I was provided this product to try and review. To be honest I have been a loyal steam mop user and didn't think the multi surface wet dry vacuum would be much different...I was wrong. The vacuum itself is a bit heavy but pushes easily. It is also very loud but since it is vacuuming while it washes that also seems reasonable. The tank of water and cleaner goes far and I was able to wash my entire house with only needing one refill in the water/soap reservoir. I've found I do prefer to vacuum my floors first because I just didn't like washing the hair and floor debris off the filter when I was done. It most definitely washes my floors better than the steam mop. My husband and kids have commented how clean the floors feel on their bare feet since I've started using it to wash the floors!!!