Customer Reviews

Shark Steam Duster Microfiber Cleaning Pads, Set of 2, XT3501SD

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The "fingers" on this pad leave streaky smears on my wood and tile floors. You can actually see a line or dot for almost all of the "fingers". Steer clear of these purple pads and use the white ones because they leave everything looking smooth and clean. I am not sure what the purple pads are good for because they don't work well on floors. Amazon has a great return policy so I will be sending these back.

I had a veeeeeery dirty stone tile floor. I am embarrassed to admit that I neglected it for several months even while our dogs came in and out, we walked on it all the time, dropped things on it, etc... we would just wipe up obvious spills and leave it at that. Now that my son is about to start crawling, I thought we'd better get in gear and get the floor properly clean. I ordered this mop based on the infomercial and the amazon reviews. Today I used it for the first time, and while there is still some staining of the grout, the floor is squeaky clean after just 2 passes with this mop. It's very lightweight, easy to push, and even though it doesn't leave the floor totally dry right away, one end of the kitchen was definitely dry by the time I had reached the other end. So it pretty much works as advertised, surprisingly enough :-) It's easy to assemble-- I didn't even look at the directions because it was so intuitive. Please do read the directions on the operation, though-- it's not hard at all, but it is good to learn that you should let the mop warm up for about a minute then pump the handle about a dozen times before beginning to mop. Once you're mopping, also be sure to move the mop back and forth frequently (like you would a vacuum cleaner) so that you keep on getting a good amount of steam coming out. The other benefit of moving it back and forth is the added scrubbing, so it's not like the effort (which is very little) is for nothing. The microfiber pad does in fact pick up and trap all the dirt. You have to vacuum first to pick up bits of grass or rocks or other pieces of things (you'd do this prepping for a regular mop anyway) but after that this mop just cuts through any and all residue and dirt that is built-up on the floor. It didn't push the dirt around-- it wiped it away. I'll be mopping much more often now that I've found a tool that works so well with so little effort!

I am very glad to have them, because even though you get two sides of cleaning with each pad, you can never have enough when 70% of your house needs steam mopping!
That said, with the designation of "duster", I would have assumed they picked up more dust than they did. They really should be called a scooter -- it smears dust around a bit rather than picks it up.

The purple mope head is for picking up big muddy, like when it's been raining and I let my four dogs in from a few minutes of romping in the mud. I have a cattle ranch and I use this mop head more than the "fine tuning" ones!

I like these pads. The frilly fingers make it easy to push and they do clean the floors. Much much better then the XL microfiber flat pads being sold on this site.

This product is perfect for hard-surface areas that constantly collect dust/debris. Instead of having to continually clean the all-purpose pockets due to clumping, you can just use these cleaning pads to dust/mop at the same time.

The Price is great, the product is awesome and the quality is excellent! Thank you! Will buy again! Easy Transaction!

These pads works great, leave no streaks, and clean the floor as it sanitizes. It would be nice if they picked up more, but they are a mop replacement, not a broom replacement. This has replaced both my sponge mop and my swiffer.

These purple pads are definitely better than the white ones that came with the Shark Steam cleaner. The white ones left horrible streaks that made the floor look bad. These purple pads leave no streaks and the floor shines like I want it to. The price through Amazon is much better than what is charged in the stores. I am very happy with this purchase.