How does vapor steam cleaning work? Is it a Vacuum?
No, vapor steam cleaning is NOT a vacuum, although there are some products which will soon be on the market which attempt to combine the two technologies. A vapor steam cleaner uses remarkably little water, less than a gallon of tap water in an hour’s worth of continuous cleaning .All vapor steam cleaners use low moisture vapor which leaves almost no damp residue on the surface which has just been cleaned. For instance, a carpet will be completely dry in 15 minutes, leaving no possibility for mold spores to start proliferating in a damp environment. The heat of the vapor steam itself, plus a little light rubbing action does all the work. Moisture evaporates immediately after the vapor steam makes contact with a surface. Surfaces cleaned can be hard [like countertops] or soft [like upholstery]. No buckets, mops, sponges or emptying out dirty water are needed. This is an almost “mess free” way of cleaning. We say “almost” because we have found in our testing of machines and dislodging di
