Were you curious to see how much you spend on household cleaning products each year? I’ll show you how home steam cleaners can save you money for an extra vacation every year. Looking through a common household, I counted the following cleaning products: floor cleaning solution, scouring cream, windows washer, bathroom and kitchen tiles cleaner, toilet gel, dishwasher detergent, furniture cleaner solution, carpet cleaner, upholstery cleaning soap. There are more or less 10 products for cleaning the house and the accessories. What if we could replace all those with water? Water, but not plain, cold water. We can use water in the shape of steam, we can unleash the power of pressurized steam, which can easily dislocate hardened dirt even from hardly accessible places.

Steam cleaners operate on a very simple principle: the water in a tank gets heated thanks to electric power, getting to the boiling point, thus turning into vapors. The steam is directed under pressure via a nozzle, on the surface to be cleaned. After hitting the surface, the steam turns back into water and this can be easily wiped with a soft cloth, in order to prevent water stains formation. When cleaning upholstery or other textile materials, this step isn’t necessary, as the steam cleaner comes with a special head for upholstery, with three nozzles covered by a cloth glove.

You can use steam cleaners on various surfaces, from tiles, grout, linoleum, or wooden floors to upholstery, vehicle interiors, ovens, cooking machines, bathtubs or even pieces of furniture, carpets or clothing garments. After you pay for the device, all you have to do is supply it with tap water, which is the cheapest cleaning solution one can get. Considering an average 5 years lifetime for common steam cleaners, we can save as much as $600-$800 in not buying expensive cleaning products. Maybe it is not enough for a vacation, but it surely is for a long weekend. Relax and thank steam cleaners for the money.