Adios, Mr. Clean...
I'll admit I'm a person who dislikes housework with a passion--but I'm a stickler for a clean and sanitary environment. Since the kitchen and the bathrooms are the most heavily traveled and visited, I was especially drawn to the Haan Duo Steam Sweeper and Sanitizer, beacause it was able to tackle a few tasks at the same time. Originally when I had to mop the floor, I'd sweep the area, fill two buckets: one with hot water and Mr. Clean--and the other bucket with clear, cold rinse water. And then the process of trying to clean the floor would begin...
After the floor finally dried, there was always a slight disinfectant residue that felt tacky whenever I'd walk across what I thought was a clean floor.
When I opened my Haan-Duo, the first place I thought I'd try the machine was the prep area in my kitchen. Between the grease and food stains, footprints, scuff marks, and crumbs, I thought if something as simple as water/steam could clean and sanitize that...
Steam Sweepers
Our new home in Arizona has terrazzo tile floors throughout the house and they are also used for the kitchen countertops. I was looking for an appliance to clean and sanitize all these surfaces with using a minimum of chemicals (because of allergies.) The Haan HD-50 does all this, and also allows the cleaning and sanitizing of carpeted floors, which are in 3 of the bedrooms of our home. I also tried the Shark, which is lighter in weight, but it cleaned a smaller portion in each swipe and did not work on the carpets. The sweeping feature used along with the steaming on the carpet, raised the nap of the berber-style carpeting and worked as well on area rugs. My husband asked if I had brought in a professional carpet cleaner!
Some improvements I would suggest: additional pads (either with the product or available via an order blank); better technique for getting to the edges of the floor and into corners; a short handle adapter to make it easier to do countertops...
Great, in my opinion!
I got one after seeing the infomercial. I love my Haan Duo. I know some other people weren't so complimentary, but mine works great. Mine picks up pet hair and everything else great. And the fact that I can go from hard floors to carpet with one machine is great. It cleans the kitchen floor cleaner than it's been since it was put in. It's lightweight and I'm happy with my purchase.
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