I keep posting about this little guy on Instagram, so I figured I’d make its own blog post! I got my floor mop robot (iRobot Braava Jet M6) for Christmas this year from my husband and kids. (Was that gift romantic? no. Did I love it? yes.) Since then I use it at least twice a week because it does such a good job cleaning the floors. We have hardwood floors on the first and second floors, and with 3 kids and a dog the floors can get pretty messy. (I actually think the dog is the biggest mess-maker, because he’s in and out of the backyard all the time.) Also I should note that we don’t wear shoes in the house. I don’t know if you’ve ever seen those reports of what is on the bottoms of your outdoor shoes (bacteria, viruses, etc.) but it’s disgusting so we have a mud room and that is where all of the shoes stay!
The paper towel floor test
Have you ever done the paper towel test on your floors? Get a paper towel, wet it, and just wipe a spot on your floors a few times. What color is the paper towel? If it’s anything other than white, your floors are not clean. I couldn’t believe how gray the paper towel was when I did this on my hardwood floors, since we clean a LOT!
We typically use our robot vacuum first or will vacuum ourselves, and then I’ll set the mop robot cleaner to go around the entire first floor. It goes in a back-and-forth pattern, so it gets the whole floor. And it does fine around objects, like toys or kitchen rugs. We used to mop the floors ourselves with a mop and bucket once a week, but our schedules have gotten a little crazy. So now we rely on this little mop cleaner to clean the floors.
Before and after: Cleaning pad
Here’s a side by side of a clean mop pad (on the right) and one from the last cleaning round I did (on the left).
The robot typically needs to clean about 600 square feet at a time. I don’t have to refill the water and solution during that, which is nice. I think if it were to do any more than 1000 square feet at once, I would have to refill it part of the way through (and also change the mop pad).
After it runs, I remove the mop pad and replace it with a clean one. I throw the dirty ones in the washing machine with the other cleaning towels we use. (I stopped cleaning with paper towels a while ago, unless it’s a mess that absolutely needs paper towels… IYKYK. I use cleaning cloths instead and just wash them regularly.)
Floor mop robot cleaning solution
For floor cleaner, you probably could just use a gentle soap or whatever you use on your hardwood floors. I use a Bona floor cleaner that comes in a pre-measured pouch. TIP: The first time you empty a pouch of pre-measured mix into the cleaner, mark on the robot where the cleaner filled to. Then when you are refilling from a much larger bottle – because buying in bulk is usually cheaper – you’ll know where to fill the liquid to. Then you just fill the rest with water as directed.
I honestly love this iRobot mop robot. Is the baby afraid of it? Yes. But does it make my life easier? Also yes.
If you’re interested in more cleaning products that make your life easier, you might also want to check out this vacuum/mop combination cleaner for tougher messes.
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