Hubby bought me a steam mop from another company for Christmas, that I have really liked for cleaning our hardwood floors, and especially our bathrooms. The only problem with it is that it’s slightly too big for our downstairs 1/2 bathroom, and the little sectioned off portions of our bathrooms upstairs where the toilets sit. The downstairs bathroom is small, cramped, and the door doesn’t even open all the way (don’t ask, I didn’t plan/build the place) and getting behind toilets in general can be a chore. This is where the Shark Steam Pocket Mop should come in pretty handy.

First of all, it’s very easy to put together. It doesn’t require any tools, as everything just snaps together. Filling the water reservoir is pretty easy. It doesn’t detach from the mop, which is a little harder to deal with, but it comes with a little measuring cup, with a pretty good pour spout. There is not marking on it for a fill line, so be careful not to overfill the reservoir. I used about 3/4 of the measuring cup, and was fine.

The Shark Steam Pocket Mop comes with 2 different shaped mop heads, a triangle and a rectangle. It also included 2 of each size microfiber cloth, a microfiber duster, and a carpet slider for refreshing your carpets. I chose the triangle head for the bathroom, thinking that it would help me get into the corners a little easier than the rectangular mop head. I plugged it in, and after about 45 seconds, pumped the handle a few times to initiate the steam. After this, it was mopping as usual. Steam is made as you mop, so there are no buttons to push or switches to flip.

The triangle head was perfect for getting corners and behind the toilet. Oh, the other cool thing… Unlike some of the other steam mops, this one works upside down. I don’t mean steaming the ceiling. What I mean is that when one side of the mop cloth gets too dirty, you can flip the mop head over and keep on mopping! When you’re done, let the mop cool for a bit and remove the mop head! Take off the microfiber cloth and throw it in the washer! Not only is this chemical free sanitizing, but it’s also saving the landfills! There’s nothing to throw away!

It took me about 15 minutes, but I got the bathroom floor cleaned and dust free. I loved getting some of the stains off of the white tile. By the way- White tile and white grout is never a good choice… especially in bathrooms! YUCK!

I didn’t try it yet, but it does come with a carpet glider that you can use with the rectangle mop head. This will not clean your carpets, as it’s not using any solutions, nor is it sucking up the nasty stuff… It’s only to freshen the carpet up with some steam!

The girls saw me cleaning up and had to have a go at it too. The Shark Steam Pocket Mop is pretty light weight, so it was very easy for the girls to help clean up the floors with my supervision, of course! It produces some crazy hot steam, so the kids definitely need to be watched, but any help they can provide makes life just a little bit easier for me!

Another great thing about the Shark Steam Pocket Mop is that the cord is super long! This allows me to clean up the entire kitchen/living room area without having to unplug and move to a new outlet! Oh! And did I mention.. the handle length is adjustable? Yes it is! So even the tall people in the family can use it… ahem… hint hint…

All in all, I think this is a great steam mop. It cuts down on the time it takes to really clean those hard surfaces… If you have hard wood floors though, please  check with your floor manufacturer before using any type of steam mop! Just because it works for mine doesn’t mean it will work for yours!!!

The Shark Steam Pocket Mop retails for $119.95.

For more information about the Shark line of  products, check out SharkClean.com!