I have a Hoover floor cleaner. It works fairly well - the "suction" feature does not leave the floor dry but it dries quickly. However I've had problems with the filter causing the machine to stop working no matter how much I clean the filter. So I run it without the filter. It is only used to filter the dirty water - why?? Who knows. It works fine without the filter. I just wish the brushes were a little bit longer to get into the gout better. Maybe I need new brushes!!!