So it came to the Philips FC 7080/01 into the house and I was very curious to see if he would be the answer to my wishes.
The handle screw, fill the fresh water tank, plug into the socket and went to Los
good 100 m² hard floors, tiles to laminate.
The unit can also be operated with cleaning agents, however, I use only clear water.
The 1.15 m long handle of the device can tilt back, so it can be easily back and forth and even greater people can work with it without having to go into an unhealthy stoop.
Down in the suction cup run with 2 rollers which are densely populated with soft, short hair microfiber. Since Nothing can scratch brushing only.
The volume corresponds to about that of a normal vacuum cleaner and it sucks all dust and crumbs on before his brush their turn.
Once the lever is pushed in the handle, he begins to suck and immediately start the reels spin itself. As with a normal vacuum cleaner, piece by piece was worn, and the sucker is moved back and forth.
I had doubts about whether the roles that go on retraction yes on the plastered wet surface would leave traces. However, the dried off quickly and later also against the sun had no trace to be seen.
The size of the suction / wiping foot (32 x 25 cm) and as the foot is not swiveling to the side, he is not as agile as a normal vacuum cleaner. In narrow nooks and crannies he does not come and also around bends it must be rescheduled.
Sucking it masters completely, remain while brushing left, right and forward about 4 cm margin, since the case is wider than the rollers.
That bothers me, especially in the kitchen and bathroom, so I brush there always then still with my conventional mop once the border along.
Please note while sucking at low tables or cabinets is that the arm of the nipple must not be placed too shallow, there is a danger that in the dirty water tank runs out of water. If you let him run longer in one place, so there also more water is used, especially on the laminate can lead to unsightly damage.
The roles whiz with 6700 revolutions / minute, that's fast! So fast that they float above the ground not only shallow, but really clean it.
This was evident on a white tiled floor. The got a uniform gray haze over the years, although it was thoroughly cleaned every week.
Well, I went with the Philips gaaaaaaanz slowly over it, so that he could rotate thoroughly at every point, and the result was amazing. The ground was white again, just in the corner where the roles do not got there because the housing was a 4 cm wide gray border. The course also had to be removed, but it was not clear water to get the well under high effort away. Only a sponge with scouring powder brought the desired result. That had managed only with clear water of Philips.
The effect can be seen, of course, only on light soils.
The high speed no sharp parts such as glass, stones or sand may be sucked, which may cause damage to the vacuum cleaner.
It should be noted that he once he drives only on the smallest unevenness (floor mat front desk, floor rail between two rooms), he spills something and a mini-puddle leaves. The only solution, release the lever, rüberschieben him and go there.
Depending on how fast or slow you push him, the less or more water enters the soil. In laminate I work very quickly with him, because I too much moisture is in the soil, on tiles, it may then be slower.
The fact that the soil is dry more quickly than in the conventional wiping with a microfiber mop, I can not confirm.
It is useful to about 8 feet long cable, so one does not have umstöpseln continuously. An automatic cord winder, there is not, you have to wrap it up by hand by two hooks. This is a matter of seconds, would you want the cable to accommodate the housing, the whole unit would have been more bulky.
The specified 60 sqm on one tank I can not do, but because I often go over it by furniture, corners and edges on some places. For me a tank reaches about 30 40 m².
How much dust and dirt on the floor, was seen at the end very clearly in the recovery tank. Curious how the roles look like, I have once looked at before I cleaned the unit. Amazingly, hung where hardly dust, but the cover was but very unsightly. That the true roles so constantly clean during brushing himself.
Cleaning is easy. Place the machine in its cleaning tray, remove the fresh water tank, use the empty dirty water tank, fill water up to the mark in the detergent tray and pull the lever. Within a few seconds the suction pulls through the water and cleans everything. Only empty the waste water tank and is good.
Astonished, I could tell in the subsequent lookup that all debris incl. Hair was etc. continued. Also hanging in the roles, despite accurate sub-the-Lupe taking nothing. Everything was clean 1A, amazing, but awesome!
I let all the wet parts (tanks, rollers and their cover) to dry before I insets again, otherwise determined with prolonged non-use, an unpleasant, musty smell arises.
To use the Philips once again, but the parts and roles must not be dry. They will anyway instantly wet again.
Positive
+ Sucks and wipes in one operation
+ Cleans thoroughly even with clean water
+ Very long cable
+ Easy, (almost) self-cleaning
Neutral
+/- Great device, needs space to stow
Negative
-There is a 4 cm wide margin, is where not cleaned
-starres housing does not come around bends, in narrow nooks and crannies
Conclusion: Two operations in one, very good result also simple with clean water cleaning. If it were to brush without edge yet possible now, then it would be 5 star, so just. 4
