Buying a Vacuum Mop in Singapore? This is what you need to know

Vacuum mop is the latest gadget in town. It probably get introduced in the market a few years back (considering that the models have evolved for a few generations already), but it’s only recently that with more brands emerging as contender, the consumers are getting more serious at considering getting one!

So what is a vacuum mop?

A vacuum mop, also known as wet & dry vacuum, is a household machine that does vacuum and mopping at the same time. Usually it is heavier than a normal vacuum as it carries 2 water tanks – clean water tank and dirty water tank. The clean water (which you may add floor cleaning agent) comes from the clean water tank and works with a rotating soft brush roller to mop the floor. At the same time, the vacuum sucks the used water back into a separate dirty water tank. If it’s a good machine, it should leave your floor fairly dry as well.

A vacuum mop is especially useful when you have young kids at home, especially if you are doing “baby-led weaning” (BLW). Be prepared to get all the mess on the floor 3 times a day. A vacuum mop will come in super handy to just vacuum and mop all the food mess away in minutes.

You just need to make sure to clear the dirty water tank after each use to prevent foul smell. Self-cleaning function should be used from time to time too to maintain the cleanliness of the roller brush and piping system.

How to choose a vacuum mop?

There are a few key parameters for your consideration:

1. Suction power – Higher power doesnt mean it’s the best. Let’s forget about Max mode as it’s battery draining. Can it suck well like any other vacuums in the normal mode?
2. Working mode – Which practical modes does it has? Usually there’s Auto, Max, Suction (vacuum liquid without mopping), and Ultra (sanitization).
3. Runtime – Max that I’ve seen is 45mins. I dont think I’d want to vacuum any longer than that. Depending on how big is your house and how frequent you do vacuum.
4. Tank capacity – The bigger, the heavier, but you need
5. Edge cleaning – This is quite critical as it can get on your nerves if there are just little hair and debris accumulating at the edge.
6. Self-cleaning & drying – Super useful to have quick self-cleaning and drying function. Some even have hot water wash and hot air drying.
7. Sensor – That’s what Auto mode should be all about. Detecting more dirts, and thus increasing suction power.
8. Self-Propulsion – As the machine is heavy, this feature will be very useful if it’s working right! Otherwise, it can be a good training for your biceps. 😉
9. Lighting at roller head – Trust me, it makes a difference. You can find dust more easily, you can even vacuum in the dark.
10. Warranty – Usually 2 years. Good to change some batteries!

Popular Vacuum Mop Brands in Singapore

Here are some of the brands that I have tried / researched on and my key findings.

Tineco S7 Pro

There are a few models for Tineco but let’s go with their best – S7 Pro.

• Price point: $1269
• Likes: Self-propulsion makes it easy to maneuvre and feels light. LCD screen to show the different mode and status. Electrolyzed water before self cleaning and Ultra mode. Room temperature air drying = no odor (wish I knew this earlier).
• Dislikes: Expensive.
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S5 Combo provides you with the flexibility to use it as a handheld vacuum. S5 capacity is smaller and with a lower run time. Suction and mopping works as well – at least I can’t feel the difference in cleanliness.

Dreame

Dreame H-Series have a few models and I’m using H13 Pro with the highest suction power, longest run time (in the market) and hot water wash to kill all germs and bacteria. If you’d like to also have a dry vacuum, go for H12 Dual.

• Price point: $899
• Likes: It has everything that Tineco S7 Pro has, but it’s slightly cheaper and with hot water wash & hot air drying.
• Dislikes: Though all seems as good as Tineco, the user experience is just lacking a bit. It’s not as ergonomic as Tineco unfortunately but you can get used to it! And you get some savings!
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Roborock Dyad Pro Combo

• Price point: $799
• Likes: I like that I can have the best of both world – vacuum mop + versatile dry vacuum for general cleaning, including carpet. And the dry vacuum can go totally flat under the bed or sofa! it also has hot air drying.
• Dislikes: It has dual brush system and we weren’t sure why it will leave on a line of water in the middle, so we gave it a pass.
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Lylac MachOne Wet & Dry Wireless Vacuum

• Price point: $209.99 only!
• Likes: It’s cheap and does its job. You can use any floor cleaning agent with it. It’s one of the lighter weight vacuum mop in the market.
• Dislikes: Lower suction power with smaller capacity and no Ultra mode.
• 3.3 Deals: Sold out at the moment! Check back later.
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Dyson V12s Detect Slim Submarine Wet & Dry Cordless Vacuum

Well, this is not exactly the vacuum mop that we are looking for. You’d have to vacuum first then mop, though all accessories are included. If I have unlimited cash, I really would love to get this though!

