チームクリーナー McCulloch MC-1275 Heavy-Duty Steam Cleaner(米国仕様)

After some research and contemplation, I bought this unit to clean and disinfect bathrooms and other household stuff. By in large, most of the observations from the reviews here have been consistent with what I've seen. PROS: 1. Steam lasts a very long time. The manual says it can hold up to 48oz of water from which to generate 2 hrs of steam. This appears to be right if you're holding the nozzle open constantly. In reality, its longer because you have to steam-wipe-steam-wipe repeatedly, letting the machine rest during "wipes". I can get a good 3 hrs of cleaning done on one full tank of water. Also keeping you from holding open the nozzle is that you have to give it time to "recharge" since it appears that it does not generate steam as fast as you use it. 2. It works on what it claims: most "organic" build-ups like soap scum, toothpaste, dirt, etc. Cleans darkened grout nicely. Doesn't damage the finish on fixtures. I was expecting a little too much on the calcium deposits from hard water... steam just wasn't effective. 3. Nice supply of attachments (brushes) although its unclear what types of surfaces these brushes can be safely used on. In particular, I refer to the smaller round brushes. For example, my guess is that the brass brushes are not meant for highly polished finishes. 4. Good enough to clean hard to reach crevices like sliding door tracks (shower doors or patio doors), faucet details, etc. 5. Works well on car wheels. Brake dust is very fine and a pain to clean by hand. Not to mention that the chemicals are often not meant to touch the brake disc surface (I have yet to figure out how splashing water from a hose can be directed only to the wheel and not the brakes within). 6. Steam is the only option for cleaning chemically-prohibited surfaces (I never knew chemical cleaners were not recommended in microwaves!). CONS: 1. Its loud! Not the machine, but the steam as it comes out of the nozzle. I strongly recommend hearing protection while you use it when indoors. My ears were ringing for about an hour after my first session. 2. Steaming takes time. If you're not opposed to using chemicals, often I find that bleach works as good, if not better, than steam. Compared to 5-10 mins steaming a polished chrome bath fixture to get it sparkling, it took 30 secs using your household bath cleaner with bleach. 3. Steam just doesn't work efficiently on mineral build-up. Chemicals are far more time-efficient. Hard water stains and deposits require lots of time and lots of elbow-grease (scrubbing). And even then, I'm not convinced it was cleaner than using chemicals (i.e., judging from the "gleam" off the surface). 4. The steam pressure is not very high. It isn't very low either, but definnitely not high enough to "blow" debris away more than an inch or two from where the steam jet hits. The best approach seems to loosen with steam then wash away with water or wipe away with sponge. Hence, I don't recommend using this for something like cleaning a car engine where neither wash nor wipe are feasible. (I guess you could steam long enough so that the condensed water from the steam was enough to wash away the gunk on its own, but that would take forever.) 5. It needs time to build up steam pressure while you work. The light is supposed to turn off when it is ready. While in use, the light will come on when the pressure reaches some threshold. Continued use beyond that point without letting it rest means you work with less pressure. When the tank is full of "condensed" water, the light comes on more frequently. As the water is depleted and more volume in the tank can accommodate vapor steam, the light comes on less often. 6. The width of the brushes simply do not permit reaching into 90 degree crevices or those really tight spaces. This is minor, however, but a flat or low-profile brush attachment would have been nice. A medium bristle toothbrush is a nice companion in my cleaning adventures... Overall, pretty happy with this unit. To be efficient, I've found using a combined balance of chemicals and steam is best. It definitely reduces the amount of chemicals I need to use. For hard-to-reach or delicate surface areas, steam wins outright (with the mentioned toothbrush).

Really neat steam cleaner BUT as a safety warning be cautious of letting the machine. cool off before adding water/ opening the reservoir. i had it explode and got burnt. as there is no warning indicator regarding pressure on this machine nor is there a pressure release valve from what i recall.. SO SAFETY IS VERY IMPORTANT YA'LL!

This machine electric specifications were not fit for this country it needs 120 volts not supplied in this country. It also needs 1500 wat our supply can't cope so I had to buy a transformer to fit this specification. which was not cheap (mine cost around £70). The delivery delays were appalling they kept shifting the dates and one of the texts said that the order has been lost and whether I should get my money back then it came after 2 days. Any way the machine arrived and it was fantastic in every way. So here are my advice fellow citizens of the UK if you are willing to pay extra for a transformer and wait a long time for delivery, but get a powerful machine then go ahead. i

Este limpiador -junto con mi aspiradora- me permiten limpiar mi departamento en menos de una hora. Es mil veces mejor que un trapeador y facilita mucho el limpiar varias superficies.

I honestly was not expecting that much from this machine when I purchased it, but it has DEFINITELY impressed me. We recently moved into a home with all tile/hardwood flooring and I began researching steam mops, now I reeeeally hate uni-taskers, I want a product to multi-task if I'm dropping more than $100 on it. And this baby really delivers, since I've received it I've cleaned nearly all the grout in the house with ease. The kitchen grout was actually black, we soon found out its really supposed to be a light grayish color...ew. I included pictures of the kitchen floor, which I cleaned with relative ease in about 20 mins or so(taking a couple breaks to let it reheat >.> we filled it to its maximum capacity so it took a little while to heat up). I went over it once or twice just to get the steam to loosen up the gunk, then went over it a tiny bit with the plastic scrubbing attachment. I also cleaned the bathroom tub/tile with this machine, I admit I did use some Lysol during this process because I wanted it to really shine, and now our shower looks like new (yay!!!). The steam mop attachment works, although the pad included really isn't that absorbent, I purchased some giant microfiber cloths to use instead of the pads because I thought this product had "heavy duty clips" to attach ANY cloth... it does not, the review I read misinformed me. I purchased a couple of clips from Lowe's for a few bucks and easily clipped the cloths on. It works like a dream, and there is less water left on the floor after mopping because of the sweet microfiber cloths. Its winter right now so I'm not able to use it outside quite yet, but from the results I've seen I'm super excited to try it out! The grill we got from a family friend is just filthy, and now I'm actually curious to see if this thing can handle it, I'll update the review once I've tried cleaning it. There is also a nifty squeegee attachment that works surprisingly well, I wouldn't use it inside on mirrors, but with all the hose attachments it'll make quick work of the outside windows, with relatively little to no streaking (depending on how anal you are, I went over a mirror inside twice to test it and had no streaking, but it does take some getting used to). Overall I am very happy with the product, even my hubby agrees that this was a good buy, recently he put a pack of tortillas on a hot stove-top -.-, he was in charge of cleaning his own mess! Which he did using some elbow grease and the steam cleaner. The only thing that can get pretty annoying is how loud it can get, but it is a HEAVY DUTY steam cleaner so its to be expected, right? I really can't say how long this product will last maybe a year or maybe ten, but right now I'm very happy with all of the jobs it helps me with around the house.