Haan FS20 Plus Steam Cleaning Floor Sanitizer with Deluxe Sanitizing Tray
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Haan FS20 Plus Steam Cleaning Floor Sanitizer with Deluxe Sanitizing Tray
Customer Review: Great cleaner!
Summary: 5 Stars
Originally saw this machine on an infomercial; decided to check it out here and read reviews. I admit to being a little concerned when reading some posts that reported it "didn't work", "left streaks", "left the floor soaked", "no steam", etc; however I think a reviewer on another site hit the nail on the head. The power button is located at the base of the machine and is easily mistaken for a handle release button - if a person unintentionally turned off the machine it would cause the problems previously mentioned. BTW, there is no handle release; just put your foot on the base and pull the handle to release from upright position. I also have an extension cord (heavy type, not the little brown or white ones for a lamp) now stored with the machine to avert reported problems with a "too short cord". It is a great little machine! Very easy to assemble (putting together handle, basically) and simple instructions for use = quick use within little time out of the box! I did use the recommended distilled water (had on hand). I cleaned my kitchen ceramic tile and my living room hardwood floors (they look fabulous!), then decided to tackle the bathroom floor. The cleaning pad was already fairly soaked at that point (which decreases the steam penetrating the pad and hampers dirt removal) but it still was able to remove most of the ground-in hairspray-sealed dirt from the textured vinyl tile! Previously I could only remove that dirt by using a scrub brush, lots of harsh cleaners and a half-day's worth of elbow grease. (Ugh!) Haven't yet used the carpet attachment but I'm looking forward to having cleaned/sanitized upholstery soon. This really is a fabulous little machine and I highly recommend it!Customer Review: Great cleaner, Not durable
Summary: 3 Stars
Got this cleaner in June 2009 and was instantly in love with it. It's cleaning is far superior than even scrubbing on your hands and knees and leaves my tile and hardwood floors spotless. It's super quiet and dries so quickly I can use it while my 2, 3 and 4 year olds are running around. I would give this 5 stars based on that alone...HOWEVER, within a few weeks of use the cap broke. I was able to rig it so I could continue to use the machine, but every time I used it the cap ring would still pop off (even after being super-glued). Then, today it died and is, of course, out of warranty. It kept tripping my GFI outlets no matter where I plugged it and then I couldn't turn it off. Power button is now inoperable. I am very upset of the short life of this unit...but, I am a glutton for punishment and have ordered another Haan (SI35 this time). I used to be lucky if I could clean my 2000 square foot first floor with my kids awake once every few months. Now I can do it every week. There just isn't another cleaner out there in this price range that does as great a cleaning job. It's a sanitizer, not a steamer and I really like that having small kids in the house. I even use it on my granite island and on the kids wood play table.Customer Review: Great for light, regular kitchen floor cleaning/UPDATED
Summary: 3 Stars
UPDATE on 8/9/10: Reducing one star mainly due to the cheaply made extension lock no longer working, which means I now have to mop using the least extended height (looks ridiculous and kills the back because it's so short) I was a little worried about construction quality when I first received it, and now my fear has been borne out I guess. I would recommend the Eureka over this one based on shoddy quality.
I've been searching for the Holy Grail of kitchen floor cleaners, and gone through a bevy of moppers and sweepers, from an actual mop and pail, to stick vacuum cleaners, to all in one units (sweep and mop) to the Bissell type hard floor cleaners.
After buying wayyyyy too many of these appliances (I think I might have a problem), I think I have found the perfect system, and it includes this steam mop (not necessarily THIS model, but this is the one I chose). More on that later, and on to this specific steam mop.
Overall, this is an average to good unit. Does what it says, and is not too expensive. I wanted to try a steam mop after recently giving up on my Bissell hard floor cleaner (the rolling brush kind that sound like a jet engine when you start them up, and surprisingly do almost nothing in terms of cleaning - don't think they even make those any more...no wonder)
PROS:
- HOT. Heats to 212º, some other steam mops I looked at were in the low hundreds! (credit to the steam mop review queen for showing the temps that each steam mop achieved!)
- CHEAP. I paid around $80 after cashback, and included the carpet attachment and two pads.
- CARPET ATTACHMENT. LOVE this. Use it all the time, and it really works well. The primary reason I bought this Haan over the Eureka.
- EASY. Ease of use so important for regular cleaning. The Bissell (hard floor cleaner, not steam mop) I used before was so heavy and a pain to "set up" that I didn't "mop" as often as I should have. This Haan is sooo simple and lightweight, you can pull it out any time and be up and running VERY quickly. I think this is the best feature of steam mops versus other mopping solutions.
- CLEANS/SANITIZES. Unlike the Shark, and a couple of others, which has a very low steam temp (around 100º less than this Haan), you don't have to go so slow in order to really sanitize, that it takes you 4 hours to do a small kitchen.
CONS:
- HEAD DOESN'T SWIVEL. Would be nice if the head was able to get in small nooks and crannies better, but it doesn't. This is one of those "nice to haves" things, but definitely not a deal breaker
- DOESN'T STAND UP ON ITS OWN. This COULD be a problem with my particular unit, since I have not read others posting about it. But it seems the very cheap mechanism they used to kind of "catch" the long handle when you want to just leave it standing upright, does not work, and often falls down (slams down) and drives me crazy. So I pretty much have to lean it against the wall any time I want to refill, or stop and move something. Much more annoying that it seems like it would be.
- CHEAP CONSTRUCTION. Not planning to use this as a battering ram, so I don't foresee a lot of damage, but this is made very cheaply. On the other hand, they were likely trying to design to be lightweight as well, so hard to say here. You could probably make it better, and still be light, but I bet would cost 30% more as well. I'm actually ok with the cheap feel as long as it doesn't break in a year or two.
- NO CLEAN SMELL AFTER MOPPING. Since you can't/shouldn't use cleaning solution with this, which is generally scented, you definitely won't take a whiff after cleaning your kitchen and say "AHHHHH". This is actually something that my previous Bissell hard floor cleaner was GREAT at (or at least their cleaning solution). It used an excellent liquid that got the scent JUST right in my opinion...not at all overwhelming, but a very clean scent. Very subtle in fact, but there (not perfumy at all). This is just something you adjust to I guess, knowing that you don't NEED those chemicals with one of these bad boys.
If given the option, I would probably give this 3.5 stars, because I am happy with it, and it's probably slightly above the average steam mop, mostly because of the temps it reaches. Would definitely re-buy this, as well as recommend to friends. If I had not wanted a carpet attachment (great for area rugs!), I would have bought the Eureka EnviroSteamer. As it is, very happy with this purchase.
Customer Review: Great little machine
Summary: 4 Stars
This steamer is really easy to use and does a great job. The only reason I did not give it 5 stars is that I wish that it would be a little narrower on the ends so it would get under the cabinets easier; otherwise it's 4.5 stars from me.Customer Review: Great new toy for me. . .
Summary: 4 Stars
So far I am really liking my new floor sanitizer. I have used it a couple of times and it works great. The first time I was kind of grossed out by how dirty my floors were. I thought they were clean since I mop regularly, but the pad on the sanitizer showed differently. It was almost black! I'm glad I had a second pad to go over the floors a second time. A week later I swept and went over them again, and this time the pad wasn't even half as dirty as the first time. This baby does what it says so far. My only negative is the lack of scrubbing capability. By using this I was hoping to keep from having to do any scrubbing on my hands & knees, but have found in a couple of instances that that wasn't the case. Otherwise, I am loving it. Can't wait to try the carpet attachment now.