Let's face it. The hardwood floors were dirty. Considering 80 years of grime, old carpet covering them, and general wear and tear, what do you expect? We took a mop and mop bucket and would go to town. Once done, we weren't pleased. I wasn't squeaky clean. The squeak you get when you walk on them with bare feet. The mop and bucket wasn't cutting it. A few clicks on Amazon.com led me to the Bissell Flip It Heat Select. It has two tanks. You put water and the solution in one and the other tank collects the old water. If you flip it to one side it's a vacuum. The other side is a heater water (it heats it) mop and on the pullback it sucks up the dirty water. I spent about $100 and a 2 days later it arrived. I must admit, I read the reviews and honestly didn't think I would get the results I got. I'll let the photos speak for themselves but to sum it up, this thing (even after 2 original mopping) made our floors squeak! The water it picked up was disgusting (pictures show). It wasn't dirty water, we are talking sludge dirty water (like NYC curb water!).
The Machine
The dirty water once used
The sludge from the floor in the bottom
After