Most house cleaning services will not send out a steam cleaning machine with their maids for cost reasons. Both cost of the machine and time it takes to clean a floor. The mops they use like the StarMops we use at Cleaning Enterprises are much faster and actually better at cleaning ground up dirt on tile or wood floors. Also, the steam cleaning machines that are sold on TV are under powered and subject to short life expectancies. Plus they take two to three times as long to clean a given area.
At Cleaning Enterprises we do have commercial steam cleaning machines. Their primary purpose is to clean grout in ceramic tile. We also use them to clean really dirty floors - like those found quite often in foreclosed homes. In this case the dirt is really ground in and needs the power of steam to lift it away from the tile. The steam comes out at 250 degrees and 90 psi. In comparison the TV brand machines are at about 150 degrees and 30-40 psi. Plus the boilers in our machines hold a gallon or more of water and have automatic refill capability - rather than a pint of water.
Office cleaners tend not to use steam in favor of large spinning disk machines. These are ideal for concrete floors and can be used on tile with care. They are less practical for in house applications; again due to cost.
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