Bissell Power Fresh Steam Mop with Natural Sanitization, Floor Steamer, Tile Cleaner, and Hard Wood Floor Cleaner with Flip-Down Easy Scrubber, 1940A

I have owned floor cleanng products for 40 years. We had an old bissell steam vac and this is a lot better. The vac is light weight and manufers easily. The vac cleans great with little effort. The machine is ready to use in a minute and starts steaming. You do not have to use a trigger to get the steam going. There are 3 steam settings. I use the low setting for wood floors and the high setting for tile floors. There is also a brush you can use for problem spots. Remember to use only distilled water. I lreally like using this vac.

I LOVE this mop. I used it for years in our home that had tile floors. The quality is excellent! My floors were spotless and sanitized. We moved to a home that had vinyl plank flooring. I since learned it is not recommended for this type of flooring. So now my most favorite mop in the world just sits in storage. Today, as I pulled out my other horrible mop to do the floors an idea popped into my head. Since my basement is partially finished and has concrete floors why not try my steam mop on those floors? I am beyond happy with my idea! It did a wonderful job and the floors are clean!

This steam mop is a replacement for an older one (different brand) that kept breaking on me. I went back to the old "tried and true" method of mop and bucket of soapy water for a time, but found myself missing the ease and convenience of a good steam mop. I was definitely attracted to the positive reviews on the Bissell, so that was a big draw. The price was right too. I've been happy with it since I've had it. Easy to use and very effective at cleaning. We have sealed hardwood, seal laminate, and ceramic tile in our house, so this mop has been tested on different types of floors. Hardwood: works great. The basic mop cloth is better than the one with the little "grippers" etched into it. It glides much more smoothly across the floor. To keep the shine up, I'll spray a fine mist of vinegar over small areas as I steam mop. Ceramic: My favorite type of flooring by far to use this on, mostly because you don't have to even think about moisture issues with it. Cleans perfectly every single time. If something does get stuck in the grout, there is a small scrubber attachment that you can use to scrub as you mop. Laminate: I'm always extremely careful whenever cleaning my laminate, regardless of how I'm cleaning it. Let's face it, laminate and water do not mix. We installed our flooring and sealed it at all the seams, but I still worry. While you can't turn off the steam on this mop during usage (if it's plugged in, the steam is going), you can reduce the amount of steam to the lowest level, which I've found to be just right for "delicate" floors like laminate. In the past (with my other steam mop) I did begin to notice a bit of a dull build up that happened after using the steam mop exclusively for about 3 months; using a regular mop and some laminate floor cleaner seamed to clear that up quickly. I don't know if that will happen with this steam mop, but I'm anticipating it and am prepared for it. Things to consider: --If this is your first steam mop, be aware that it's not the same as cleaning with a mop. I remember wondering how it was cleaning my floor at all; but it does. In fact, it does an amazing job. I'm constantly repulsed by how nasty the mop cover is after one use. Yuck. --Expect to buy more mop covers. You'll get 2 with this unit. And those 2 are great. But the thing about steam mops is that the cover will become gross as you mop around your house---especially if you're doing a major cleaning that is picking up a lot of dirt. The more dirty that mop cover gets, the better the chance of leftover streaks on your floor will be. Decide which sort of mop cover you use most and pick up an extra pack of them. You may want to use a fresh mop cover for each high-traffic area. ---Be aware that some floors just love to show streaks and there isn't too much you can do about it. My hardwood and ceramic are a dream to clean with the steam mop, but the laminate is a bit more fussy. If the cover isn't clean, the floor will look streaky and almost like there's a film on it when you're done. I try to do that flooring first to reduce that risk. If you notice a build up after a while, do a mop/bucket round of cleaning with a designated laminate cleaner. That should cut through the "film"; you'll be fine to steam mop once again. Overall opinion: I like this machine. It's simple. Straight forward. Easy to use. You can't turn the steam off while the unit is plugged in, but I'm okay with that and have never had any issues because of it. Changing between steam levels is as easy as pushing a button and the result is almost immediate. The water heats up quickly (about 30 seconds) so my mop is ready to use when I'm ready to use it. There is a slight "knocking" sound that happens while the mop is plugged in and as I'm using it, but it doesn't affect the usage and hasn't been a problem. The manual mentions that it can happen, and I think it has to do with how the water is drawn from the water tank by the machine. My one complaint is that one of the mop covers has a rip in the seam (where the elastic is sewn on). I can stitch it and it will be fine, but it's annoying that it happened after one wash. Also, the mop covers will not be white ever again after you've used them. No matter how you wash or pretreat them. I've gotten over that too and it doesn't really matter. In the end, so long as this machine continues to work well, I'm happy.

