If she is planning on using for cleaning grout, steamers are not so good. On stone surface like on countertops they work great but so good stone cleaner. We have steamer in our tool box but we only use them on countertops (especially next to ovens or cook tops) and back splashes. Sometimes when we can't get to area with our truck mount we may also use them but more for sanitizing than actual cleaning.
Adam Bartos
BiO Tile

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From: Fred Hueston <fhueston@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 10:55:35 -0500
To: Restoration and Maintenance<sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com>
ReplyTo: "Restoration and Maintenance" <sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com>
Subject: RE: [sccpartners] Steamers

J

Those home steamers really are not that harmful but on the other hand they are not that helpful..Steam will excite alkaline chemicals and make them more active.  I would prefer your customer use a good neutral cleaner but I dont see how minor steam will hurt.


On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 10:46 AM, <flooramor@aim.com> wrote:
Hello all,

A homeowner asked this recently: is it ok to use a floor steamer to clean my stone floor?
What about steaming my wood floor?

I know that you need detergents to "clean" and to cut through greasy soils. So I don't understand how just steam alone will address that.

I don't think that the heat and pressure is such that there would be concerns about damaging any fills or causing spalling.

On wood though... I don't know. You are really only steaming the surface and the surface should be the protective coating.

Thanks for any feedback.

J
flooramor
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