How to use: Spray MopUpdated a day ago
TL;DR: Fill the Spray Mop bottle with undiluted Universal Cleaner, press on a mop pad, and pull the trigger to mist as you mop. Aim for one trigger pull per one to two square metres and mop each section until it is dry. Streaks nearly always mean too much solution or a pad that needs swapping.
How to use: Spray Mop
✓ Four steps
Spray Mop works best with a light hand. Less solution on the floor gives a faster, cleaner dry-down.
1 Fill the bottle. Undiluted Universal Cleaner, or plain water for a light damp mop between deeper cleans. No essential oils.
2 Click the bottle in. Slot the bottle into the holster on the mop body until it locks into place, then prime the trigger with a couple of pulls.
3 Attach a mop pad. Press a pad onto the underside of the plate. It grips with hook-and-loop fabric, so it lifts straight off again for washing.
4 Spray and mop. Pull the trigger to release a fine mist just ahead of the pad, then sweep slowly back and forth until the section is dry.
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How do I stop the Spray Mop leaving streaks?
✓ Less is more
Over-spraying is the single most common cause of a smeared floor. The pad can only lift so much liquid in one pass, and whatever dries on its own dries as a streak. One trigger pull per one to two square metres, two at most, even on a floor that looks grubby.
✓ A clean pad is the cheapest fix
A dirty pad puts grime back down instead of lifting it. Swap to a fresh, dry one whenever the current pad feels heavy or wet, and machine wash the old one. Dusting first with the Dusting Mop Pad stops loose grit joining the wet clean at all.
⚠ If the mop will not glide
Dragging or sticking is usually the green Deep Clean pad creating too much friction, or an anti-slip coating on the floor, rather than anything going wrong with the mop. Switch to the blue Everyday Mop Pads, which are gentler and move more easily, or add a touch more solution so the pad has something to run on.
Which mop pad should I use?
✓ Deep Clean Mop Pads
The green pads. A heavier microfibre weave that grips and lifts dirt, built for stuck-on grime, post-spill clean-up and weekly deep cleans. More grip means more friction, so on some floors it can feel like it drags.
✓ Everyday Mop Pads
The blue pads. A lighter weave with an easier glide, for daily and weekly maintenance cleans across sealed timber, tile, vinyl and laminate. The pad to switch to if the green Deep Clean pads feel hard to push on your floor.
✓ Dry dusting first
The Dusting Mop Pad is used dry, with no spray and no cleaner, to pick up hair, pet fur and loose dust before you wet mop. Full guidance on picking between the three lives in How to use: Mop Pads.
What can I put in the Spray Mop bottle?
✓ Safe to fill with
Only Universal Cleaner, undiluted, for a full clean, or plain tap water at room temperature for a quick refresh. If you leave water sitting in the bottle it can develop an odour, so empty and rinse it if you are not mopping again soon.
⚠ Do not use
No citrus-based essential oils: they can degrade the plastic. No other detergents, no bleach solutions and no oil-based cleaners. No hot or boiling water, which can damage the bottle and the trigger mechanism.
Which surfaces is the Spray Mop for?
✓ Best for
Most domestic hard floors, including sealed timber, laminate, vinyl and tile. Keep the spray light: less solution gives a better dry-down and a cleaner finish.
⚠ Not for
Professional or commercial cleaning jobs, and any surface that should not be damp-cleaned. If you are unsure about a finish, test a small out-of-the-way patch first.
✓ It works on walls too
The Spray Mop is not only for floors. It handles doors, skirting boards, tiles and cupboard fronts as well. See Can I use the Spray Mop on walls and vertical surfaces? for the technique.
The mop with a 5-pack of machine washable mop pads. Clean, near-dry floors in seconds.
The cleaner that goes in the Spray Mop bottle. Use it undiluted for full cleaning power.
Last reviewed: August 2026 · Koh UK