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Steam Cleaner

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  • 08-01-2019 9:02am
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    bagels
    Registered Users Posts: 630 ✭✭✭


    I need a steam cleaner suitable for tiled floors, tiled walls, furniture, mattresses, etc.
    I live in a hard-water area and the filters in my previous cleaner clogged after only a couple of uses so it wasn't much use to me. Replacement filters are no longer available. I checked out Lidl but replacement filters aren't available for the models they sell either.
    I'd be very grateful for advice on what to buy please.


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    #2
    Roen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,620 ✭✭✭Roen


    If you use the steamer only once or twice a year then chuck a 5l bottle of Aldi mineral water in it when you use it. Not as cheap as the tap water but beats buying a new steamer every few years.

    I use a karcher sc2 in a very hard water area and don't have to do anything as I have a softener installed. Is a softener a possibility?


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    Filmer Paradise
    Registered Users Posts: 1,339 ✭✭✭Filmer Paradise


    I buy distilled/de-ionised water from the Motor Factors.

    It's used in car batteries, but it's also recommended for steam cleaners in hard water areas.


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    bagels
    Registered Users Posts: 630 ✭✭✭bagels


    Thank you Roen and Filmer Paradise for your helpful comments.
    I'd be very grateful if other owners of Steam Cleaners would comment on their appliance and recommend what I should buy, thanks.


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    kjbsrah1
    Registered Users Posts: 242 ✭✭kjbsrah1


    Hi, Am hijacking this older thread ... I am looking for a hand held steam cleaner for cleaning the couch and upholstery - not floors or any other surfaces. Does anyone have any recommendations? I have found a few highly recommended ones online but they are either real expensive or out of stock. Thanks.


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    looksee
    Registered Users Posts: 28,127 ✭✭✭✭looksee


    You are really only likely to use a steam cleaner once a year at most. Why not just hire one of the machines you can get in diy stores etc - do carpets, rugs, upholstery. I have had a couple of steam cleaners - hand held ones - and they were generally rubbish.


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