Most are rechargeable, have separate clean and dirty water tanks and mop floors by dispensing a cleaning solution onto the floor via a spinning microfiber brush roll. The Swiffer line of products includes electrostatic dusters, dry mops or sweepers, wet mops, and lightweight vacuums that sweep and vacuum. Certain types of floors like hardwood or natural stone may not be compatible with all cleaning solutions or harsh scrubbers.

Replacement heads: With repeated use over a long period of time, mops become dingy and may lose their effectiveness. We had to choose this Bona Microfiber Floor Mop as our best value pick because it comes with two washable, reusable and interchangeable microfiber pads.We keep the mops in our Cleaning Lab when we need to clean up testing spills and messes to see how they hold up and perform over time and even loan them out to other GH Institute Labs when they need one. Wet mopping with the Swiffer is as easy as dry dusting, however, the wet cloths can dry out if left unused for too long and a second wet cloth may be necessary to finish especially large jobs.

This Swiffer Sweeper is safe for all floor surfaces and, because the head pivots and locks at 90º, it can even be used to dust vertical surfaces like walls. Attach a dry sweeping pad to the Swiffer by wrapping it around the flat mop head and pushing the edges of the cloth into the four flexible grippers on the top of the mop head. The bottom edge fits perfectly into the 90-degree angles of stair treads and risers or along baseboards and floors. When we test mops in the GH Cleaning Lab, our evaluations begin the minute we open the box or package.Vacuum mops combine the dry pick-up of a regular vacuum with the wet floor cleaning performance of a mop.

If you’re in doubt, be sure to check with the flooring brand as some types of mops, such as steam mops, can void the warranty if the floor gets damaged from it. Sweeper Heavy Duty Dry cloths are super thick with fibers that clean deep in grooves to trap and lock 2X* dirt, dust and hair. The low looped pad for wet cleaning has scrubber strips on each side to loosen stubborn grime while the center section absorbs and locks it away. But wet and dry mops serve different purposes and the Good Housekeeping Institute Cleaning Lab recommends having both on hand to tackle any cleaning job. Mary Marlowe Leverette is one of the industry's most highly-regarded housekeeping and fabric care experts, sharing her knowledge on efficient housekeeping, laundry, and textile conservation.Reliable may not be a household name here in the US, but this Canadian company is well known for its irons that billow out lots of steam.