Hoover TwinTank Disinfecting Handheld Steam Cleaner - WH20100

Amazing what some steam can do!
There has been this stain on my vinyl floor for the last several years. No amount of mopping, scrubbing or chemicals have been able to get it completely removed. To this day I still have no idea where this stubborn stain had come from. After receiving this product I thought, "If this can get that stupid stain out, I'll give it a 5 star review." So to work I went.

At first I used the extender attachment on the floor (along with the cleaner that came with the product), set it to high clean, blasted it for several minutes, wiped it with a rag and the stain didn't budge. I was about to call it quits but for the sake of the review I thought, "What the heck... I'll give the small plastic brush attachment a shot" but had little expectation after that. The plastic (not metal) brush in conjunction with the steam removed the stain with just a little elbow grease. I was floored (hehe)! I no longer have to hide the stain with an awkwardly placed appliance. Also shocking, my...

Finally able to get areas clean I wasn't able to before


Good for a handheld steamer; couple of irritating quirks however
I've been using steam cleaners for several years, both hand-held and canister. While I generally prefer canister models, this is one of the few handheld models I've tried that actually performs well.

Hoover offers a unique feature in that there's a dispensing system so you can add a Hoover-brand disinfectant cleaner (as expected, the user's manual states that no other brand other than Hoover cleaners can be used). There's a control knob that meters out how much cleaner is dispensed. Granted, this feature is the opposite of why some people use steam cleaners -- the ability to clean WITHOUT using chemicals. But, using the chemical is optional, and the unit will function just fine as a plain steamer.

There are several pros to this model:

> Temperature is the best of any handheld unit I've tried: consistently 150 to 160 F at the tip without any attachments; 125 to 130 at the tip when using the extension hose. Pretty good for such a little guy!

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SINGER SteamWorks Pro 1500 Watt Garment & Fabric Steamer with 90 Minutes of Continuous Steam

Mmmm, Steamy!
Singer's SteamWorks Pro steamer is just amazing, so lets get down to it.

Assembly was fairly straight forward and took about five minutes to unpack everything and get it all put together. So the instructions get an A+.

To start off I filled the tank with filtered water (they recommend distilled water obviously) and slid in onto the base, flipped the machine on, waited about a minute and steam was shooting out so it was time to start steaming!

Using it for the first time, let alone a garment steamer for the first time, was an experience. I started with some drapes that had recently been washed but not ironed. A few passes with the steamer took every last wrinkle out of them! It actually surprised me because infomercials have really ruined my expectations on steamers as they seem to over glorify them.

Next up was a button up work shirt. Using the folding hanger and the garment clip bar to hold the shirt, a minute of going over the shirt made...

Great, but keep your iron!
If you are looking to replace your iron with this steamer, or any steamer, stop looking. A steamer will never get a dress shirt looking the way an iron will. But, this steamer works great on items that you cannot iron. For example, I have a jacket that is dry clean only and it was very wrinkled. This steamer worked great getting out the wrinkles. I also have a dress that is hand wash, hang to dry and it cannot be ironed. It looked like a wrinkled mess after washing. In no time at all the steamer removed the wrinkles and made the dress look great. It does heat up instantly! There is no wait time at all. It has a place to hang the garment while steaming, which is a big help.
This steamer works great on those few items around my house, but it will not be replacing my iron any time soon!

Please Read
PLEASE READ:

I have bought several steamers over the past couple years due to traveling and affordability. This is by far the worst product I have used.

1) For every 5 seconds of steam there is a 15-30 second waiting period. While the "Steamer" works, other brands are much more efficient and produce steam for several minutes at a time. The constant waiting makes this product a pain to use.

2) The product itself looks cheap and poorly designed. The entire system wobbles due to not fitting tightly and the hanger/hang clippings are almost useless.

Trust me. I have sworn by hanging steamers for several years and this product was by far the least efficient.

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