Thread: Floor steamer for kitchen

On Apr 20, 1:59*am, "Julie Bove" <julieb...@frontier.com> wrote:
> I had put off getting a floor steamer because it just seemed like another
> gadget we didn't need. *But recently I have been finding kitchen spillsthat
> have hardened. *I don't know what they are but one looked like a bit of
> melted cheese. *The mop just wasn't cutting it any more.
>
> I got an inexpensive steamer. Took those spills right away! *Wish I had
> gotten one sooner.

If the spill is hardened, just pour a little water on it and let it
sit for a minute, and it will usually come up pretty easily. If there
is still some that won't come up, a hard plastic spatula will usually
get it up.

Michael OConnor wrote:
> On Apr 20, 1:59 am, "Julie Bove" <julieb...@frontier.com> wrote:
>> I had put off getting a floor steamer because it just seemed like
>> another gadget we didn't need. But recently I have been finding
>> kitchen spills that have hardened. I don't know what they are but
>> one looked like a bit of melted cheese. The mop just wasn't cutting
>> it any more.
>>
>> I got an inexpensive steamer. Took those spills right away! Wish I
>> had gotten one sooner.
>
> If the spill is hardened, just pour a little water on it and let it
> sit for a minute, and it will usually come up pretty easily. If there
> is still some that won't come up, a hard plastic spatula will usually
> get it up.

But then you still have to mop. No need to mop with this.

On Apr 20, 12:59*am, "Julie Bove" <julieb...@frontier.com> wrote:
>
> I had put off getting a floor steamer because it just seemed like another
> gadget we didn't need. *But recently I have been finding kitchen spillsthat
> have hardened. *I don't know what they are but one looked like a bit of
> melted cheese. *The mop just wasn't cutting it any more.
>
> I got an inexpensive steamer. Took those spills right away! *Wish I had
> gotten one sooner.
>
>
I got a Haan about 2 years ago and an extra mopping pad and have been
very pleased with the results. Floor is almost dry as soon as you
move the steaming head to another area.

On Apr 20, 9:20*am, "itsjoannotjo...@webtv.net"
<itsjoannotjo...@webtv.net> wrote:
> On Apr 20, 12:59*am, "Julie Bove" <julieb...@frontier.com> wrote:
>
> > I had put off getting a floor steamer because it just seemed like another
> > gadget we didn't need. *But recently I have been finding kitchen spills that
> > have hardened. *I don't know what they are but one looked like a bit of
> > melted cheese. *The mop just wasn't cutting it any more.
>
> > I got an inexpensive steamer. Took those spills right away! *Wish I had
> > gotten one sooner.
>
> I got a Haan about 2 years ago and an extra mopping pad and have been
> very pleased with the results. *Floor is almost dry as soon as you
> move the steaming head to another area.

I love my Black&Decker steam mop.

--Bryan

On Apr 19, 10:59*pm, "Julie Bove" <julieb...@frontier.com> wrote:
> I had put off getting a floor steamer because it just seemed like another
> gadget we didn't need. *But recently I have been finding kitchen spillsthat
> have hardened. *I don't know what they are but one looked like a bit of
> melted cheese. *The mop just wasn't cutting it any more.
>
> I got an inexpensive steamer. Took those spills right away! *Wish I had
> gotten one sooner.

wipe up the spill as soon as it happens.

On Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:59:16 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:

> I had put off getting a floor steamer because it just seemed like another
> gadget we didn't need. But recently I have been finding kitchen spills that
> have hardened. I don't know what they are but one looked like a bit of
> melted cheese. The mop just wasn't cutting it any more.
>
> I got an inexpensive steamer. Took those spills right away! Wish I had
> gotten one sooner.

Maybe a wet rag or a dog(*) would have solved your problem. Spills
don't usually harden. And ... cheese?

-sw

(*) Dog intolerance?

Chemo the Clown wrote:
> On Apr 19, 10:59 pm, "Julie Bove" <julieb...@frontier.com> wrote:
>> I had put off getting a floor steamer because it just seemed like
>> another gadget we didn't need. But recently I have been finding
>> kitchen spills that have hardened. I don't know what they are but
>> one looked like a bit of melted cheese. The mop just wasn't cutting
>> it any more.
>>
>> I got an inexpensive steamer. Took those spills right away! Wish I
>> had gotten one sooner.
>
> wipe up the spill as soon as it happens.

I do. But the others who live here do not. That's the problem.

Sqwertz wrote:
> On Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:59:16 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> I had put off getting a floor steamer because it just seemed like
>> another gadget we didn't need. But recently I have been finding
>> kitchen spills that have hardened. I don't know what they are but
>> one looked like a bit of melted cheese. The mop just wasn't cutting
>> it any more.
>>
>> I got an inexpensive steamer. Took those spills right away! Wish I
>> had gotten one sooner.
>
> Maybe a wet rag or a dog(*) would have solved your problem. Spills
> don't usually harden. And ... cheese?

