MC1275 Canister Steam Cleaner

After some research and contemplation, I bought this unit to clean and disinfect bathrooms and other household stuff. By in large, most of the observations from the reviews here have been consistent with what I've seen. PROS: 1. Steam lasts a very long time. The manual says it can hold up to 48oz of water from which to generate 2 hrs of steam. This appears to be right if you're holding the nozzle open constantly. In reality, its longer because you have to steam-wipe-steam-wipe repeatedly, letting the machine rest during "wipes". I can get a good 3 hrs of cleaning done on one full tank of water. Also keeping you from holding open the nozzle is that you have to give it time to "recharge" since it appears that it does not generate steam as fast as you use it. 2. It works on what it claims: most "organic" build-ups like soap scum, toothpaste, dirt, etc. Cleans darkened grout nicely. Doesn't damage the finish on fixtures. I was expecting a little too much on the calcium deposits from hard water... steam just wasn't effective. 3. Nice supply of attachments (brushes) although its unclear what types of surfaces these brushes can be safely used on. In particular, I refer to the smaller round brushes. For example, my guess is that the brass brushes are not meant for highly polished finishes. 4. Good enough to clean hard to reach crevices like sliding door tracks (shower doors or patio doors), faucet details, etc. 5. Works well on car wheels. Brake dust is very fine and a pain to clean by hand. Not to mention that the chemicals are often not meant to touch the brake disc surface (I have yet to figure out how splashing water from a hose can be directed only to the wheel and not the brakes within). 6. Steam is the only option for cleaning chemically-prohibited surfaces (I never knew chemical cleaners were not recommended in microwaves!). CONS: 1. Its loud! Not the machine, but the steam as it comes out of the nozzle. I strongly recommend hearing protection while you use it when indoors. My ears were ringing for about an hour after my first session. 2. Steaming takes time. If you're not opposed to using chemicals, often I find that bleach works as good, if not better, than steam. Compared to 5-10 mins steaming a polished chrome bath fixture to get it sparkling, it took 30 secs using your household bath cleaner with bleach. 3. Steam just doesn't work efficiently on mineral build-up. Chemicals are far more time-efficient. Hard water stains and deposits require lots of time and lots of elbow-grease (scrubbing). And even then, I'm not convinced it was cleaner than using chemicals (i.e., judging from the "gleam" off the surface). 4. The steam pressure is not very high. It isn't very low either, but definnitely not high enough to "blow" debris away more than an inch or two from where the steam jet hits. The best approach seems to loosen with steam then wash away with water or wipe away with sponge. Hence, I don't recommend using this for something like cleaning a car engine where neither wash nor wipe are feasible. (I guess you could steam long enough so that the condensed water from the steam was enough to wash away the gunk on its own, but that would take forever.) 5. It needs time to build up steam pressure while you work. The light is supposed to turn off when it is ready. While in use, the light will come on when the pressure reaches some threshold. Continued use beyond that point without letting it rest means you work with less pressure. When the tank is full of "condensed" water, the light comes on more frequently. As the water is depleted and more volume in the tank can accommodate vapor steam, the light comes on less often. 6. The width of the brushes simply do not permit reaching into 90 degree crevices or those really tight spaces. This is minor, however, but a flat or low-profile brush attachment would have been nice. A medium bristle toothbrush is a nice companion in my cleaning adventures... Overall, pretty happy with this unit. To be efficient, I've found using a combined balance of chemicals and steam is best. It definitely reduces the amount of chemicals I need to use. For hard-to-reach or delicate surface areas, steam wins outright (with the mentioned toothbrush).

