Here are some customer reviews of
Hoover H3030 FloorMate SpinScrub 500 Floor Cleaner
: I have a large home with ceramic tile. I have been using the floor mate for 3 years now and can't say anything bad about it. I don't think there is a better way to clean hard floors and have such great results. The only things that I have had to replace have been the squeegee and filter.
Received the product on time and as advertised. I would do business with them again. I did however have to email Popeil to provide shipping details which were then provided.
 The hoover picks up a surprising amount of dirt from the floor. A huge improvement over the mop and bucket routine or the swiffer jet.
It does take a long time to get the floors clean. I would have designed the machine with much harder brushes and an ability to brush harder at particular spots. Also this does not reach corners well. Reconfiguring the nozzle and the brush should increase the reach of the product.
Overall a deifnnite buy though is a bit overpriced.
 When a friend raved about the used Floormate she had purchased at a garage sale, I decided to order a new one for myself. As I assembled it, I noticed a crack in the plastic on the main body of the unit, near where the nozzle clipped on. The piece of the plastic later broke off completely. At the nearest authorized service center, I found out that the part would take at least three weeks to arrive. So, instead I ended up returning it to Amazon and asking for a refund (the return process was very easy by the way and the refund promptly given). Never did have the opportunity to try it out. Haven't decided on whether I will try a similar product from another company.
I have an earlier model of the FloorMate, which I've owned for about 3 years now. I have ceramic tile floors on the entire first floor of my house, so this cleaner has been a huge time saver for me. Tile floors are pretty indestructible, but they're not self cleaning. The FloorMate really makes quick work of an otherwise nasty and time-consuming job. And as another reviewer pointed out, you'll be amazed at the dirt the FloorMate will pick up from floors you thought were already clean. Another thing I really like is the fact that it sucks the water off the floor right away - my floors are always in use (busy household, lots of little feet), so I can't afford to wait half an hour for the floor to dry. With this feature they're dry in about 5 minutes.
So why only 4 stars? I knocked off a star because the machine doesn't do as stellar a job on the grout as I would like (that may be fixed with this newer model). It cleans grout well enough , but I still have to pre-treat sometimes. I also don't think the dry vacuum feature is as good as my regular vacuum cleaner - but it's still okay for a quick pickup. If you have pets (as I do), you'll probably want something like a Dyson anyway, just to deal with all the pet hair.
All in all, the FloorMate is a very good floor cleaner and I highly recommend it. I'm by no means a clean freak, mainly because I just don't enjoy housework (who does?). If you're like me and you want clean floors without a lot of work, you'll really like this cleaner.
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