I am not always here and when I come back, invariably something is hardened
on the floor. There was black stuff that felt and looked like a smashed
date. Like a raisin but bigger. No clue what that was since we have
neither in the house.

On Apr 20, 1:17*pm, "Julie Bove" <julieb...@frontier.com> wrote:
> Sqwertz wrote:
> > On Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:59:16 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> >> I had put off getting a floor steamer because it just seemed like
> >> another gadget we didn't need. *But recently I have been finding
> >> kitchen spills that have hardened. *I don't know what they are but
> >> one looked like a bit of melted cheese. *The mop just wasn't cutting
> >> it any more.
>
> >> I got an inexpensive steamer. Took those spills right away! *Wish I
> >> had gotten one sooner.
>
> > Maybe a wet rag or a dog(*) would have solved your problem. *Spills
> > don't usually harden. *And ... cheese?
>
> I am not always here and when I come back, invariably something is hardened
> on the floor. *There was black stuff that felt and looked like a smashed
> date. *Like a raisin but bigger. *No clue what that was since we have
> neither in the house.

Well, tell whoever made the mess to clean the damn stuff up! Sheesh!

On 20/04/2012 4:15 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> Chemo the Clown wrote:
>> On Apr 19, 10:59 pm, "Julie Bove"<julieb...@frontier.com> wrote:
>>> I had put off getting a floor steamer because it just seemed like
>>> another gadget we didn't need. But recently I have been finding
>>> kitchen spills that have hardened. I don't know what they are but
>>> one looked like a bit of melted cheese. The mop just wasn't cutting
>>> it any more.
>>>
>>> I got an inexpensive steamer. Took those spills right away! Wish I
>>> had gotten one sooner.
>>
>> wipe up the spill as soon as it happens.
>
> I do. But the others who live here do not. That's the problem.
>
>


I have a steamer and it is pretty handy. It blows that caked on dirt
away with no problem. We have interior stucco walls upstairs and one out
our dogs use to nest in a corner and over the years it got prtty grungy.
The steamer took car of that grime. It is also great for cleaning the
toilet. We have well water which is quite hard and carries a bit of fine
sand in it that stains the toilet. I used it last hear to clean out
those little holes around the top of the toilet bowl, and that larger
hole at the bottom. Just plunge the water out of the bowl to get that
hole exposed and run the steamer around it and the stain comes right
off. Just a word of caution.... you want to be cleaning the toilet
first because if it is fecal matter you are applying the steam to it is
going to be stinking a lot as it flies around.

In article <jmsg86$g33$[email protected]>, [email protected] says...
>
> Sqwertz wrote:
> > On Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:59:16 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
> >
> >> I had put off getting a floor steamer because it just seemed like
> >> another gadget we didn't need. But recently I have been finding
> >> kitchen spills that have hardened. I don't know what they are but
> >> one looked like a bit of melted cheese. The mop just wasn't cutting
> >> it any more.
> >>
> >> I got an inexpensive steamer. Took those spills right away! Wish I
> >> had gotten one sooner.
> >
> > Maybe a wet rag or a dog(*) would have solved your problem. Spills
> > don't usually harden. And ... cheese?
>
> I am not always here and when I come back, invariably something is hardened
> on the floor. There was black stuff that felt and looked like a smashed
> date. Like a raisin but bigger. No clue what that was since we have
> neither in the house.

cat pooh, I expect.

Janet

On Apr 20, 1:33*pm, Janet <H...@invalid.net> wrote:
> In article <jmsg86$g3...@dont-email.me>, julieb...@frontier.com says...
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> > Sqwertz wrote:
> > > On Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:59:16 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> > >> I had put off getting a floor steamer because it just seemed like
> > >> another gadget we didn't need. *But recently I have been finding
> > >> kitchen spills that have hardened. *I don't know what they are but
> > >> one looked like a bit of melted cheese. *The mop just wasn't cutting
> > >> it any more.
>
> > >> I got an inexpensive steamer. Took those spills right away! *Wish I
> > >> had gotten one sooner.
>
> > > Maybe a wet rag or a dog(*) would have solved your problem. *Spills
> > > don't usually harden. *And ... cheese?
>
> > I am not always here and when I come back, invariably something is hardened
> > on the floor. *There was black stuff that felt and looked like a smashed
> > date. *Like a raisin but bigger. *No clue what that was since we have
> > neither in the house.
>
> * *cat pooh, I expect.
>
> * Janet

Maybe a bid ole roach.

