Another steamy session........ (Polti Vaporetto 2400)

Member Name: b-rokscarrie

Product:	Polti Vaporetto 2400
Date:	27/05/01 (1364 review reads)
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Advantages: Cuts cleaning time in half, Gets rid of nasties

Disadvantages: Expensive

I purchased a Polti Vaporetto Steamer about four weeks ago and it is one of the best things I have ever bought for the home. It is one of those items you manage to do without - until you start using one. Then, you wonder what you ever did without it!

The Vaporetto is basically a portable system on wheels, that you fill with water - ordinary tap water, so no expense buying special water for it. You fill up to the required level, then screw on the safety cap. Once the Vaporetto has heated up, you cannot unscrew the cap. You must wait until the appliance has cooled down.

When the water has reached the right temperature (there is a temperature gauge and the light goes off) you are able to fit the pipes and 'gun' and start steaming away. It uses dry steam so nothing is soaking wet after using it, and there are 5 steam levels depending on what job you are using it for. It is perfectly OK to use for ordinary chores such as disinfecting worktops for example although I find it a bit cumbersome to get out especially for this when I can quite easily disinfect a cloth and do - hopefully - the same job. However, let me just mention some of the jobs it does marvellously well:

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* Defrosting the freezer. It's ideal for this, unless you are lucky enough to have a frost-free freezer. Unfortunately I don't!

* Cleaning carpets. If there are any stains, this will lift it with the special attachment, then all you have to do is go over it with the 'gun' then again with the cloth attached to the brush (two cloths are supplied but you can also buy more to add to that). This will get rid of the stain, clean the carpet and lift the pile of the carpet too. If the stain is quite a bad one, you may need to go back and do it again but I have found that in most cases this is unnecessary as the steam is so powerful.

* It is excellent for cleaning mattresses of any a
llergens that may be lurking in the bedroom, so for asthmatics or people with asthmatic children it is marvellous. Again, it will not soak the mattress - unless you apply too much steam of course. It is also great for brushing over children's soft toys which can get very dusty. What I find reassuring is knowing that it is killing all the dust mites that you just can't see with the naked eye.

* Although I haven't tried it on my dralon suite as yet, it is also recommended for upholstery. If you do use it on a dralon suite, always remember to use the cloth over the brush, and not just the brush by itself.

* With the Vaporetto comes an attachment for cleaning the windows, a bit like a squeegie that the professional window cleaner uses. Excellent for cleaning big patio doors, and even shower screens.

* Disinfect and clean the loo! Think of all the nasty germs lurking there that could be blasted away with a couple of blasts of high pressure steam!

* If you have any suits or clothes that have become screwed up, just put them on a hanger and steam them. The creases will soon come out.

* I used it a couple of days ago on my suede coat that my daughter bought me for my birthday. It only cost £45 so imagine my horror at finding out that to have it professionally cleaned would cost me £35! I decided to use the Vaporetto on it, gently steaming it with a cloth attached to the brush. It removed the stains and revived the suede and saved me £35.

**** I would warn anyone thinking about using any steam cleaner on a suede or leather coat to be very careful and try a patch test first. I knew myself that I wouldn't wear this particular coat again until it was cleaned and so in a way I couldn't lose out, but you do have to be careful with such materials.

I have also been around the house steaming all my houseplants as they love this from time to time to keep healthy and I am sure there are lo
ts of other chores that would be cut in half by using the Polti Vaporetto. It really is a versatile product and not one that will be used once and left in a cupboard somewhere. It is very light to carry up and down stairs and as it has wheels, very easy to wheel around. The only drawback is the price, but if you are able to find it in a mail order catalogue, it could be purchased over about 20 weeks, interest free normally.

Give it a go, you definitely won't be disappointed, and your house will be cleaner and germ-free!

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