Wagner Spray Tech 282004 1,500-Watt On-Demand Power Steamer
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Wagner Spray Tech 282004 1,500-Watt On-Demand Power Steamer
Customer Review: Impressive Performance
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this item to remove wallpaper, but found another really handy use for it. Recently, I moved a lot of furniture in my home and there were annoying carpet indentations from where the furniture smashed down the carpet. I tried vaccuumming and even a carpet washing machine to fluff up the carpet with little result. I used the steamer and the small brush attachment and was amazed that the carpet simply 'sprung' back to its original state. No brushing was actually required. The steam alone did the job. Also, the machine heats up faster than I expected. Customer Review: Wagner Power Steamer
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this product to clean grout on a tile floor. It did a great job and is easy to use.Customer Review: Too noisy
Summary: 4 Stars
its horrible how noisy it is. you can barely hear anything else than this device while in use, but is efficient in hard places, it cleans a lot where nothing else can do it. Customer Review: Good for small jobs.
Summary: 4 Stars
This steamer works good on tough wallpaper, if your not in a hurry. I'm a small remodeling contractor and I'm happy to have the Wagner on demand steamer. The pressurized steam is great for getting into tight spaces. I have used the steamer mostly for wallpaper removal. If you have a large job, over 600 square feet, I would recommend renting a "commercial" steamer. If you have the time this steamer will do the job. Keep a bucket and pan(9x12) close by to catch the excess water. It shoots out water if you let it sit for a few minutes, so keep a bucket close. The extensions are useful. It steams up fairly quick. This makes it great for cleaning up spills or small bits of glue and paper left behind. I'm glad I chose this type of steamer over a non-pressurized steamer.
Customer Review: OK, but not perfect.
Summary: 4 Stars
We bought this primarily for wallpaper removal as well as other cleaning jobs around the house. There are some good points and bad points to this steamer.
The good: The trigger controlled steam nozzle is a great plus. It puts out plenty of volume and has a decent sized tank that lasts a while. The hose length is great, we have 10 foot ceilings in our house and the included hose and attachments are more than adequate to reach the top of the wall. It's made pretty short work of 50 year old wallpaper left above dropped ceiling panels by the previous owners. Lots of accessories.
The Bad: The wallpaper attachment has no catch basin or return line like some steamers have. You'll need a bucket or large pan handy nearby to set the steamer head in when it isn't being used to catch all of the water or it will wind up all over your floor. The machine will also cough up a lot of water when you pull the trigger that has made it into the hose either by condensation or design flaw. Hold the steamer nozzle/attachment over something to catch the water when you pull the trigger after not using it for a minute or two, otherwise a small amount of hot water goes everywhere. There is also no really good way to store the hose and cord built into the design. No hooks or recesses to wrap the items around to keep it neatly stowed. The little pegs that hinge the flip-lid that covers the fill port pop out easily. They're pretty small and look easy to lose.
Something else I'd like to see is an additional attachment that would allow soap or other product to be pulled into the steam. Blasting baked on grease, scrubbing BBQ grills, automotive wheels or even engines isn't terribly effective with just steam.
Here's hoping we don't have the same problem with cracked attachments like a previous reviewer.