Have ran about five tanks of water through this machine and it’s really quite powerful. A few things to note, it does say 8 minutes to make steam and this is definitely not true even when filling the unit with hot water. It’s more like 15-20. It does warm up faster after the initial fill, I did three tanks back to back the one day and the third was closer to the 15 minute mark. Also follow the advice and lock the trigger on when filling it makes filling much faster. Just don’t forget to unlock it once you turn it on.
You will want to wipe most things you’ve cleaned with paper towel after you are done if not using distilled water. This isn’t the fault of the cleaner, but rather the dissolved solids that drop out of the steam staying on what you’ve cleaned ie windows and chrome faucets. Working with steam in my work life I anticipated this. Also means you will have to descale the unit as per the directions. Not an issue just wanted to put it out there so people weren’t surprised. We don’t all read instructions hahaha. Speaking of instructions keep it moving and don’t wait in one spot too long, this steam is hot enough that there is the potential to remove finishes as well as dirt. I had zero issue but it is something to note. Some of the soap scum took multiple passes to remove but I didn’t ruin the finish on the tub.
I’m another thing to note, when the light turns green saying that you are ready to use purge the hose in the sink or tub as it will be full of hot water. Be mindful of the splash back as the water is at or near 100 C. Once you get constant steam your good to go, and for a long while too. I didn’t time it but if I were to guess a tank will last about 15 minutes with the trigger constantly depressed.
When using the jet blast steam attachment you will want ear plugs as it’s very loud, mine measured between 90-110 dB. This is far outweighed by the effectiveness of this tool. Made getting all the nooks and crannies as well as the grout between the tiles on the tub clean a breeze. As well as cleaning the top of our gas range. If you have a gas stove you know the oily residue that requires lots of elbow grease to get through. This thing obliterated it! The same with the oven, between the jet nozzle and the triangle brush it was almost enjoyable!
The triangle brush with the elastic microfiber cloth attached to it made cleaning out teenage daughters tub almost fun, it erased soap scum almost effortlessly once the cloth was wet and hot.
The floor attachment was amazing and worked well on our hard wood floors. The micro fiber pads attach easily and don’t fall off. Our floors already looked clean but the used pad said differently lol.
The window attachment works well, but is a little finicky to get just right. More of a first time use problem I think. Once I got the hang of it, it was quite good as well. Word of advice, have a towel or paper towel at the bottom of the window to catch all the water that condensed from the steam on the window, and I followed up with paper towel on the glass to get rid of streaks.
All of the attachments are well built and feel very good in the hand as well as not feeling cheap. The cord wrap in the base of the machine and rolling wheels so it follows while doing floors is a brilliant design touch. We threw all the dirty pads in the washing machine after we were done so the clean up is quite easy.
All in all first impression this thing is worth every penny. It was worked hard the first day and didn’t have a single issue. If this changes in the future I will update my review, but thus far I’m very happy with this purchase. Don’t wait if you’ve read this far, buy it you won’t regret it!
| Brand | Dupray |
|---|---|
| Model Number | DUP020WNA |
| Parcel Dimensions | 40.6 x 38.6 x 36.2 cm; 4.08 Kilograms |
| Power/Wattage | 1500 |
| Voltage | 12 Volts |
| Item Weight | 4.08 kg |
