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House clean­ing is an impor­tant mat­ter, but you don’t always want to devote a lot of time to this process. A spe­cial tool — a steam mop — will help to facil­i­tate the “apart­ment sub­bot­nik”.

The pur­pose of this device is to sim­pli­fy the clean­ing of the room. Tech­ni­cal­ly, it is a sym­bio­sis of a tra­di­tion­al mop and a steam clean­er. Steam, which is sup­plied from spe­cial holes, soft­ens the dirt, and a microfiber cloth eas­i­ly removes it.

You can wash any­thing with such a device: ceram­ics, tiles, floors, mar­ble and car­pets. The mop also improves the qual­i­ty of dis­in­fec­tion — at high steam tem­per­a­tures, it cleans sur­faces from germs and par­a­sites. And to make the device con­ve­nient to use, it is advis­able to choose mod­els weigh­ing no more than 3 kg.

There are two types of steam mops:

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Tra­di­tion­al

Work at the expense of water and are cal­cu­lat­ed on damp clean­ing. A steam gen­er­a­tor with a water tank is built into the body of such mod­els, and for oper­a­tion it is con­nect­ed to the mains. Under the influ­ence of heat­ing, the water turns into steam, which escapes through the holes in the sole. The cloth attached to it absorbs mois­ture and effec­tive­ly removes dirt. When using this type, you should take care of dry clean­ing in advance;

Com­bined

These are steam mops in which a vac­u­um clean­er is built in or a rotat­ing elec­tric broom brush is installed in the sole. With this device, you can car­ry out both wet and dry clean­ing. The vac­u­um clean­er and the elec­tric broom can be switched on sep­a­rate­ly or togeth­er with the steam gen­er­a­tor.

Our rat­ing is based on cus­tomer reviews and rat­ings post­ed in var­i­ous sources on the Inter­net. Togeth­er with the experts, we will tell you about the best steam mops of 2022.

Editor’s Choice

1.BLACK+DECKER FSMH1321

A steam mop does a good job of clean­ing and dis­in­fect­ing a vari­ety of sur­faces (such as lam­i­nate or tile). High steam tem­per­a­ture of 110 degrees, accord­ing to the man­u­fac­tur­er, destroys up to 99% of germs and bac­te­ria.

The built-in water tank is equipped with an inter­nal fil­ter that pre­vents debris from enter­ing the water tank. The vol­ume of the water tank is 0.5 liters, and the water in it heats up in 15 sec­onds. The pow­er cord is 6 meters long, so you can cov­er a large area when clean­ing.

The body of this brush can be eas­i­ly dis­as­sem­bled. It is a steam gen­er­a­tor, a clean­ing floor head and a han­dle. Thanks to this, the device is con­ve­nient to store and trans­port from place to place. Addi­tion­al­ly, the set includes a rub­ber noz­zle for wash­ing win­dows. The device weighs quite a lot — more than 4 kg.

Main characteristics

Pow­er	1300 W
Water tank vol­ume	0.5 l
Water heat­ing time	15 sec­onds
Max­i­mum steam sup­ply	50 g/min

Pros and cons

Pow­er­ful steam, long cord, fast heat­ing, large tank

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Ranking the top 14 best steam mops of 2022

1.Shark S1000EU

The Shark S1000EU steam mop is designed to clean the floor from any kind of dirt (dust, grease stains, sticky stains). Thanks to the high tem­per­a­ture of the steam, it is able to thor­ough­ly dis­in­fect sur­faces with­out the use of chem­i­cals. The water in the 0.375 l tank heats up in 30 sec­onds.

The set comes with two noz­zles with reusable microfiber cloths that can be machine washed. The case of the device is made of strong plas­tic, while such a mop weighs less than two kilo­grams. A 5.5 m pow­er cord and a swiv­el steer­ing mech­a­nism enable com­fort­able and free move­ment around the house.

Of the sig­nif­i­cant short­com­ings, it is nec­es­sary to high­light a weak steam boost (25 g / min) and the lack of an auto­mat­ic steam sup­ply mode (you need to hold down the but­ton).

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2. Vileda Steam Mop

An inter­est­ing and very pow­er­ful mod­el. The tem­per­a­ture of the steam here reach­es one hun­dred degrees. Water, accord­ing to the declared char­ac­ter­is­tics, heats up in 15 sec­onds. This steam mop can work non-stop for 28 min­utes. A long cord will help you not to wor­ry about the dis­tance. Car­ry­ing han­dle — It is more con­ve­nient to trans­port this clean­ing tool.

