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(More customer reviews)This is a good product. Although I do not own one myself, I have used my father's many times when staying at his house to clean the hardwood floors. Just to let some of you know the idea behind the flat mop is that the pad itself needs to be removed and replaced FREQUENTLY. About the same number of times per cleaning as you would wring out and rinse a string mop. You mop the floor until the pad gets dirty and then you wash the pad in (ideally) a utility sink as if you were hand washing a t-shirt. When the pad is clean again you put it back on. This is a much more efficient method than just dragging the same old dirty string or sponge mop over a surface again and again. With this kind of system you can actually clean a floor. And when you are done you know it because any dirt remaining will be visible on your white mop pad/cloth. While living in Canada I was living alone and by removing my shoes each time I entered I was able to get the hardwood floors in my apartment so clean that I could walk barefoot over the floor without getting my feet dirty even in the slightest. So this kind of system works very, very well at getting a floor clean.
However, the velcro method that this system uses is a little less than ideal IMHO. At least I and probably many Europeans and Canadians have used much better versions. One problem with the velcro is that I have found eventually the velcro tape that comes glued to the bottom of the mop head becomes unglued. I suppose I could try to fix it by going out and buying some velcro tape at a hardware store, but I shouldn't have to do that. The other problem with velcro is that it takes a bit of effort to get the pad off. When removed with great frequency as is required with this kind of mop it can get a bit annoying.
The flat mop that I prefer is made by the German company Vileda. It is called the "Fibro-Contact" and uses a system where the mop head is hinged with a seam in the short direction. You press a spring loaded plastic button on the top of the mop head (which can also be pressed with your foot very easily) in order to quickly and easily detach the pocketed furry cotton pad/cloth to clean it in a sink. I find that this system (which relies on the mop pad having pockets on the ends) seems much better designed for the many pad removals necessary. With the Simplee mop I always have to spend a few annoying seconds fighting the velcro and patting down the mop head when replacing it. The system is just not as fast or as easy as other systems.
Vileda does make one flat mop system that is actually available in the US for about twenty dollars. It is sold through OCedar. (http://www.ocedar.com/main.taf?erube_fh=ocedar&ocedar.submit.getProductDetails=1&ocedar.productid=36)
It cannot be bought through any of their resellers. You have to purchase directly through OCedar at 1-800-543-8105. I am not clear on how the Vileda Ultra Max system works exactly. It seems to use some kind of rubber fasteners to hold on the mop pad instead of using velcro or using a hinge. I have only just ordered one myself so I have no idea how well it works. For the hinge release flat mop from Vileda you will actually have to travel to Canada or Europe. Many retailers in Canada carry them. Canadian Tire and IGA are two examples. None of them ship to the US. So, other than the Vileda Ultra Max all we have to choose from are velcro flat mops like this Simplee or the Starfiber Starpro Microfiber Mop and Microfiber Pad Kit. They are all far better than string and sponge mops though.
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