Polti 2001R

Dooyoo is cool even if a little tepid at the moment. Our splendid writers produce cool reviews. And, as the guy on the tv advertisement says, "Cool costs me Money!". More than once I have read an opinion on a home appliance which has had me reaching for a credit card and driving down to Comet or diving into a website to use it. I bought my Dyson DC04 that way and it plays havoc with my income/expenditure. When this happens I don't feel I can write an op on it because it has already been done so well. But my enthusiasm for the Polti Home Steamer is still at a high, and time has passed. My Varoretto 2001R is a neat apple green tank ...  Read the complete review

“Yes! Yes! I’m coming, I’m coming…!” Heart thudding with desire, I’ve raced down the stairs, keen to lay hands on the parcel beyond the front door, and am tearing open the packaging before you can say “Whoopee! My steam cleaner’s here!” Reasonably small in size given what it’s capable of, the Polti Vaporetto 2001R more than makes up for this nod towards unobtrusiveness by being a violent lime green in colour. I worked out that with the hose removed, there would be enough room for it to live out of sight with Basil the hoover (so named because he’s forever faulty), and set about putting the thing ...  Read the complete review

Polti are an Italian manufacturer that specialises in top of the range steam cleaners, vacuum cleaners and irons. Their main selling point in regard to their steam cleaners is that they enable you to use ordinary tap water, in the form of high-pressure steam, to perform a variety of household cleaning jobs, without the use of chemicals and detergents. From my own experience and from consumer reviews, including a number on Dooyoo, I have come to the conclusion that Polti products do perform to the high standard requires by a £200-£400 price tag. That is, with the exception of the 2001R. Having seen a Polti demonstration on 'TV Shop' (using ...  Read the complete review