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3. VITEK VT-8191

The steam mop has a max­i­mum pow­er for appli­ances of this type — 1500 watts. It can work with smooth floors and car­pets. The clean­ing device removes stub­born dirt and unpleas­ant odors.

The water tank is capa­cious — 450 ml, and the water in it heats up in 35 sec­onds. The length of the pow­er cord is 4.7 m. After use, you can dis­con­nect the remov­able han­dle of the device and store the mop in a col­lapsi­ble form in a clos­et or pantry, so it does not take up much space.

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4. Scarlett SC-SM31B01

A prod­uct that can also be called afford­able. The price is not the high­est on the mar­ket. Such a mop will not take up much space. It cleans well and gives out steam even­ly. Spe­cial prepa­ra­tions for work are not need­ed. Lam­i­nate, car­pet, tile — it is suit­able for almost every­thing. If you have a pet, then such a small thing is a must.

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5. Starwind SSM5333

This steam mop stands out not the high­est price on the mar­ket and has good reviews. Due to the pow­er of 1300 W, it has a pow­er­ful steam boost (30 g / min) and quick­ly heats the water (in 25 sec­onds). The tank capac­i­ty is 330 ml, which is enough for a full clean­ing of a one-room apart­ment.

The mop is not very heavy (2 kg), so the host­ess will not have trou­ble with it when clean­ing. Users also note the maneu­ver­abil­i­ty of the device — it allows you to clean in hard-to-reach places (in cor­ners, under a sofa or bed).

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6. Tefal VP6557

Accord­ing to some users who have bought such a steam mop, not a sin­gle mote remains after it. The beau­ti­ful design of the mod­el imme­di­ate­ly catch­es the eye. It does not leave streaks on the sur­face — this is also an extreme­ly impor­tant point. Also, the mop is quite maneu­ver­able and it is con­ve­nient to work with it.

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7. MAUNFELD MF-1931W PRO

This steam mop deserves to be in the rank­ing of the best in 2022, as it has a lot of pos­i­tive reviews from users. Its opti­mal pow­er is 1500 W, and the vol­ume of the water tank is 350 ml. This is quite enough for a full-fledged clean­ing of a one-room apart­ment along with sur­faces. The steam mop weighs 3.15 kg, but this is off­set by the impact resis­tance of the body.

For bet­ter clean­ing, the set includes many use­ful acces­sories: a glass scraper noz­zle, a car­pet brush, a spot noz­zle for clean­ing stains on small sur­faces, a fun­nel for con­ve­nient­ly fill­ing the tank with water, two reusable microfiber cloths and a jet noz­zle for clean­ing cor­ners, base­boards, crevices and oth­er hard-to-reach places.

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8. Coolfort CF-3100

Reli­able and easy to use steam mop. She works with par­quet, lam­i­nate, linoleum and oth­er floor cov­er­ings. The device includes a spe­cial noz­zle for clean­ing car­pets, as well as a reusable nap­kin with Vel­cro for effec­tive clean­ing of the premis­es.

The elec­tro­mag­net­ic pump pro­vides an aver­age steam boost (23 g / min), but this is enough for high-qual­i­ty clean­ing of coat­ings. The steam mop is equipped with sim­ple con­trols: it is turned on with the help of a but­ton on the han­dle, with its help one of three oper­at­ing modes is select­ed. The heat­ing time is 30 sec­onds, and the light indi­ca­tor will noti­fy you when the device is ready for clean­ing.

The dis­ad­van­tages include the small vol­ume of the tank (0.3 l) and the rapid con­sump­tion of water (accord­ing to cus­tomer reviews).

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9. KARCHER SC 3 Upright EasyFix

The mod­el is suit­able for all hard floor cov­er­ings, includ­ing lac­quered par­quet. There are three pre­set modes with clear pic­tograms on the han­dle: wood, tile and car­pet. They are easy to switch and have dif­fer­ent steam inten­si­ties.

The device heats up with­in 30 sec­onds and is eas­i­ly refilled with plain water thanks to the remov­able tank, which is equipped with an anti-calc car­tridge. An LED indi­ca­tor is locat­ed on the device body. It informs the own­er about the cur­rent sta­tus of the steam mop with dif­fer­ent col­or sig­nals. Nap­kins can be changed with­out con­tact with dirt using a spe­cial Vel­cro.

