This powerful home steam vacuum saves you the expense and hassle of having to rent a steam cleaner and keeps rugs, upholstery, and bare floors (other than hardwoods) looking like new. The powerful 12-amp motor combined with five spinning brushes that operate at either high or low speed lift the usual dirt and grime out of carpets. By pulling on the trigger in the comfortable upright handle, this deep cleaner releases the included carpet/upholstery cleaner and hot tap water. For more stubborn stains or for high-traffic areas, this SteamVac also has a Clean Surge feature, which sends an extra blast of cleaning solution into the stain by simply pressing a button on the handle. When cleaning is complete, release the trigger and the SteamVac forces hot air into the cleaning path so you can do a few dry strokes over the stain. This deep cleaner has two separate water tanks to keep clean water apart from dirty water. The top tank holds the detergent and 1 gallon of hot water and automatically mixes the two so you don't need to get your hands wet. The lower tank holds the dirty solution picked up from the carpet and unlatches to easily pour out into a sink without spilling. For cleaning stairs or upholstery, this deep cleaner has a long 8-foot hose and a special stair/upholstery nozzle that scrubs out spots. Other attachments include a bare floor nozzle and a powered hand tool that is also ideal for upholstery or small carpet areas. All tools are mounted on the front of the vac in a handy case. Other features of this deep cleaner include a brush indicator, which informs you that the brushes are spinning; an on/off foot pedal; a handle release pedal; and a 27-inch wraparound cord. The Hoover SteamVac is covered by a full one-year warranty. --Cristina Vaamonde
Customer Review: Good Machine but Has it's issues
I bought the hoover steamvac in April 2008 as a replacement for my older hoover(water pump broke). The new version has several improvements over the old one, mainly it seems to do a much better job of removing solution and blows warm air over the carpet. It does a great job cleaning. Some of the things I don't like: -connecting and removing the upholstery tool requires more steps than the older version. However, this does correct a problem with breaking vacuum hoses when you open the unit up and tilt the handle back too far. The new design eliminates this problem but requires more work. Acceptable trade off in my opinon. - The solution tank has small holes in the top. If you tilt the handle back too far, like when you are trying to remove the recovery tank, it will leak solution all inside the machine and on the floor. The manual says to remove the solution tank when removing the recovery tank. - After three uses the center brush of the brush assembly, the one with the green square shaft, started falling out whenever I tilted the front up or lifted the machine. I don't know why this started happening. I have emailed Hoover support about this problem. All things considered, the machine does a good job even with it's issues. I paid $138 and would consider this product again. I will update this review once I hear back from Hoover on the brush issue.
Customer Review: Fantastic Results
used it to do all the carpets in my house and I was amazed how much dirt it pulled out of the carpet. did a great job. the Hoover Cleaning solution had a fresh smell when i got finished
The United States Environmental Protection Agency states: Indoor air can be two to twenty times more hazardous than outdoor air, and the average person spends approximately 90% of their time indoors. With such potent statistics, having an air cleaner that delivers fresh, pure, air seems as essential as a refrigerator in your home, or a computer in your office. Here are 3 tips for finding an air cleaner that will deliver only fresh air to the indoor air you breathe.
- 1. Check to make sure your air cleaner is made of steel rather than plastic. An air cleaner made of steel with a baked-on powder coat finish will insure that your air cleaner will infuse your air with only fresh, clean air unlike their plastic counterparts which sometimes give off fumes (out-gassing) once the motor heat warms the plastic.
- 2. Identify the pollutants you want to remove and make sure the air cleaner is designed to remove those pollutants. For example, if you are looking for an air cleaner for the office because of gases or chemicals such as carpet smells, copier toner, paint smells or other gases you should choose a much different air cleaner that if you are looking for an air cleaner to remove pet dander and odor.
- 3. Measure your space accurately, and be sure to figure the extra square footage if your ceiling height is above 8 feet. An air cleaner will only deliver the results you want if you place the cleaner in the square footage it was designed to clean.
Quality steel construction, matching your pollutants with the capability of the air cleaner, and getting the correct size air cleaner for your square footage will insure that the air you breathe in your home or office is fresh, pure air.
Debbie Davis
Debbie Davis is President of PurerAir.com which offers Austin Air HEPA air purifiers for the improvement of indoor air quality.
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