Ms. D. was quite skeptical when she heard that the replacement for our broken Hoover was going to be an inexpensive, little QuickSteamer but, after we took it for a test drive, each cleaning one room - his and hers - we were both happy with our purchase.
The QuickSteamer has a couple of good things going for it:
- low price
- light weight makes it easy to take it upstairs and back even with a full tank
- good cleaning performance on both carpets and hard floors (tried it on ceramic and marble)
- well built, well designed
- easy to operate, and that includes taking the solution and collection tanks in and out, filling, emptying and cleaning them and replacing the brushes
- marked levels for detergent and water on both tanks
- easy to assemble by attaching the upper body to the the lower body and the handle to the upper body with a total of three screws
- easy to replace carpet and hard floors brushes
- well written, helpful manual
- one-year warranty on everything other than brushes, belts or filters
Not everyone may like the fact that the tanks are smaller than what you get in a 'full size' steamer, meaning you will have to replace the solution more often. The small size also translates into a relatively narrow 9" brush vs 12"-wide brushes for 'full size' steamers. The QuickSteamer is quicker and more agile because of its light weight but wide and heavy vs. narrow and light is a matter of personal preference.
I am going to rate the QuickSteamer a five star because of its quality and low price - translating in good value - and because both myself and Ms. D. liked the outcome. We didn't time it but we both agreed that, even though it's narrower than the old Hoover, it took less time to finish a room with the QuickSteamer because it moved faster and the carpets were cleaner.
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