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10. Pioneer MS1510UV

Steam mop with ultra­vi­o­let lamp and a large num­ber of noz­zles includ­ed. The device is designed for clean­ing any sur­faces: floors, fur­ni­ture, kitchen appli­ances, plumb­ing, win­dows and mir­rors. Hot steam pen­e­trates into the impu­ri­ties, and under the influ­ence of an ultra­vi­o­let lamp dis­in­fects the coat­ings. It requires 3 AA bat­ter­ies to oper­ate, which are not includ­ed.

In order for floor clean­ing to be effec­tive, a met­al tube must be attached to the body of the mop, and for ver­ti­cal sur­faces, dis­con­nect it and use the man­u­al option. Accord­ing to cus­tomer reviews, a 450 ml tank is enough for about 25 min­utes of clean­ing.

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11. Hotter HX-802

This steam mop is also equipped with a UV lamp. It copes with wet clean­ing of hor­i­zon­tal and ver­ti­cal sur­faces. With this mod­el, you can clean linoleum, car­pets, as well as mir­rors and win­dows.

The ultra­vi­o­let lamp turns on the but­ton which is locat­ed on the han­dle. The mechan­i­cal steam reg­u­la­tor is locat­ed on the body of the mop (tem­per­a­ture varies from 110 to 140 degrees). The angle of rota­tion of the brush in 180 degrees allows you to get rid of dirt in hard-to-reach places. Also includ­ed are 12 noz­zles, the main ones are: a floor noz­zle with a fine-haired pad, a scraper noz­zle and a brush, a spot noz­zle.

The dis­ad­van­tages of the device include a short cord (5 m) and a weak steam boost (accord­ing to cus­tomer reviews).

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12. Deerma Sterilization Steam Mop DEM-ZQ100

Com­pact steam mop with pow­er­ful steam out­put of 50 g/min. The device is great for clean­ing car­pets thanks to the noz­zle with rollers includ­ed. In addi­tion to car­pets, the device qual­i­ta­tive­ly cleans oth­er sur­faces with­out streaks: mar­ble, wood and tiles. A spe­cial steam gen­er­a­tor allows you to heat water up to 140 degrees in 30 sec­onds, and this tem­per­a­ture effec­tive­ly destroys bac­te­ria and virus­es.

Accord­ing to the man­u­fac­tur­er, the capac­i­ty of the tank (0.22 l) is enough to cope with clean­ing a room of 30 m² at a time. The kit comes with a three-lay­er nap­kin with Vel­cro, which effec­tive­ly absorbs dirt. Sig­nif­i­cant dis­ad­van­tages include clean­ing only hor­i­zon­tal sur­faces, as well as a small vol­ume of the tank (0.22 l) and the absence of replace­able rags in the kit.

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13. Ariete Steam Mop 4164

Pow­er­ful and com­fort­able mop. Many dif­fer­ent noz­zles catch the eye. That is, with this mod­el you can per­form a wide vari­ety of clean­ing tasks. It cleans a wide vari­ety of sur­faces. No basins of water and rags with deter­gents are need­ed. This steam clean­er heats up water in sec­onds.

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14. H2O X5

Pow­er­ful mod­el. Even after a gen­er­al clean­ing, she can find some uncleaned places in your room. Also with this mop you can iron dress­es, jack­ets, skirts — ver­ti­cal­ly and with­out remov­ing them from the hang­er. The mop is able to work with almost any sur­face. Sev­er­al dif­fer­ent noz­zles will only sim­pli­fy the clean­ing process.

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Leaders of the Past

1.AENO SM1

The har­mo­nious com­bi­na­tion of a mop and a steam clean­er makes clean­ing the apart­ment much eas­i­er. Hot steam at a tem­per­a­ture of 110 degrees is sup­plied under pres­sure and helps to remove the most dif­fi­cult stains and dirt. Its high tem­per­a­ture helps fight bac­te­ria, mold and odors.

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The kit comes with a large num­ber of noz­zles, thanks to which you can process sur­faces from dif­fer­ent mate­ri­als: linoleum, car­pet, wood, lam­i­nate, fab­ric on a sofa or cur­tains, plas­tic sur­faces. Buy­ers of this device also empha­size its envi­ron­men­tal friend­li­ness — you can not add chem­i­cals for work, just tap water is enough.

