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Special Feature Lightweight
Filter Type Disk
Included Components Sample Bottle of Cleaning Solution
Is Cordless? No
Surface Recommendation
Hard Floor
Power Source
Corded Electric
Voltage
120 Volts
Item Weight
6259.57 Grams

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  • HARDWOOD, LAMINATE, VINYL & TILE CLEANER: SpinScrub Brushes deliver the best clean while gently and safely scrubbing sealed wood, vinyl, tile and grout
  • DUAL TANK TECHNOLOGY: Keeps clean and dirty water separate so you never put dirty water back on the floor
  • WASH-DRY MODE: Selection Wash Mode uses brushes to clean while suctioning up excess water while Dry Mode stops brushes to suction up excess water and improve drying time
  • FINGERTIP CONTROL: Clean Boost Fingertip Control applies extra detergent to stains and heavy traffic areas
  • LIGHTWEIGHT: At under 14 pounds, FloorMate is easy to lift and carry, even up and down stairs

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4.5 4.5
Maneuverability
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Suction power
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The Ultimate Hard Floor Cleaner

Say goodbye to hands-and-knees scrubbing. Hoover’s SpinScrub brushes powerfully remove dirt with 360-degrees of scrubbing while being gentle on your floors. Plus, strong suction picks up the dirty water so you’re never pushing around dirty water

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Get the dirt mops leave behind

Dirty and clean water are always separate so you’re never pushing dirty water around on clean floors.

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SpinScrub brushes do the hard work for you so you never have to get on your hands and knees.

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Ideal for use on hardwood, vinyl, ceramic tile, laminate, marble and more.

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Use wash mode to use the brushes to clean while suctioning up dirty water, while dry mode stops the brushes to pick up water for a faster dry time.

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The Hoover FloorMate Deluxe Hard Floor Cleaner delivers a deep clean while gently and safely scrubbing sealed hardwood, vinyl, ceramic tile, laminate and marble floor surfaces. With the Dual Tank Technology and specialty brushes for wood, tile & grout you can have a deluxe clean anywhere you need it.

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Customer Ratings
3.93.9 out of 5 stars16,864
4.34.3 out of 5 stars1,292
4.34.3 out of 5 stars24,458
4.54.5 out of 5 stars88,333
4.14.1 out of 5 stars405
4.44.4 out of 5 stars24,378
Suction power
3.6
4.1
4.0
4.4
4.1
4.1
Maneuverability
3.6
4.2
4.3
4.3
4.4
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3.4
3.8
3.5
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3.8
3.4
For hardwood floors
3.5
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3.6
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4.3
4.0
Durability
3.2
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power source
Corded Electric
Corded Electric
Corded Electric
Corded Electric
Battery Powered
Corded Electric
special feature
Lightweight
Steam Control, Multi-Surface Cleaner
Lightweight, Wet/Dry, Spotless Cleaning
HEPA
Wet/Dry, Lightweight, Cordless, Portable
Adjustable Suction, Cord wrap, Headlight(s), Washable Filter
surface suggestion
Hard Floor
All floors
Hard Floor
Upholstery, Carpet, Bare Floor
Hard Floor
Bare Floor
capacity
1 quarts
28 fluid ounces
14.5 fluid ounces
0.87 liters
600 milliliters
0.4 liters
voltage
120 volts
120 volts
120 volts
120 volts
22.2 volts
240 volts
noise level
80 decibels
76 decibels
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80 decibels
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Customer reviews

3.9 out of 5 stars
3.9 out of 5
16,864 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like how easy it is to operate the vacuum cleaner. They say it's almost intuitive and can save a lot of time. They are also happy with the quality. However, some customers have reported durability issues and leakage. Customers have different opinions on performance, water suck up, appearance, and value.

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3,133 customers mention2,194 positive939 negative

Customers like the quality of the vacuum cleaner. They say it cleans the floors well, scrubs the grout good enough, and can leave cleaning solution in it. They also like that it has a trigger you can use for extra cleaning solvent to be dispensed for a tough job. Overall, customers are satisfied with the quality and functionality of the product.

