I bought the Reveal mop when it was first introduced and have been thankful for it ever since. We have two dogs and two cats and wood floors that are in constant need of cleaning. The other wet mops on the market did not work on my black wood floor, leaving water marks. The microfiber pad on the Reveal, however, cleans and dries at the same time, leaving no marks! I have read other reviews where there have been complaints of the bottle collapsing and this also happened to mine. However, I found that if I pour boiling water, very carefully and wearing rubber gloves, into the bottle, it softens the plastic and it pops right back out and ready to go to work again. I hope this will be helpful for everyone who loves their Reveal mop but is frustrated with the bottle.
This is great! I just love it. It saves so much time and my floors do not get a wet as using a mop but are just as clean Thank you for a great product.
I bought this product because I liked the concept of the spray mop, but the leading proprietary brand was making my cat sick, as she would roll around on the wet floors and lick the cleaning solution off her fur.
I live in a suite with radiators and a lot of furniture. I particularly like the low-profile swivel head, as it allows me to get under the rads with ease. I use Murphy's Oil Soap in the main rooms, and want to find another spray bottle so I can keep one loaded with MelaMagic or PineSol for the kitchen and bath. (I can't seem to find the bottles anywhere around here...)
Three pieces of advice:
1) It takes a long time to prime the sprayer unit the first time. Subsequent uses aren't so bad, but I spent a good ten minutes pulling that trigger and wondering if it was broken.
2) Buy more pads. Buy more pads than you think you'll ever need, especially if you have pets. Animal hair gunks them up pretty fast, and they're really only good for about 250-300 square feet before you need to change it. I go through 2-3 to clean my apartment.
3) Make sure you store the bottle upright between uses, or the nozzle will clog up. Rinsing my Reveal in the kitchen sink with boiling water was an ...interesting experience.
I'd love it if future versions had a battery operated option, just because I have arthritis in my hands and mopping a whole two bedroom apartment with a manual spray trigger gets hard on the joints.
I love my Reveal and have recommended it to several friends. I absolutely love that I can use my own cleaning solution, that I can wash and reuse the heads, and that it's so easy to use.
I've been looking for a great mop forever and am so glad to have found this one! My husband and I each wanted to be the first one to try it, and we weren't disappointed! It is easy to use, the spray bottle makes it so much easier than using a bucket, and the fact that I could reuse the pad after tossing it in the wash is great and economical!
Do you love to go barefooted in your home? If so, you want the Rubbermaid Reveal Spray mop. You can use what ever solution you want; and, it dries fast. I tell you, your floor never felt so good to the soles of your bare feet! This mop actually makes mopping a joy. You will find yourself actually looking forward to mopping your floors and then; just for fun, rubbing your bare feet on the floor just to feel how nice and clean it is!!! The Pad is washable; so, no worries there. Just one point of importance. If you machine dry the pad, DO, NOT, USE, FABRIC, SOFTENER, SHEETS!!! This is because fabric softener sheets will eliminate the static charge that is used by the pad for it's pick up power. Can't beat this mop for sure. Run this mop over your floors, and, you'll enjoy going barefooted all over it; (the floor that is)!!
As a long-time Swifter user, I was thrilled with Rubbermaid's concept of a renewal mop. The Reveal mop worked well for several weeks, but the spray bottle did not last long. The bottle collapses with extended use and the sprayer no longer works unless I remove the bottle and unscrew the cap to allow more air into the bottle. I believe this may be corrected if the bottle was designed with a ridged plastic instead of the flexible plastic. If Rubbermaid designed a new bottle and sold it as a replacement part - I would purchase the bottle and continue to use the Reveal mop. Otherwise, I will discard my Reveal mop and buy the Libman mop which does not seem to have this problem.
I loved this mop the first few times I used it, then the head started falling off. I can't even get 5 square feet mopped before it falls off at the swivel joint. I can't mop against cabinets or appliances; the head fall off. It's too bad, I was really excited about this mops potential!!!
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from rubbermaid.comBy Rubbermaid Consumer Service, June 10, 2011
We are very sorry to hear of the problem you are having with your Reveal Mop. In instances such as this we ask that you contact us at 888-895-2110, M-F 8:30am-5:00pm ET.
I jut bought my Reveal a little more than two weeks ago. We purchased it, to have cleaner floors for our 16 month old grandson. We typically use it two to three times a day. Just this morning, the pump trigger broke, and suffice it to say, I'm not too happy. I think at this point, I am going to invest in a steam mop, since it is more sanitary, and much more durable.