This minimised the possibility of spills while filling, making it the easiest of the three to prep and, more importantly, the simplest to remove any leftover water from at the end before putting the mop away. Hard floors – The mop cleaned textured wooden floors and tiles efficiently, but left watermarks, requiring some further drying/polishing. All the handles snapped into place easily and the various shapes of mop pads all velcroed securely onto the bottoms, although the Russell Hobbs mop also came with a plastic carpet glider which, if you're wanting to deep clean textiles, helps keep the pad in place once although it took a bit of fiddling to get it securely attached. With it highly efficient microfiber pad and 300mL water tank capacity which releases steam as high as 100oC, you can easily deal with any mark left by grim and dirt on your floor for 50 minutes. In the main, this isn’t a problem – but it would have been nice to have the ability to reach high windows.

And with this 120℃-steam temperature, there is no doubt, no bacteria or virus can thrive on your floor, window, bathroom, kitchen, laminate, tiles and much more.Also, the 1L water tank releases steam with the appropriate temperature to ensure dirt quickly comes off any type of hard floors. To let out steam, either the trigger on the stick or the button next to the handle on the main unit needs to be pressed down continuously.

But this makes it difficult to gauge the water levels in the tank, which are only visible through the transparent plastic on the other side of the steam cleaner. The inclusion of a variety of tools means that you can use it to clean hard floors and carpets, tiles and windows, as well as sofas and curtains and any finer details in your kitchen or bathroom. The plastic carpet glider on the Russell Hobbs was also a handy bonus as it meant if you did have the urge to deep clean a carpet or rug or even tackle a stain on a sofa you could run the steamer across the fabric easily without it rucking. However, the Vax 586-SF-CC Multifunction Steam Mop leaves your home refreshing with an irresistible smell after cleaning.So, adopt a chemical-free steam mop like the Easy Steam 1300 W Upright Steam Mop and your home will never remain the same again. While they look very different, all three mops have a similar motor size, ranging between 1120W and 1200W and they all say they get to temperature within 15 and 30 seconds with Russell Hobbs the quickest and Shark the slowest on paper at least. This information is supplied for personal use only, and may not be reproduced in any way without the prior consent of Aldi nor without due acknowledgement. However, the 68 x 30 x 14 cm size with an ergonomic handle makes it very easy to use, unlike other traditional steam mops.

While this mop doesn’t have the sturdiest of builds, it’s freestanding – and, despite some wobbling, surprisingly difficult to knock over. water tank, 30 seconds heat up time, 30-min steam run time, detachable handheld, 10 accessories, variable steam setting.L water tank which releases the right steam at the right time to ensure your tiles and other hard sealed floors remain dust and germ-free. To get the best results from your steam mop you do need to sweep first to get ride of any surface dirt because as there's no suction otherwise you risk simply pushing the dirt around the room.