I replaced my previous Bissell steam mop which was 7 years old with the new Bissell spin wave steam mop which I'd definitely an upgrade from my previous one. The water reservoir is bigger and the mop pads are big and spin efficiently leaving the floor almost dry and very clean . I have travertine floors and am a senior citizen with painful wrists and hands and I can truly say that this product helps me clean them almost painlessly as it glides across the floor. It is slightly heavier (9lb) than my previous steam mop (6lb) but since it is self propelled it moves without any pushing. I highly recommend it if you have lots of tile floors and dread mopping.