We all want to have a nice clean floor, that’s great! But it requires hard work to get and keep them that way. This is mostly true for famil...
We all want to have a nice clean floor, that’s great! But it requires hard work to get and keep them that way. This is mostly true for families that hate to use excess chemicals whenever possible. One way to go about this without unnecessarily going through stress of extra work is to use a steam cleaner to clean the dirt on the floor.
However, the steam cleaner makes it possible to experience the best of both worlds. Obviously, the best steam cleaners are not free. So, you are thinking “what is essence of spending money on a tool when you can actually use a washrag?” If you've ever broken your vacuum, you know how perfectly possible it is to sweep your carpet. However, it will take hours to finish through a job that the machine can do better in minutes. This is the same with a steam cleaner. It does it better and quicker. And like a vacuum, you can use it every day on any surface, as a replacement for dozens of cleaners in your home.
Germ Fighting Power
One of the fascinating qualities of steam cleaning is its power to fight germs. When you clean the normal way that involves the washrag and spray chemical, chemical leaves out residues which can be unsafe for you, your children and the pets. Of course, they can as well be harmful to those with some form of allergies.
Steam cleaning uses water heated to a 212 degree or even higher. They work well on every surface in your home, such as the tile, slate floors, carpet, glass, hardwood, ceramic and much more.
Deep Cleansing
You have lots of benefits to get when you use a good steam cleaner. As compared to mopping or vacuuming, when you clean with the steam you are not just eliminating the surface dirt but also getting rid of the dirt trapped beneath the surface. They also help you eliminate many allergens, and sterilize the floor. This is made possible by the high temperature of the steam used.
Using a steam cleaner won’t take you eternity nor suck up your energy unlike mopping a kitchen floor or vacuuming a carpet. What you need to do is fill the water reservoir, plug it in and leave. Though, sometimes you can wait a few minutes for the water to heat up and that’s all. If you use a good quality machine, you won’t even need to use any additional cleaning chemical, the brush and the steam will handle that.
These cleaners are accompanied in varieties of sizes, and well formatted to work in different situations. The larger type of steam floor cleaners looks like the upright vacuums or the canister. You can buy the steam mops if you only want to use your cleaner for floors and not to use it for carpets. If you want something smaller, you can go for the portable steam cleaners. They are portable handheld cleaners that can be used to clean everything ranging from your car to the stove.
Before going for any of these cleaners, make sure to check out their ratings and review to understand the one that best suits your taste. The fact is that the most basic cleaners and the least expensive are less effective and they also operate at lower temperature which means that it might take a longer time and an additional chemical. It is highly advisable to go for the mid-range cleaners since they won’t give you these problems.
You can go for the expensive tools and cleaners and save time, or you can scrub them with your hand and save money. That’s all up to you! The former should be your best bet though.
Drishty Shah