This is my first steamer of any kind, other than a clothes iron that is hand held. Ive seen infomercials for other stuff but curious about chemical free cleaning. This is a little "loud" but loud is relative. Its not any louder than a vaccuum, but yea its louder than using your hands to wipe something. It is also only loud when u squeeze the trigger not all the time while using it. I got about, on a full tank of water, 2 hrs+ And i didnt even use it all up. It was squeeze and steam, than wipe, and so on.. ot constant while squeegeeing or mopping with it. The book says 45 min of continuous use and i say NO way.. Now note - u dont have to pull the trigger full blast either for it to work. You can do different amounts of steam each time u pull. It also has an autolock so for mopping or etc u can lock it down. Packaging: Box of items came farely well packed. A little concern on how the hose could be inside, could be prone to kinks but all in all - well dont and items easy to open. Materials: Plastic from accessories are NICE. They look solid and feel solid. Sometimes companies provide thing guage cheap feeling plastic that either WILL break or just makes u be overly cautious for being afraid it will. None of these gives that impression at all. I feel these are pretty heavy duty and will even hold up against the abuse i am sure my wife will give it. The shiny plastic on the actual unit is nice and astheticlly pleasing to the eye BUT looks like could easily scratch. To me its a tool, not a Porsche so its fine. The power cord and tank to nozzel hose are REALLLLLLLLLLLY long. I mean when its plugged in to my kitchen in our townhouse i can walk to the front of the house and do some steam mopping.. Thats a good 30 feet?? Nice added bonus surprise. Performance: Blown away.. completely surprise. Little flap opens and unscrew a veryyyyy heavy duty bolt top. That is where the water goes in. Be sure to use the funnel like instructions say so water doesnt spill. It holds about 48+ oz of water. I have a paper towel around the funnel when pouring water just to make sure to catch any spill.. can go down into electronics. So fill it up, screw down TIGHT, and one button turn on. For a medium to small fill tank - maybe the 4-8minutes heatup informed by the owner manual is correct but NOT at all for the full tank. That took a bit more. But the heating mechanism i believe is a series of metal fins that are conducted with electiricty to heat. SO think heating up 2 gallons or so of water on a stove. ITS NOT GOING TO HEAT IN 4 MINUTES!!!!! So all the negative reviews "it doesnt heat in 5 minutes".... just think about it people sheesh.... Even when filled its still light weight. Accessories: NICE!! i couldnt believe how many they sent. seems kinda lame to label that "handle and nozzle holder" as an accessory. That must be a joke, right? I mean its actually PART of the unit u have to screen in. If anything, say the phillips screw driver they include for free as an accessory (it was a added perk and VERY nice quality driver). The squeegee worked OK. you have to make sure both front and back of of it are down so the channel of the steamer holes can trap steam in. the first lip is stiff and hits "soap scum or goop" on a window or wall, then steam channel, than rummer squeegee. I read others had issues, some didnt. Just learn a technique and you are good. The steamer mop is great. We have another stand alone steamer mop and it is just... not nearly as good. This steamer mop head swivels which the other doesnt, has a better groove set design where it steams from, is much hotter water, and over all a better performance. The little brushes- ive used the soft brush, the triangle brush, and the other.. they are OK. I mean id rather use the nozzle part and wipe or use a scotch brite sponge and do the job by hand than scrub with that thing.I havent tried it on the grill yet. Areas i cleaned which surprised me: The HVAC intake vent - its had years of just whatever stained on it. and its th slotted vent fins so an odd angle. Just was never on my to do paint list. This time i blasted it with steam and it all wiped right off... chemicals and other stuff have all failed! Faucets, the lip where the sink mounts to counter, parts of microwave and stove, and faucet heads themselves - it BLASTEDDDDDD out years of mildew (no our house isnt dirty, just normal buildup thats hard to get), lime, and grease just came right out. I even cleaned inside our stove and bam - sparkling! I am going to use one of the attachment heads for clothes but have not had the chance to. I will def come back on here and give an update review at a later date. Only downside.. and i mean only - is that sometimes the nozzle blasts a little water and not steam out. Is this my fault? I am wondering if it is because perhaps when i put the nozzle down it goes below the level of the tank and causes that bubble to move.... i wanna try to use it more and google to see what i can find. I strongly recommend this to anyone and this will be used just about every weekend if i can help it. I simply am AMAZED and have not written a review like this in a longggggg time. I will check back in a month or two to update this review. I have a good feeling i will be using this an aweful lot.

