I will give this a shot, I am at work so perhaps latter when I have more time I add
Best uses around my home based on my experience
1. I have a Stainless Steel BBQ, I detail clean it 1x per year before the season. Works great on all exterior and interior surfaces. Use the wettest setting you have, with the highest pressure you have.
2. My stainless steel Kitchen sink, you would not believe the junk that dulls the shine when packed into the micro grooves
3. We have alcove soap dishes built in to the bathroom showers, it cleans those up superfast.
4. Remove all old grease from my mountain bike chain, drailer and sprocket so I can re lube.
5. Cleans all the tools in my box when they get grimy. Lay on towel blast w/steam, wipe, flip repeat. Careful the will be hot. Be careful not to hit the ratchet heads to long or the packing grease will leak out and you will need to repack.
6 For bad grout -Spray hydrogen peroxide cleaner of your choice on the grout, scrub, steam and rinse.
7. For grout light soil- just steam and scrub with deck brush and rinse
8. Kits toys, plastic stuff steam and wipe with MF towel.
9, I have done my weather tech mats, they were beige Not to long but they clean up perfect.
10 Stove tops, remove stickers, adhesive, take apart previously glued items., grease off small gummed up parts (mostly mechanical car stuff)
11. Steam into vents to keep AC running odor free. Must run AC after to evaporate condensation.
12. Stainless Kick plates on cars, stainless steel accelerator or brake petal covers.
13. Clean the metal filter in my exhaust hood in the kitchen
14 Refrigerator door seals
15 Refrigerator shelves with stuck on spilled food
Im sure there is morte but that what I got.
Best uses around my home based on my experience
1. I have a Stainless Steel BBQ, I detail clean it 1x per year before the season. Works great on all exterior and interior surfaces. Use the wettest setting you have, with the highest pressure you have.
2. My stainless steel Kitchen sink, you would not believe the junk that dulls the shine when packed into the micro grooves
3. We have alcove soap dishes built in to the bathroom showers, it cleans those up superfast.
4. Remove all old grease from my mountain bike chain, drailer and sprocket so I can re lube.
5. Cleans all the tools in my box when they get grimy. Lay on towel blast w/steam, wipe, flip repeat. Careful the will be hot. Be careful not to hit the ratchet heads to long or the packing grease will leak out and you will need to repack.
6 For bad grout -Spray hydrogen peroxide cleaner of your choice on the grout, scrub, steam and rinse.
7. For grout light soil- just steam and scrub with deck brush and rinse
8. Kits toys, plastic stuff steam and wipe with MF towel.
9, I have done my weather tech mats, they were beige Not to long but they clean up perfect.
10 Stove tops, remove stickers, adhesive, take apart previously glued items., grease off small gummed up parts (mostly mechanical car stuff)
11. Steam into vents to keep AC running odor free. Must run AC after to evaporate condensation.
12. Stainless Kick plates on cars, stainless steel accelerator or brake petal covers.
13. Clean the metal filter in my exhaust hood in the kitchen
14 Refrigerator door seals
15 Refrigerator shelves with stuck on spilled food
Im sure there is morte but that what I got.
JSF -
Without over generalizing it, any tips you can shed on using it around the household.
I have found it`s amazing on wood floors and for cleaning grout lines - Our laundry room is full on modern white. Laundry cabinets are lacquered white, white Ceasarstone, etc. The grout is epoxy grout, so nothing really absorbs into the grout. Over time surface dirt, etc does make those grout lines no so bright white. Steamer makes quick work reviving it.
Not to derail this thread, but I can`t find any usefullness on using it any where else
6 Burner Stove - I won`t ever use the bristles, etc to clean the stove with the steamer.
Hood Grates go into the DW (let the chems do the work)
Burner surfaces get baking soda. If it`s stubborn, then I get out bigger chems. I prefer chems vs, abrasive mechanical scrubbing for the stove
We cook, entertain alot. Even with the fancy pants exhaust system, there is always some level of oil overspray.
House Windows. You know how dirt falls into the cracks and crevices on the outside. I tried the steamer on a test spot. While great it blasts out the dirt due to what I call a ~localized mini pressure washer~, where the water hit the surface, it lightened it up.
Bathrooms - I still prefer chems/towels for cleanings. Chems again for the inevitable soapscum on the tub .
I do run it over the mattress and over all the toddlers toys, Just Because it`s good practice and I own the dang machine. However, just like RR/WW vs. traditional hose washes, I still prefer to wash the toddlers toys and such and let them dry.
When I got my 1st steamer, I looked at all the marketing videos. Yeah, wow, going to clean XYZ with it.
But in real world usage, I ended up not using it for XYZ.