subject: What Are Floor Steamers? [print this page] In a nutshell a floor steamer is really just this thing that sort of looks like a mix between a broom and vacuum cleaner that shoots steam out of the bottom of it. There is a little more to it than that, but essentially that is what it is. I've found that this is a very popular item right now since steam is starting to replace regular cleaning methods. If you aren't already aware of this, it is much cheaper to go with steam because it is just hot water. All you have to do is fill up any of these steam products with water and you can clean with them.
The old way of cleaning floors usually involved mops or scrub brushes. I have to that scrub brushes are the worst because you have to get down on your knees and scrub. Mops are okay, but they aren't that good at getting anything that is caked on or greasy. Steam is by far a better cleaner because the hot steam actually breaks up the dirt on the floor and makes it extremely easy to clean. It also doesn't take any hard work to do either. You just push the floor steamer along and it gets everything.
Like I mentioned above it is a cheaper method to go with. When you consider how much you would spend on cleaners over a year, you save a lot of money just using water. But there is the added environmental benefit that you get. You won't be putting chemicals on your floor to clean them anymore. This is very important if you have pets or small children that crawl around on the floor. You want a chemical free environment for them.
