[Bogie Shooter]

Bought a Shark last week and will be taking it back this week. Did very little to cleaning the grout, the steam is not forceful enough and no brushing action.
That big puppy that cost $450 looks as if it will do the job.....have to open a business to pay it off!

[Russ_Boston]

I purposely use dark grout on all my tile jobs. WAY too much effort trying to keep grout looking good!

[F16 1UB]

Bought the Shark at Kohls Mod S3202 $103 with ol fart discount. Works great on laminate /purgo floors but takes WAY TO LONG compared to the trusty industrial mop bucket. I used it for 5 minutes and said that was enough. I may be satisfied using it on tile but for now nope. I washed the pad, put everything back in the box, and returned it. Once we arrive in TV I'll probably buy one when we get there, when we get there, when...And after I returned it to Kohls I went to Sams and saw a similar Shark including the hand steam bottle for $79. Don't remember the model.

F16

[graciegirl]

That's it. I am staying with my sponge mop and bucket. I like to see the dirty water go down the drain anyway, instant gratification. The floor gets dirty here quick. Where does it come from? I have "wipe your feet rugs" at all entrances!! I am going to start hosing people down before they enter!

[Russ_Boston]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

I am going to start hosing people down before they enter!

{in Austin Powers voice:} Oh Behave!

[graciegirl]

Russ. Russ. Russ.

[Ooper]

Originally Posted by l2ridehd

We are getting ready to purchase a steam tile cleaner as well. In reading reviews on other sites, the one complaint about the Shark is that over time it loses it's abilty to heat and therefor does not clean as well. Anyone have one that they have owned for a while? How long? And does it still work well?

I'm sure the Shark heats like a coffee pot with a resistive element. The only thing that would reduce it's heating ability is buildup on the element, just like your coffee pots. You can run vinegar thru them once in a while if you don't mind the smell or use distilled water. You don't get buildup from distilled water.

[jdsl1998]

How do you handle the garage dirt? How do you seal a garage floor?
thanks

[golfnut]

We had all of the cement at our house color coated (painted), however, we still take our shoes off when we come in the house............GN

[Halle]

I agree with GN we remove our shoes, a habit we acquired in Alaska due to the weather, and one we continue in our home in The Villages.

[coach]

To hold down the garage dirt from coming in our house we covered the garage floor with "indoor/outdoor" carpet from Lowes. It come in 12 foot widths so I bought two sections the length of my garage. About 20' or so. I put it down with just a little adhesive around the edges and it has been wonderful. The garage looks nice, is easy to clean and no more dirt is tracked in. I remember the cost was less than $100.

I also got some carpet sample squares and put them where the tires of my golf cart and my car would rest. This keeps the tires from making intentions on my carpet.

[golfnut]

coach, no issues on the carpet with water tracked in on car after rain or water that always drips from A/C system after parking in the garage?? seems I always have puddles in the garage that I mop up............GN

[Cassie325]

https://www.talkofthevillages.com/fo...hp?albumid=138


We have tried three different styles sharks...so far we have kept the third one....the picture above was an exciting night...we invited several friends over to "test" the sharks...it was the funniest night in a long time.

Talk about an exciting evening....

[jojo]

I learned about the Shark here and love it. Lots of tile in my house. We have a baby at the crawling stage coming next month - like the idea of steam cleaning.

[jtdraig]

You can buy an epoxy coating at Home Depot or Lowe's and do a garage floor for around $100.00 yourself or you can pay someone between $300 and $450 to do it for you. I chose to do it myself which only took a couple of hours and turned out beautifully.