"...I like that it also has a trigger you can use for extra cleaning solvent to be dispensed for a tough spot on the floor...." Read more

"...This thing, for the price and cleaning power, is amazing. It *scrubs* the floor, it sucks and squeegees the water up, and it holds a decent amount..." Read more

"...it works really well I have lots of floors so it helps tremendously with cleaning my floors it cleans all floors laminated wood tile and porcelain..." Read more

"...There was a minimal amount of gunk and hair, but I was grateful it wasn't worse, like if I hadn't swept. Get it? Good :-)..." Read more

2,763 customers mention1,921 positive842 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the performance of the vacuum cleaner. Some say it works well on smooth tile floors and hardwood floors, while others say it doesn't always do a great job and fails on terrazzo floors and grout lines. Some customers also mention that it doesn’t pick up some items.

"...dry side does pull up any excess fluid on the floor so in my book it works great and whatever is left behind dries up quickly...." Read more

"...Truly, it's amazing, it's a lifesaver, it cleans well, and I'll replace it.Because I will have to replace it...." Read more

"...I pushed a piece of rice around for quite a while and the machine would not pick it up...." Read more

"...Used it the first time and it worked great and did a fantastic job...." Read more

1,345 customers mention1,055 positive290 negative

Customers like the ease of use of the vacuum cleaner. They say it's an easier faster process with less mess and better results. They also say it can save a lot of time, water, cleaner, and effort. Customers also say the on/off switch is easier to utilize, and the warranty claim process was easy to follow. They mention that it swivels and moves quickly and easily, and that it can be used as fast or slow as you would like.

"...Certainly cuts the time in half and much easier on your back than a manual mop!..." Read more

"...ASSEMBLY & USE:This floor cleaner was easy to assemble - almost intuitive. Using it needed directions...." Read more

"...It's easy to move; swivels and moves quickly and easily, and is slightly heavier than a vaccum when full of water, but it does the trick and is..." Read more

"...It's a fancy mop that can save a lot of time, water, cleaner, and effort if you find yourself dealing with liquid spills or mopping lots of hard..." Read more

1,026 customers mention469 positive557 negative

Customers are mixed about the water suck up. Some mention that it sucked up the water and leaves their floor dry, while others say that it didn't sup up the dirty water that it spilled.

"...did another good job, but when I was done I noticed a lot of water coming from the underside of the machine...." Read more

"...fluid on the floor so in my book it works great and whatever is left behind dries up quickly...." Read more

"First this is not a vacuum. It does suck back up dirty water. It will not vacuum up the same debris on the floor as any standard vacuum...." Read more

"...a vaccum when full of water, but it does the trick and is amazing at picking up the water...." Read more

531 customers mention261 positive270 negative

Customers are mixed about the value of the vacuum cleaner. Some mention that it's a good deal, saves them a lot of money, and simple, while others say that the cons are related to the cheap, plastic materials and that it is a waste of money. The scrubber in particular is rated as a little pricey. Additionally, the replacement brushes are a bit expensive.

"...Tried a regular mop = gross. Tried a swiffer = Manual and gets expensive with the pads, etc...." Read more

"...This is worth every penny and a lot of bang for your buck without going to a more expensive machine...." Read more

"...The springs are cheap therefore do not force the prongs to go back into the main device, leading the clean and dirty water reservoirs to come..." Read more

"...It will save you a lot of money, a lot of heartache, and help keep your home cleaner...." Read more

414 customers mention287 positive127 negative

Customers are mixed about the appearance of the vacuum cleaner. Some mention that the floors look great, it's brilliantly designed, and the carpets came out pretty nice. However, others say that it has a design flaw and the soap dispensing portion is poorly designed.

"...The tank usage design is good, it takes me about 2 minutes to dump and rinse the dirty tank then refill the cleaning solution side-..." Read more

"...I didn't have time yesterday when I used this, and today my floors like great, and I don't notice any spots or streaks!..." Read more

"...the hands of a 2 year old, but I don't, and it just seems illogically placed and designed...." Read more

"...Sure its pretty and durable and in the bathrooms looks great, but the sheer abundance of tile in the kitchen and laundry coupled with LIGHT grout;..." Read more

808 customers mention91 positive717 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the durability of the vacuum cleaner. They mention that the head and upright body broke after 10 months of use, and that it was not made well. They also say that the device fails after a few months and that the flimsy plastic parts have fallen apart.

"...No amount of babying the machine matters; it's just not made well. You take it in for repair and the motor is rusted through...." Read more

"...I cant recommend this unit as it simply does not hold upUP date, I contacted Hoover Customer service see note bellow:..." Read more

"...I love the machines, but I wish they would last longer, even a year would be better than 6 months...." Read more

"...Today 3/31/24 I plugged it in to use, and it was dead! Tried 3-4 outlets, and it's definitely dead. No power...." Read more

511 customers mention23 positive488 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the leakage of this vacuum cleaner. They mention that it starts to leak from the clean side, then starts to drip from the dirty side. They also say that the water slowly seeps out and drips a little bit when they are finished. Some customers also say it wears down the seal quickly and leaves drops here and there.

