I'm glad I purchased the DB-Tech steam cleaner and sanitizer, it works like a charm for the range of its intended uses. I steamed my living room rug then after the steam dried, I vacuumed it. It looks like new. I steamed my whole guest bathroom starting with tub/shower and sink, ending with toilet, wiped up bath/shower and sink with my damp bath towel and used paper towels on floor, baseboards, and toilet, and had a sparkling room in just a few minutes. When the water ran out and I refilled, it heated quickly (about 2-3 minutes) and I steamed two more area rugs, both with excellent results, as well as my living room sofa, then vacuumed. All looked better for the steam treatment. Seeing is believing. Nice little tool. The reservoir holds enough for about 15 minutes of steaming (I did not steam for 15 minutes continuously). I also steamed my kitchen stove top, loosened some sticky areas that would have taken much longer to remove using spray cleaner. Hit with steam, whisk off with paper towel. Shining and sanitized too. The long pointed nozzle makes it easy to get into small grimy spaces. I didn't use the flat steamer head; if there were a stick handle and trigger I would have used the flat head but the steamer did a great job where I wanted it to. Probably it's not the only type of steamer I need but it's a great fairly-inexpensive test for whether steam would work for me. I was sceptical but I'm satisfied that it's much cleaner than vacuuming and pushing dirt around with a mop. I wish this amazing little item came with a stick and trigger so that I could use it on my tile and wood floors but oh well -- it's great at what it's designed to do. I had to attach an extension cord of the correct type because the cord wouldn't reach all the areas in my living room, but again, for the price, it's a great tool. I'll be using it a lot. Like and recommend, but keep in mind that it's a small appliance not going to do your whole house easily or quickly. Read more
This steamer does exactly what it is intended to do! Take your time with the directions and it’ll perform and take care of your steam cleaning tasks. I was quite surprised with the steam power and ease of use with all the attachments and how well it cleans in tight spots as well over larger surfaces. Read more
Was as expected, all parts there in good shape and working order. I can't compare it to other steamers. First one I've owned. Bought it to handle a light infestation of bed bugs. Works fine for that. The filler cap works much like a radiator cap on the car. To take it off, press down until the mechanism catches, then turn counter-clockwise a couple of turns. Then it just turns off as usual for several turns. This works just just like some medicine safety caps. If there is still steam pressure in there (as when you had just unplugged it after use and are refilling), it can come out around the filler cap as you loosen it, so as the directions say, slowly turn it, and if you hear some steam escaping, wait until it stops. I just press the thumb button to let leftover steam escape out the nozzle, but to each his own. When you start adding water, and if the chamber is still very hot, that first water sill instantly steam and blow back out and scald your hand. So, add a very little at first. If it blows back, wait a bit, add a little more water until the chamber has cooled off, then you're fine. To put the cap back on, turn in clockwise until it's just spinning and not going down anymore, then press down on the cap until the mechanism catches, and turn some more until you meet resistance. Now, it's capped right. I wish the reservoir were larger, but I can see why it isn't -- faster heating, lighter weight, etc. It heats up pretty quickly. The straight nozzles produce steam at a pretty high pressure. For cleaning the bed frame, dresser, etc. of bugs, I used the wider attachment that diffuses the steam through 4-5 smaller holes across a wider path. It's the attachment you probably use to steam clothing. With that, the steam comes out quite hot but at a lower pressure so that the bugs don't get blown around before being cooked. I only found one live bug, and the steamer cooked it good when the nozzle was within a couple inches of it. Farther than that, and the steam has cooled. The cord seems a bit short, but that's easily worked around. You can vary the steam pressure blowing out the nozzle to some extent by pressing the thumb button only a little way down. I'm not sure it's designed for that, but it is just a valve and has a partly-open state as you push on the thumb button. That helps when I'm using the straight nozzle but don't want the steam coming out at 100 mph. I didn't really use any of the other attachments. The steamer as shown in the ad has a longish nozzle on it. The nozzles attach and detach from the unit easily and securely. The plastic is all pretty heavy. Anyway, no bed bugs have bothered anyone for a week, I've seen it work well on the one I found, the product seems like a good value, well made, rugged enough. With common sense and a bit of caution, it's fine. Like I say, if you've ever removed a car's radiator cap while the water in the radiator is still hot (while there's still some residual pressure in the radiator), you know how to handle it. If not, read the instructions carefully. They do explain what I've said. I have no complaints with this steamer. Read more
