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Oct 31, 2011 10:49 AM CST I could use your advice
Boban1
Boban1Boban1bigplace, Central Serbia Serbia144 Threads 5 Polls 18,789 Posts
And Im serious for a change

Do you folks have any experience with steam cleaner

I found a model in a local shop which costs some 50 euros ( thats some 70-75 bucks)



what should I pay attention at when I buy one???
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Oct 31, 2011 10:52 AM CST I could use your advice
montecito
montecitomontecitoLovely, New Jersey USA96 Threads 2 Polls 5,086 Posts
The cleaner in the video has a small tank reservoir for the cleaning solution and you will have to constantly fill it if you are cleaning a large area. I doubt that this machine has a strong enough motor to get out deep dirt in your carpeting. If you puppy peed a long time ago and you just found the stain, it might be tough to get it out.
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Oct 31, 2011 10:55 AM CST I could use your advice
Boban1: And Im serious for a change

Do you folks have any experience with steam cleaner

I found a model in a local shop which costs some 50 euros ( thats some 70-75 bucks)



what should I pay attention at when I buy one???


Hey Boban...I think you should pay attention to certain details, such as:
if it is "wood" or "coal" fed for the steam producing elements. It seems that the "wood" fed ones. would have the better end results for less stains.

Hope that has been of some help for you.
Have a great week ahead...

John-rolling on the floor laughing
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Oct 31, 2011 10:57 AM CST I could use your advice
Boban1
Boban1Boban1bigplace, Central Serbia Serbia144 Threads 5 Polls 18,789 Posts
montecito: The cleaner in the video has a small tank reservoir for the cleaning solution and you will have to constantly fill it if you are cleaning a large area. I doubt that this machine has a strong enough motor to get out deep dirt in your carpeting. If you puppy peed a long time ago and you just found the stain, it might be tough to get it out.

Well what I had in mind was getting rid of the mites in mattresses,refreshing the chair upholstery and cleaning the bathroom ...
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Oct 31, 2011 11:00 AM CST I could use your advice
Boban1
Boban1Boban1bigplace, Central Serbia Serbia144 Threads 5 Polls 18,789 Posts
TheresMyFriend: Hey Boban...I think you should pay attention to certain details, such as:
if it is "wood" or "coal" fed for the steam producing elements. It seems that the "wood" fed ones. would have the better end results for less stains.

Hope that has been of some help for you.
Have a great week ahead...

John-

Thanks , I`ve just tried to get James Watt on the phone,but it seems that he is busy ...laugh
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Oct 31, 2011 11:04 AM CST I could use your advice
Boban1: Thanks , I`ve just tried to get James Watt on the phone,but it seems that he is busy ...


Just a little insider info:

It was rumored through the "grapevine", that to get through to this person, you would be advised to "turn the crank on the phone a little harder/faster in the forward direction..." That should work. Glad to help anytime...

-John-banana
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Oct 31, 2011 11:06 AM CST I could use your advice
stringman
stringmanstringmanwallaceburg, Ontario Canada649 Threads 1 Polls 7,049 Posts
Boban1: Well what I had in mind was getting rid of the mites in mattresses,refreshing the chair upholstery and cleaning the bathroom ...
I have one don't like it, not like the one you showed but basicly the same. all it does is throw out steam, the floors don't look any cleaner to me. went back to the mop and bucket.
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Oct 31, 2011 11:08 AM CST I could use your advice
montecito
montecitomontecitoLovely, New Jersey USA96 Threads 2 Polls 5,086 Posts
Boban1: Well what I had in mind was getting rid of the mites in mattresses,refreshing the chair upholstery and cleaning the bathroom ...


Okay, but make sure the attachments come WITH the machine and that you don't have to buy them separately.

BTW, you can't get rid of mites. They are inside the mattress. The next time you buy a mattress, also buy mattress mite protectors, however, they are made of plastic and are noisey.

Refreshing the upholstery sounds like a good idea but personally, I wouldn't buy a machine for that. There is a product called FABREEZE that would be much cheaper and easier to use and it smells great.
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Oct 31, 2011 11:44 AM CST I could use your advice
Boban1
Boban1Boban1bigplace, Central Serbia Serbia144 Threads 5 Polls 18,789 Posts
stringman: I have one don't like it, not like the one you showed but basicly the same. all it does is throw out steam, the floors don't look any cleaner to me. went back to the mop and bucket.


yeah ,that`s what I usually do, over the summer...

montecito: Okay, but make sure the attachments come WITH the machine and that you don't have to buy them separately.