Easy to use. Works decent. It's definitely not an $8000 unit, but I do feel that it's definitely well built and works great, and for less than $200 bucks you really can't go wrong with this purchase. Why only 4 stars? Well because I do feel the advertisement video is over-hyped. Don't get me wrong, this is a great unit, and it does get some things clean fairly easily and to satisfactory results... I really don't see anyone cleaning their engine with this thing unless you don't have any heavy build-up (as shown in the video). I honestly don't think I would have used this for that anyways. But I do feel that in order to get the fifth star that the product needs to at least do what it shows in the advertisements. I'm Satisfied with my purchase (1 star), The price is right (2nd Star), I would recommend the product to a friend (3rd star), The product feels durable (4th star), Works as Advertised (removal of the 5th star).. I have used this for cleaning my house though, and I can constant comments from visitors about how clean my house is, how new my windows look etc.. This unit does a great job at cleaning household things, and perhaps detailing the interior of your car. The floor steamer works great, the nozzles are cheap to replace when they wear out, in fact you can get the replacement bristles in a 5 pack from MCCulloch for like 10 bucks, which isn't that bad at all. Compared to everything else in the price range, I feel like this was perhaps the best buy. I originally had planned on getting the SteamFast unit which was slightly cheaper than this one, but decided against that buy because people complained about the attachments breaking. After purchasing this one I feel like it was definitely the better buy because the attachments just don't feel like they're going to break, they feel fairly solid to me... It's easy to get carried away with this thing, so make sure you have plenty of time when you decide to power it on! Everytime I whip this thing out, it's like immediately I start thinking "What can I steam?" I enjoy using mine, and without any thought I strangely find myself steaming everything in my house, but it does effectively remove a lot of grime and crud, and I've cleaned my stove with it... Now before you buy this thing... You need to realize that it is a steamer. It doesn't suck up water, it does generate steam which comes from heated up water, so whatever you steam you will need to devise a way to clean that up whether it be a vacuum, rag, or paper towel. Additionally think of it like your coffee maker... If you use tap water in it, you're going to find yourself later running vinegar through it to clean out the crap in your tap water, which is why I use distilled water in mine (not bad since it's cheap to buy anyways). So do yourself a favor, save time and maintenance by buying distilled water or filtered water in it. Additionally you need to make sure it cools off before you decide to empty the water, and make sure after you turn it off that you relieve the built up pressure inside of it (i.e. unplug the unit, pull the trigger on the steam control much like you do on a pressure washing unit). Not really a whole lot more I can say about it. I love using this thing, It's like having a new essential item in the home, it has a lot of great uses and will save you time cleaning quite a few things. If you're looking for a great unit under $200 you can't go wrong with this unit... If you have $8000 to blow then go buy a professional line steamer. This unit does everything I need it to, and I'm sure it will do most of the things you'll want it to, unless what you want it to do is blast off 80 years of grease build-up off a car engine... Great buy... Have fun!