• Price point: $1159
• Likes: It’s very light. Loving all the versatile accessories
• Dislikes: No self-cleaning function. Expensive.
• 3.3 Deals: $1059
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Dripify is a LinkedIn automation tool for lead generation and prospecting, compatible with Premium and Sales Navigator. It is a new product evolved from Octopus CRM and I have been using it for a few months to source for new interview candidates for my incubation project. The result, however, has not been too satisfactory. With the price 6 times higher than Octopus, the conversion rate is far less than what I had with Octopus before. It’s strange – how could automation go wrong? Perhaps having some human touch in messaging is really needed!

After a few months of experience with Dripify, I must say that while I appreciate the feature, I am disappointed at how it is being managed. I am hopeful to try out other competitors tools. Any recommendation?

Pros of Dripify:

1. Easy to set up and use – but make sure you got it right the first time.
2. Automation is what it does – Do your work on Sales Navigator and let Dripify send the invite and messages for you at its own safe pace.

Cons of Dripify:

1. Expensive – You pay $63.3 per month just for 1 campaign. While on Octopus, do as many of your A/B testing campaigns and fine-tuning at $9.99 per month.
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All Penthouse Spoilers and Plot Twists Explained

All right. This post is only for people who can’t wait to watch the whole series to find out what’s happening. You are here for the spoilers. So please read on at your own risk. This post will also be updated as more clues and facts are unveiled in the later episodes. Please leave your thoughts and questions in the comment section.

First, let’s unveil the people mysteries with straightforward answers.

Penthouse – Who is Logan Lee?

Min Seol Ah’s adopted brother in the US who was saved by Seol Ah’s bone marrow. He came to Korea to avenge her death. He has a love interest in Shim Su Ryeon.

Penthouse – Who is Na Ae Gyo?

Someone who look alike as Shim Su Ryeon. Claimed as the birth mother of the twins – Joo Seok Hoon and Joo Seok Kyung. She has died in Penthouse Season 1 last episode but Shim Su Ryeon played her role in Season 2.

Penthouse – Who is Miss Jin?

She was hired by Logan Lee to keep an eye at Cheong Seo Jin. She became obsessed with Ha Eun Byul and colluded with Joo Dan Tae.

Penthouse – Who is Joo Dan Tae?

A rich real estate tycoon who was a beggar. His real name is Baek Jun Ki. He killed the real Joo Dan Tae’s parents and switched the identity with Baek Jun Ki. He also killed Na Ae Kyo (as Shim Su Ryeon) and framed Oh Yoon Hee for it. But now all the blame is on Logan.

Penthouse – Who is Baek Jun Ki?

He is the son of a Japanese-Korean tycoon. His parents were killed by the current “Joo Dan Tae”. He came to Korea with Logan to avenge “Joo Dan Tae”. S3 E6 – He colluded with Cheong Seo Jin for unlimited supply of cash to gamble.

Penthouse – Who is Kim Mi Sook?

She is the birth mother of Hye-In. She was the only one who dug up the secret of Shim Su Ryeon’s twins. As a result, she was killed by Joo Dan Tae but Yoo Dong Pil kept her body behind the wall of the fountain at Hera Palace.

Penthouse – Who are Shim Su Ryeon’s daughters?

Min Seol Ah and Joo Seok Kyung are Shim Su Ryeon’s real daughters with her first husband. Joo Hye-In are her adopted daughter who was switched with Min Seol Ah.

Penthouse – Who is Chairman Song?

Powerful and rich business lady who often visits Kang Ma Ri’s bath house. She will help the girls later on. What is Joo Dan Tae money compared to her… I wonder where she lives…

Penthouse – Who is Alex Lee?

No, Alex is not Logan. Alex is Logan hipster brother. He came to Korea to find his dead brother. He commands a whole gang of high society thugs and is now providing a safe house for his brother.

Yes, Alex loves his brother Logan. So, don’t think we need to worry about him betraying Logan. 🙂 Yay!

And let’s get some incident facts right.

Penthouse – Who killed Min Seol Ah?

Season 1 – Oh Yoon Hee. But it was until Season 2 that the truth was revealed. At some point, you must be guessing it was Joo Dan Tae or Cheong Seo Jin. But Oh Yoon Hee has confirmed that she killed Min Seol Ah. Unless there’s some memories that she didn’t recall properly, for example, she was trying to save her when someone else pushed her. But I think this case is closed.

Penthouse – Who killed Cheong Seo Jin’s father?

Cheong Seo Jin caused him to fall off the stairs on a rainy day after she tried to beg her father not to transfer her ownership of the Foundation to her sister. She ran away and caused her father to die. Ha Eun Byul recorded the incident in her phone but was never exposed.

Penthouse – Who killed Shim Su Ryeon?

Oh Yoon Hee was framed in Season 1. But we found out that it was Joo Dan Tae who stabbed her to death. And it was Na Ae Gyo who disguised as Shim Su Ryeon when she was stabbed. She was confirmed dead as her ashes were verified in Season 2 as evidence for a fake murder case to frame Joo Dan Tae. In Season 3, Logan Lee is now the new “murderer” as evidence was found that it was Logan who paid for the “cremation”.

