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Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Oreck Steam-It All Purpose Steam Wand

Oreck Steam-It All Purpose Steam Wand

Amazon Sales Rank: #29224 in Home Color: White/Black/Yellow Brand: Oreck Model: STEAM100 Number of items: 1 Dimensions: 8.00 pounds Pressurized super-dry steam heats in under 30 seconds. And dry steam means no damp mess! Works upside-down without spillage for above the floor cleaning. Reusable, machine washable microfiber pads means there are no expensive replacement pads to buy. Lightweight with fingertip controls and 16-ft. cord make it incredibly easy to use. Deep cleans without chemicals- It attacks many germs and bacteria, using ordinary tap water. Can be used on most flooring surfaces including marble, ceramic, stone, vinyl, linoleum and sealed hardwood floors. Two washable microfiber towels, two bonnets, universal cleaning clips, and 6 attachments.

Most helpful customer reviews 126 of 129 people found the following review helpful. Cleans Great, Love It! By heyheyheywotisay Though I appreciate the two previous reviewers giving so much detail, I truly believe they exaggerate the difficulties of using this product. Overall, this is a "great" product. You will pay a little more because it is an Oreck, but quality construction, reliability, and the fact Oreck stands behind their products make the extra few dollars worth it. My reason for purchasing a steam cleaner was to clean stone and tile floors, "especially" the grout. Frankly, this unit does such an amazing job with this, if it did nothing else well, I would still be happy. I will no longer have to waste time and money on "very" expensive grout cleaners and sealers that do not work. Trust me, the Oreck get's grout and tile as clean as the day you had them installed. I have used it on shower glass, the marble in the shower, and a stovetop with great success. My hardwood floors look great, and like my stone and tile, I will never have to buy expensive floor cleaners again. The two micro-fiber cloths provided could definitely be larger, not sure what Oreck was thinking there. However, the cleaner is designed to use any micro-fiber cloth, so you can replace them anytime you like without having to buy them from Oreck. The clip system with the smaller cloths can be a bit of a challenge, but not so bad once you get the hang of it. Again, you can buy larger cloths at the local Walmart if they bother you that much. When fully filled with water, the unit can be heavy for some if trying to do a job above the head, or at the shoulders, (yes you can put it above your head without it leaking). However, the easy solution is don't fill it all the way when doing these type of jobs. PROS: Great construction. Large tank, and comes to steam quick. No expensive cleaners. No chemicals. Cleans tile and grout making it look like new. Hardwood floors shine! CONS: Supplied cloths small, and don't work "great" with clips. 166 of 173 people found the following review helpful. Not Ready For Prime Time By TechDiva Let me start by saying that I am a huge Oreck fan. I think that they make quality products that do what they say they do. However, I can't say that this product measures up. They are on the right track but have several details to work out yet. I already own a Shark steam mop but find the handle to be a little short (I am tall) and it doesn't hold enough water to do my whole kitchen area with one fill. I was quite excited to hear that Oreck had a steam mop. I went to the Oreck store and got a demo. I commented then that the 'pad' was loose and coming off while he mopped, and that the head of the mop was being uncooperative during the carpet refresh demo. He made excuses for all so I bought the steam mop. The mop holds about a gallon of water, and has a very tall handle and a long cord. All good things. The quality and construction are excellent. However, the first thing you notice is that it weighs more than your vaccuum. The pad is actually a piece of cotton duck fabric about a foot square with a strip of terry cloth like fabric down the center. Picture a baby diaper from 20 years ago. You lay that on the floor and use those yellow tabs in the picture to pinch the loose ends of the cloth under the yellow tab. I began to mop and noticed right away that the steam production is fast and strong, good, but the mop is very very hard to push. It is heavy and awkward to move and now I know why the salesman spent so much time showing me the shoulder movement I should use to push the mop back and fowards. The forward motion caused everything I picked up with the mop to be pushed into a line of bits and fuzz on the floor so I tried to turn the mop and capture the fuzzy stuff. Immediately the pad came unclipped. I repositioned the pad and tried again. Again the pad came off. I tried to mop around the bathroom toilet, pulling it longways along the side

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