Editor's note. Somehow it has taken years
for us to do a formal review of our best selling steam
cleaner. We are enthusiastic proponents of vapor steam cleaning
and I was reminded what a great machine the Ladybug
is after using it on my father's condo in London recently.
Good
for someone who:
- Wants one of the easiest and fastest vapor
steam cleaners to use
- Wants to kill bacteria, mold and dust mites.
- Has sufficient cleaning problems to make
the expenditure worthwhile
- Wants to have chemical free cleaning
- Prefers continuous fill and does not want
to wait to add water when needed
- Wants to use a steam cleaner for 5-6 hours
a week
- Wants to clean a house between 1000-2000
square feet
Most Important Features:
- Continuous fill steam cleaner for ease of
refilling water
- A comprehensive set of excellent quality
tools that snap on easily
- High grade stainless steel boiler
- Pressure gauge to monitor steam pressure
- Finger tip steam control on handle for easy
steam output control
- Safety trigger switch
REVIEW - Rating 
- Excellent
The Ladybug
and VaporJet
steam cleaners all come from the same factory and share the
same high quality tool sets and accessories.
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The Ladybug steam cleaner is our best selling
and a five star rated machine and for good reason. If you
want a superb quality machine, this steam cleaner will not
let you down.
PLUSES:
Features
- The LadyBug Steam Cleaner takes about 10
minutes to heat up and can be refilled on the fly.
- The Ladybug has the best instructional video
manual, and a quick application cheat sheet.
- All stainless steel boilers are not made
equal, and the quality of this one is top notch with a 3-year
warranty.
- The Ladybug Steam is a very safe machine,
not only because you are adding cold water to a cold-water
reservoir, but it has a safety trigger as well. We have
found in testing steam cleaners that we have often burned
ourselves but never with this one.
- The Ladybug tools are of excellent quality
and snap on and off easily. It is the tools in a steam cleaner
that make all the difference in the speed and effectiveness
of the cleaning process.
- The LadyBug is nicely balanced, compact
and easy to carry and move around. We like to put the tools
in a canvas bag and carry them around with us.
- The LadyBug will produce steam and has a steam gauge. We found it easier to maintain proper ideal pressure
when using the gauge.
Cleaning
Because the Ladybug runs hotter than most steam cleaners and
has better tools, its ability to clean is thoroughly very
impressive. Here are some of the problems we have tackled
and been very satisfied with the results.
- Steam cleaning the caked on deposits on
the bottom of a refrigerator was a breeze.
- Using the nozzle brush to get rid of semi-
hidden dirt around the kitchen sink is a revelation.
- We have steam cleaned the deposits and stains
from anything from pets to coffee in carpets and upholstery.
- Steam cleaning the wrinkles out of clothing,
sheets or freshening up stale smelling clothing works well
with the triangular brush.
- Getting a large stain out of a window which
had been there for years
- Steam Cleaning bedding stains for mattress
covers, pillows or coverlets is a fast and effective alternative
to washing or dry cleaning and is also works very fast in
killing dust mites in the bedding. The window tool is the
best tool for killing dust mites!
- We do not recommend steam cleaners as overall
carpet cleaners, except with the upkeep of new carpet, primarily
because it is too time consuming for most people, but steam
cleaners on carpets are great for controlling dust mites
and their stain removal abilities, especially with the help
of a little Formula 212 cleaner is second to none.
- Steam cleaners really come into their own
when cleaning and sanitizing hard surfaces. The Ladybug
can whip through the cleaning of tile floors, kitchen counters,
bathroom floors and toilets (the bathroom never smelled so
fresh).
- Using a small steel nozzle brush grout between
tiles can actually become clean. It is tedious to do but
it does work.
- We have steam-cleaned golf clubs, garden
patio furniture, our couches and chairs and even tennis
courts with no problem.
MINUSES:
- The frequency of the pump turning on due
to water sloshing inside can be annoying.
- It is expensive, but worth every penny if
you start to use this steam cleaner to its full potential.
- As with all steam cleaners this is a warm
affair, and we needed to strip down to tee shirts when we
steam clean.
SUMMARY:
The Ladybug is our favorite steam cleaner. It's ease of use,
continuous fill, safety features, quality of tools, and overall
quality of the machine make it a winner. We had to think very
hard to come up with any minuses for the LadyBug. This is
the favorite appliance of the clean freaks, and you know if
you are one of them!
Learn more about steam cleaning in our
FAQ
about steam cleaning.
First Published: March, 2003
Updated: September 2003
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