I had a Bissell steam mop many years ago, so when I decided to purchase a new one, that is the brand I wanted. My requirements were at least 1500 watts and a nice long cord, and it fit the bill. It functions just a well as I remembered - good steam, easy to operate, heats quickly, and cleans well. The cover did not want to fit the head as well as I thought it should; however it never loosened and stayed put during the mopping. I purchased a "refurbished" mop at a lower price, and so far, so good.

Although very optimistic about this purchase, after following the instructions TO THE LETTER, and only using distilled water, it failed to produce steam after only one use. How disappointing! I DO NOT recommend this product at all. Accordingly, I am sending it back for a refund. I will, most likely, order a HAAN steam cleaner to replace this Bissell failure. UPDATE #1: I posted the above review several hours ago after trying to use my Bissell PowerFresh Steam Mop for only the second time. Of course, as I explained above, the steamer failed to work, prompting me to request a return shipping label for a refund; however, before packing the unit up, I looked online for possible fixes to my problems and came across this U-Tube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz8OvV30sHM I tried the half-CLR / half-Distilled Water mixture (poured directly into the water reservoir) and let it sit for approximately three hours. Upon turning on the unit to see if it would make steam …. NOTHING …. but wait! …. after trying for several second without success, I (as they did in the video) shook the steamer from side to side quite forcefully and … BLAMMO …. a strong burst of steam suddenly came exploding from the steam mop head and it began functioning absolutely perfectly, as if nothing was ever wrong. I immediately powered the steam mop down and promptly emptied the water reservoir of the CLR mixture, rinsed the reservoir out good, then refilled the reservoir with clean, fresh distilled water. Afterwards, I was able to mop my entire tiled kitchen, tiled hallways, and tiled bathrooms with nary a hitch. The Bissell Steam Mop operated exactly as it was designed. In retrospect, now that I see how the Bissell Powerfresh Steam Mop operates when it is working properly, I realize that the first time I used the steam mop, the steamer was not putting out the proper amount of steam. Obviously, there was a clog in the unit when I unboxed it, when lends me to believe that Amazon shipped me a unit that had been returned. I come to that conclusion based on the fact that the box the Bissell PowerFresh Steam Mop arrived in from Amazon was a plain brown cardboard box, unlike one you would expect from a manufacturer. While I was at Sears yesterday, I looked at some Bissell PowerFresh Steam Mops that were displayed for sale and (unlike the box I received from Amazon) the boxes were very colorful with bold pictures of the steam mop proudly displayed on each side. Quite a difference! I'm going to keep the return label that I downloaded from Amazon's website for at least a couple of weeks since I may still very well return it. It kind of leaves a bad taste in my mouth that Amazon (to my belief) sent me a used/returned unit. I will give it another try or two before I decide whether or not to return it. However, I WILL upgrade my rating, just slightly (to 3 Stars), because the Bissell PowerFresh Steam Mop DID do a beautiful job on my floors after it was flushed with whatever debris/gunk was clogging the steamer flow tubes. Indeed I was VERY impressed with the overall simplicity of operation, the amount of steam that contacted the floor, and the finished cleanliness of the finished floors. Quite nice! Recommended … but with caution! UPDATE #2: Okay …. it's official … the Bissell Powerfresh Steam Mop is a piece of CRAP! Today I attempted to use it for the third time and, AGAIN, it would not operate. It required yet another dose of CLR before the steamer mechanism came to life. Accordingly, I am reducing my review to only one star, but that's only because I can't give it ZERO stars. NOT RECOMMENDED!!! UPDATE #3: August 22, 2015 …. Today I was at Sears in Savannah, GA and purchased a new Bissell Powerfresh Steam Mop. As noted above in my earlier review, the steam mop I received from Amazon was packaged in a plain brown cardboard box, void of any embellishment or product photos. This, of course, led me to believe I might have been sent a repackaged unit by Amazon, perhaps a defective unit that was previously returned. Regardless, the Powerfresh that I received from Amazon NEVER worked properly. Fast forward to today …. the Bissell Powerfresh Steam Mop that I purchased from Sears (unlike the one from Amazon) was contained inside a very colorful cardboard box, adorned with photos of the product and highly descriptive information. I purchased the unit for $89, and paid an additional $18 for a 2-year replacement warranty. I brought the Bissell Powerfresh Steam Mop home and assembled it according to the instructions (which is VERY simple). After assembly, I poured fresh distilled water into the reservoir and plugged in the unit. YES! …. The Bissell Powerfresh Steam Mop that I purchased from Sears fired right up and within one minute was pumping away steam like an old locomotive! I immediately steam mopped my tile kitchen, tile hallway, and tiled bathrooms with nary a hitch. It worked beautifully and the resulting cleaned floors looked fantastic! Acccordingly, I am now escalating my star-rating from 1 to 5. Yes, it was a frustrating and annoying beginning to my relationship with the Bissell, but the unit that I purchased today worked so well and did such a fantastic job on my floors, I have to give it a max-rating. Would I purchase the Bissell Powerfresh Steam Mop from Amazon? …. HELL NO …. Would I purchase the Bissell Powerfresh Steam Mop from a local department store? ….. YES YES YES! At the moment I whole-heartedly recommend the Bissell Powerfresh Steam Mop; however, it I run into issues in the future I will most certainly provide an update.

