Ultimate Guide to Picking The Hand-free mops

Cleaning Mops offer a handy and practical solution to any of your home cleaning needs. But, like any technology, there are redundant options on the market, and not all of them are worth buying.

To make sure your money is good value for money, we provide a list of the main factors or questions you should answer.

After you complete the list, you will have a better idea of what to look for on the mop.

1.Products involved

1.1 Hand-Free Self-Cleaning Flat Mop & Bucket Set

This mop can be called the king of the new generation of the self-cleaning mop, the old collodion folding and twisting mop has many problems, such as: aging too fast, too many movable plastic parts; traditional cloth strip rotating semi-automatic wring mop also has many problems: it can not be completely wrung out, there is too much water left, and the effective floor mop area is not large.

The design of this mop has been very careful. Before using it, you need to fill the lower “WASH” area with water, then wash the mop in the “WASH” area, and scrape the water on the “DRY” area above, and the dirty water will flow into the WASH” area automatically.

In the current numerous styles of the hand-free mop, this product is still the simplest and most convenient to operate, as long as the mop head is aligned-insert-pull-insert-pull-out, there is no difficulty at all.

At the same time, the price is not expensive.

1.2 Sponge Self-Cleaning Mop & Bucket Set

This product can be called the ultimate evolution of collodion self-cleaning mop, together with a very creative 3-groove bucket, it can be cleaned, squeezed, and received simply by pressing down.

Especially when dealing with a large amount of stagnant water and overflow on the ground, the ability to absorb water and squeeze it out is very strong.

Of course, although it is the ultimate form of evolution, still can not avoid a few natural disadvantages of collodion mop, and then I’ll talk about it.

1.3 New Type of Dirty Clear Separation Mop & Bucket Set

Thanks to the invention ability of Chinese suppliers, the first mop has realized the separation of dirty and clean water in a real sense, ensuring that clean water is always used every time. This advantage alone deserves great praise.

It is very creative to integrate an automatic water discharge valve under the mop tank to guide clean water to clean the mop and sink the dirty water to the bottom.

Of course, although the design concept is very good, this mop requires some skills to use, and it is not as simple as the Hand-Free Self-Cleaning Type.

2. Comparison of Convenience

2.1 Weight and Ergonomics

These three models have no problem in terms of weight and ease of use. After absorbing water, the weight is about 1 kg, the length of the mop rod is adjusted freely, and there is a steering joint at the connection between the mop and the connecting rod, which is more convenient.

2.2 The Process of Prepare-Moping-Clean

The soul of the self-cleaning mop is the cleaning process, and it is also an important criterion for judging the quality of the mop.

2.2.1 Hand-Free Self-Cleaning Flat Mop & Bucket Set

Process:

1. Filling the cleaning bucket with water.
2. Insert the mop into the cleaning bucket and soak the mop.
3. Mopping the floor(The effective cleaning area is about 15-20 square meters at a single time).
4. Repeat step 2 to clean the mop.
5. Refresh the water and finish the work(The effective cleaning area of a box of water is about 50-80 square meters because using sewage to clean the mop, the water is easy to get dirty)

• Speed：★★★★★
• Convenience：★★★★★
• Difficulty：★
• Cleaning Efficiency：★★★★★

（This is the easiest mop to operate, but the disadvantage is that the water needs to be refresh manually frequently.）

Note: The mop water bucket is high, there are requirements for the height and location of the faucet at home, the general faucet cannot be put in, it is best to bring down the shower

2.2.2 Collodion Self-Cleaning Mop & Bucket Set

Process:

1. Filling the cleaning bucket with water to the water level.
2. Insert the mop into the cleaning bucket and soak the mop.
3. Mopping the floor(The effective cleaning area is about 10 square meters).
4. Repeat step 2 to clean the mop.
5. Refresh the water and finish the work(The effective cleaning area of a box of water is about 30-50 square meters because using sewage to clean the mop, the water is easy to get dirty)

• Speed：★★★
• Convenience：★★★★
• Difficulty：★
• Cleaning Efficiency：★★（Both washing and changing water are too often）

2.2.3 New Type of Dirty Clear Separation Mop & Bucket Set

Process:

1. Fill up the clear bucket.
2. Mop against the water release switch arm, clear water flows into the trough to wet the mop, squeeze the water scraper at the rear to squeeze the water.
3. Mopping the floor(The effective cleaning area is about 20-30 square meters at a time, because the mop is washed with clean water each time, and the mop is relatively clean).
4. Repeat step 2 to clean the mop.
5. Refresh water and finish work(The effective cleaning area of a box of water is about 100 square meters)

• Speed：★★★★
• Convenience：★★★★
• Difficulty：★★★
• Cleaning Efficiency：★★★★（The efficiency of this mop depends on the individual’s operation skill. If you want to squeeze out the water, you need to rub it skillfully with the water scraper in the rear, which is not as easy to operate as the other two.）

2.3 Water Consumption

2.3.1 Hand-Free Self-Cleaning Flat Mop & Bucket Set

• Bucket Capacity: 8L, can use about 50 square meters at a time.

