A mean steam clean

Advantages: Effective and environmentally friendly
Disadvantages: Expensive

...I bought my Polti steam cleaner around two years ago, then priced at £299, including the iron attachment and can honestly say it was worth every penny. It looks rather like a large red cylinder vacuum cleaner, with a long electric lead and vacuum cleaner like attachments. On first unpacking everything, it may seem a little daunting at first. There is, however, an excellent instruction book and very useful video to help. These explain just how the Polti uses the power of steam, without any chemicals or cleansers, to remove dirt from almost anywhere in your home. There are several benefits here- Steam is more environmentally friendly than chemical cleansers and their packaging. Bacteria is effectively destroyed by the high temperature used. Long-term cost effectiveness can be achieved because of the true multi purpose nature...

LindaL 11.02.2003 · Read review
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Review of Polti Vaporetto 2400 Steam Cleaner

Something to get steamed up about

Advantages: No need for chemicals or detergents
Disadvantages: Flimsy construction

...My first introduction to the Polti Vaparetto was at Downtown Superstore, Grantham. Lincs. I was having a browse around and came across a demonstration of this steam cleaner. This machine cleaned everything imaginable and it was all done by steam with no addition of detergents and chemicals , thus sterilising as you go. When the lady demonstrator got to the ironing part she was suddenly enveloped in clouds of billowing steam and when it came to ironing shirts, she just hung them on a hanger and pointed the iron at them and, viola, creases dropped out as if by magic. I am a demonstrator's dream as I only have to look and I see, I lust, I crave and if cash permits, I buy. As this machine cost £349.99, I didn't have enough loose change in my pocket (OK, truth be told, I didn't even have it in my bank account) buying it...

patriciat 29.08.2003 · Read review
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Review of Polti Vaporetto 2400 Steam Cleaner

Thane direct steam mop - doesn't do what it says !

Advantages: Heats to steam quickly - probably heat of kills germs as steam is hot
Disadvantages: Leaves floors very, wet. End up double cleaning everything - covers poor - waste of space!

...Not impressed with the H20 steam mop product, which falls far short of the detailed TV advert performance. On hard floors it leaves them sopping wet, not so much of a problem on a matt finish amtico type floor but with laminate, there's no way you could leave it . Ended up with twice the work, having to use my superwonder mop to wipe all excess water to leave floor with decent finish when dry. Even on clean carpet which is just being freshened to kill any germs that might be in the carpet, it seems to roll any dirt in almost fluff balls which then have to be vacuumed again when it dries. It seems to double the work involved whatever the surface. The covers provided are also pretty poor in fit and quality with a tendency to come off - difficult to put back on with heat. Also they seem to fall to bits somewhat (particulary...

neptel 04.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of H2o Steam MOP

All steamed up!

Advantages: Quick, easy and effective. Environmetally friendly.
Disadvantages: Contents are very hot immediately after sterilization.

...Whenever I am able to spend the day helping my daughter look after my new grandson, my first job is always that of collecting the used feeding bottles and dummies for steriliziation in readiness for the day to come. An easy, quick and effective task thanks to the Avent Express Electric Steam Steriliser that Philippa was fortunate to receive as a gift on the birth of Will. The Avent Express Electric Steam Steriliser is a compact unit ergonomically deigned for optimum results from little user effort. The tall rounded unit sits on a work surface taking up little more room than a kettle. The white and blue plastic of the exterior is easy to wipe clean and looks bright and aesthetically pleasing to look at. The blue inner rack is designed to hold and sterilise up to six 260ml / 9oz bottles. It consists of a central column with two...

MAFARRIMOND 27.04.2008 · Read review
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Review of Avent Electric Express Steam Steriliser

Best Value Simplicity (Lindam Universal Steam Steriliser)

Advantages: fast, easy, efficient
Disadvantages: none as such

...Essentially, baby feeding equipment should be sterilised until baby starts to crawl and stick everything in their mouth anyway. This is especially crucial for babies fed exclusively on formula milk as they don't get breast-milk anybodies and rely on their own (undeveloped) immune system. You can sterilise using chemicals (cold water plus type of bleach) or heat (by boiling or using steam). I was never very sure about chemical sterilisation, perhaps because it's unheard of in Poland where I come from or also because it takes ages (30 minutes?). Boiling is cheap but in my case seems to invariably lead to melting mass of plastic and a burnt pan, sooner or later. Microwave steam sterilisers are also relatively cheap and quick but I didn't have a microwave when my youngest was born and I didn't see a point of buying one with the sole...

magdadh 05.04.2009 · Read review
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Review of Lindam Universal Steam Steriliser