"Dave Smith" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:rGjkr.94936$%[email protected] om...
> On 20/04/2012 4:15 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>> Chemo the Clown wrote:
>>> On Apr 19, 10:59 pm, "Julie Bove"<julieb...@frontier.com> wrote:
>>>> I had put off getting a floor steamer because it just seemed like
>>>> another gadget we didn't need. But recently I have been finding
>>>> kitchen spills that have hardened. I don't know what they are but
>>>> one looked like a bit of melted cheese. The mop just wasn't cutting
>>>> it any more.
>>>>
>>>> I got an inexpensive steamer. Took those spills right away! Wish I
>>>> had gotten one sooner.
>>>
>>> wipe up the spill as soon as it happens.
>>
>> I do. But the others who live here do not. That's the problem.
>>
>>
>
>
> I have a steamer and it is pretty handy. It blows that caked on dirt away
> with no problem. We have interior stucco walls upstairs and one out our
> dogs use to nest in a corner and over the years it got prtty grungy. The
> steamer took car of that grime. It is also great for cleaning the toilet.
> We have well water which is quite hard and carries a bit of fine sand in
> it that stains the toilet. I used it last hear to clean out those little
> holes around the top of the toilet bowl, and that larger hole at the
> bottom. Just plunge the water out of the bowl to get that hole exposed and
> run the steamer around it and the stain comes right off. Just a word of
> caution.... you want to be cleaning the toilet first because if it is
> fecal matter you are applying the steam to it is going to be stinking a
> lot as it flies around.

Luckily we have soft water and the toilets aren't hard to clean.

But...

Our cat box is near the shower and there is often a mess on the floor from
where some water came out of the shower, usually as the person is stepping
out and dripped on some loose litter on the floor. That makes for a gunky
mess! I had been using a car window ice scraper to get it up. I'm sure the
steamer will work nicely for that when it happens.

Chemo the Clown wrote:
> On Apr 20, 1:17 pm, "Julie Bove" <julieb...@frontier.com> wrote:
>> Sqwertz wrote:
>>> On Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:59:16 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>>>> I had put off getting a floor steamer because it just seemed like
>>>> another gadget we didn't need. But recently I have been finding
>>>> kitchen spills that have hardened. I don't know what they are but
>>>> one looked like a bit of melted cheese. The mop just wasn't cutting
>>>> it any more.
>>
>>>> I got an inexpensive steamer. Took those spills right away! Wish I
>>>> had gotten one sooner.
>>
>>> Maybe a wet rag or a dog(*) would have solved your problem. Spills
>>> don't usually harden. And ... cheese?
>>
>> I am not always here and when I come back, invariably something is
>> hardened on the floor. There was black stuff that felt and looked
>> like a smashed date. Like a raisin but bigger. No clue what that was
>> since we have neither in the house.
>
> Well, tell whoever made the mess to clean the damn stuff up! Sheesh!

Since nobody will admit to have made the mess, that doesn't work.

Janet wrote:
> In article <jmsg86$g33$[email protected]>, [email protected]
> says...
>>
>> Sqwertz wrote:
>>> On Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:59:16 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>>> I had put off getting a floor steamer because it just seemed like
>>>> another gadget we didn't need. But recently I have been finding
>>>> kitchen spills that have hardened. I don't know what they are but
>>>> one looked like a bit of melted cheese. The mop just wasn't
>>>> cutting it any more.
>>>>
>>>> I got an inexpensive steamer. Took those spills right away! Wish I
>>>> had gotten one sooner.
>>>
>>> Maybe a wet rag or a dog(*) would have solved your problem. Spills
>>> don't usually harden. And ... cheese?
>>
>> I am not always here and when I come back, invariably something is
>> hardened on the floor. There was black stuff that felt and looked
>> like a smashed date. Like a raisin but bigger. No clue what that
>> was since we have neither in the house.
>
> cat pooh, I expect.

No.

Chemo the Clown wrote:
> On Apr 20, 1:33 pm, Janet <H...@invalid.net> wrote:
>> In article <jmsg86$g3...@dont-email.me>, julieb...@frontier.com
>> says...
>>
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>>> Sqwertz wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:59:16 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>>>>> I had put off getting a floor steamer because it just seemed like
>>>>> another gadget we didn't need. But recently I have been finding
>>>>> kitchen spills that have hardened. I don't know what they are but
>>>>> one looked like a bit of melted cheese. The mop just wasn't
>>>>> cutting it any more.
>>
>>>>> I got an inexpensive steamer. Took those spills right away! Wish I
>>>>> had gotten one sooner.
>>
>>>> Maybe a wet rag or a dog(*) would have solved your problem. Spills
>>>> don't usually harden. And ... cheese?
>>
>>> I am not always here and when I come back, invariably something is
>>> hardened on the floor. There was black stuff that felt and looked
>>> like a smashed date. Like a raisin but bigger. No clue what that
>>> was since we have neither in the house.
>>
>> cat pooh, I expect.
>>
>> Janet
>
> Maybe a bid ole roach.

