2009 Reviewer
mrylvspaul
Rocky Mount, NC
Euroflex Heavy Duty Monster Steam Cleaner cleans good
3 star rating

neat freak, not very handy, picking up after pets, Every day computer user, I believe in honesty, budget conscious

FEB
21
2009

Monster Eurfoflex Steam Booster Cleaner Monster Household Appliances — 

I had been hearing about steam cleaners, but never paid much attention to them. However, I decided to purchase one after seeing an advertisement for the Monster Steam Cleaner. I'm not sure exactly what made me decide to purchase one, but I believe it was the fact that it promised to clean and sanitize practically any surface. Not only would it clean and sanitize, the advertisement said, but it would also make the chore of housework that much easier.

That's all that had to be said for me to want to purchase one. I love a clean house--in fact, I hate clutter and can't stand to see dirt and dust on household surfaces. But with that said, I hate to actually clean! In other words, if I could have a maid to clean and polish at my service, I would be in hog heaven. Unfortunately, I do not have that benefit and therefore have to do it myself. That means I'm constantly looking out for the newest item to come on the market that promises to make housework a breeze--hence my reason for purchasing the product.

When it arrived, it looked exactly like the photograph  but it does feel a little heavier than I thought it would be. I was able to hold it with one hand so it's not too heavy, but my elderly mother had a hard time holding it up.

As far as the product is concerned, it came with a nice storage bag and several attachments. I wish the bag contained a small pouch in which to place the attachments but other than that, the storage bag is great. The cleaner is very easy to use and in fact, I hardly had to read the instructions to figure it out because it's very user friendly.

With all the good going for it, I am a little disappointed.

First of all, it took me up to 3 refills to clean my bathroom. According to the booklet, each refill lasts approximately 30 minutes; however, in realty, I don't believe it was that long. For the first refill, I was only able to clean around my toilet floor, the outer toilet basin, and along the edge of the wall and then it quit. When it quits, you have to wait at least 5 minutes to allow it cool down and release any built up steam by depressing the  steam release. Then for my second refill, I was only able to clean the edge of  my bathroom floor opposite my toilet (my toilet and bathtub/shower combo are in a room the size of a closet---very small)  as well as  my tub/shower. Then, had to wait another 5 min and refill a third time. I was finally able to complete the rest of my bathroom which sits outside my "closet", and was able to clean my vanity and sinks and floor edges before it quit on me.

It did clean but I still had to do some scrubbing. Maybe I was wrong, but I was under the impression that the dirt would just disappear, but unfortunately, that was not the case. I still had to scrub rinse my cloth out several times to get everything sparkly clean.

Overall, the product is good. I mean it does put out a lot of hot steam and it did actually get up a spot off my bathroom floor that for a long time I was never able to get up.

 My biggest complaint is I just wish the steaming would last longer because it was very inconvenient to have to stop and start so often. As much as I hate cleaning, I want to get it done, not have to stop midway through. I plan on keeping the product and will be using it again.



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mrylvspaul wrote on Nov 29, 2009 at 10:12AM

In response to littleshed's comment from Nov 27, 2009 at 3:21PM:

Hi,

Here is a brief run down of the instructions. I hope this helps.

1) Press the water tank cap and unscrew it. The water tank cap is the orange cap at the top. You have to press and turn at the same time and can be a little aggravating but it will come off by unscrewing it. Fill the included measuring cup to the 300 mil mark (do not overfill) Screw the water tank cap back. Plug in---it only takes a couple of minutes to heat up

2) I'm not sure if you have accessories or not, but those just pop on the front tip. You can use the steamer without accessores, too.

3) Press the orange steam lever to emit the steam and just pass over the areas to be cleaned. To disinfect, hold the cleaner about 1" away and pass over slowly until whole area is covered with the steam.

4) If you need to refill the tank, umplug it and let cool (about 3 minutes) Slowly turn the tap half way and wait for a hissing sound (may not hear it and that is okay too). Press down and unscrew and refill according to # 1. Repeat steps above.

5) If your appliance came with Clean Blast solution, you would put that in the bottom of the steamer (the orange section at the bottom pops off) When you pop it off, you'll see a cap--unscrew it and pour in the bottle of the solution. Pop the bottom back on, and plug cleaner in. You emit that solution by pressing the small black lever button that is below the steam lever. Manufacture recommends to not use any other disinfecting solution so dont' use anything that like Mr Clean when the solution is empty. You'll have to re order it by calling 1 888 896 8786 or by going to their website www.euroflexusa.com.

6) Always make sure all the water is out before storing away. You can keep pressing the steam lever until it's empty.

I hope this helps. If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact me again.

Thank you!

littleshed wrote on Nov 27, 2009 at 3:21PM

I have just started to use my Monster Steam Booster and don't seem to have any instructions, could you please send me instructions for using it?

MurielHyer wrote on Jul 3, 2009 at 1:35PM

I have somehow misplaced the instruction booklet for my Monster Steam Booster. How do I get another one?