2.3.2 Collodion Self-Cleaning Mop & Bucket Set

• Bucket Capacity: 3L, can use about 30 square meters at a time.

2.3.3 New Type of Dirty Clear Separation Mop & Bucket Set

• Bucket Capacity: 3L，can be cleaned about 4 times and supports about 100-120 square meters.

3. Cleaning Effect

3.1 Cleanliness

Select about 5 square meters of natural ash ground（Use a floor-sweeping robot to clean 2 days ago.），Use the cleaned mop to mop the floor respectively. Use paper towels, wipe the floor, and sample 2 times：

A：The ground at the beginning of mopping (mainly to test the initial cleanliness)

B：The rear section of the ground after dragging 5 square meters (mainly testing the continuous cleaning level)

3.1.1 Hand-Free Self-Cleaning Flat Mop & Bucket Set

Initial Stage：★★★★★

Terminal Stage：★★★

Comments: enough water, many fluffs, large contact surface, the comprehensive effect is good.

3.1.2 Collodion Self-Cleaning Mop & Bucket Set

Initial Stage：★★★★★

Terminal Stage：★★

Comments: The contact surface area is insufficient and the dust adsorption capacity is very limited, which leads to the cliff decline of cleaning ability in the later stage.

3.1.3 New Type of Dirty Clear Separation Mop & Bucket Set

Initial Stage：★★★★★

Terminal Stage：★★★

Comments: The effect is the same as the first type, but it is obviously better after 3 cleaning mop cycles because clean water is always used to clean the mop.

3.2 Surface Water Residue

Use a clean and dry mop to repeatedly mop the floor of 1 square meter for 20 seconds and use paper towels to absorb moisture.

A single piece of dried paper towel weighs about 1 gram.

3.2.1 Hand-Free Self-Cleaning Flat Mop & Bucket Set

The mop with 0.5 grams of water absorption and the largest relative water residue is not suitable for multi-layer and solid wood flooring in the case of lack of ventilation or high humidity.

3.2.2 Collodion Self-Cleaning Mop & Bucket Set

The water absorption is very strong, but there is still some surface residue.

3.2.3 New Type of Dirty Clear Separation Mop & Bucket Set

Close to the first type, the difference is that you can use techniques to control water residue.

Summary:

Hand-Free Self-Cleaning Flat Mop & Bucket Set：★

It is not suitable for cleaning multi-story or solid wood flooring, and the darkroom with a lack of ventilation is more humid.

Collodion Self-Cleaning Mop & Bucket Set：★★★

Compared with water residue, it is worth mentioning that the rapid water absorption capacity is very outstanding.

New Type of Dirty Clear Separation Mop & Bucket Set：★★

Similar to the first type, the difference is that it can squeeze the scraping strip with greater force to scrape dry.

In order to more intuitively show the effect of water residue, the first and third sections are on the left, and the collodion mop is on the right.

3.3 Heavily dirty floor cleaning

Through the previous indoor cleaning comparison, the difference may not be big, so I added the outdoor heavily dirty dust floor test.

Select about 2 square meters of heavily dirty dust ground in the open air, and mop the floor with a clean mop respectively.

Use paper towels, wipe the floor, and sample 2 times:

A: the ground at the beginning of mopping (mainly testing the initial cleanliness).

B: the rear section of the floor after dragging 2 square meters (mainly testing the continuous cleaning level)

3.3.1 Type 1/Type 3

Initial Stage：★★★★

Terminal Stage：★★★

Comments: the two mops are full of water, fluffy, and have a large contact surface, which can play a role in the heavily dirty ground.

3.3.2 Type 2

Initial Stage：★★★

Terminal Stage：★

Comments: the effective cleaning area is too small, after only 2 square meters of ground, the mop basically fails.

4. Other Supplements

1. The Collodion mop needs to be preserved in a moist environment and will be scrapped after long-term drying.
2. The effect of adding detergent to the Type 3 is better, and it is too wasteful for Type 1 and Type 2.
3. The cleaning bucket of Type 1 is relatively high, and the general table basin faucet at home cannot be plugged, so it is best to bring down the showers that come out of the water.