I am impressed. I have used "swiffer" for a long time. However, 2 puppies changed my perspective on "clean." After I put this together, took 10 minutes tops. It was however comical to watch me try to figure out how to attach the handle. Three Stooges could figure it out better and faster than I did. It was one of those days. Anyway after laughing it really took less then a couple of minutes before it was "together. I just attached the handle, plugged it in, figured out which figure (picture on the front of the steamer) to push and I was steaming my kitchen floor. It's really that easy. Ok, so another comical moment was when I was trying to figure out how to "spray" release the steam. Remember, I was a swiffer user! Once I realized that plugged in and selecting the level of clean on the front IS ON, I was good to go. Let me clarify. You plug it in. Then you push the steam level button to turn it on. You will hear clicking noises so don't freak out. When the light flashes it's working. After it's ready to go, the light will be steady, you push the "steam level" button until the light above the picture of the steam amount you want is on. You'll know what I mean when you look at the front of your Bissell. To turn it off simply push the "steam level" button again. Now you can unplug it. To push the mop across the floor is not difficult, however please note that it is not as light as a swiffer or other such product so a little more push, not strength, is needed. 1 month prior to getting my Bissell Powerfresh Steam Mop I had scrubbed my kitchen floor on my hands and knees. I used the old swiffer after and was pretty impressed with myself, but thought I'm getting older and Cleaning a floor like that again was not going to happen. First use of this Bissell shocked me. really! I could not believe how dark the previously bran new white pad had become. I used my swiffer after and came up with nothing, nada! I hand washed my pad, let it air dry (highly recommended) and wished I had bought another set so I could mop everyday with this thing.. So, yes I ordered the "Bissell" replacement pads. Comes in a 2 pk, 1 - extra scrub and 1 - regular. Do not waste your money buying an off brand. You'll spend more by returning them, or discarding them and purchasing the Bissell anyway. Please note, you do not need extra pads at least not right away. I hand wash my pads. I have a sink in my wash room that has a rub board built in, like the old wash boards. Use Dawn dish soap and rub away. Then rinse thoroughly. I let it air dry by handing it over the handle of my outside broom. You do not have to wash them between uses IF there is little dirt on them. However, I can't. It must be that OCD thing. It comes with 2 pads so you should be ok. To remove the pad, take it off from the back first and unless you wait for it to "cool" down watch out for the hot steam. (That's why we bought it - hot steam.) To put a pad on the Bissell is very easy. Start with the straight edge, front of the Bissell, the picture is inside the pad ;) Then the back easily slides on because of the elastic. I use this on my kitchen floor three times a week currently because of the 2 puppies. Once they are completely house trained I'll only use it once a week. I have a lot of in and out foot traffic across my kitchen floor. Once a week on each bathroom floor and the kitchen floor and my floors look fresh. Kitchen floor looks like new. The dated linoleum, from the early 70's is the give away in the bathrooms. However, they look and feel much, much better after having used this on them the first time. There was a noticeable difference on the older floors. It may seem pricey. However, consider that this is a one time purchase, is easy to use and will be used repeatedly. I have already told friends about this product. If you live in the country, or have animals, or small children, or lots of company or all of the aforementioned then you really want this. NOTE: I would/will NOT use this on my wood floors. I know the product and reviews have stated otherwise. Experience, my sister's is not good with steam mops on wood or wood laminate flooring. I would/will use it on Tile, linoleum, and painted/ stamped concrete. One last thing. I had just put in Granite counter tops and the installers left behind adhesive on the floor. Couldn't get it off before and wasn't about to use a scrapper on my floor. I put down the attached back scrubber and watched with disbelief. The scrubber goes down with a slight push of your foot. It releases the same way. Oh and the adhesive is gone without forceful effort!

