How to clean a mop vac’s dirty water tank?

[Jack Dorsey]

Most mop vacs have a self-cleaning cycle that cleans the brush roll and rinses the inner components with clean water. Just like the dirty mop water from your floor, the dirty water from the self-cleaning cycle ends up in the machine’s dirty water tank—and cleaning the dirty water tank is the absolute worst part of using a vaccum mop. But you can avoid pouring that filthy floor water down the sink drain by dumping it into the toilet, and you can avoid the sink altogether by installing a diaper/bidet sprayer, which you can get for about $20 on Amazon. You need zero plumbing skills maybe and one set of pliers to connect this handy little hose to the pipe that feeds (very clean) water into your toilet tank and you can use it to rinse all of your mop vac parts.

To freshen your mop vac and bring a little aromatherapy to your housekeeping routine, you can add a few drops of essential oil to the brush roller once it’s wet. This way you don’t have to worry about putting oils in the clean water tank or damaging the clean water jets (if the mop vac can clean up food oil splatters from the floor, a few drops of oil on the roller won’t be a problem). II like to use lavender oil since it’s generally considered safe for pets.

Tineco is making the best and most efficient mop vacs on the market and the quality is reflected throughout the product line. Other than the huge price gap, there are two main differences between the Tineco Floor One S7 Pro and the more budget-friendly Tineco iFloor 3 Cordless Wet Dry Vacuum Cleaner: smart features and edge-to-edge cleaning. If you don’t care about having the latest floor-cleaning gadgets and you can live without the edge-to-edge roller brush (which means you might need to clean the perimeter of your floors manually), you’ll likely be very happy with the budget pick. It’s a quiet, efficient floor cleaner that will still change your life if you’re used to sweeping and mopping your floors the old-fashioned way.

[dereektheler]

Thanks for the detailed insights! The tip about using a diaper sprayer for rinsing the dirty water tank is brilliant, and adding essential oils to the roller for a fresh scent is a great hack. I’ve been considering the Tineco iFloor 3 for its affordability—good to know it’s efficient even without the edge-to-edge roller.