What Can You Clean With a Steam Cleaner?

You can use a steam cleaner for a variety of hard and soft surfaces throughout your home, some of which may surprise you.

Bathroom surfaces: Use a steam cleaner to spruce up grimy grout, deep clean wall and floor tile, release soap scum in the shower, and sanitize countertops and toilets.

Carpet: Deep clean wall-to-wall carpet and area rugs with a steam cleaner. It's an excellent way to lift stains, remove odors and dirt buildup, and refresh the carpet fibers.

Upholstery: Use the fabric attachment on your steam cleaner to refresh upholstered furniture. Use the steam cleaner on all sides of the upholstered piece to lift dirt and dust buildup, remove stains, kill bacteria, and revive the piece's colors.

Clothes: To remove wrinkles without an iron, use a handheld steam cleaner. In addition to smoothing out the fabric.

Mattresses: While you should vacuum your mattresses regularly, steam cleaning them every couple of months is an excellent way to give them a deep clean. The steam vapor kills dust mites, allergens, and bacteria, releases grease and other stains, and removes dust and dirt buildup.

Bedding: Refresh large bedding components such as comforters every season by steam cleaning them.

Toys: Stuffed toys can get incredibly dirty and a steam cleaner provides an effective way for cleaning and sanitizing the toys so they are safe for your kids to play with.

Ceiling fans: A lot of dirt collects on ceiling fans, which often become sticky and covered with a layer of dust. Use a steam cleaner to carefully clean the gunk which can help dramatically improve the air quality in your home.

Appliances: Use a steam cleaner to sanitize kitchen appliances. Unplug the appliances then give them a good deep clean with the steamer, which will also remove lingering odors from a microwave, stove, or oven.

WARNING
Before using a steam cleaner on a piece of clothing, rug, or fabric upholstery, check the care tag or manufacturer's instructions to ensure it can safely be cleaned using the tool. Some delicate fabrics, vintage, and antique pieces will not hold up under the high heat and pressure of a steam cleaner and can be permanently damaged.