"...Then, you guessed it, the machine began leaking from the exact same place again. I couldn't believe it. Called Hoover customer service again...." Read more

"...you'll find that water has leaked onto the spot...." Read more

"...Also keep in mind, that this machine, as awesome as it is, will leave drops here and there, or tire tracks...." Read more

"...] TL;DR - love this device but have 2 of them and both leaked when offLove the floormate...." Read more

I am happy with it.
4 Stars
I am happy with it.
I usually don't write reviews but reading what a lot of people are saying, I felt I needed to. I am very happy with this machine. I am not using it for wood floors because I am afraid that the water might warp them. This is being strictly used for tile floors. No, it doesn't get in corners. Round scrubbies are not 90 degrees. That's ok. I took a rag and hit the corners myself. Two things that I wish were different are that the containers should be on the front and back and not the sides. Having it a little more narrow would make getting under cabinets a little easier. I also wish the scrubbies were a little more stiff. Again, this is used for tile, not wood floors. To me that's nitpicking. People stating about it leaking water, umm, it's a machine that uses water!! When you turn the machine off (suction stops) and some water (a tiny puddle) comes back down. Get a towel and wipe it. Done. Is it the best on the market? Obviously not. It's $150. Is it worth $150, ABSOLUTLY! I am not on my hands and knees wiping the floor anymore and I am not using a mop and bucket again. Yes, mops work but you truly don't get all the dirt up. Swabbing it around ARGGHHH
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Pamela
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this - second machine we've owned!
Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2023
Style: Floormate DeluxeVerified Purchase
Totally love this updated model. We had one for years at another home and used it mainly for our entrance way & kitchen tile floor. With 3 dogs and a lot of foot traffic given the central location in our home, it got a lot of hard use and served us well. That model had a much smaller container for the cleaning liquid so it required multiple refills to finish the floor. It really never stopped working, we just decided it was time to let it go so it didn't make the move with us. The new model we just received has a larger container for the cleaning fluid and works great! We have a lot of tile floors as we are in south Florida now and I didn't but this right away -- so I just used a manual spray/push mop and soon decided that was ridiculous :) In looking at all the different floor cleaners available, I decided once again this was the best bang for your buck! Certainly cuts the time in half and much easier on your back than a manual mop! This is worth every penny and a lot of bang for your buck without going to a more expensive machine. I usually sweep up at least in the kitchen first, so I don't expect this to be a vacuum cleaner, but it does have enough suction and pull up whatever is left behind. I don't expect to use it to clean our area rugs, but I have run it over a thin throw rug and it works fine. We don't have wood flooring but this seems to put out just enough moisture to do the job so it would not oversaturate your flooring and should work well. I like that it also has a trigger you can use for extra cleaning solvent to be dispensed for a tough spot on the floor. Just like after I would mop, I don't expect the floor to be completely 100% dry when I'm finished, but this does have a "wet / dry" lever and the dry side does pull up any excess fluid on the floor so in my book it works great and whatever is left behind dries up quickly. I hope it lasts us as long as the other one (many years!) and this one won't have to work quite as hard because our layout is different and we have fewer dogs now. So this is a good little workhorse and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Allergies have improved after cleaning floors with this once!
Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2014
Style: Floormate DeluxeVerified Purchase
This came in the mail on Friday and I got to use it Saturday. It was triple packed so no damage was incurred via shipping.

ASSEMBLY & USE:
This floor cleaner was easy to assemble - almost intuitive. Using it needed directions. I didn't realize that while cleaning I should be pressing down on the dispenser button built into the D-shaped handle. Solution still is released even if you don't push it (it can be tedious to press down constantly) but just not as much. Then there's a boost button to press for extra detergent which was intuitive and self-explanatory. Using it while pressing down on the solution dispenser button does not "drown" your floor. When NOT pressing down on the solution dispenser button when pulling the cleaner back, it expedites your floor drying.

