The bottom floor of my home is almost all tile. Because I have dogs, and active ones at that, the floor build up grime pretty quickly. I have a robot vacuum that does both vacuuming and mopping, but to honest, the mopping is pretty light and doesn’t pick up everything. So I decided to get a steam mop. After some research and trying another manufacturers product, I settled on the McCulloch MC1385. I immediately took a liking to it. It couldn’t be easier to use. You fill it with tap water, plug it in, flip on the power switch, give it about 10-15 minutes to warm up, and away you go. It puts out a fair amount of steam and does a great job of getting the grime off the floor. I’ve yet to find any caked on dirt it won’t get with a few passes. It also works great on laminate floors, some of which I have upstairs. The attachments are also very useful and allow you to clean windows, grout, curtains, and just about anything else you can think of. The wheels on the main unit also help when you’re cleaning a large area.There are two minor nits I have with the unit. First, getting water into the tank can be tedious. That’s because the opening into which you have to pour water is very small. I assume they did this because they needed a pressure fitting. You are creating steam in a confined area after all. I use a small funnel to fill the tank, but still, I have to do it in small sips. The good news is that the tank holds 64oz, which gives you a couple of hours worth of steam before you have to fill it up again. Second, there’s no indication as to how full the tank is at any point in time. So you either have to gauge the amount of steam coming out of the pad or slosh the unit around to try and guess how much water is in it in order to guess when it needs more water. The only way I know it’s full is when the water backs up out of the opening while I’m filling it with a funnel. A gauge or a window would have been nice.Overall, it’s a really good unit for the money because it’s so easy to use, because of its excellent cleaning power, and because of it’s flexibility. 0h, one more thing. You might want to order extra cleaning pads because for me, at least, the pads got dirty pretty quickly. They are reusable and can be cleaned in a washing machine and dryer, but it’s nice to have enough spares to be able to get through a big job without running out. It comes with two pads: One scrubbing pad that has a slightly coarser surface and one traditional pad. I recommend getting a couple extra scrubbing pads.

After some research and contemplation, I bought this unit to clean and disinfect bathrooms and other household stuff.By in large, most of the observations from the reviews here have been consistent with what I've seen.PROS:1.Steam lasts a very long time.The manual says it can hold up to 48oz of water from which to generate 2 hrs of steam.This appears to be right if you're holding the nozzle open constantly.In reality, its longer because you have to steam-wipe-steam-wipe repeatedly, letting the machine rest during "wipes".I can get a good 3 hrs of cleaning done on one full tank of water.Also keeping you from holding open the nozzle is that you have to give it time to "recharge" since it appears that it does not generate steam as fast as you use it.2.It works on what it claims: most "organic" build-ups like soap scum, toothpaste, dirt, etc.Cleans darkened grout nicely.Doesn't damage the finish on fixtures.I was expecting a little too much on the calcium deposits from hard water... steam just wasn't effective.3.Nice supply of attachments (brushes) although its unclear what types of surfaces these brushes can be safely used on.In particular, I refer to the smaller round brushes.For example, my guess is that the brass brushes are not meant for highly polished finishes.4.Good enough to clean hard to reach crevices like sliding door tracks (shower doors or patio doors), faucet details, etc.5.Works well on car wheels.Brake dust is very fine and a pain to clean by hand.Not to mention that the chemicals are often not meant to touch the brake disc surface (I have yet to figure out how splashing water from a hose can be directed only to the wheel and not the brakes within).6.Steam is the only option for cleaning chemically-prohibited surfaces (I never knew chemical cleaners were not recommended in microwaves!).CONS:1.Its loud!Not the machine, but the steam as it comes out of the nozzle.I strongly recommend hearing protection while you use it when indoors.My ears were ringing for about an hour after my first session.2.Steaming takes time.If you're not opposed to using chemicals, often I find that bleach works as good, if not better, than steam.Compared to 5-10 mins steaming a polished chrome bath fixture to get it sparkling, it took 30 secs using your household bath cleaner with bleach.3.Steam just doesn't work efficiently on mineral build-up.Chemicals are far more time-efficient.Hard water stains and deposits require lots of time and lots of elbow-grease (scrubbing).And even then, I'm not convinced it was cleaner than using chemicals (i.e., judging from the "gleam" off the surface).4.The steam pressure is not very high.It isn't very low either, but definnitely not high enough to "blow" debris away more than an inch or two from where the steam jet hits.The best approach seems to loosen with steam then wash away with water or wipe away with sponge.Hence, I don't recommend using this for something like cleaning a car engine where neither wash nor wipe are feasible.(I guess you could steam long enough so that the condensed water from the steam was enough to wash away the gunk on its own, but that would take forever.)5.It needs time to build up steam pressure while you work.The light is supposed to turn off when it is ready.While in use, the light will come on when the pressure reaches some threshold.Continued use beyond that point without letting it rest means you work with less pressure.When the tank is full of "condensed" water, the light comes on more frequently.As the water is depleted and more volume in the tank can accommodate vapor steam, the light comes on less often.6.The width of the brushes simply do not permit reaching into 90 degree crevices or those really tight spaces.This is minor, however, but a flat or low-profile brush attachment would have been nice.A medium bristle toothbrush is a nice companion in my cleaning adventures...Overall, pretty happy with this unit.To be efficient, I've found using a combined balance of chemicals and steam is best.It definitely reduces the amount of chemicals I need to use.For hard-to-reach or delicate surface areas, steam wins outright (with the mentioned toothbrush).

Really good at getting drive out and tough spots, amazing job at mopping and cleaning in general, would earn 5 stars if not for the accessories being so brittle and the brushes were worn out very quickly with little pressure, and the window cleaning accessory shoots out too much water and leaves spots on glass that requires sipping down with windex anyways. The cables pretty long and with a full tank of water it could do my whole two story house fairly quickly. Easy to carry, put to gather, maintain, and overall use.