Steam Cleaners - Any good?

POPPYOSCAR

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

I thought the better idea would be to hoover up then steam the floor.?

Dirty cloths when steaming a floor?, yes of course, it shows the steamer is doing it's job, you want the muck off the floor.
Pads are washed just the same as any other floor cleaning kit, I don't see it as a problem.

No this is how this steam cleaner works you steam the floor and then
press the switch and it sucks up the wet from the floor. No drying time needed and no dirty cloths to wash.

You can use the steam cleaning only function if you want and use cloths but I rarely do that - I have enough washing to do as it is!

SuzieSue

POPPYOSCAR wrote: »

No this is how this steam cleaner works you steam the floor and then
press the switch and it sucks up the wet from the floor. No drying time needed and no dirty cloths to wash.

You can use the steam cleaning only function if you want and use cloths but I rarely do that - I have enough washing to do as it is!

Which cleaner have you got please?

Doozergirl

SuzieSue wrote: »

Which cleaner have you got please?

I'm not sure if PO and I have the same one, but they do the same things and I don't think there are many o the market. Mine is the Polti Lecoaspira.

SuzieSue

Doozergirl wrote: »

I'm not sure if PO and I have the same one, but they do the same things and I don't think there are many o the market. Mine is the Polti Lecoaspira.

Thanks. Some of the reviews say that it is quite time consuming to clean after use. Do you find that?

Doozergirl

SuzieSue wrote: »

Thanks. Some of the reviews say that it is quite time consuming to clean after use. Do you find that?

It is fiddly. If you do it straight away, not so much. If you forget, yes!

My H hates the thing but his cleaning style is one of giving it a wipe over (probably deliberately badly so I don't ask him to do it)
When I clean, I like to spray, wash, rinse, polish - cleaning the yucky water after is stinky but much less time consuming overall, especially on floors.

cyclonebri1

POPPYOSCAR wrote: »

No this is how this steam cleaner works you steam the floor and then
press the switch and it sucks up the wet from the floor. No drying time needed and no dirty cloths to wash.

You can use the steam cleaning only function if you want and use cloths but I rarely do that - I have enough washing to do as it is!

Sorry, I missed your point, I was assuming vac the floor then use a single function steamer.

I get my backside punched if I don't vac 1st;):D

recovering_spendaholic

I've got one of those 2 in one floor and handheld and it is good for floors but useless as stuff like the oven.


I do use the handheld for doing my kitchen unit doors and as long as you wipe them as you go with kitchen roll it really brings them up nicely. I also use it to defrost the freezer - it's brilliant for that - takes half an hour tops to complete the job.

Mine wasn't an expensive one - £79.99 Morphy Richards.

POPPYOSCAR

Doozergirl wrote: »

I'm not sure if PO and I have the same one, but they do the same things and I don't think there are many o the market. Mine is the Polti Lecoaspira.

Yes it is the same one.

I do find it quite heavy to lug around though and think it must have been designed by a man!

POPPYOSCAR

SuzieSue wrote: »

Which cleaner have you got please?

Same as Doozergirl.

I have had mine for a few years now. I would imagine the latest models are better.

Mine is quite heavy so I tend to use it downstairs mostly and take it upstairs for the occasional clean.

It did come in useful when one of our dogs quite out of the blue decided to do a wee on the living room floor!(Never done it before and never done it since I think she was half asleep at the time) and when we had the burst pipes.

It sucked it all up and then sanitised it with the steam.

cyclonebri1

POPPYOSCAR wrote: »

Same as Doozergirl.

I have had mine for a few years now. I would imagine the latest models are better.

Mine is quite heavy so I tend to use it downstairs mostly and take it upstairs for the occasional clean.

It did come in useful when one of our dogs quite out of the blue decided to do a wee on the living room floor!(Never done it before and never done it since I think she was half asleep at the time) and when we had the burst pipes.

It sucked it all up and then sanitised it with the steam.

Just remember that to completely clear some forms of bacteria, you need to let the steamer "soak". By that I mean the floor has to be under steam for a longer period. I remember this from a food management diploma course I once did.

Thats fine for tiled floors, but would introduce far too much moisture into a wooden floor.

So what I'm saying is, a quick steam does not kill "99.99% of all known germs";);)