Polti Vaporetto Go Steam Cleaner, 3.5 Bar, 0.75 L Tank, 14 Accessories

This steam cleaner is magic. I love it. Should have bought one thirty years ago. Has changed my life and makes cleaning easy. Easy to use, heats up quickly and has loads of attachments. Does exactly what it says on the tin, my old oven looks brand new and my windows sparkle with very little effort.

I had an upright steam mop which broke recently so I thought I'd try this one. It is more powerful than my last one, there seems to be a strong amount of steam coming out. I don't mind the few minute wait for the steam to build up. Initially it spurts water, so I always hold over the sink until the steam comes out. Some of the parts seem a bit weak and flimsy, so I'm worried about how long it will last. The 3 extension hoses can all fit together so you can steam mop a bit like a hoover, however I feel that if you put a small amount of pressure on them they bend quite a bit, so need to be very careful not to break! It isn't as neat as my old upright when going in the cupboard, and it definately leaves my floors quite wet after I've steamed them. I like the floorbrush for going over the carpets as it seems to bring up a lot of dirt, so I usually need to hoover the carpets again after, but at least I know its working. I was impressed with the steam gun and the pressure of steam coming out, it was amazing how much dirt was being blasted from the skirting boards etc! I haven't gotten a chance to use all the accessories (two small children means I usually only get time for the basics!) but the steam pressure is enough to feel like the house is getting a good clean so I'm sure all the accessories will be fine. I have used the shoulder strap but it feels a bit bulky to carry about. Oh, and the handle/lever, which you need to hold in, gets sore on your hands very quickly so i have to wrap a towel round it. Also you only get one floor cloth with it, so if you steam regularly you may need to buy another one, I used a microfibre cloth as an alternative this morning which worked fine, you can clip it in easy enough as long as it is long enough. Overall, I am reasonably satisfied with the Polti. Its saving grace is how strong the steam comes out so it cleans the place well which is what I bought it for. I just wish it was less persnickety, and sturdier. If it came in the form of an upright maybe...

This is an excellent piece of kit, there is a weak point where the floor cleaning attachment attaches, however, we have to remember the idea is not to put pressure on the apparatus but allow the steam to do the cleaning. Overall I am really pleased with this and the larger tank is great too means cleaning more without refilling. I also like the way it will not allow you to open up the tank until it cools very good safety feature. I have one of the new big Vax currently being advertised, I just wish I had purchased this before that because if I had I would not have bought the Vax as it's heavy and I can barely lift it up the stairs and to be honest this small machine cleans as good as my new Vax and it does more and takes up less space. Comes with an excellent range of tools which all fit into their own designated space in the base so change one and put the other away immediately, very neat very compact I really like this machine and I waited a while to use it several times before giving my review and my impressions of it have not changed (only for the better). I would recommend this and very pleased with it. Good fast delivery too and easy to follow instructions overall Very good.

My old Karcher steam cleaner was 12 years old when it finaly decided to give up, but had at the time, been the top of the range model. I just could not justify the cost of replacing it with a similar priced model. I have been looking at this one for about a year now but just did not think that a steamer of this price and size would compare to my last one, so kept putting it off. With a toothbrush just not cleaning the same round the taps etc, I decided to give it a go. How wrong could i be?? This little steamer is just fantastic, and is every bit as powerful. It is very light and easy to carry round either on its base or with the handle. The lance feels a little bendy when you have all the sections together, but it is sturdy enough to put a bit of pressure behind it to mop the floor. You still have to put a bit of elbow grease in to clean, but that is the case with any steam cleaner, they just make all the nooks and crannies so much easier to blast the dirt and dust out of. The steam lasts for well over 30 mins even on the highest output setting and does not take long to de-pressurise and refil if you let all the steam out after unplugging it. I am so impressed for the money, It will remain to be seen if it will last as long as my other one, but its looks sturdy enough to last a few years at least.

Whilst the actual production of steam is good I find this so frustrating to use, firstly whenever it is first switched on and you start to steam there is a gush of water and this sometimes happens if you pause using it for a minute or so and start again, and so you have to remember to have a container to catch the gush otherwise whatever you are steaming gets quite wet. Secondly, the attachments often come off, especially if you are working at different angles, have tried different things but have not been able to resolve this, thirdly the pipe does get quite hot so you have to watch this especially if you are carrying it. Other than that it cleans well and is light enough to carry. Update - machine has now stopped working altogether after perhaps only 15 or so uses.

Once you get use to it it’s fantastic. Very powerful on full steam and light to use. Attachments kept in one place which is fabulous. I’ve cleaned everywhere with it. Even my faux house plants, skirting boards, bbq, bathroom floor. It’s very easy to store. I wrap the cord around the base and that’s it. I keep the extension poles in a drawer under the stairs. The trigger gun is a time saver too. It allows you to steam for longer so it’s not wasted while you dry areas away from dirt such as radiators and door frames. You can safely change the nozzles as the trigger has a button to stop it being accidentally pulled while doing so. I’ve also steamed my window frame grooves where the dirt gathers when open, mesh insect door curtain and mesh window nets. Cleaned the oven too and walls. My house feels so much cleaner now and I have two cats, two adults and a toddler living with me. My old steamer was a Morphy Richard’s which didn’t cut the steam, it just carried on without any control. This little Polti ticks all the boxes for power, attachments in one place, cleaning, ease of use and storage. Tip: I don’t fill the full 750ml, just 600 as when I first did it it seemed to be over full unless I hadn’t screwed the valve on properly. I also bought extra socks but would probably use micro fibre cloths cut smaller to put on with a hair bobble as the extra socks aren’t thick. Highly recommend though for performance and price.

The product is well made and includes useful accesories. I used it irregularly (3-4 times a year) for deep cleaning and these occassions lasted several hours. Overall it seems a quality product and it performed well and was easy to use and met my expectations for a steam cleaner. Unfortunately it stopped working after 4 years. Now when it is plugged in to the power it trips the power circuit. I suspect the heating element has failed. I expected it would be easily repaired like a oven element or kettle element but this is not the case. For safety reasons repairing an item designed to produce high pressure steam has to be carried out by someone with the relevent experience, skills and tools to verify it "pressure" tests safely and this should exclude most home DIYers or local repair shop options. I contacted Polti UK for help and they were unable to repair it themselves, or provide details of anyone who could. Overall they did not care and expected it to be scrapped. I am not annoyed that the element failed. I would have wanted it to last longer given the lack of use but I expected it to fail at some point. I found the after-sales support from the manufacture to be inadequate for a product marketed as "premium", and it is disapointing that the device has to be scrapped for what is likley to be a £10 part.

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