Home-Tek Penguin S

AH, HOW SWEET. A STEAM CLEANER SHAPED LIKE A PENGUIN! (Subtitled: A Triumph of Design over Usefulness) I’m relying on my memory here, as this steam cleaner isn’t the kind of thing that comes to mind for everyday use. For example, we tend to wait until the shower cubicle resembles an enormous Petri dish before attacking the mould. It’s a pity that penicillin’s already been invented otherwise we could have cornered the market merely from the scrapings of our ‘furry douche’! The idea of an appliance or other household product that’s shaped like an amusing creature is not new. There’s the ... more

To start with I have to admit I only bought this product because it was shaped like a penguin. Sad but true. I collect penguins so a penguin steam cleaner was a must have. I bought it from a shopping channel as a Today's Special Value so I was confident that it would be ok becuase of their money back guarantee. On reciept I was please that it did actually look like a penguin, and even more so when I first used it. I does actually work quite well as a steam cleaner although it does take some getting used to. You have to 'pump' a switch on the penguins head to build up steam pressure and it ... more

Like the first reviewer I must admit the cute packaging did influence me in buying this ! Its at the cheaper end of the market, and I was going through an "earth mother" stage and not wanting to use chemicals in the house, this sounded ideal. I probably use my penguin once a week, and afraid to say still regularly have to buy my cif and astonish ! GOOD STUFF... Its great for small jobs ( I have two children under 3 and its ideal at getting yoghurt and plasticine out of my cream coloured carpet, also invaluable for cleaning kiddies toys (the grotty sticky grey stuff that seems to coat the edges ... more

I used this item twice, the steam pressure is very poor so it makes it practically useless, when I tried to use it a third time it had stopped working altogether. Avoid this product at all costs, Home-tek should be ashamed of themselves for releasing such a piece of junk. It does not do any of the things that were promised, steam is only useful as a cleaner if it has a certain amount of pressure, all this does is make a lot of noise and produce very little steam and just hot drips of water. It would be easier just to clean items with hot soapy water and a sponge for all the use this thing is ... more