Wagner Power Steamer - Works Great!
Written by admin on Saturday, May 8th, 2010 in Cleaning Tips and Tools.
I purchased the Wagner 905 Power Steamer for one reason, to clean grout. I recently purchased a house built in 2003. The previous owners did not clean ANYTHING. The kitchen is full tile with larger grout lines. I thought the grout was brown, but that was before I started using the Wagner steamer on it. The kitchen had several areas of the grout that was almost complete black. The section behind the cooktop was completely covered in grease with a yellowish/red hue. We tried oven cleaner and it didn’t make a dent in the grease.
So with that said I set the Wagner 905 Power Steamer up and used one of the black brush attachments on the small steam wand. After 10 minutes or so, I had a technique down that worked extremely well. I would say I spent about three hours cleaning all of the grout lines on my kitchen tile, including the back splashes that go to the bottom of the cabinets. The grout went from looking brown/black to light grey. It literally looks like it’s brand new. The grease melted away like it was nothing. It does take a bit of elbow grease, but the steam does an incredible job of cleaning.
It also worked well in the shower to remove mildew and soap scum from the grout. However my area has very hard water and it will not remove hard water stains. So for some people I have a feeling that the grout gets dirty and then caked with hard water deposits. The steamer cannot get through this layer, so it cannot clean the grout. I used a pummace stone in conjunction with the steamer and had much better results. It also cleaned vinyl flooring and other items around the house well. For the price I paid, it more than paid for itself on the very first day. My Mom laughed at me and thought I had bought another ‘tool’ that wouldn’t get used. She commented after I finished the kitchen of my new home that it was one of the coolest cleaning items she had seen in a very long time. If you use it for it’s intended purpose, I think you will be more than pleased. If you have hard water deposits, don’t count on this to blast them away.
I also tried the flooring attachment, and it works but at a slow pace. You’re better off with a standard cleaner and a scrub brush on a pole. Wagner 905 Power Steamer is more about focused cleaning on a small area, and it excelled for me in that role.