Re: Re: Steam mops

[Guest guest]

I thought about trying it on a piece of carpet outside on the deck. That

way I could see what happens underneath!! Most stores like Target allow you

to return items. I've even seen people take vacuums back which doesn't give

me a good feeling but I wouldn't buy anything like in a box that has been

opened. May be they use returns in the store.

S

[Guest guest]

I believe you are correct about the vapor. This is a Shark Euro pro (about

$79 at Target, $80 online with free S & H )which is advertised as just

minimal steam vapor. I have heard that steam cleaning carpets and other

surfaces

is very healthy. I always like to hear what others have experienced before

I use something. It pays to do as much research as possible.

Sue

Sue, I have an old Shark. It doesn't have a carpet attachment. It's a

small hand held unit. It does grease well on stoves and will take up some

stains on floor that other cleaners won't. Mine was inexpensive enough to try.

Not sure what cost you are looking at. I tried on carpet once but it created

too much odor. My carpet was 40 years old though, was in house when I got

it. I have taken up and thrown carpet out. I don't have any other

experience with carpet. Jeff May has commented on vapor cleaner, which may be

similar. Vapor cleaners use very little water so sounds like same concept.

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[Guest guest]

There are two types of steam cleaners, super heated steam (240 degrees),

or merely boiling (212 degrees). One is known to be waterless, the hotter

one, as when the steam comes it, it instantly turns to water vapor, meaning

it hits the carpet, and evaporates.

WARNING: Both of types can NOT be applied for long periods of time to

carpet. Man made carpet is plastic, and will melt, or start a degradation

process, that releases gasses. Prematurely ages. Less than 5 seconds

is all that is needed. Do follow the instructions.

Steam at 212 will boil germs, break open the outer cell membrane, killing

it dead. The next issue is removing the leftovers, thus the vacuum.

Also, the rising steam, very fast moving molecules will pull up a lot

of the leftovers like a tornado pulls up trees.

Do not deep steam a carpet with either of these steam cleaners.

It saturates the carpet with heat, and can melt man made carpets.

And it puts water deep, where some will not escape, but it will still

be dry in 5-30 minutes.

Steam mops have become the rage in Japan and Europe for bathroom

cleaning. Why? It disinfects, cleans (a lot, not everything). Your skin

only comes in contact with the disinfected surfaces. It's fast and

thorough. Missed spots are obvious within a minute. And there

is no clean up or rinsing needed. It's faster. A time saver.

There are hotels now using it, though in the USA it has to pass too many

legal barriers before it can be used. Also, there is a risk of staff injury,

and steam injuries are extremely serious, and can be deep, and life

threatening.

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the info!!

:Sue: They were steam cleaning the carpets here yesterday in the hotel and

the only thing that smells is the stain remover that they spray on trouble

spots. They make you stay off of the cartpet over night so it must get a

little wet for awhile. Does a great job, of course its an industrial one. D--

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Thank you!!

There are two types of steam cleaners, super heated steam (240 degrees),

or merely boiling (212 degrees). One is known to be waterless, the hotter

one, as when the steam comes it, it instantly turns to water vapor, meaning

it hits the carpet, and evaporates.

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[Guest guest]

Thanks, I think I'll try it and use it first on a piece outside before

using it indoors. It sounds like a good process but only a trial run will tell.

I should add though that my carpet was 40 years old and also smelled if I

put my nose right down into it, so Shark just brought that odor up with the

vapors/or steam. There was also an odor in the room when I vaccumed it. It

took me a long time before I realized it was from the carpet though. I

thought the vacuum cleaner was old and stinky or motor was burning something.

It wasn't until I got down and put my nose into carpet, that I realized it

was carpet. When I tried to clean with a vapor cleaner, smell magnified. I

decided it was just too dirty to clean. It didn't LOOK dirty or worn. It

had hardly even been used. In a room not used much, but it was smelly due to

age of fibers. 100% wool, nice carpet but age had done it OR it was padding

underneath smelling. 40 year old thick horse hair mat. That could have

been source of odor too, but since you are sensitive, I would plan on trying

it. A little water in it and save the box, you can get it back in, in good

shape for returning without ruining it for next person.

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[Guest guest]

Barb, thanks for taking the time to explain everything. I think the best

thing I can do is to buy it and try it out on a piece outside on the deck.

That will give me a good idea about smell and how far it goes through the

carpet. If I don't like it I will clean it up and return it to Target.

Sue

I actually have both. I got the Skark first. Mine is very small hand held

unit. I use it to get up things I can't get up with cleaners. It didn't have

a carpet attachment. The cleaner I used on carpet was actually the larger,

hotter vapor cleaner that Jeff May recommends. Very expensive new but I

bought it used, a demo model and I used that on carpet and got too much odor,

so if carpet is smelly, it's going to bring up that smell no matter how

hot a unit you use. It vaporizes odor into air, so you still need to try it

out. If it's smelly, may not be able to keep carpet or may have to use dry

method to clean or just vaccum it. The only thing I don't like about the

more powerful one is the size. It's large and so takes up storage space and

comes with extra tools, etc. It's becoming a popular way to clean and I've

seen new version of vapor/steam coming out. I don't know how hot they get or

to compare since I don't need one now of course, but would use a lighter

weight unit more often

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