Customer Reviews

Hoover 40303048 48-Ounce Floor-to-Floor Cleaner for FloorMate

5 star:		(21)
4 star:		(13)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

It's ok. It's nice that it can switch from hard wood to tile. I just used this product for the first time since I finally finished using the bottle of Old English floor cleaner that came with the machine. I cleaned the kitchen floor first and it seemed to do all right. I did miss the clean scent that the Old English cleaner had. Next I cleaned the linoleum in the bathroom. It didn't seem to get the floor as clean as the Lysol cleaner. It didn't scrub the hairspray residue off the floor like the other cleaner does. And again, I missed the clean smell from the Lysol. The smell of this cleaning fluid borderline stinks. I don't know why Hoover had to mess up a good thing but I wish they wouldn't take the Old English cleaning fluid off the market. If I have to choose between cleaning ability and good scent or a fluid that is versatile but stinks I would choose the first one.

I agree wholeheartedly with the other reviewers about the smell of this cleaner...it almost made me lose my lunch. Disgusting, UGH. I suggest anyone who cannot stand this smell to use the Bissell formulations, either the Wood Floor Solutions or Hard Floor Solutions. They have a pleasant, fresh, clean scent.

I bought this for my wife--kinda had to since I also bought her the Floormate for xmas... She said that the directions make it WAY too concentrated. She was using 1/3 cup instead of 2 cups (or something like that). This is great news to me, since it means the same bottle will last a lot longer! Overall, we've only used the floormate a couple times, but it seems to do a great job on our tile. Get's it clean, and no residue (especially when diluted properly--i.e. about 1/5 the recommended amount...)

I had to replace my Floor mate after one year. After reading the instrutions I realized it was my fault. You have to use the floor to floor cleaner or you will ruin it! It does a so so job on tile, but a wonderfull job on hard wood(laminate) floors, and also linoleum. I have all three.

I think the smell is fine. You can't really smell it after your done. I'm pregnant all the time and everything makes me want to puke, but this stuff is ok.

Hoover should not have discontinued the original cleaing solutions that worked with this machine. I way preferred the smell of the original ones. I use it mostly on wood floors, so the convenience factor was not an issue for me.

I've been using the first iteration of the machine and the fluids for almost 3 yrs now. I'm not sure why people would use so much. On my machine, the tank for the cleaning fluid/water mix, has a cap with a built in measurer. We use about 3 oz per cleaning and mixed with really hot water, it does a great job! We've never had an odor problem either when cleaning or afterwards. And compared to some of the fluids my wife has used when she mopped (and occasionally still does) the floor, now those stink! As long as the machine keeps working, I'll keep scrubbin'!

Good product. Love my Hoover hard floor cleaner. Don't know how I cleaned my floors before. This stuff makes them the kind of shiny you like to walk away from and look back on and admire (like a new car or something).

I like the scent, I guess it's just personal preference.
Also, I just wanted to add, you're supposed to use 2 OUNCES (1/4 cup), NOT 2 cups.

I had a hard time finding this cleaner and it is the only one recommended for my FloorMate by Hoover (imagine that). The other cleaners that I found either foamed or had wax in them. I finally looked on Amazon and there it was - even though a little pricey but it's a large bottle. It really works good and leaves the house smelling fresh and clean. I have stained and scored concrete as well as matching tile and it works great on both. I will re-order when the time comes. I didn't rate it 5 stars because this is about the only place I found to get it and the price with shipping makes it pricey. If it wasn't for those two things I would give it 5 stars.

I have always cleaned my floor with a mop. Then I tried the kit floor cleaners you can get at the grocery store. Finally I decided to try my Hoover SteamVac on my vinyl floor. I vacuumed first and then used my SteamVac set on "Bare Floor" and used the Floormate Floor-to Floor Cleaner. One swoop on an area I had just cleaned the "old way" and you could see a tremendous difference. The floor was actually white for the first time in years. And it was a lot easier. My machine squeegeed up the water on the floor and it was immediately clean and dry with no streaks. I LOVE IT!!!