Just received this and did 2 large tiled rooms and love this thing. I even left some stains on the floor after ordering this just to see how well it handles them and it did a wonderful job. While it's still work it's better than a wet mop and definitely better than using other manual processes. Received the unit in a nice compact box. The main unit was in 3 pieces which were very easy to put together. The bottom piece plugs into the central unit with a press fit & snap. The top handle slides into the main unit and is held in place with a single screw (either flat blade or Phillips screwdriver will work). Took me longer to locate a screwdriver than assemble the unit. Total time - about 5 minutes (including locating the screwdriver). Included with the unit are 2 mop heads and a couple of scent pads. Also included are the various manuals & warranty information. The 2 mop heads are of different styles. One is an all white pad which correlates to what would be a standard mop head. It's all fabric and very soft. The second is similar to the first however it has built in grey scrubbing lines throughout the mop. This second head would be a better choice if you have dried, or caked on, stains that need a little extra oomph to get up. Bissell states both are machine washable using liquid detergent only and recommends they be air dried. Getting the unit ready for work is as easy as filling the reservoir with distilled water (I'm guessing about 24-30 ounces), plugging it in and selecting a steam level. Three different steam levels are provided for light, medium and heavy soil levels. Although my floor was all tile I'd probably only use the light level for any wood laminate flooring (and heed Bissell's warnings as well to avoid damaging your flooring). Once fired up the unit is producing steam in about 30 seconds. From there it's pretty much just a matter of pushing it back and forth to get up the filth. If you have an ultra heavily soiled area this unit has a built in scrubber on the back which can be raised/lowered as needed. Operation is very simple and results are great. In my opinion the level of effort is much less than a regular mop because I don't have to press this unit down to clean stubborn deposits and I tend to do that with a regular mop. The 2 large rooms (approx. 1000 square feet total) used about a half gallon of distilled water. I was using the unit at the maximum steam level and had to pay numerous heavily soiled areas extra attention. So to start out most people can buy a gallon of distilled water and figure out how much to keep on hand for future use. FYI they recommend using distilled water because it doesn't contain minerals like tap water does. You can use tap water, just beware it will leave deposits in the machine which may shorten it's life. Bissell states this unit will kill 99.9% of bad stuff it comes in contact with. While true it's a little of an overstatement. It will only kill 99.9% of the bad stuff if you leave it in 1 place for 15 seconds. So for problem spots this may be realistic, but not for a whole room. However the performance of this unit makes it worthwhile anyway. In the end I'd highly recommend this to anyone. By the way did I mention I wish I had one of these years ago?........

