Best Floor Mops for Your Home

Wet mops and spin mops are traditional tools that are probably what you first think of when you hear the word "mop." A wet mop uses liquid — usually water or a floor-cleaning solution — to absorb any leftover dirt that can't be lifted with a dry mop, vacuum or broom.

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Wet Mop Types

The head of a wet mop, the part that'll actually get wet and make contact with the floor, can come in a number of styles or materials. Nonwringing mops are your classic mop with a head usually made of cotton or microfiber string or strips. Twist mops have the same kind of head as nonwringing mops, but they're made with a ratcheting mechanism that allows you to twist the mop head and wring out excess moisture and dirt.

Spin mops have circular microfiber heads similar to many wet mops. They come with mop buckets that have built-in spinning baskets for removing water and dirt from the mop head. The basket is typically operated by a foot pedal or a handle mechanism. Most spin-mop buckets are divided into clean- and dirty-water sections, with the dirty section located under the spin basket to collect debris.

Sponge mops come in two main varieties: butterfly mops or rolling mops. The main difference between the two is the mechanism they use to wring out their sponge head. The butterfly mechanism folds the sponge in half to squeeze out moisture and dirt, while the rolling mechanism rolls over the sponge to do the same thing.

Best Uses for Different Wet Mops

Wet mops are best for cleaning up large messes and keeping your hard flooring shiny. Spin mops, string mops in particular, are good for cleaning up hair or large debris. The fibers of these kinds of mops will trap the hair and large debris, whereas a flat sponge or stick mop might simply push it to another location.

Maintenance and Replacement

Since you're using the wet mop to absorb dirt, you'll need to clean the head after every use. Many mops have removable heads, making them easier to clean. Some string or microfiber mop heads are even machine washable. A traditional string-mop head should be replaced every two to three months because the fibers will break down and begin to clean less efficiently while also trapping more bacteria. Sponge heads may need to be replaced more frequently since they can't go in a washing machine.

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I need to say this first. The Bona Wood Floor cleaner is the definition of "meh"! It's ok, but you'd do just as well buying the generic Walmart spray-on wood floor cleaner.

That being said — and I hate to admit this — their floor cleaning pads are good. First, they are excellent scrubbers. When you apply cleaner to the floor and run the mop across it, you can feel the friction that's lifting dirt. Second, while not as absorbent as a cotton bar mop towel, the only 5 out of 5 on our absorbency rating scale, the Bona mop pad does a very good job at absorbing cleaner and residue. Bona claims that, "The dark blue outer fibers break up grime while the light blue inner fibers trap and absorb dirt and leave no residue behind." While that last claim is a bit of a stretch — every pad used for wet mopping leaves some residue — it's near the top of the class for absorbency.

After over a year of use and close to 100 washings, I'm very impressed. We have no problem rating Bona mop pads as a co-winner in this mop pad challenge.

One thing to note is that we just purchased a new set of Bona mod pads and it looks like they've cheaped out on customers by reducing the length of the pad by an inch or more. The reason this is important — and maddening — is that a longer mop pad not only fits most mop handles better, that extra length allows you to get farther under the range, dishwasher and refrigerator.

Bona is probably saving a few pennies per mop pad by making them shorter, but they're not doing you or other customers any favors.

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