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The defacto facts:
Price - $499.99
Model - K30
Suction Power - 18KPa
Smart (Wireless) Capabilities - No
Edge Cleaning - Dual edge
Traction - Front
Modes - Auto/Suction/Turbo/Ultra
Self Cleaning - Yes
Self Drying - Yes (Heated)
Dirt Detection - Yes
Display - LED
Voice Prompts - Yes
180° Lie-Flat Reach - Yes
Maximum Runtime of Wet and Dry Cleaning - 30mins (washing) 50mins (suction only)
Maximum Cleaning Area - 240m²
Clean Water Tank Capacity - 600mL
Used Water Tank Capacity - 500mL (When lying flat at 180°, the Used Water Tank capacity is about 350mL)
Battery Capacity - 7*2600mAh
Charging Time - 5 Hours
Power Usage - ~300W
Product Size - 290*230*1100mm
Brush Length - 250mm
Weight of Wet and Dry Vacuum - 3.98kg
Mova has designed a sleek, futuristic looking, sophisticated smart mop vacuum at an affordable price. It does I ever have it's caveats. It's definitely over engineered especially the dirty water tank which for some reason they have a weird contraption where you lift a lever which activates two tabs that aid in pushing the top off The problem is it takes a lot of strength because the top seems like it's welded on where you feel like you might break the lever. At least I'm confident there won't be any leaks...other than me eventually spilling dirty water all over myself or the floor when the top flies off from trying to get the dang dirty water tank open. The clean and dirty water tank are also integrated into one unit which you wouldn't know unless you read the instructions as it looks like just a larger, more complex version of other mop vacuums.
At a $500 entry point this vacuum mop should at least have Wi-Fi capabilities, but no instead it has something that for now is more unique to this until other manufacturers catch on which is a heated base for cleaning the roller. This enables you to get right back to mopping within 30 minutes and remove the potential for bacteria to grow like what other vacuum mops that just spin the roller with a bit of pressure in-order to suck up the excess water, but still leave it damp as well as so damp it is unusable in some cases. There's also no integrated spot on the base to store spare accessories like with other much less expensive (we're talking less than $400) vacuum mops.
My first go-around was on some hardwood as well as a test carpet. Switching between modes was easy although I didn't see any different between "Turbo" and "Ultra modes." I expected ultra mode to blow my socks off or at least max out the suction, but it did neither and stayed on the regular suction rate. This was a disappointment considered it has labels stating "wait 30 seconds after activating ultra mode to use it!" as if something extraordinary would happen. The overall suction of Mova's vacuum mop performed better than average as far as vacuum mops go, but as far as the mop goes while it does clean the streaks are inconsistent. I believe this is because the structure is a bit too strong so it sucking up water slightly faster than it can output. This leaves you having to do multiple passes in order to get consistent cleaning across an area. It did well on carpet, sucking up the little bits and pieces of debris well also not getting the carpet noticeably wet. It's able to handle small debris such as small bits of dead leaves, dirt, lint and even pea sized styrofoam balls with ease. I did note that it couldn't pick up a corner of a magazine cover.
Whatever pieces that don't make it inside of the tank seem to come out as part of the self-cleaning process whenever the roller reverses direction (similar to how a paper shredder or printer clears jams.) The initial self-cleaning of the roller takes about five minutes and the drying process takes an additional 30 minutes. The cleaning process is loud when it activates the vacuum and has a medium level sound similar to a washing machine running in the background when the roller is running solo. After the drying process was done, the roller was noticeably much drier, but still somewhat damp. It was also warm to the touch. The voice prompts are really loud as well so I opted to turn them off completely since there's a display screen anyway, but others can simply lower the volume.
The filter is clearly over engineered and works beautifully. It pretty much captured almost every piece of debris that isn't meant to come out with the dirty water except for some lint. I was surprised at how much dirt the entire thing picked up! I would say it should be smaller holes though in-order to keep lint from getting in as well. With the over engineering comes having to spend more time cleaning it out.
What these mops do surprisingly well is clean heavily soiled concrete, stone and other rough surfaces seemingly without damaging the roller. I found no lint or anything clinging to concrete in our basement and garage, even when it ran over cracked/jagged areas. It actually worked the same if not better than the expensive 3500 PSI pressure washer we bought specifically to clean the concrete walkways! This saved a ton of time and energy since we avoided having to pressure wash the basement floor in a house we bought that hadn't been cleaned in decades. I'm talking layers of caked on dirt being peeled off with every slow pass.
Overall is it worth $500? Absolutely not. In my opinion these things are worth $250 at best. Case in point it functions almost the exact same from a $370 vacuum mop I have aside from the over engineered filter and heated dry. Even with the sophisticated appearance it is not worth the extra $130. It's a bridge between a vacuum and mop, but is not great at either since it can't specialize in one thing. Is it better than a traditional push mop? Absolutely. Is it better than a floor cleaner? Absolutely not. Vacuum wise any standard vacuum from a reputable manufacturer would mop the floor with this device (pardon the pun.) The K30's motor can also detach from the base and it can be converted into several different vacuuming devices for upholstery, crevices, blinds, cars etc. Unfortunately those accessories are sold separately and we were not provided them so we're unable to provide commentary on them other than that we did not see any obvious way to detach the motor on the unit we had.
4 out of 5 stars
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