some spray mops, such as the Flash Power Mop, also have battery-assisted trigger sprays for more force behind every spritz.

Heidi has an MA in Creative Writing for Brunel University and was previously a restaurant critic for The Infatuation London. Spray mops, which do away with the need for a bucket, are another great option that can help make a mundane task simpler.The spray is a fine mist, which means it won’t swamp your floors but will still remove stains and spills effectively. In her free time, Blossom openly admits to being a music geek and indulges her creative side through crocheting, baking, singing and writing. In particular, the pink micro bristle dirt pockets lifted and trapped grime effectively, minimising how much elbow grease we had to put in. It’s worth noting that when we tested string and flat mops, they tended to perform better when it came to removing hardened food stains and mud, so a spray mop may not be the best option if you’re looking to deep clean large areas, but for convenience and speed, they can’t be beaten. Another perk of spray mops is that you tend to need less water, so you can say goodbye to ringing out excess drips or having to pour large quantities of dirty water down the sink after mopping.