Eureka Enviro Steamer Hard Surface Floor Cleaner

I first heard about the Eureka Enviro Steamer from a friend. She had a lot of floors that were either hardwood or tile. She said that she had found a hard surface floor cleaning machine that did a super job, without chemicals, and did it in relatively fast time. A few months later, my son and daughter-in-law were getting ready to move into their newly built house. We went over to take a walk through it a few days before they were to move in. The builder had a professional cleaning crew there doing the last minute clean up. The cleaning ladies were using the Eureka Enviro Steamers to clean all of the hardwood and tile floors. I asked questions of the cleaning crew and started to do research. I talked to dealers to get more information. Here is what I found out:

The cleaning crew was using the Eureka Enviro Steamer Model 300. The ladies said that it did a great job, but the Magic Pads would slip out from under the bottom of the steamer, because there was nothing to hold them in place. You just sat the steamer on top of the pad and if the pad got caught on something or you didn't keep enough pressure/weight pressing on it, it would become misaligned. Then you had to stop and realign it before continuing. Also, the head of the cleaner was rounded and it couldn't get up in the corners very well. After talking to a dealer, he told me that Eureka addressed the Magic Pad slipping problem by adding the gripper clips to the Model 310. And the head of the cleaner was squared off to reach into corners. The Eureka HomeWorks Model 311 is a redesign of the 310 model. The ergonomic handle was contoured at the top and a soft contoured hand grip was added to make it easier to handle and maneuver. (More like a vacuum cleaner handle, than a broom stick type handle.)

The Magic Pads are washable and reuseable. I found out that they can shrink up if put in the clothes dryer, which makes them harder to fit on the head of the steamer. So now I wash mine in the washer, but lay them out flat to air dry. That works just fine.

Also, if you live in an area with hard water, you will probably want to use distilled or filtered water in the steamer. This will prevent mineral deposits from building up inside the steamer. (A gallon of distilled water is a lot cheaper that a bottle of chemical cleaning solution.)

I have and use the Eureka Enviro Steamer Homeworks 311 model and I love it. I can do my floors in half the time I did before, using a mop and bucket, or a Swiffer type floor mop. I don't have to go over and over the same dried goop on the floor to get it to come up. Now I just set the Enviro Steamer on the spot for 2-3 seconds and it come up easily. The floor dries quickly, because the steam evaporates almost immediately. I keep the Enviro Steamer in my laundry room and whip it out, fill it up with water, & plug it in. While I am waiting the 2-3 minutes for it to heat up, I move my furniture around and pick up the throw rugs. By then the steamer is ready to go. I like the fact that the hot steam kills germs and bacteria. I have 3 grandchildren, under age 5, and they do a lot of playing and crawling around on my floors. Anything I can do to keep them healthy is worth it.

The Enviro Steamer is just what the doctor ordered for people who have allergies and sensitivity to chemicals. Since no cleaning solutions are used, only water, there are never fumes or odors to breathe. And if you are allergic to dust mites, the hot steam kills them too.

Also available is the Enviro Steamer model 370. This is a tank type model that has multiple attachments, such as spray nozzles, window squeegee, brushes, and cleaning heads. I have one that I use to clean my tile walls in the shower and tub areas. The spray nozzle allows pressure to build up to spray the grout between the tiles. But, be very careful! The steam is very hot and can splash off of the walls and come back at you. You can get a bad scald or burn if you are standing too close, which is kind of hard to do since the handle is so short. Spraying at an angle, away from you, helps; rather than spraying straight toward the wall. The model 370 also has a floor cleaning head, similar to a tank type vacuum cleaner in style. It does the same thing as the upright Enviro Steamer models, except you are pulling the tank around behind you and the head of the cleaner is smaller than the upright models.

There is also a Enviro Steamer *Hot Shot* Model 350A. This is a small, hand-held model with pressurized steam.

Be aware that any time you are using models 350A or 370 with the pressurized steam, you will be wiping or mopping up water afterwards. Using the pressure steam requires more water to be used. Therefore, things aren't going to dry as quickly without mopping.

Now you know some of the differences in the Enviro Steamer models and can decide which model is best for your needs.

I hope you found my research helpful and will vote on this guide. Thank you.

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