VACUUM:
A word on the vacuum part, which can be "activated" by switching to the "Dry" mode - keep in mind that this is primarily a wet floor cleaner and not a dry vac. Just like your advised not to order a steak when you go to a seafood restaurant, you shouldn't use this as a vacuum the way you'd use your regular dry vacuum. You're going to wear out the squeegee faster, for a start, but the solids you vacuum up will go into the dirty water tank making it more disgusting to clear out. If you have hairs on the floor from yourself, family members, or pets, that will more likely tangle in the suction parts or the filtered part of the dirty water container and that's sick to clean and weed out. Then when you dump that in your sink, you're dumping solids that don't always dissolve in water, so you're in turn doing your sink a mis-favor. True, one of the reasons to get this is the superior cleaning this does to traditional cleaning methods and the ease, oh, the ease! Nonetheless, you're way ahead if you sweep away solids with a broom and dust pan first, or use your regular dry vacuum instead of this. Cleaning that gunk will have to be done manually one way or another. Better to get at it before using the floor cleaner than not. If you use the floor cleaner to get it, the energy and extra work you thought you saved will get you anyway when cleaning out the suction section, brushes, filter of the dirty water container and from the sink hole. I did sweep very thoroughly before I used this but I didn't vacuum. There was a minimal amount of gunk and hair, but I was grateful it wasn't worse, like if I hadn't swept. Get it? Good :-)

CLEANING QUALITY:
Most of my house is carpets but my kitchen and hallway (connected) are imitation wood laminate and my bathroom floors are ceramic with brown grout. I did the bathrooms last - the dirty water dispenser wasn't so bad. But the kitchen... Check out the photos some people have shared (black mud water) and that's how my dirty water container looked after the first run. Nevertheless, the floor felt different. My spouse said it even looked lighter in color (blushing cheeks). After the second run, it was a slightly lighter black mud water. With the third run it was mud colored... I tell you, it was starting to get tedious and I was starting to grow suspicious that maybe the solution had a chemical reaction when touching the floor to turn a certain color. My suspicions were wrong and yes, paranoid. There was sediment with every cleaning in the dirty water dispenser. Then I went over the floor a fourth time and the water was a lot closer to looking clean. Really it needed a fifth or sixth time but I was beat (I had to move heavy things out of my hallway and bathrooms, plus I was house cleaning other things in between.)

While the floor cleaner didn't get the corners and baseboards, doing so the old fashioned way - by getting down on my hands and knees with solution and a brush was infinitely easier and definitely way more enjoyable since with the floor already cleaned. And that's when I noticed something else: the smell of my floor: fresh. There was a slight solution smell but that is only close up. Before cleaning the floor, I remember dropping something that creeped its way under the stove. The floor smelled like it had a lot of foot traffic - not a foul smell, but like black pepper mixed with floor, if that makes any sense. Side note - I cleaned under the stove and refrigerator too...got rid of so so so so so much dust (first sweeping it, then wiping the floor with a Clorox wipe). Behind the fridge I found a collection of dust around the fridge vents, thank goodness I found it before my motor burnt out or a fire hazard happened.

It was time to wrap everything up so I made sure both containers were empty and relatively dry. Then I popped out the brushes and rinsed them and cleared out the squeegee. That was that.

EFFECT ON ALLERGIES:
Normally I wake up slurpy - thanks to the "benefit" of allergies. This morning was different. Even though my bedroom is wall to wall carpeting, much like the rest of my house sans kitchen, bathroom, and hallway, I didn't think about how the minority clean hard floors would impact my allergies. I woke up still having allergies but no slurpiness - no runny nose and less crusty eyes. Yes, cleaning under the stove and the booming Dustopolis under, on, and behind my fridge I'm sure were a great help, but I also believe having such clean floors for the first time really made a difference!

BOTTOM LINE:
I love this floor cleaner. If I move, I'd try to find a way to take this with me in my car instead of ship it with the movers. I'd use this magic machine to clean floors in a place I'm moving out of to make the floors as good as new and definitely use it in a new place to clean the floors like they've never been touched, even if it takes more than 4 runs like my floor did (blush).
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Venkata Subba Rao
1.0 out of 5 stars don't buy...even one min its not working...
Reviewed in India on October 26, 2020
Style: Floormate DeluxeVerified Purchase
Worst and waste....don't buy.......first non return....second no spares and service available in india....even one min its not working.....0 🌟 is not there to give my rating....
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Venkata Subba Rao
1.0 out of 5 stars don't buy...even one min its not working...
Reviewed in India on October 26, 2020
Worst and waste....don't buy.......first non return....second no spares and service available in india....even one min its not working.....0 🌟 is not there to give my rating....
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Marco Beta
5.0 out of 5 stars Funciona muy bien sin embargo esperaba mas
Reviewed in Mexico on August 2, 2017
Style: Floormate DeluxeVerified Purchase
Es mi primera aspiradora y al recibir buenas criticas de la pagina de amazon de EU decidí probar suerte con esta, tengo pisos de azulejo tipo madera en mi casa y el uso del trapeador y la escoba solamente al principio fue suficiente pero con el tiempo empezaron a acumular entre los bordes suciedad que no pude quitar con escoba y trapeador y que solo cepillando se removía.