This is one of my Top 10 Favorite Amazon Purchases. If you like short reviews, my second to last section is pretty much a summary of why I find the Bissell Steam Mop far superior to the Shark Steam Mop. I’ve been trying to write more in-depth, detailed reviews with pictures and videos. On this steam mop, there’s tons of great reviews and videos already and I don’t think I can make one that’s better. I did want to throw my hat in the ring with those who LOVE this steam mop. My review will focus on how much more happy I am with this steam mop than with the Shark Steam Mops I had in the past. ♦I Got a Shark! Our house is about 2100 sq ft and every inch except for the garage and the kitchen area is ceramic tile. The kitchen area is laminate for now (i.e. steam-moppable). I remember thinking, I am never going to scrub these floors on my hands and knees. I was impressed by the infomercial and read many reviews on the Shark. The negative ones mostly mentioned about how the plastic shaft broke by putting too much pressure on it. This didn’t seem too bad to me, so I went ahead and purchased it new for about eighty to a hundred bucks at a local store around the time we moved in about 5 years ago. ♦It Worked Great – Until It Didn’t! I was delighted to find out how well the Shark cleaned the floors and was always careful to be gentle as possible to avoid breaking the plastic. I admit I didn’t 100% understand the difference between distilled and filtered water, so I always used bottled water. I’ll also admit that I am not a clean freak: I clean to relieve stress, for company, or when it’s getting really bad, even by my not-so-high standards. The first Shark lasted for several years of infrequent use. My mother accidentally broke it when cleaning once and replaced it with one from the second-hand store. The one she purchased for me worked for a while. I think I got a third from the second-hand store as well. That one stopped working a few months ago. I tried another two from the thrift but neither worked. At this point, I was just about done with Sharks – I didn’t see any at the second hand store and I wasn’t about to buy another one for full price. A few months ago we had houseguests coming, so I searched on Amazon for several hours and this Bissell appealed to me the most. ♦Hail Mary Pass! Fail. I was about to purchase it but wondered if any of the literally 3-4 Sharks I had in my laundry room could be fixed. I read several articles on the Sharks not working due to being clogged with mineral deposits. I tried the pipe cleaner, the paperclip, and CLR; unfortunately, nothing worked. At this point, I decided to cut my losses and ordered the Bissell. ♦Hello Bissell – Where were you all my life? I was impressed by the Bissell immediately upon taking it out of the box. Here are my thoughts on the differences between the two: •The Bissell is significantly sturdier and of a much higher quality than the Shark. I wish I would have taken side-by-side pictures, but I immediately trashed the Sharks upon using the Bissell for the first time. •The water tank on the Shark is small. It is built into the unit, which is inconvenient when it comes to re-filling. The hole to pour water in is tiny. It’s nice that they provide a tiny funnel, but that’s just something else to store and/or lose and I’d rather have an opening big enough where I didn’t need a funnel. The Bissell tank is much larger. It is removable and the opening is very easy to fill. We can mop so much more of the floor on one Bissell water tank than we could with the Shark. **I am not sure if my other Shark issues were possibly caused by not using distilled water; I want to keep my Bissell for a long time, so I am making it a point to keep several gallons of distilled water on hand for those times when I am in the cleaning mood. •I find that the Bissell cleans just as well as the Shark, and I wouldn’t be surprised if it worked better and allowed me to clean it faster if I was able to do a side-by-side comparison. We haven’t used the scrubby brush yet. •The Bissell stands up by itself; the Shark does not (if not propped against something, it will fall). I am definitely someone who has a tendency to knock things over so I won’t be leaving the Bissell in a room upright for an extended period of time, but I find this very convenient when I am moving from room to room, or refilling the water tank. I may also get motivated one day to leave it running on the floor to try to clean the grout lines. There was no way to do this with the Shark. •My mother was able to find many Shark pads at the second hand store. I still have about ten of them in a container, in hopes that I’ll find a way to be able to use them with the Bissell. Extra Bissell pads are expensive. I purchased a pack of 2 on Amazon, since if the cleaning bug hits me, I don’t want to be forced to wait to finish mopping until after laundering the pads. I wish the Bissell pads were cheaper, but the replacements did fit perfectly and work as well as the originals. I have no complaints about the quality. http://amzn.com/B00A6G37SU •I didn’t use and I have no intention of using fragrance disks. I don’t like artificial fragrances, although I do like essential oils. I read some people put a few drops in the water tank, and I bet they smell great, but I plan on just using water. My main concern is that the Bissell continues to work as long as possible, and I don’t want to add anything that could potentially clog or degrade the system. **Edit: Please read the excellent comment another reviewer added regarding the warranty. I find this information very important.** ♦Last Word I feel somewhat hypocritical in being harsh on the Shark for not lasting longer when I did have my first at least two years for sure, and I’ve only had the Bissell a few months (so I don’t know for sure how long it will last). The difference in quality between the two, even at first sight, is remarkable, so I would be very surprised if the Bissell did not outlive the Shark. I will update my review if anything changes for the better or worse.