Scunci Steamer

[Jarkat2002]

Does anyone have/use one of these (Scunci Steamer). I think I may be able to
use one quite a bit around the house but have no idea of the quality.
Any comments?
TIA!!! :)
~Kat

"help is on the way"
~John Kerry

[Vox Humana]

"Jarkat2002" <jarkat2002@aol.comyowza> wrote in message
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> Does anyone have/use one of these (Scunci Steamer). I think I may be able
to
> use one quite a bit around the house but have no idea of the quality.
> Any comments?
> TIA!!! :)
> ~Kat

That steamer is sold under many brand names. I have one with a different
label on it. It works OK, but there are some serious limitations. The
biggest problem is that it only holds 6 oz. of water. That doesn't last
long and you have to let it cool down for about 10 minutes before you can
refill it. Then you have to wait for it to come back up to temperature.
The second issue is that the valve mechanism on mine tends to freeze in the
closed position. You can't tell it isn't working until it comes up to
temperature and then noting happens when you push the button. You have to
let it cool down, disassemble it, free the mechanism, put it back together,
and start over. The third issue is that the trigger can get too hot to
hold. Finally, you can't lock the mechanism open for larger jobs and the
trigger is on the unit. That can be a problem if you are using the hose
because you have to have one hand on the unit and the other one directing
the hose. I wouldn't recommend this unit but I do like cleaning with steam.
Look for something with a larger tank and better features like this one:
http://www.hsn.com/cnt/prod/default.aspx?webp_id=1021121&web_id=1021121&sz=0&sf=&dept=&cat=&subcat=&gs=&attr=&ocm=sekw

[Jarkat2002]

>Look for something with a larger tank and better features like this one:
>
>http://www.hsn.com/cnt/prod/default.aspx?webp_id=1021121&web_id=1021121&s
z=0&sf=&dept=&cat=&subcat=&gs=&attr=&ocm=sekw
>

Thank you ... you have some great points :)
Just the kind of info I'm looking for.
The bigger one you suggested isn't all that more costly than the Scunci ...
I'll have to check it out.
I wish i could find them in a brick and morter store .. but so far no luck.
~Kat

"help is on the way"
~John Kerry

[emily@nospam.com]

On 19 Sep 2004 11:27:34 GMT, jarkat2002@aol.comyowza (Jarkat2002)
wrote:

>>Look for something with a larger tank and better features like this one:
>>
>>http://www.hsn.com/cnt/prod/default.aspx?webp_id=1021121&web_id=1021121&s
>z=0&sf=&dept=&cat=&subcat=&gs=&attr=&ocm=sekw
>>
>
>Thank you ... you have some great points :)
>Just the kind of info I'm looking for.
>The bigger one you suggested isn't all that more costly than the Scunci ...
>I'll have to check it out.
>I wish i could find them in a brick and morter store .. but so far no luck.
>~Kat

YMMV, of course, but I had one of those Euro-Pros which the above link
leads you to, and it lasted less than six months. It also had a
number of drawbacks, like hissing and spitting water when it wasn't
supposed to. But I liked cleaning with steam, so I went for the $200
model (sorry, I've forgotten the model number). That one also lasted
less than six months.

I also had a Euro-Pro steam press which cost about $500. The first
one lasted less than two months, the replacement about a year. I have
the little handheld Omega steamer which I think is made by Euro-Pro,
or somehow affiliated with them, and a Shark vacuum, both of which are
still functioning, but I would never buy another Euro-Pro product
after the failure of the more expensive ones.

I bit the bullet and spent $700 on my current steamer, a Daimer. It
has a lot of advantages over the Euro-Pros, as well it should for that
price, but it's still working and there's a lifetime guarantee on the
boiler.

If you do go for a Euro-Pro, I wish you a lot better luck than I've
had. They're very hard to get in touch with and judging from my
experience, they don't give a happy damn whether your purchase works
or not.

Emily