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Do you need a steamer that can meet the toughest of challenges? Then the Eureka Enviro Steamer is what you need. It gets a full five stars from me and I’ll tell you why.
The first floor of my home is mostly hardwood floors and since I clean often because of the presence of three dogs the Eureka Enviro Steamer gets no “real” challenge there but it does a great job and I am happy that I can have clean floors without the leftover smell of harsh chemicals.
When our church purchased a building for social activities we planned a day for cleaning. Since our budget had limits I suggested that we work with what we had available first before we called in professional cleaners. Well, I decided that we will put the Eureka Enviro Steamer to the test on the grimy tile floors. Just so you know, these floors looked like they had not been cleaned in months.
Guess what happened? This little tool that works wonders on my easy to clean floors rose to the challenge and cleaned what had to be the dirtiest floors that ever existed. When we did a once over, we barely detected any further dirt. No doubt, this steamer works.
Of course in my customary style I will outline the positives and negatives for you to decide if this is the steamer that you want to purchase.
The Positives:
- Easy setup, you won’t even need to refer to the manual for setup.
- Adjustable height.
- The pad stays well in place.
- Barely any streaking.
- It cleans without having to apply too much effort as it glides easily over the floors.
- Clean your floors without have to use chemicals.
- You can easily wash the pads but please do not place in dryer.
- Cleanup and storage is a breeze. It cools down quickly after use so that you can pour out any extra water and store.
The Negatives:
- The cord length is moderate but should be a bit longer. You may need to use an extension depending on the size of the area you are cleaning.
- With my first use I got a little extra water on the floors but after that all went well.
- If you are cleaning large areas you will need to refill the water a lot.
- It will not reach the grout.
- The head will not go in tight spaces because if its size.
- The replacement pads are expensive.
All in all the Eureka Enviro Steamer is a great investment and there are ways to work around the negatives.
Here are two tips for the pads.
- Machine wash and drying in the dryer will cause the pads to shrink a bit. I soak my pads in mild detergent for about an hour before hand washing and it turns out clean as can be.
- If you do need to purchase replacements, instead of purchasing the expensive replacements for the Eureka Steamer you can use the pads for the Libman MicroFiber mop or experiment with other pads. The Libman works well for me.
