BLACK+DECKER Steam Mop, White (HSM13E1)

I think this is better than using a Swiffer Wet Jet because you get the steam to kill bacteria and a washable microfiber pad. Having to work with a power cord is a small price for good cleaning.

For the price its totally worth it! Steam is great & its perfect for your first steamer!

Bought this to replace a different model that stopped working. Like this one much better, really puts out a good steam.

Im really surprised with this Black and Decker steam mop, and not in a good way. The mop is so stripped down. It functions, but its really lacking. -You get 1 mop pad. It is so thin and cheap it feels disposable. The mop pad sticks with a velcro-like strip onto the bottom of the mop head. Its not a very good pad at all and it just doesnt feel secure enough to really clean well. I actually had better luck using bonnet style steam mop pads that fit over the whole mop head. I had some left over from an old steam mop and they seemed to work better than what came with the Black and Decker mop. Also interesting is that the mop pad that this came with wasnt even the striped pads it shows on the box and in the listing images. I got a solid white pad that is super thin. -The mop is not free standing, it falls over if you dont prop it against something. -The water tank is built into the body of the steamer. If you dont have deep sinks, its a total hassle to fill. The instructions says not to leave water in it, so it is also annoying to empty if you have water left over in it when you are done mopping since you have to tip the whole mop. - The cord is short. REALLY way too short. Its frustrating to have to unplug this and find another outlet just to make it across the room. -The back of the steam mop has 1 hook to hang the cord. There is no bottom cord keeper to loop it around. Why so stripped down? -To make the 1 cord keeper hook situation even worse, the end of the plug has no prong on it to snap it onto the cord when you are done wrapping it to keep everything in place. Seriously, how are you supposed to keep the cord in order on this, short of tying it in a knot? ------------------------------------------------------ On the plus side, the machine is easy to use. -It has one switch to turn the steam mop on and another switch to turn the steam function on/off. -The handle is pretty comfortable to use and it puts out a decent amount of steam. -Its lightweight. -It can safely be used on hardwood and tile floors. Overall, it WORKS, but there are a lot of little things that make this feel like Black and Decker really skimped on the design and make it troublesome to use. If you are on a tight budget, this does work, but its almost better just to save for an upgrade since you will immediately have to make an additional purchase for more mop pads with this model anyway. Mediocre.

i purchased a black and decker steam mop catalog number SM1610 in october of 2012. it was a very fine steam mop and just died this year. I ordered this model, what a disappointment, flimsy nothing like my previous model. sending this product back. very disappointed in you black and decker!

Ive never owned a steamer mop so I was excited to try this. After cleaning my whole downstairs Ive determined that its just ok. Its not the worst, it could just be so much better. Its a pretty good height, with other mops I have to hunch or bend over but with this steam mop I can stand upright. Whats weird is in order to fill the water reservoir you have to awkwardly hold it under your faucet. The cord is way too short. Luckily we have a ton of outlets on our main level and it barely stretched far enough to do a single room before having to be unplugged. And it only came with one pad! After I washed the original pad it didnt come out super clean. Overall it was just ok.

There is no bottom hook to wrap the cord around. This is something that should definitely be there! The cord is short. A lot shorter than the one I currently had.

The steam mop would not heat up. Given that, I still have to pay. for returning it!

This is such a cool, simple invention. It heats up within 15 seconds and is ready to go. It puts out quite a bit of steam, so it wets the area quickly, at least as good as Swiffer wet, and you have a constant supply of the wet. I wish it came with a second pad, because it gets pretty dirty pretty quickly; there is no way I can do my whole house with one pad, maybe a few rooms. Its really simple to use, to set up, and to put away. I love it. Ive only had it a week, so I dont know how long it will last.

I had an old steam mop that I loved using on my new wood floors. When it finally broke I was not sure where to turn. There are a lot of different models out there at a lot of different prices. Though the cord could be longer, this steam mop works as well or better than my last one. One feature I really like is you can get additional pads for the mop. The one that came with it washed up nicely when I put it in the washing machine. I will deal with a little shorter cord to have these other two advantages.