No.

On Apr 20, 2:05*pm, "Julie Bove" <julieb...@frontier.com> wrote:
> Chemo the Clown wrote:
> > On Apr 20, 1:17 pm, "Julie Bove" <julieb...@frontier.com> wrote:
> >> Sqwertz wrote:
> >>> On Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:59:16 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> >>>> I had put off getting a floor steamer because it just seemed like
> >>>> another gadget we didn't need. But recently I have been finding
> >>>> kitchen spills that have hardened. I don't know what they are but
> >>>> one looked like a bit of melted cheese. The mop just wasn't cutting
> >>>> it any more.
>
> >>>> I got an inexpensive steamer. Took those spills right away! Wish I
> >>>> had gotten one sooner.
>
> >>> Maybe a wet rag or a dog(*) would have solved your problem. Spills
> >>> don't usually harden. And ... cheese?
>
> >> I am not always here and when I come back, invariably something is
> >> hardened on the floor. There was black stuff that felt and looked
> >> like a smashed date. Like a raisin but bigger. No clue what that was
> >> since we have neither in the house.
>
> > Well, tell whoever made the mess to clean the damn stuff up! Sheesh!
>
> Since nobody will admit to have made the mess, that doesn't work.

Then just leave it and let them begin to live in filth.

"Chemo the Clown" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
On Apr 20, 2:05 pm, "Julie Bove" <julieb...@frontier.com> wrote:
> Chemo the Clown wrote:
> > On Apr 20, 1:17 pm, "Julie Bove" <julieb...@frontier.com> wrote:
> >> Sqwertz wrote:
> >>> On Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:59:16 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> >>>> I had put off getting a floor steamer because it just seemed like
> >>>> another gadget we didn't need. But recently I have been finding
> >>>> kitchen spills that have hardened. I don't know what they are but
> >>>> one looked like a bit of melted cheese. The mop just wasn't cutting
> >>>> it any more.
>
> >>>> I got an inexpensive steamer. Took those spills right away! Wish I
> >>>> had gotten one sooner.
>
> >>> Maybe a wet rag or a dog(*) would have solved your problem. Spills
> >>> don't usually harden. And ... cheese?
>
> >> I am not always here and when I come back, invariably something is
> >> hardened on the floor. There was black stuff that felt and looked
> >> like a smashed date. Like a raisin but bigger. No clue what that was
> >> since we have neither in the house.
>
> > Well, tell whoever made the mess to clean the damn stuff up! Sheesh!
>
> Since nobody will admit to have made the mess, that doesn't work.

Then just leave it and let them begin to live in filth.

I'm sure they don't care.

On Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:05:02 -0700, "Julie Bove"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>
>"Dave Smith" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:rGjkr.94936$%[email protected] com...
>> On 20/04/2012 4:15 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>> Chemo the Clown wrote:
>>>> On Apr 19, 10:59 pm, "Julie Bove"<julieb...@frontier.com> wrote:
>>>>> I had put off getting a floor steamer because it just seemed like
>>>>> another gadget we didn't need. But recently I have been finding
>>>>> kitchen spills that have hardened. I don't know what they are but
>>>>> one looked like a bit of melted cheese. The mop just wasn't cutting
>>>>> it any more.
>>>>>
>>>>> I got an inexpensive steamer. Took those spills right away! Wish I
>>>>> had gotten one sooner.
>>>>
>>>> wipe up the spill as soon as it happens.
>>>
>>> I do. But the others who live here do not. That's the problem.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> I have a steamer and it is pretty handy. It blows that caked on dirt away
>> with no problem. We have interior stucco walls upstairs and one out our
>> dogs use to nest in a corner and over the years it got prtty grungy. The
>> steamer took car of that grime. It is also great for cleaning the toilet.
>> We have well water which is quite hard and carries a bit of fine sand in
>> it that stains the toilet. I used it last hear to clean out those little
>> holes around the top of the toilet bowl, and that larger hole at the
>> bottom. Just plunge the water out of the bowl to get that hole exposed and
>> run the steamer around it and the stain comes right off. Just a word of
>> caution.... you want to be cleaning the toilet first because if it is
>> fecal matter you are applying the steam to it is going to be stinking a
>> lot as it flies around.
>
>Luckily we have soft water and the toilets aren't hard to clean.

Soft water and a daily swabbing with Fabuloso and you can practically
use terlit water to brush yor teeth.

>But...
>
>Our cat box is near the shower and there is often a mess on the floor from
>where some water came out of the shower, usually as the person is stepping
>out and dripped on some loose litter on the floor. That makes for a gunky
>mess! I had been using a car window ice scraper to get it up. I'm sure the
>steamer will work nicely for that when it happens.

My cat litter pans are in the basement... a five minute cleaning twice
a day keeps them neat and sweet.