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The Euro-Pro Shark Steam Mop provides you with a safe and powerful tool for effectively cleaning all hard floor surfaces. Featuring a lightweight, ergonomic design with absorbent triple-action micro-fiber pad, the Steam Mop is ready to go in just 30 seconds. Powerful steam cleaning system eliminates rinsing, wringing, redistribution of dirt on floors, and carrying heavy buckets of water. Leaves floor surfaces virtually dry, with no chemicals left behind. Steam is released by the simple push-forward motion of mopping. The triple-action micro-fiber pad helps to loosen, lift, and absorb dirt, with no need for refills or toxic messy chemicals. Features an ergonomic handle for comforatable use. Stands upright. Refillable at any time. Includes a 20 foot power cord and two maching-washable micro-fiber pads. Weighs only 3 pounds.

Amazon Sales Rank: #1486 in Home Color: Purple Brand: Euro-Pro Model: S3101 Number of items: 1 Dimensions: 46.90" h x 6.90" w x 11.80" l, 5.85 pounds Lightweight steam mop cleans and sanitizes all sealed hard-floor surfaces Ready in 30 seconds; releases steam with push-forward motion of mopping; leaves floors virtually dry Triple-layer washable microfiber pads loosen, lift, and lock in dirt and spills Ergonomic soft-grip handle; 20-foot quick-release power cord Measures 7 inches by 12 inches by 40 inches; 1-year limited warranty

Deep-clean and sanitize sealed hard floors--including wood, tile, linoleum, and vinyl--in one fell swoop with the Euro-Pro Shark Electric Steam Mop. Using just superheated tap water and washable triple-layer microfiber pads, this lightweight, easy-to-use tool heats up in 30 seconds and automatically releases steam with every push-forward motion. A powerful weapon against ground-in dirt, dust, and dried spills, it also kills harmful germs including e-coli, then leaves the floor virtually dry behind it.This Shark model also features an ergonomic soft-grip handle, an 8-ounce water tank, and a 20-foot quick-release power cord. Two microfiber pads are included, and additional pads are sold separately. The mop measures 7 inches by 12 inches by 40 inches and weighs 3 pounds and carries a one-year limited warranty.

Most helpful customer reviews 2941 of 2960 people found the following review helpful. The steam mop SHOW DOWN: Results of steam mop first hand comparisons & studying of comps By Chandler (update: This review was updated on 11-2-09 after I got to compare the Bissell as well as add notes about the Ladybugg steamer at the bottom) I live in a neighborhood where EVERY home is "green built certified" this means that, to have that certification, the builder built no homes with carpet. All the main floors are polished concrete and the upper floors wood. The bathrooms all have tile and/or slate in every home. Because of this, as you could imagine, steam mops are quite the neccessity...not only because they get the hard surfaces better than anything else, but because they are also "green" and clean chemical free. I'll be honest, for us...that's a bonus but we weren't cleaning chemical free before. We like chemical free for our pet's paws but I'll confess I was mopping with chemicals before I got my steamer and just kept the pets out of the room while doing it because, up until then, I couldn't get it clean any other way. Okay, so that said...we decided to have a steamer show down to compare 5 different steamers because my friends and I knew as long as we are in these homes we are gonna have to have a steamer to get all these hard floors clean...we may as well figure out which one to buy next go round. Because my own home is graced with 2 cats, 3 dogs, and two gregarious cooks, my kitchen floor (which had not ever been cleaned by a steamer since my steamer had just arrived) was the testing spot. Mind you, I vaccuum twice per week and do a mega mop twice a week. I THOUGHT I had pretty clean floors in spite of my pet capacity. I thought wrong. These picked up dirt so well it's scary So here's the results: 1. steam mops are the mac daddys of clean floors. What these things picked up was tremendous and no comparison to my vigorous prior constant major mopping. 2. So now I'll break down the elements of each mop we used and then go into more detail about each at the end. We tried out: "S": The shark by Europro (update on the Shark Deluxe in notes below as well) "E" The Envirosteamer by Eureka "H" the haan steamer "M" the Monster "B" The Bissell Green Tea CORD LENGTH: so you don't have to stop and unplug and replug in somewhere else: Shark ( will be referred to as S):20 feet Envirosteamer (will be referred to as E): 25 feet Haan: (will be referred to as H)19'8" Monster (will be referred to as M): 25 feet Bissell (will be referred to as B) 17 feet STEAM TEMPERATURE: this is a primary element. The hotter the steam, the more dirt picked up and hot steam will also kill parasites, mold and mildew and loosen more dirt: S 110 degrees. lame E 220 degrees. very hot H 212 degrees. very hot M 266 degrees. hottest...although the envirosteamer and haan seemed plenty hot enough. The shark didn't clean nearly as well and this was one reason. 110 degrees just isn't going to melt off stuck on grime. B 125 degrees. Note that, because of this low steam temperature the manual said that if I wanted to sanitize the floor or pick up caked on spills, I had to hold the steamer on the spot for 15 seconds but no more than 20 because that could damage some floors. Now I don't know about you, but if I can sanitize with one swipe of the other steamers because of their sanitizing temps my floor will be done WAY faster but I don't have a timer to worry about the extra 5 secons where my wood floors could get damaged. My sink water is hotter than this so it would take less time to use a regular mop if I have to hold the steamer on every spot of my floor for 15 seconds to santize. Just sayin BUILD: We found how it was made corresponded with issues with the steamer. The Shark, for example, was quite flimsy and they actually sell replacement handle kits because so many people have issues with the handle breaking! We know this because my neighbor's shark broke and the store had a