STEAM MACHINE

Advantages: HEALTHY, TASTY, SIMPLE TO USE
Disadvantages: BAD DESIGN - BASKET BASES EASILY BROKEN

...TEFAL - A LITTLE HISTORY Tefal is a French cookware and small appliance manufacturer owned by Groupe SEB. Groupe SEB is a leading manufacturer in small domestic equipment. The name Tefal is short for the combination of the words Teflon and aluminium. In North America, Brazil and Japan, the company's products are sold under the name T-Fal. Tefal is known for creating the non-stick cookware category. They invented the first non-stick frying pan in 1954. Their mission is to make cooking and ironing easier and faster. STEAM CUISINE I am reviewing the Tefal Steam Cuisine, which is a food steamer. I had the 1000cl model but it also comes in a 700cl model as well. WHAT'S IN THE BOX? 3 separate food baskets which have removable bases - the baskets and bases are made of plastic. Each basket has its own base which just...

CoupeQueen 28.01.2009 · Read review
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Review of Tefal Steam Cuisine 1000 Turbo Diffusion Steamer

* P P P Pick up a Penguin Steam Steamer . .

Advantages: Quick, efficient.
Disadvantages: None as yet.

...I am not one to be lured by gadgets & gizmos, and I did not actually fall for buying one og these, however, the outlaws (in-laws) did. I of course had to collect it, deliver, read instructions, demonstrate the use, and have the first go, presumably in case it blew up! The design is obviously made to resemble a penguin, with the steam coming out of the beak. This looks kind of cute, but slightly childish, although forgetting the looks, it actually does the business. The machine is basically a kettle, which is electronically controlled. It can last for twelve minutes (insert sexual inuendo here) and gets up a head of steam in just thirty seconds. It is particularly suitable for use where fabric would be damaged by chemicals, or on items that do not like to be too wet. Basically, you can used it on anything that can stand the steam...

smudgeybabes 18.10.2007 · Read review
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Review of Home-Tek Penguin Steam Cleaner

The Story of Steam

Advantages: Another great steam train video
Disadvantages: None

...The Story of steam produced by Tele Rail (another great Green Umbrella release) is expertly narrated by Nigel Harris the general manager of EMAP Active Railway Titles (not the same person who does the slightly warmer narration on the other Green Umbrella programmes) and also features a fine introduction by the famed wildlife and steam train artist David Shepherd. Nigel spoke of the fact that the last British Rail scheduled steam powered service ran in August of 1968. But, as he pointed out, the railway steam locomotive refused to die. "It ha character," he points out. "It is the nearest thing to a living machine that was ever invented. He gave praise to the drivers and firemen, making the following point: "drivers and firemen used brains as well as brawn to generate power from fire and water. It's still a machine that excites...

Martinscholes 28.10.2005 · Read review
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Review of The Story Of Steam (DVD)

Steam Clean

Advantages: No chemicals just bacteria banishing heat!
Disadvantages: Not suitable for EVERYTHING

...I was given the Lindam Universal Steam Steriliser by a friend ready for the birth of my first child (Oct 2000). The friend had already used it on one, maybe two of her children, but despite this it is still in perfect working order. It costs £24.99 in Argos at the moment, which is not much more than your average cold-water steriliser, and you won't end up paying for any extras, for example, steriliser tablets or fluid - or new clothes ruined by the solution, from what I've been reading here! - but you don't get any free bottles (which you do with most cold water sterilisers). It fits up to 8 standard feeding bottles, and probably about 5 wide ones (like the Maws heat sensitive ones). It has an accessory tray which sits at the top of the steriliser chamber, above the bottles, for all the small objects (e.g. dummies, caps, teats, lids...

AliB 05.02.2001 (02.11.2001) · Read review
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Review of Lindam Universal Steam Steriliser

Compact Steam Cleaning

Advantages: lightweight and compact
Disadvantages: Little storage for tools

...Hi have had my steam cleaner a week now and used it on a variety of surfaces. This steam cleaner is very compact the size of a very small cylinder vacuum cleaner and very light, I could lift it one handed no problem. We bought ours from Argos for £59.95. It came well packed but was hard to locate all of 15 accessory pieces as some were stuck to others. In the end I managed to locate everything. It has a 1.6L water tank that you fill with a jug and a small funnel. The water tank has a "child proof" cap that prevents you unscrewing when the tank is hot preventing burns but does make it a little tricky to open. Once you have filled the tank with water you plug the machine in and wait. Mine took about 10 minutes to get up to temperature, although you can shorten this by putting hot water in the tank to start with. Then you...

saffron318 11.04.2006 (11.12.2006) · Read review
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