BTW, you can't get rid of mites. They are inside the mattress. The next time you buy a mattress, also buy mattress mite protectors, however, they are made of plastic and are noisey.

Refreshing the upholstery sounds like a good idea but personally, I wouldn't buy a machine for that. There is a product called FABREEZE that would be much cheaper and easier to use and it smells great.
Thanks, will look it up in the supermarket
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Oct 31, 2011 11:48 AM CST I could use your advice
Boban1: Thanks , I`ve just tried to get James Watt on the phone,but it seems that he is busy ...
Heard James was eternally busy,and a bit Steamy as well!grin
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Oct 31, 2011 11:58 AM CST I could use your advice
Boban1
Boban1Boban1bigplace, Central Serbia Serbia144 Threads 5 Polls 18,789 Posts
Conrad73: Heard James was eternally busy,and a bit Steamy as well!

okay, for a minute I thought that he was hiding ...laugh
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Oct 31, 2011 12:10 PM CST I could use your advice
montecito
montecitomontecitoLovely, New Jersey USA96 Threads 2 Polls 5,086 Posts
Oct 31, 2011 12:16 PM CST I could use your advice


We use Fabreeze here, and it works great. Ny ex is alergic to sprays, but Fabreeze doesn't bother her at all.
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Oct 31, 2011 12:24 PM CST I could use your advice
montecito
montecitomontecitoLovely, New Jersey USA96 Threads 2 Polls 5,086 Posts
HuggerMan4U: We use Fabreeze here, and it works great. Ny ex is alergic to sprays, but Fabreeze doesn't bother her at all.


And it doesn't have that artifical chemical odor. Hi Hugger wave
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Oct 31, 2011 4:27 PM CST I could use your advice
cynicalorange
cynicalorangecynicalorangeBristol or Dortmund, Somerset, England UK27 Threads 5 Polls 1,897 Posts
Boban1: And Im serious for a change

Do you folks have any experience with steam cleaner

I found a model in a local shop which costs some 50 euros ( thats some 70-75 bucks)



what should I pay attention at when I buy one???


Rather than buy one, why don't you look into the local dry cleaners, and see if they hire them out. I don't know if they do that there, but in the UK they do. Also in supermarkets as well oddly enough.

Would save you having to store and maintain it. Especially if it's only to be used every now and then.
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Oct 31, 2011 4:43 PM CST I could use your advice
Ccincy
CcincyCcincyCincinnati, Ohio USA77 Threads 20,535 Posts
Boban1: And Im serious for a change

Do you folks have any experience with steam cleaner

I found a model in a local shop which costs some 50 euros ( thats some 70-75 bucks)



what should I pay attention at when I buy one???


You'd be better off investing in a Bissell Proheat rug cleaner which has a built in hear which heats the water 25 degrees hotter then tap water and comes with attachments.
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Oct 31, 2011 11:34 PM CST I could use your advice
Scunci 900 handheld steamer.
This has been the best tool I have used in years.
My father could not stand the smells of chemicals
and this steamer cleaned everything.
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Oct 31, 2011 11:46 PM CST I could use your advice
NAKEDMUDPEOPLE:
This has been the best tool I have used in years.
My father could not stand the smells of chemicals
and this steamer cleaned everything.


Solaris Steamer is the best steamer in my opinion!
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Nov 1, 2011 10:28 AM CST I could use your advice
Scubadiva
ScubadivaScubadivaNew Jersey, USA106 Threads 11 Polls 2,689 Posts
Honestly, I wouldn't buy one. EVER!! Save your money and buy a new mattress.

First, you will never get the dirt out or the mites.

You are basically creating mud clumps at the core of the upholstery.

All you will accomplish is to make it moist and unless the mattress or upholstery can dry out completely, you will be breeding bacteria or sleeping on dirt clumps. (It can be a good thing if u plan to open a manufacturing plant for antibiotics).

In order to kill mites or bacteria, you have to expose them to 100C for a minute and no steam cleaner does that.

U can get a new mattress for 50 E easy, even up here in G.
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Nov 1, 2011 12:22 PM CST I could use your advice
Boban1
Boban1Boban1bigplace, Central Serbia Serbia144 Threads 5 Polls 18,789 Posts
okay... seems I just saved 50 euros as I decided not to buy a steam cleaner ...laugh
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