Hard floors, upright · review
A double-sided head and a pump trigger: steam only when you ask for it, and a second clean side without touching the pad.
The bottom line The light, quick one for keeping floors clean rather than rescuing them — and the pump trigger is its best idea.
The Klik n’ Flip is the lightest machine in this group at 2.7 kg, holds 350 ml, heats in thirty seconds and gives steam only when you pump for it.
Most steam mops steam continuously while switched on. That is generous with water, hard on delicate floors and wasteful of a small tank. Shark puts a manual pump in the handle: you press for steam where the floor needs it, and the rest of the pass is a damp microfibre wipe.
The practical effect on sealed wood is significant — far less water reaches the joints — and on a small tank it roughly doubles the useful working time.
The Klik n’ Flip name describes the one mechanism that matters. After a room, the working face of the pad is grey; flipping the head presents the second face without touching it, and a button drops the pad into the washing machine when both sides are done. On any machine, handling a hot, dirty pad by hand is the moment people decide not to bother next week.
1 050 W is modest, and the tank is small. This is a machine for keeping clean floors clean, not for rescuing a kitchen that has been neglected for a year. For that, a cylinder machine with real boiler pressure — or a floor washer with detergent and recovery — does the job in one visit rather than four.
Shark lists this model under B06XKM1RQJ in Germany and the UK and B077HT4HCJ in France, Italy and Spain. Both are published above, and the affiliate link resolves to the one that exists where you are. A single-reference assumption here would send three countries to a dead page.
Sold across Germany, the UK, France, Italy and Spain under the two references above. Not listed on Amazon’s US store.
| Tank | 350 ml, with filling bottle |
|---|---|
| Power | 1 050 W |
| Weight | 2.7 kg |
| Heat-up time | 30 seconds |
| Steam control | Manual pump — steam on demand |
| Head | Double-sided, flips to a clean face; pad released by button |
| Cable | 6 m |
| Amazon reference | B06XKM1RQJ (DE, GB) · B077HT4HCJ (FR, IT, ES) |
| EAN | 0622356220736 |
It is different, and for most floors it is better. Continuous steam wets the whole floor whether it needs it or not; a pump puts steam on the mark you are working and leaves the rest nearly dry. It also stops the machine emptying its tank while you answer the door. The trade-off is that it is one more thing to do with your hands.
The head flips over to present a second, clean face of the pad without you touching it, and the pad itself is released by a button rather than by hand. On a dirty floor the first face is grey after one room — being able to turn it over is the difference between one pass and a trip to the washing machine.
Shark lists this machine under one reference in Germany and the UK and another in France, Italy and Spain. We publish both, so the link sends you to the one that actually exists in your country rather than to a dead page — it is the reason we verify references market by market rather than assuming one number works everywhere.
Compared with the median of its own aisle on this site — not with the market at large.
7.6/ 10
The light, quick one for keeping floors clean rather than rescuing them — and the pump trigger is its best idea.
Weekly upkeep on sealed hard floors, in a home with stairs where weight matters
cleaning machines from the same category, at nearby prices. Only what all of them publish is shown: a column with holes compares nothing.
| Model | Price | Amazon reference |
|---|---|---|
| Shark Klik n' Flip S6001EU | 100 £ | B06XKM1RQJ (DE, GB) · B077HT4HCJ (FR, IT, ES) |
| Livatro 13-in-1 Steam Cleaner | 95 £ | B0H29L2BXN |
| Kärcher SC 2 Upright | 125 £ | B0CQTHYK7L |
| Vileda Steam Plus | 75 £ | B09G383W17 |
At 100 £, it sits +5 % against the 95 £ median of the 7 models in this category published here.
A reference exists on these Amazon stores: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom. Listed is not the same as in stock — availability changes daily.
Details checked on August 15, 2026.
Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for cleaning machines and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.
30 s heat-up · 0.4 l refillable · 1 600 W · two steam settings
A steam mop with a wood setting and a tile setting — the distinction most machines pretend does not exist.
Best for: Sealed hard floors of mixed types — tile in the kitchen, engineered wood in the hall — cleaned weekly
≈ £125 / 99 €
under 30 s heat-up · 680 ml removable tank · up to 50 min · 7 m cable
The biggest tank in this group by a wide margin — fifty minutes of steam, and a square head that reaches corners.
Best for: Large tiled areas cleaned in one go, and homes where corners and skirtings matter more than gadgets
≈ 70 €
1 500 W · steam to 130 °C · detachable handheld · 13 attachments
A steam mop whose top half detaches, with a stated steam temperature — which most of this family omits.
Best for: A flat where one machine has to cover floors, tiles and the occasional hob
≈ 95 €
Prices quoted in these summaries are dated readings. The live price is shown next to each product.
