Okay, so I finally got my hands on one of those washer vacuum cleaner things. My floors were getting pretty grubby, and honestly, the whole mop and bucket routine was just getting old. I figured, let's give this combo gadget a shot.

Getting Started

Pulled it out of the box. Wasn't too complicated, thankfully. Just had to click the handle into the main body, pretty straightforward. There were two tanks – one for clean water, one for the dirty stuff it sucks up. Made sense.

First thing I did was fill up the clean water tank. Just regular tap water, though the little booklet mentioned maybe using their special cleaning solution. I skipped that for the first try, wanted to see what plain water could do. Popped the tank back in place. Easy enough.

The First Run

Alright, moment of truth. I hit the power button. It whirred to life, a bit noisy, kinda like a regular vacuum but maybe a bit... wetter sounding? If that makes sense. I started pushing it across the kitchen tiles.

Here’s what I noticed right away:

• It glided pretty smoothly. Not too heavy.
• You could actually see it wetting the floor slightly with the roller, then sucking the dirty water right back up.
• It definitely picked up the dust and little crumbs that were scattered around.

I tackled a dried-up coffee spill near the counter. Had to go over it a couple of times, holding it there for a second, but yeah, it lifted it right off. Better than just scrubbing with a paper towel, for sure. Moved onto the hardwood floors in the living room next. Seemed to work fine there too, didn't leave them soaking wet, which was good.

After the Cleaning

Finished doing the main downstairs areas. Now for the part I wasn't looking forward to – cleaning the machine itself. Pulled out the dirty water tank. Wow. The water was nasty. Like, really dark and murky. Kind of satisfying to see how much gunk it actually picked up, but also gross.

I dumped the dirty water down the toilet, rinsed the tank out thoroughly. The instructions said to also rinse the filter and the brush roller. Popped the roller cover off, pulled the roller out. Yeah, it had hair and fuzz wrapped around it. Rinsed that under the tap until it looked clean. Let all the parts air dry for a bit before putting it back together.

My Thoughts So Far

Honestly? It did a decent job. It's definitely quicker than vacuuming then mopping separately. The floors felt cleaner than just vacuuming alone. Seeing that dirty water tank really showed what was lurking on the floor.

Is it perfect? Nah. It's a bit bulky to get into tight corners, and the cleaning of the machine itself takes a few minutes. You gotta do that every time, otherwise, I imagine it'll start to stink. But overall, for a quick, regular clean? I think it's pretty handy. Way less hassle than the old mop and bucket, that's for sure. I'll keep using it.