I kept the steam cleaner on the medium setting for only lightly soiled hard floors, but turned it up to “max” when using the carpet glider. It didn’t manage to entirely remove some stubborn stains from my rug, but it did make the colours a bit brighter.

Weigh 2.7kg, 0.75L water tank, 50 minutes run time, 3.5bar steam pressure, variable steam setting, shoulder strap. Firstly, the 450 ml water tank releases efficient steam within just 30 seconds to make any floor types dirt and germ-free. It is worth noting that this steam mop can run efficiently for 30 minutes without any interruption. In addition, the handheld can be detached for other cleaning purposes. And it comes with 10 remarkable cleaning accessories such as carpet glider, fabric tool, upholstery tool, grout tool and much more.I pitted three of the best-selling steam mops head-to-head for our test, the Shark Steam and Scrub, the Lakeland Steam Mop and Russell Hobbs' Steam and Clean. I found it helpful to hold the main unit upright, but had to take care not to spill water on the appliance itself. The filling jug provided is useful here – I’d say it took just under one and a half jugfuls to fill the tank to the MAX line. Neo thought it well when they pioneer the Neo STM-MOP 1500W Steam Mop. However, there is no doubt, the Neo STM-MOP 1500W Steam Mop provides nothing but effective cleaning. It features all the necessary tools to make cleaning comfy than before. Whereas traditional mops rely on detergent and elbow grease to disinfect floors, steam mops heat water in an onboard tank and then release the vapour directly on to the floor at temperatures of up to 120 degrees Celsius, making for a deeper clean and killing most bacteria likely to be lurking on surfaces.

The other attachments – all in dark grey plastic – proved to be very useful, both in terms of quantity and quality. The window cleaning tool is transformed into an upholstery tool with the addition of the washable upholstery pad. The bristles of both the crevice and the round brush are durable enough for vigorous scrubbing.Steam mops have become increasingly popular in the UK over the last few years, thanks in part to cleaning influencers like Mrs Hinch and Stacey Solomon who swear by theirs and who, like many of us, are keen to have a gleaming home without using too many chemicals, especially around children and pets. Two of the mops tested came with a host of additions in the box, although notably the Lakeland only came with an instruction book. water tank, 15 seconds heat up time, 15-minute steam run time, automatic steam cut off, 1dB noise level.