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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / June 2004Ping: Lauren (OT - Steam Mop)
Hi Lauren, You asked about the Bissell Steam Cleaner, and I promised to let you know what I think of it after I use it. Well, I'm good at procrastinating, but I'm on vacation now and finally got around to using it. I bought this cleaner because it cleans only with water. The instructions specify that *no* chemicals ar to be used. Results: It did a pretty good job, and the floor was "almost" dry when I finished. Certainly, there was *much* less moisture left on the floor than when I use a conventional mop. It wasn't quite as easy to push around as the ads show (but then, isn't that always true??), but I liked it enough that I will continue to use it. My one concern is that is wasn't particularly easy to attach the mop head, but that may get easier as I get used to it. I remember that you mentioned wood floors. As I said in an earlier reply, the instructions say the mop cleaner can be used on sealed wood floors but not on unsealed wood floors. My kitchen flooring is vinyl, almost white, about 9 years old -- and I would say the cleaner did a good job for that type of condition. I hope this helps. MaryL  SignatureMaryL (take out the litter to reply) Photos of Holly and Duffy: http://tinyurl.com/8y54 (introducing Duffy to Holly) http://tinyurl.com/8y56 (Duffy and Holly "settle in") >From: "MaryL" carstan101@yahoo.comTAKE-OUT-THE-LITTER >You asked about the Bissell Steam Cleaner, and I promised to let you know >what I think of it after I use it. Well, I'm good at procrastinating, but [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > >MaryL Thanks so much, Mary. I think none of these products is perfect, but this one sounds good. The steamer I have doesn't vacuum, it just steams. From what I can tell, I don't think my wood floors are sealed so I'm hesitant to use it on the wood floors. But it does a great job on my ceramic tile. But it's like a canister vacuum cleaner and it sounds like the one you have would be more convenient. I really like the fact that when I'm done (you know how cats are, they will immediately walk on a fresh cleaned wet floor), the cats can walk on it all they want and I don't have to worry about any chemicals on their paws. Thanks again, Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm > >From: "MaryL" carstan101@yahoo.comTAKE-OUT-THE-LITTER > [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > Lauren > ________ Hi Lauren, Just to make sure it's clear...this one also *does not* vacuum. I used a dry mop to clean off "loose" dirt (which could also be done by a light-weight vacuum), then used the steamer to steam clean. In other words, it takes the place of a wet mop. Like you, I like the fact that there are no chemicals. Also, it is dry enough that I walked on it immediately after using it and did not leave any prints. MaryL circa 27 May 2004 17:13:22 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, PawsForThought (darnit7@aol.comnolitter) said, > Thanks so much, Mary. I think none of these products is perfect, but this one > sounds good. The steamer I have doesn't vacuum, it just steams. From what I > can tell, I don't think my wood floors are sealed so I'm hesitant to use it on > the wood floors. I suspect that by "sealed", they probably mean Pergo and such-like. Laura SignatureI am Dyslexia of Borg, Your a.s will be laminated. >From: Laura R. UseFirstInitialPlusRobinson@technologist.com >circa 27 May 2004 17:13:22 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, >PawsForThought (darnit7@aol.comnolitter) said, [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >Laura I thought by sealed they might mean it has a coating of some sort? ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm circa 02 Jun 2004 12:09:51 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, PawsForThought (darnit7@aol.comnolitter) said, > >> Thanks so much, Mary. I think none of these products is perfect, but this > >one [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > I thought by sealed they might mean it has a coating of some sort? I thought so, too, until I started thinking about it some more. With finished wood floors, the wood isn't necessarily "sealed" in that the gaps between the planks would almost certainly allow steam to penetrate. Somebody would have to glob polyurethane onto a regular wood floor to really "seal" it, which is a really dumb thing to do if one doesn't want broken legs. :-) Thus, I figured that by "sealed", they might mean laminate-type wood flooring. I could, of course, be wrong. :-) Laura SignatureI am Dyslexia of Borg, Your a.s will be laminated. >I thought so, too, until I started thinking about it some more. With >finished wood floors, the wood isn't necessarily "sealed" in that the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >they might mean laminate-type wood flooring. I could, of course, be >wrong. :-) Well, my husband has always told me that pretty much all wooden floors have been sealed with something--otherwise they are unfinished wood, which would not hold up very well. Usually hardwood floors are sealed with polyurethane, but unless you have a really stupid installer like the janitor at one of the apartments we used to rent, they are not going to glop on such a thick coat that you would have a slick surface (and even that one was not so much slick as just ugly because he had so many air bubbles in it.) They can also be sealed using penetrating sealants like acrylics or oils. If you want to do a search, there are a couple ways you can test your floor (in an inconspicuous area) to see what kind of sealer you have. The reason this subject came up with us is that I didn't believe at first that our floors are sealed (in our current house) because they didn't appear to have a layer of polyurethane. >From: yngver@aol.comnospam (Yngver) >Well, my husband has always told me that pretty much all wooden floors have >been sealed with something--otherwise they are unfinished wood, which would [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >have >a layer of polyurethane. Maybe my floors are sealed then. It's probably been awhile since anything was applied though. I think I will do a search to see how to test. ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm >From: Laura R. UseFirstInitialPlusRobinson@technologist.com >> I thought by sealed they might mean it has a coating of some sort? >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >they might mean laminate-type wood flooring. I could, of course, be >wrong. :-) Seems that sealing wood floors is putting some type of finish on them. Here's what I found at Google: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=sealed+wood+floors& btnG=Search Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm circa 03 Jun 2004 22:34:03 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, PawsForThought (darnit7@aol.comnolitter) said, > >> I thought by sealed they might mean it has a coating of some sort? > >> [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=sealed+wood+floors& > btnG=Search Many thanks, Lauren! Laura SignatureI am Dyslexia of Borg, Your a.s will be laminated. |
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