Steam mops - do they actually do the job well?
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We bought a steam mop but it now spends all it's time in the cupboard. It just smears the grease/muck/dirt into an emulsion which then solidifies into the grout. After using it for a few months we had to get a team of professional cleaners in to clean the grout.
IMHO best thing since sliced bread.
I am just researching another purchase. Our first one was just the steam mop. Fantastic and easy for cleaning large tiles surfaces after they have been throughly swept or vacuumed.
Our next purchase was a steam cleaner with all the attachments. This has been extremely handy cleaning the bathrooms. Gets rid of mould so easy. I especially use it for cleaning the oven and it is also very handy cleaning the grills from a rangehood.
What I especially love it for is to clean the grout on the floor tiles. Amazing how so many people get used to having black grout. I spray the grout with SHOWER POWER (I find it works the best for this job) wait a couple of minutes and then hit it with the steamer. Good as new. You do need to wipe it up with an old towel, while still wet, otherwise that lovely grease and grime will dry and you will need to do it again.
When I am wealthy
(AND I am happy spending $1000) I will purchase a Eurogem 4000. They seem to be the bees knees of steam cleaners.
The last one was purchased about 5 years ago for around $80 (on special). I will let you know how the new one (whatever it is I purchase) goes.
Sunshine
I am just researching another purchase. Our first one was just the steam mop. Fantastic and easy for cleaning large tiles surfaces after they have been throughly swept or vacuumed.
Our next purchase was a steam cleaner with all the attachments. This has been extremely handy cleaning the bathrooms. Gets rid of mould so easy. I especially use it for cleaning the oven and it is also very handy cleaning the grills from a rangehood.
What I especially love it for is to clean the grout on the floor tiles. Amazing how so many people get used to having black grout. I spray the grout with SHOWER POWER (I find it works the best for this job) wait a couple of minutes and then hit it with the steamer. Good as new. You do need to wipe it up with an old towel, while still wet, otherwise that lovely grease and grime will dry and you will need to do it again.
When I am wealthy
(AND I am happy spending $1000) I will purchase a Eurogem 4000. They seem to be the bees knees of steam cleaners.The last one was purchased about 5 years ago for around $80 (on special). I will let you know how the new one (whatever it is I purchase) goes.
Sunshine
Our last place had about 150m2 of tiles downstairs and my wife loves her kenwood steam mop. I was concerned that it might damage the tiles as they were the large format vitrified edge semi polished type but no problems at all.
Same as ours, in company with the 'ab-shaper', vegetable slicer and my wifes hair straightener. I reckon I get better results with the old mop and bucket.
Phil
Would you say that your floors are relatively clean to begin with and that you clean them quite regularily?