Penthouse – Who killed Bae Ro Na?

We were led to believe it was Ha Eun Byul who caused the death of Bae Ro Na when she stabbed her with the trophy. Then we thought Ha Yoon Chul killed Bae Ro Na while she was in comma. But it was Joo Dan Tae who stabbed her at her head with the trophy and later on tried to remove her life support. Shim Su Ryeon rescued Bae Ro Na. But wasn’t it weird that Oh Yoon Hee didn’t bother to look at her daughter before she was cremated?

Penthouse – Who killed Logan Lee?

Penthouse 2 Episode 13 – Joo Dan Tae disguised as an old man and detonated a bomb beside Logan’s car.

Penthouse 3 Episode 6 – Logan Lee is still alive, saved by Baek Jun Ki who were ordered by Cheong Seo Jin to keep him alive. Ha Yoon Chul is currently attempting to cure Logan for 6 (logically should be more) months under the instruction of Cheong Seo Jin (unknowingly). He is now alive and well, reunited with Shim Su Ryeon while recovering from his burn injury.

Penthouse – Who killed Kim Mi Sook?

Joo Dan Tae. But Yoo Dong Pil took the fall so that his daughter can stay in a nice house at Hera Palace.

Penthouse – Who killed Oh Yoon Hee?

Penthouse 3 Episode 5 – Cheong Seo Jin pushed her off the cliff after Yoon Hee attempted to stop the car containing Ha Eun Byul from falling off the cliff. Yoon Hee was found by Secretary Do and her “body” (still unsure if it’s really her) was hidden in the Hera Palace fountain wall so that Joo Dan Tae can frame Yoo Dong Pil again. Yoon Hee’s body was later found in the river and it was shown on screen. There is very little doubt that she is really dead.

Now, here are the unexplained plot twists…

How did Shim Su Ryeon come to live?

Shim Su Ryeon did not die. It was Na Ae Gyo who died. They switched identity right before Na Ae Gyo was killed by Joo Dan Tae.

How did Logan Lee come to live?

Cheong Seo Jin has been secretly orchestrating to make everyone believe Logan Lee has died. She kept him alive with some medical equipment and in bandage for months. Eww. Ha Yoon Chul is secretly treating him and helping him to meet with Alex (his brother) and Shim Su Ryeon.

Why is Shim Su Ryeon’s daughter not dead?

Min Seol Ah is dead. Oh but she actually had a twin. Is it Hye In? No. It is Seok Kyung. Wait, what? How? Na Ae Gyo didn’t have twin. She couldn’t tell all these secrets to Shim Su Ryeon before she die.

Unsolved Mysteries

Penthouse – Secretary Cho

Who is he siding? He has been loyal to Yoo Dong Pil and has been brutally abused by Joo Dan Tae. But we saw him in Season 2 trying to save/kidnap “Na Ae Gyo” when “Shim Su Ryeon” was killed in the Penthouse.

He also hold Logan Lee’s VIP safe key and the DNA report from Oh Yoon Hee’s pocket. How did the paper report not get wet when retrieved from the river?

Why Oh Yoon Hee and Jin Boon Hun cars did not have a dashcam?

The police hasn’t thought of checking them yet. Shim Su Ryeon forgot about it.

The later episode finally revealed the dashcam… and they saw Joo Dan Tae and Cheong Seo Jin’s doings.

Who is the most stupid character in Penthouse?

1. Bae Ro Na
2. Oh Yoon Hee
3. Shim Su Ryeon

Who is the worst mother in Penthouse?

Shim Su Ryeon. She had 2 beautiful twin daughters, she failed to recognize them both. She almost had both of them killed. She thinks she is very noble to punish Seok Kyung. But she should have done better in correcting her behaviour instead of shaming her and expelling her from the school.

Who is the best mother in Penthouse?

Kang Ma Ri. I think she has the best character twist. She finally did the right thing to apologize for her wrongdoings. She has open communication with her daughter as well. And seriously, I really like Jenny in Season 3. She is the most mature kid now. She didn’t throw tantrum when she learned about her mother real occupation in Season 2 and she supported her. Wait, what has she been thinking about her mother and father? She has been too naive to believe that her dad is in Dubai for years and never call her… The character development is quite unrealistic.

What lessons do you learn from Penthouse drama?

1. Open communication. Don’t keep secret from the people who matter to you.
2. Keep showing mercy to bad people and keep getting stabbed. Be like Bae Ro Na.
3. Be aware of unattended items near you. Don’t be like Logan Lee who didn’t notice a weird cart parking by his car.
4. Don’t betray your conscience for an apartment. Don’t be like Yoo Dong Pil.
5. Live like Secretary Yoo. May be he didn’t die. He just had to go to the Mr Queen’s drama set.
6. Quit your bad job and run away. Don’t be like Secretary Do and Secretary Cho.
7. Secretary job is a highest paid job in Korea. It also demanded you to be highly intelligent, doing bad things for your boss, and keeping secrets.

