I initially got this to murder remaining bedbugs in my home, but I've been using it on practically everything since. It's handheld, so it can get into a lot of places, and it has a number of attachments to agitate ick on different surfaces. So far, I've used it on stone, grout, carpet, and furniture (originally to kill the bedbugs that might be in the furniture, but now I use it to clean the furniture). I've used it on a leather chair, carpet, a microfiber couch, and a bed mattress, fabric-wise, and it resulted in a clean smell (or a lack of smell, rather) and did not damage any of the materials. It's potentially small enough to use on clothing as well, but I haven't tried it yet. It is fully corded, so if you're trying to reach a place that you can't reach with a cord, you can try heating it up then unplugging it to move it to where you need it. This is tedious, though, and the heat diminishes quickly. I, personally, was using it on some carpet where a cat had peed (ew!) in an effort to steam it out of the padding underneath, and that wasn't reachable by the cord. It was a lot of back and forth. It's worth using an extension cord, if you have one, in that case. When closing the top, it took me a second to realize that it closes and locks if you twist it close and then push down on the top and turn it till it sticks (kind of like a pill bottle). It will work just fine without that "lock," but it's probably safer if you know to do it beforehand. The water supply lasts longer than I thought it would. The reservoir is small because it's a handheld steamer, but really, I didn't expect any different. At first, I was a total chicken and didn't fill it up all the way, but once I filled it up all the way, I was able to steam pretty much half of my (average-size) bedroom carpet (and the sides of the bed and the top of a coffee table) with one fill. The one I got looked like it was already used, and I bought a new one as far as I remembered so I wasn't thrilled about that, but I tried it to make sure it worked and ended up keeping it (because it did work). It's completely worth it. If you're on the fence about this one and one of the bigger sizes, don't worry about this one's efficacy because it works really well, but do think about the versatility of this vs. some of the larger ones. This one will let you get into places a larger one won't (and it's cheaper), but it won't cover large swaths of area at once, so be prepared to put in some "elbow grease." Read more
I did some serious research before buying this steamer since I had never used one of these before. I decided that since water is under pressure I would splurge for a steamer that was not trying to cut corners. The first thing I noticed was a sturdy brass thread for the top. This is a real machine, with excellent attachments: some made of nylon brushes, some with metal brushes. It has a measuring cup that acts as a funnel. It uses 200 ml distilled water which prevents mineral clogs. There is no on/off switch. It is on when it is plugged in. It is ready when the red light turns green. It takes about 4 mins. to heat, steams for about 20 mins depending on whether you use continuous or intermittent steam. Then you must unplug it and wait 15 mins to refill, which leaves time to rest. Which you need to do because believe me, this is so easy to use and so much fun that you want to clean everything. So far I have cleaned the faucets, the windows, the window latches, the window sills, the window screens without removing them, the cabinets, the knobs on the cabinets, the oven grill, the stove top, the back of the toilet seat where it connects and is hard to reach, the edge around the sink, the shower, the grout on the floor, the curtains, the deck rail, some plastic toys, the heater registries (on which 20 year old putty was stuck), the slats on some wooden curtains. It uses the pressure, heat and moisture of steam to loosen dust, dirt and grease so that it can be easily wiped away. I absolutely recommend this product. July 31, 2014 Just cleaned my kitchen. Able to clean corners and cabinet handles that I used to have to use a toothbrush to clean. Much faster. The steamer kept producing steam for about 1 hr and 15 mins. using it on and off. Read more
It's great but the cord is smaller than it is thought. if I am working in hard to reach places i have to be close by and outlet.I have their big steamer and it help me get rid of bed bugs. I love thier product. Read more
Works great. I bought this because my cat got Ringworm and had to go into quarantine and I had to disinfect the whole apartment (furniture, cases, floors, etc). This did the job and worked wonderfully on upholstery. One cup of water (provided) was enough to deep steam a large chair and pillow. Then you have to let the unit cool down for about 10-15 minutes (don't open before than or you will burn yourself from steam coming out before cooling down), then refill. Takes about 3 minutes or so to heat up again. That was time consuming but I needed the small one cause it's easy to store being more compact. Oh, and it's great on clothes, I steamed out some flare jeans and worked like a charm. I highly recommend. Read more
