Monster Steam Mop

With my oldest daughter having contact allergies and my youngest still in the crawling stage, I decided that I wanted to reduce or eliminate the cleaners I used while mopping my floors. I just didn’t like the idea of my youngest crawling around on a floor mopped with cleaner and then sitting up and eating some crackers with cleaner still on her hands. So for Christmas last year I asked for a steam mop (and then thought only a mom would ask for this as a gift!). I did research on all the steam mops out there, with getting the best quality for the best price being my main goal. I settled on the Monster Floor EZ1 Steam Mop because: 1) it created the hottest steam of all mops out there (which is important for killing bacteria and makes getting dirt up off of the floor easier); 2) it came with 3 reusable/washable mop pads so I wouldn’t have any added expense; 3) it could be used on tile and hardwood floors, as well as carpet; and 4) it was easy to use.

I did get the Monster steam mop as a gift from my parents and have really enjoyed using it. For assembly from the box all I had to do was clip on the handle. I use distilled water in order to keep impurities from clogging the mop which will hopefully prolong it’s life. The directions recommend washing the mop pads by hand, but I throw them in the washer and let them air dry and they have continued to work fine. The steam mop has so far easily picked up juice, ink from markers, and dirt on my tile. I have also spot cleaned carpet (rather than dragging out my big carpet cleaner!) and it got dirt and juice out. The most noticeable thing was that after using the steam mop for the first time, our tile felt clean on my feet. The best way I can describe it is that the residue cleaners leave on tile makes it a bit slippery, but the slippery feel was noticeably absent after using the steam mop. I vacuum my tile first as the mop is not made for picking up large pieces of pet hair, food, and other debris but that is what I always had to do before mopping with any other mop. The electrical cord on the mop is not as long as my vacuum, so I do have to unplug it and move it once in order to mop all of my tile (so if that is something that will bother you plan on getting an extension cord). Lastly, there is a warm up period in order for the mop to heat the water into steam (about 5 minutes- so I plug it in while I finish the last bit of vacuuming) and if you need to refill the mop you will have to wait a few minutes for it to cool off before you are able to take the top off and add more water (watch out for the steam- it’s hot!). With all that said, I am extremely pleased with my Monster and highly recommend it!