The device works sim­ply — you need to pour water into a spe­cial tank, con­nect the device to the net­work and wait 15–30 sec­onds until it is ful­ly heat­ed. It is not nec­es­sary to buy dis­tilled (puri­fied) water — there is a fil­ter sys­tem on the mop. The vol­ume of the tank is 0.38 liters, and the bat­tery life is up to 35 min­utes.

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2. Kitfort KT-1012

Good qual­i­ty mop with good steam. Accord­ing to users, it wash­es stains from the floor with­out much effort. Noth­ing needs to be squeezed out, water changed or any­thing else. It cleans par­quet, lam­i­nate, tiles. Con­ve­nient to use. Unpleas­ant odors after clean­ing with such a steam mop will also not remain. A long cord helps to cap­ture the entire room and clean up almost every­where.

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3. ENDEVER Odyssey Q‑605

Here you will find not only a set of nec­es­sary func­tions, but also a good pack­age. The set includes a waste con­tain­er, a replace­able microfiber fab­ric cov­er. The elec­tric brush can work in inde­pen­dent mode, which is also a big plus. Water heats up in 45 sec­onds. The steam tem­per­a­ture here is very high — it will help to clean even the most prob­lem­at­ic places.

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4. BRADEX Turbomax

Quite an afford­able option, giv­en the dis­count. Among the advan­tages, users high­light the light­ness and maneu­ver­abil­i­ty of this mop. With it, real­ly, there will be no prob­lems in work. Dirt can be removed even in hard-to-reach places. The mop has 4 work­ing lev­els for dif­fer­ent needs. If desired, it can be steamed right on the bed clothes or bed linen.

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5. Hotter HX-801

This steam mop cap­ti­vates equip­ment. There is a car­pet frame, microfiber noz­zle, mea­sur­ing cup, jet noz­zle, small round brush, large round brush, flat nylon brush, scraper, angled noz­zle, steam noz­zle, win­dow clean­ing noz­zle, exten­sion hose. With such a set, you can per­form a vari­ety of clean­ing tasks and they will be done well.

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How to choose a steam mop

Before mak­ing such a pur­chase, you need to know its main char­ac­ter­is­tics. How to choose a steam mop house­wife Ele­na Vasi­na.

Functionality

Flex­i­ble mod­els are always bet­ter than sta­t­ic ones. It is bet­ter to buy a mop with a mov­able head and a tri­an­gu­lar shape, then you can get into even the most inac­ces­si­ble places. The pres­ence of a vari­ety of noz­zles in the kit will also help to cope with dirt in the cor­ners.

The weight

It is not very con­ve­nient to work with a heavy tool. There­fore, it is rec­om­mend­ed to buy a mop that weighs a lit­tle (prefer­ably up to 3 — 3.5 kg). But it should be borne in mind that light weight is achieved through light­weight and non-impact-resis­tant con­struc­tion mate­ri­als.

Material

Speak­ing of fragili­ty, remem­ber that if the main struc­ture is made of plas­tic, then it may not be the most reli­able. It is bet­ter to choose mod­els with impact-resis­tant mate­r­i­al, as well as met­al and alu­minum rods.

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Rags

They are dif­fer­ent, and not all per­form their func­tions with dig­ni­ty. It is rec­om­mend­ed to choose cloths with microfiber noz­zles — they col­lect water best and do not leave streaks.

Mop height

It is bet­ter to choose the height of the mop accord­ing to your height, since most often the han­dle is not adjustable. It is not rec­om­mend­ed to take devices that are too large, as they are more dif­fi­cult to use dur­ing clean­ing.

Time of continuous work

It is also a very sig­nif­i­cant indi­ca­tor. It depends on the speed of clean­ing. It is desir­able that the mop inten­sive­ly sup­ply steam for 25–30 min­utes, so as not to take forced breaks dur­ing clean­ing.

Steam

The steam mop must have a con­ve­nient steam reg­u­la­tor, and its pres­sure must be at least 1 bar. At low­er rates, it will be dif­fi­cult to cope with even min­i­mal pol­lu­tion.

Power

The opti­mal pow­er of a steam mop is 1000 watts. If the pow­er is low­er, the device will heat up more slow­ly (more than 1 minute) and cope worse with clean­ing sur­faces. Also, the pow­er can reach up to 2000 W, but such mod­els are usu­al­ly equipped with a large tank and heavy con­struc­tion.