steam cleaners

[keirah]

i want to buy a steam cleaner which is the best 1

 

thx in advance keirah

[Jules001]

do you want a small handheld one or a larger one Keirah - I have got the Electrolux yellow hand held one and I would say save your money, I never use mine as it didn't seem to do any of the things they show in the adverts. It doesn't touch limescale and the brush is so small it would be impractical for carpets or a larger area also you have to keep refilling the smaller ones and you have to wait for it to cool down before you can refill so jobs take ages with not very good results, but that is only my opinion

[Fitzer]

I have one by Polti about the size of a vacuum cleaner (can't remember the model) and it's superb. I can spot clean and freshen carpets with it, it blasts away limescale like it's made of butter, clean the barbie and oven and even has squegees for doing your windows. I got mine from John Lewis and it came with a free iron attachment which makes doing the ironing if not fun then less of a pain than it was. It takes 1200ml of water at a time which gives about an hours worth of cleaning (you don't have steam on full power for an hour of course) or several hours of ironing.

I think you do have to pay a moderate amount (�200+) to get a decent one.

[woofgang]

it really depends what you want it for. I bought a small one in superdrug for 8 quid. It steams for about 20 mins and does a great job on grease build up in my kitchen and general bathroom crud I don't use a brush, just squirt the steam and wipe quickly with a cloth. I wouldn't want to clean carpets with it (have a dog and live in a muddy area so I shampoo mine) I certainly wouldn't pay 40 quid for what mine does either

[netibiza]

I bought a Polti 1500 (approx �300) but doesn't seem to clean anything very much.  Certainly doesn't clean the oven but I think it sanitizes mattresses and pillows  and things and I feel better if I steam the carpets but in all truth cannot see any difference.

[netibiza]

Wolfgang - how do you shampoo your carpets.  I have a Bissell Quickwash and although the used water is really muddy the carpet doesn't look any different.  What is the secret?

[woofgang]

 

Mine is a bissell powerwash proheat, big heavy thing, I spot treat first then use the heavy duty setting everywhere. Its more expensive in terms of shampoo but I have a dog and the carpet seems to need it. Then I leave the carpet to sit for about 5 mins.The other thing I do is wring out as much water as I can. Sometimes (sad git that i am) I then go over the heavy wear areas again on a lighter setting

[keirah]

has any1 used the jml steam cleaner

[keirah]

has any1 used the jml steam genie

[insurance]

i borrowed  asteam cleaner to try before I buy.it didnt do

what it was supposed to so I save my money.

[netibiza]

Insurance - think you were quite right - wish I could have tried one first - but I was tempted by the commercials and imagined a shining santized house - NOT!!! It's mainly stuck in the garage until I can be bothered to lug it out - but I do feel better once I've steamed everywhere.