steam cleaners

gapgirl972001

Does anyone have one for their floors?  I bought a Shark one a few years back and returned it since it did not really clean the grout like it said it should on the tile.  I was wondering if they got any better?  Reviews , which one do you have?  I heard the ones with the hose is a better steamer than the mop ones.  But I really want it to clean the kitchen tile floor grout , since I don't really have the time or energy to scrub them by hand

Flem052204

We have a steam cleaner that was left at our house by the former owners.  it's by scounci (yes, the same company that makes hair scrunchies).  It hos the hose/nozzle thingy on it, not a mop.  It works great on everything I've ever tried it on, but I keep forgetting we have it so I don't use it all that often--never tried it on grout.

But I do know something that works GREAT on grout.  We have a large area of white tile w/white grout.  It was absolutely fithly with dirt and also had rust stains from washing the floor with well water (lots of iron in it).  I made a solution of 1 part Bar Keepers Friend to 2 parts water.  I applied that to the grout with a toothbush.  I didn't even have to scrub or anything--the toothbrush was just the easiest way I could figure out to apply it.  I only made enough of this solution to fill a regular kitchen cup and it was enough to do a 40 foot long hallway.  I did my whole floor and then went back and mopped the whole thing with plain water. 

gapgirl972001

thanks for the suggestion!  I will try that on a spot and see how it goes.  The grout is so gross and the last time I cleaned it,it took forever