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Hoover H3030 FloorMate SpinScrub 500 Floor Cleaner | 
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| Brand: Hoover
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $199.99
Buy New: $159.95
You Save: $40.04 (20%)
New (2) from $159.95
Rating:  168 reviews
Color: White/Purple
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 24
Dimensions (in): 31 x 15 x 12
Warranty: 1
MPN: H3030
Model: H3030
UPC: 073502027981
EAN: 0073502027981
Release Date: February 12, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | All-in-one cleaning system vacuums, washes, and dries hard-floor surfaces | | • | 2-motor system; EZ Select dial for switching between cleaning options | | • | SpinScrub and grout brush; separate tanks for clean solution and dirty water | | • | 13-inch cleaning surface; fingertip trigger control; fold-down handle | | • | Measures 45 by 15-1/2 inches; 1-year warranty |
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Product Description
All-in-one cleaning system vacuums, washes, and dries hard-floor surfaces / 2-motor system; EZ Select dial for switching between cleaning options 13 nozzle Size - 45H x 15.5W / Weight - 23 lbs. Hoover 1-Year Limited warranty
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| Customer Reviews: Read 163 more reviews...
 Broke after 1 year! June 15, 2008
D. Sutton (South Carolina)
I made the mistake of letting my mother keep my original Floormate. I had it for 4 years and she has had it for the last 2 years - and it is still going strong. I went to buy a new one when I moved across the country, only to find the original having been "improved". After 1 year with the 500, the suction completely gave out on me. I had it repaired. 8 months later, the same thing happened again. The quality on this new model is nowhere near what it was on the original. I have come to love the convenience of the Floormate, so I will be trying a different model. Hopefully that one will fare better than this one did.
Short lived convenience April 9, 2008
Travel Bug (Peachtree City GA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I purchased this product a couple of years ago and used it for about a year. I recently disposed of it because it was taking up too much room in my closet since it stopped working. I have gone back to using my mop!
Theoretically it's a great idea - an appliance that vacuums and mops your floor! Practically here's what you do: you drag it out, plug it in, vacuum, clean out the receptacle of dirt, fill the reservoir with the cleaner, "mop" the floor, empty out the receptacle of dirty water, rinse it out and keep it for drying, rinse out the lint filter, and put it all away. With my mop here's what you do: You fill a bucket with water, get the mop out, mop the floor, rinse out the mop a couple of times, and put the mop away. Basically it's about the same amount of work except maybe you use a *little* more energy to mop.
But here's the main reason for my rating: after a year of use, water started to puddle on the floor and the unit lost it's mopping function which is what I used it for mainly. It just sat in my closet since I didn't want to mail the vacuum back to Hoover and pay shipping costs to fix it. I finally got rid of it last week
 I've used 2 April 2, 2008
T. Wells
I sold floormates along with other cleaning tools for a couple of years but I wasn't able to see them in action.....so I relied on customer's reports. Some customers told me that this was an excellent product and I never had one returned. I finally gave in and purchased one a few months ago. It was easy to set up out of the box.
I have ceramic tile throughout the house. I also own a Flip-it and it did a terrible job and took forever to clean the large area. I tried the dry vac on the Floormate and I was shocked to see it pick all the dirt it came into contact with....as well as loose hairs instead of blowing them around. So I went over the entire floor very satisfied with that feature. Then I tried the wash feature. My pup had dirty paw prints all over the floor and I was looking forward to testing the Floormate on them. And again the unit prevailed and removed the dirt. And amazingly I did the entire floor never needing the wet/dry (wet pickup) feature, the floor was drying as I was washing....squeegee did an excellent job. So I poured water on the floor to test the wet vac and it picked it up immediately...once again pleased. The tank fills up just about the time I finish so there is no need for running back and forth to the sink. The floor was shiny and smelled clean.
Now the downside with MY unit.... there is none. But a friend purchased one and it isn't nearly as good as mine (where I dropped 1 star). I tried it out and the dry vac seemed similar to mine....but it didn't clean the floor as well and the wet/dry (wet pickup) feature still didn't dry the floor completely after washing....which was a function that I didn't really need on my Floormate. I tried to convince him to take it back because it's my assumption that it's a faulty unit but they kept it anyways. So there's my suggestion, if it doesn't seem to get the job done take it back...it could just be the unit.
 This is FANTASTIC. If you have hard floors - A MUST March 21, 2008
T. Williams (SC)
I have read all the reviews on this page and several other blogs on the internet. I knew what cons to look for, and to be honest, I didn't find any. The first time I used it, I did take it very slow and went with the length of the boards (not across the boards). I couldn't believe the dirt it picked up -- I thought my floor was "clean" when I started. (I used warm tap water and vinegar)
I could see some of the cons people were stating if you went too fast. If you are WASHING your floors -- there is nothing better! Even if you have to take it a little slower(than regular vaccuming) - It still beats getting on my hands and knees scrubbing the floors or mopping the floors. It is soo much easier on your back and arms! Also, I think the tank sizes are perfect, I wouldn't want them any bigger - that would just make the size of the cleaner bigger and bulkier. This fits in my coat closet with my vaccum cleaner.
I wish I had bought this years ago. I highly recommend it - just don't rush it.
P.S. It also worked great on my bathroom floor--getting up the hairspray!
 waste of money! March 16, 2008
bettyboop (noyb)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I wasted my money on this item. It doesnt clean like the reviews said. It left water behind and I ended up having to go over it again. I don't like mops cuz its dirty. So is this, YOu have to clean up after just wasting time waiting for the floormate to TRY to CLEAN, and it takes forever to just scrub one area. I was hoping that the cleaner would make it easier, cleaner and faster. In this case it get a 0 for all of the above.Its easier,cleaner and faster to get a washcloth than to use this. Which was the whole purpose I was hoping that the floormate would rid me of! For the $$$. It needs to do more than just throw water on my floors, splatter them around with the brush and TRY to pick it up with the Suction. Sorry, just very upset i wasted my money, Don't waste yours...
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