El cepillar todos los pisos de la casa no era algo que me gustaría hacer constantemente para que los pisos amaderados lucieran bien, por lo que adquirí esta aspiradora, y fue una agradable sorpresa ya que con la primera pasada se vio una mejora que si lo hacia con puro trapeador, al pasar la aspiradora cepilla realmente los pisos y los deja muy bien, no tan bien que si pasaras cepillo manualmente.

Una de las cosas que me encanto es que ahora no tengo que ensuciarme las manos para secar el trapeador y cambiar el agua constantemente por lo sucia que queda despues de una pasada, ya que la aspiradora cuenta con un tanque para el agua con jabon y otro para recoger la suciedad, por lo que el agua que el piso recibe todo el tiempo es limpia y no agua sucia o medio sucia por las pasadas que se le da con la jerga.

La Floormate cuenta con un boton que de acuerdo a las instrucciones se utiliza en los casos en que hay una mancha mas pegada o el piso esta mas sucio sin embargo en mi caso en particular tengo que presionar todo el tiempo este boton ya que de lo contrario no limpia el piso bien, pues por los bordes de los pisos estos absorben mas agua. Por esta misma situación he decidido mejor antes de pasar la aspiradora pasar la jerga rápidamente por el piso para que este se humedezca y al pasar la aspiradora pueda remover mejor la suciedad.

Un dia se inundo una de las habitaciones por una fuga y con ayuda de la aspiradora seque inmediatamente, ya me habia pasado alguna vez en otro cuarto por tener mucha presion en la tuberia y para limpiar todo me llevo una hora aproximadamente pero en esta ocasion con ayuda de la aspiradora secar me llevo unos 15 minutos.

Por ultimo cabe mencionar que la aspiradora no es capaz de aspirar mas que polvo, pelos de animales cuando mucho, pues si por ejemplo hay un grano maíz palomero este no sera aspirado, por lo que antes de pasar la aspiradora debe pasar la escoba. Después que se acabo el limpiador liquido que viene en el paquete utilicé fabuloso con agua y me funciono muy bien.
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Greta Mogollón
5.0 out of 5 stars La más sensacional del mundo.
Reviewed in Mexico on November 20, 2023
Style: Floormate DeluxeVerified Purchase
No solo limpia, PULE EL PISO. Si tienes manchas en le piso que con nada haz podido eliminar, maravillosamente en segundos se eliminan. Trae cepillos que tallan super fuerte, y levantan todo. NO LA RECOMINEDO YTILIZAR DE DIARIO, PODRIA DAÑAR LOS PISOS. Es muy pesada, así que yo utizo faja para evitar un accidente. No cabe debajo de camas, sillones ni muebles, hay que mover todo. No permite se quede absolutamente nada, puedes pasar una servilleta después después de limpiar y saldrá blanca sin impureza alguna. Es de uso semi industrial. NO TRAE RODILLO PARA LIMPIAR, SON CEPILLOS MUY FUERTES, Y MUCHA POTENCIA. Hay que lavarla muy bien después de usar, para que no se dañe ya que el plástico podrá detereriorarse.
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Tammy
5.0 out of 5 stars Great wet-dry Vaxuum
Reviewed in Canada on November 17, 2022
Style: Floormate DeluxeVerified Purchase
Although this vacuum doesn’t work great on my uneven granite floor, it is still pretty awesome and if you had a flat, even floor I’m sure you would be very happy with it. Great suction and the scrubbers do a good job even on the uneven floor. The fact that is sucks up the dirty water is the best part. No other piece of equipment (think mop, steam mop etc) does this. The only better option is down on your hands and knees.
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Cati
1.0 out of 5 stars Mala
Reviewed in Mexico on July 3, 2023
Style: Floormate DeluxeVerified Purchase
Desepcionada no cumplió con lo descrito no funcionan los cepillos y el tanque de agua limpia se vacío en un instante provocando encharcamientos y no hacen efectiva la garantía en CD de México
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