British Gas have given me an Amazon gift voucher of £50 (don't ask, its a long story). I'm thinking of buying a steam cleaner for floors, wall tiles, grout etc. Any advice on good buys. (not good byes!!)
Take a look here:
http://www.bisselldirect.co.uk/special-offers/steam-cleaning?gclid=CILwseih-8ICFdTLtAodx0oAaA (http://www.bisselldirect.co.uk/special-offers/steam-cleaning?gclid=CILwseih-8ICFdTLtAodx0oAaA)
Got a steam/vac combo that works well on my terracotta tiled floors.
Dave G
Quote from: daveg on January 04, 2015, 09:22:15 PM
Take a look here:
http://www.bisselldirect.co.uk/special-offers/steam-cleaning?gclid=CILwseih-8ICFdTLtAodx0oAaA (http://www.bisselldirect.co.uk/special-offers/steam-cleaning?gclid=CILwseih-8ICFdTLtAodx0oAaA)
Got a steam/vac combo that works well on my terracotta tiled floors.
Dave G
Thanks for that Dave - Which one did you get?
Quote from: austinbob on January 04, 2015, 09:32:03 PM
Quote from: daveg on January 04, 2015, 09:22:15 PM
Take a look here:
http://www.bisselldirect.co.uk/special-offers/steam-cleaning?gclid=CILwseih-8ICFdTLtAodx0oAaA (http://www.bisselldirect.co.uk/special-offers/steam-cleaning?gclid=CILwseih-8ICFdTLtAodx0oAaA)
Got a steam/vac combo that works well on my terracotta tiled floors.
Dave G
Thanks for that Dave - Which one did you get?
This one: http://www.bisselldirect.co.uk/bissell-vac-steam-1132e (http://www.bisselldirect.co.uk/bissell-vac-steam-1132e)
Dave G
Thanks Dave - much appreciated.
I bought this one Bob, excellent value. I suspect Amazon may do it slightly cheaper. http://www.tesco.com/direct/morphy-richards-9-in-1-upright-steam-cleaner/729-5146.prd?pageLevel=&skuId=729-5146 (http://www.tesco.com/direct/morphy-richards-9-in-1-upright-steam-cleaner/729-5146.prd?pageLevel=&skuId=729-5146)
Quote from: Malc on January 04, 2015, 11:38:56 PM
I bought this one Bob, excellent value. I suspect Amazon may do it slightly cheaper. http://www.tesco.com/direct/morphy-richards-9-in-1-upright-steam-cleaner/729-5146.prd?pageLevel=&skuId=729-5146 (http://www.tesco.com/direct/morphy-richards-9-in-1-upright-steam-cleaner/729-5146.prd?pageLevel=&skuId=729-5146)
Thanks Malc. That looks pretty versatile. There's such a choice for these things, isn't there. Makes my brain hurt! :confused2:
I'm buying a new car at the moment, and am stressed to the max!
Good luck with the cleaner... as you say, more options mean more stress!
Quote from: Bealman on January 05, 2015, 08:45:22 AM
I'm buying a new car at the moment, and am stressed to the max!
Good luck with the cleaner... as you say, more options mean more stress!
Going :offtopicsign: but good luck with that, George.
We got rid of our Peugeot 5008 petrol. Darned thing at 46K miles ran up a bill of just under GBP1K one week prior to house move. Three timing chains in that many miles. Poor or what? :veryangry:
Got a Skoda Yeti and hoping it may last a fair bit longer without the financial scares.
Good luck Bob. Loads of options as you say. I'd suggest you look at reviews on (e.g.) Amazon and see who comes out top.
Dave G
Quote from: daveg on January 05, 2015, 10:01:43 AM
Good luck Bob. Loads of options as you say. I'd suggest you look at reviews on (e.g.) Amazon and see who comes out top.
Dave G
Good idea - taken your advice and done that now - ordered Vax S86-SF-CC Steam Fresh Combi Classic 10-in-1 Handheld and Steam Mop.
If it doesn't work well Dave I'll send you the bill!
I'll post how I get on once I've taught SWMBO how to use it.
:laugh:
Er, um .... I regret I can only offer (notional) support for the item I purchased.
You're on your own there buster but jolly good luck is what I say! :P
Happy New Steamer :wave:
Dave G
Ah, do these steam cleaner thingymajig's clean the grot out of the grouting in your floor tiles. When we moved into our place we had nice clean grouting on our tile flooring. Over time it has darkened (probably due to grot).
I'll read up on these things (hadn't thought of them as an option really) but any comments appreciated.
Cheers
Dan
PS: When I clicked on this thread I thought someone was going to ask something like "Anyone got any tips on using a steam cleaner to clean your 5-pole motor?" :smiley-laughing:
That's one of the things it is supposed to do Dan. How effective it is is yet to be established.
Cheers Bob - if you can let me know how you get on with it (and it's effectiveness), I'd be highly appreciative. Saves getting on my hands and knees with a scouring pad and bleach.
Quote from: DesertHound on January 05, 2015, 02:50:47 PM
Cheers Bob - if you can let me know how you get on with it (and it's effectiveness), I'd be highly appreciative. Saves getting on my hands and knees with a scouring pad and bleach.
Will do Dan
Our terracotta tiles in the kitchen and utility have a coloured grout but I suspect poor quality grouting wouldn't cope too well with the steam.
Loads of folk + Scruffy the dog here over Christmas and New Year meant the kitchen was more than busy. Good job the gizmo came with 2 of those micropad thingys! One on and one (black as yer hat!) in the wash.
Dave G
Quote from: daveg on January 05, 2015, 04:25:29 PM
Our terracotta tiles in the kitchen and utility have a coloured grout but I suspect poor quality grouting wouldn't cope too well with the steam.
Loads of folk + Scruffy the dog here over Christmas and New Year meant the kitchen was more than busy. Good job the gizmo came with 2 of those micropad thingys! One on and one (black as yer hat!) in the wash.
Dave G
We've got a greyhound who is constantly in and out of the house/garden and loads of grandchildren (lost count of how many now!) who do the same - one of the main reasons for getting this thingy. We have ceramic tiles in the kitchen and hall but it is difficult to get all the ingrained grime and grease cleaned off. The tiles and grouting have been down for 25 years now so hopefully the grouting would have shown signs of deterioration by now. Its just coloured black instead of grey (not that it matters to much to us).
Steam cleaner arrived today. Its got a whole load of tools with it for windows, carpets, crevices, grouting etc. etc.
Will probably give it a try on Friday when I've got a bit of spare time.
:claphappy:
Waiting in anticipation Bob!