About to buy the VX5000/VM3000 Vapor Cleaner opinions?

Grouse said:
I picked up this one about 3 weeks ago. It has been fantastic. I had tried a tr5 and it simply did not have the pressure and heat to do wheels, exhaust, wheel wells.

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Wanted to follow up on this machine. How do you still like it? How much did you pay for it. You can PM if you want.



Cheers,

GREG
 
Greg Nichols said:
Wanted to follow up on this machine. How do you still like it? How much did you pay for it. You can PM if you want.



Cheers,

GREG
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Greg,



You got a PM.
 
ah the ferrari always an eye pleaser and a money maker.i have the same steamer an he is coming out with an even more powerful one in a few months going to be pricey but hey what isn't pricey in this business.
 
Exelero said:
ah the ferrari always an eye pleaser and a money maker.i have the same steamer an he is coming out with an even more powerful one in a few months going to be pricey but hey what isn't pricey in this business.
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From Kevin Farrell? More powerful in what way, I've tried the propane ones which are a bit crazy.
 
I'm not a professional but I own a TR5 that works pretty well for interiors. I was clueless on how to use it when I first got it. Some were wondering about videos and Attention to Details sells a how to video for interior cleaning. It's about $40 but it has a lot of good info.
 
Quote Mr. Buffet:

Hey Scott, we've had no issues to date. We have it ON for at least 8 hours, six days a week.

Wish it was continuous fill. Takes at least 15 minutes to refill and reheat.

Overall, a quality piece, after only three months of heavy use.

Jim



That's enough for me, and for the price & warranty - I don't see a better value.

Now, somebody send me some cash so i can get one!
 
I've had a vx5000 for a few months and I love it. It took doing one trashed interior for me to go through with my purchase, and I couldn't believe how much better and faster I can clean interiors with it.
 
Greetings All,

I had purchased 2 VX 5000 units 3 yrs ago one for my wife at home... she loves it, the other for my business Crime/Trauma Scene Cleanup. These machines are excellent for any and all cleaning. I have several vids on my website as well as on youtube and myspace of these machines in action.



You can not go wrong with these machines, a gr8 investment.



I highly recommend them,



David O'Brien

Crime Scene Clean Team
 
I too am considering the VX5000. The VX5000 website makes a pretty convincing argument about being satisfied with their product. It seems to me though that the Kleenjet (Daimer) is a much more substantial company, with a very extensive product line.



I will be using the units for residential auto use and home applications (especially grout & tile cleaning).



Any opinions on the VX5000 vs the Kleenjet 200s would be appreciated.
 
My 1500C rocks. Daimer has excellent Customer/Technical Service and provides the following on all KleenJet models....



1 (one) year warranty on the unit (parts and labor), 3 (three) years warranty on the unit (parts), lifetime boiler warranty.



Pretty decent.
 
While I don't recommend the steamers for leather, they seem to work well for the rest of the vehicle.



I have a Daimer and agree with their customer service. I have their least expensive model that they no longer carry. It had a problem with a thermal resistor and they sent me a new part asap for free.
 
I tried ordering a VX 5000 from Steve Clingan on a Monday and he was supposed to ship it out that morning. After speaking with him he told me that it should be arriving the very next day so when I called to ask him where it was he claimed that he forgot to ship it. He then stated that he would ship it the very next day and would send me a tracking number the first thing in the morning which never happened. I tried several attempts to reach him via email and phone but was never able to confirm my order. From everything I had read on the Internet this guy Steve was the man to deal with but lucky me, I get to deal with this guy on his bad day or something.
 
Quality Leather said:
While I don't recommend the steamers for leather, they seem to work well for the rest of the vehicle.



I have a Daimer and agree with their customer service. I have their least expensive model that they no longer carry. It had a problem with a thermal resistor and they sent me a new part asap for free.
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Can you explain a little about why you do not recommend steam cleaning of leather ? I'm looking at the VX5000 and it seems cleaning of leather seats is what most detailers are doing. I will be starting to do appointment only details when I retire this year. I would like to offer a interior package and was considering a steamer to compliment my arsenal of detailing equipment.
 
It has been several years now since this thread was started. How has the durability been of the steamers you are using? Would you buy them again?



All replies appreciated!!
 
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