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Penthouse 3 Episode 1 – Who is Mr Baek?

The wait wasn’t long. After Penthouse 2 was completed back in Feb 2021, Penthouse 3 finally started airing yesterday on June 4.

Penthouse 3 is back with more plot twists, mind-boggling timeline and new characters’ secrets! As we know from the last episode of Penthouse 2, Logan Lee was involved in a car-bombing accident plotted by Joo Dan Tae. But there is no mention of his confirmed death. That means, likely there’s a chance that he could survive and come back.

Penthouse 3 Episode 1 explained a few more things about the new characters who appeared in the last episode of Penthouse 2.

Baek Jun Ki – the mysterious guy who was on the airplane with Logan Lee. He was seen leaving the car just before the car was bombed. But from Episode 1, we get some clues that he was a victim of Joo Dan Tae and he was invited by Logan to Korea to unveil his secrets. He seemed shocked when the car was bombed but he did not appear to testify what he saw.

He seems to recognize Su Ryeon though. If Joo Dan Tae used his identity in the past, could it be also he was supposed to be Su Ryeon’s fiance? Or was he Su Ryeon’s first husband who was killed by Joo Dan Tae? Likely to be different! 17 years have passed and it can’t be he didn’t make an attempt to contact Su Ryeon?

Yoo Dong Pil – Jenny’s dad, Kang Mari’s husband. His motive is not clear yet. But one thing for sure, he is not on Joo Dan Tae side, at least for now. He appeared at Su Ryeon’s office just to make a copy of her house key. And he seemed shock at the car bombing. But he saw Joo Dan Tae leaving the scene.

He seems to be a loving father to Jenny. But isn’t he curious where his wife is? And he clearly does not know his Secretary Jo is now working for Joo Dan Tae. (In Season 2, we were still thinking that Secretary Jo was his spy!)

He does have a past with Joo Dan Tae during the construction of Hera Palace. Someone died at the statue and it was probably due to that he went to prison.

The Little Hera Palace characters continue to evolve…

Joo Seok Hoon and Bae Ro Na are now a couple, and Bae Ro Na getting extra attention from her future mother-in-law Shim Su Ryeon as well. Let’s just hope it stays that way.

Meanwhile, Joo Seok Kyung is getting more irritated that Bae Ro Na is getting all the attention from her brother and mother, despite that she now gets the recommendation letter to go to Seoul National University. She also started to develop more respect to her dad. She is just easily swirled by what she sees and hears.

1. Jenny hasn’t shown much of her emotions yet. She doesn’t seem pleased with Seok Kyung, nor is she friendly with Ro Na yet. Since we saw from Penthouse 2 that she was angry at the fact that her mom is sent to jail thanks to Ro Na’s mom.

Penthouse 3 Episode 1 is full of illogical incidents.

Is Logan Lee still alive?

If he is, won’t Shim Su Ryeon know? She would have attend his funeral and see him off for one last time? Well, it’s proven twice that the characters in Penthouse do not verify their loved ones when they “die”. Even as a mother, Oh Yoon Hee didn’t even check if there’s a coffin for her daughter, Bae Ro Na. Same goes for Shim Su Ryeon’s death.

If Logan Lee is dead, are his parents not taking revenge?

He was just a few inches away from the bomb, he didn’t even run when he realized. How could he survive? But police cannot find his corpse missing? Baek Jun Ki was there watching. Was he able to save him and run? Nobody see that happening?

And Joo Dan Tae was just standing there. Everyone saw him walk away. And his car was just parking right beside? And Yong Doo Pil didn’t see the car plate number?

And why on earth did Logan Lee didn’t see that trolley right beside his car? If you see an unidentified suspicious item, just run lah!

And why would the ladies think Cheong Soo Jin has anything to do with this?? So bias.

Check out Cheong Soo Jin funny moments here.

One month on, everyone’s out from prison?

While Joo Dan Tae was the first one out, he didn’t seem too keen to revenge yet… But why didn’t Shim Su Ryeon changing her house key lock yet?

Followed by Cheong Soo Jin, who is supposed to be reduced to 2 years, but somehow she could walk out from the court on her own?

Wait, Oh Yoon Hee is already out?

Is this someone’s dream?

But the kids are still in high school, like forever?

All other guys seem to be out in Episode 2.

Here’s a clue to Episode 2!

Is that guy Gu Ho Dong? Baek Jun Ki? Yoon Doo Pil? Joo Dan Tae? He does sound like Gu Ho Dong though. Why all the black guy though?

Can’t wait for next week!