I purchased my "Moe", back in Oct. I haven't been disappointed. I call him Moe because he is my robot buddy following me around cleaning up after me, like in a certain robot Pixar movie. Anyway,Moe has helped me clean bathrooms, tile/laminate floors, soot out of the fireplace, the bbq grill, throw up in the car, mirrors, windows, chairs, tables,oil stains on concrete, mattresses, carpets, walls, bookshelves, plastic toys, a desk, the desk chair, baseboards, hangers, dress clothes and I am sure there has been more but I think the idea has been conveyed. I got this steamer to help with a bedbug problem. Our family went on a multi phase strike to wipe those nasty buggers out. I feel very strongly that we would not have reached success so quickly without Moe. Since then I have found a million other things that he is handy at helping me with. I did not give five stars for the reason that the attachments have the tendency to fall apart after a few uses. The glue on some of the scrubbers doesn't hold up, but I wouldn't trade him in for anything. He has earned his keep. I wanted to give a 4.75 star rating, but alas they only like whole numbers. The steam noise is loud, so use caution with small pets around. Our little dog is not happy to see Moe come out to work. And I disagree with other reviews saying it doesn't get hot. It does! So if you have children it's a wonderful tool to clean up all kinds of spills, but careful when they are around. Some have said that it is awkward to not have a place to put the scrubbers and such. I have a gallon zip top bag that most all the pieces fit in except the squeegee, I keep everything all together in a canvas tote with extra rags to wipe excess water. When I am finished with Moe and he gets tucked away in his corner I hang the bag on his spout/nozzle holder. It works well for me. We have cut down our household chemical expenses drastically since our purchase. I think with proper care we won't have any problems. He has proven to be a true work horse. ****UPDATE 2016***** I purchased my "moe" in 2012. I have now been using him for four years. We are a military family and move a lot! So every house we move into and out of this is my go to cleaner. It blasts through years of grime at rental homes we are moving into that do not have my standard of clean. I use it when we leave a rental home and we ALWAYS get our deposit refunded and usually we get the remark that the property management company do not have to send in a professional cleaning crew. I have not had any issues with my steamer. And I use "moe" every week. EVERY WEEK! When we move this goes in the car with us. I do not leave him behind. We are getting ready to move again so we will add another house to our conquered list. I have UP GRADED to five stars because it's still going strong. As I have mentioned the accessories are not the greatest but it is easy enough to use other scrubbers and such. The accessories that I really need the power sprayer, the floor steamer, and the squeegee are still top notch shape. The pads to the floor attachment are kind of sad and do not want to adhere to the attachment but after four years of constant use I am really ok with that. I hope this updated review is useful.

I purchased this a few months ago because our new home has 12 foot tile covered walls in the shower and cleaning would be very hard without a ladder. I first tested it when I needed a deep cleaning of our rental home before moving out. I let it head up for about 20 minutes and only use distilled water. Someone previously reviewed and said to ignore the red light coming on and off. I do just that and haven't had an issue with the steam running out. Floors were a different steam story..(see what I don't like) Here is what I love about this cleaner. Easy to use, lightweight, steam lasts a long time, reminds me of a snorkeldorf. (google it) Window screens-Works really fast and I had no idea the screens were so dirty until I blasted them with the steam. Baseboards-Probably not a good idea to mix water with baseboard but my sons room had really dirty ones behind where the bed and the computer desk was. I used a Swiffer and that didn't work, shop vac didn't work so I tried the steamer and it worked great. Used a cloth to catch the mud that the dirt/water mixture made when it was running down the baseboard. Shower/bath soap scum-Loosened all the tough to remove film from the tub. My daughter uses bath gels in the tub and the steamer worked wonders and took away the need for heavy arm scrubbing. I previously would buy the Magic Erasers which are great but expensive. This worked just as well. Also does a great job blasting away the dust that gathers in the tile area of the tub. I love that I can use this around the base of the toilets and just wipe the yuck away. Steam cleaned the mirrors. The squeegee thing is awful but the steamer and paper towels worked very well. HAIRSPRAY RESIDUE!-This gets all caps because hairspray is really hard to remove from vanities and tile flooring. The cleaner paid for itself when the residue was magically melted from the vanity and floors. Carpet-Used yellow cleaner from the dollar store on stains. Blast the spot with the steamer, stain is gone and hasn't reappeared. Refrigerator-I am amazed at how easy cleaning the fridge was with the steamer. It does get hard to see because of the steam but removes sticky residue with no problems. The grates under the fridge easily cleaned as well. Drains and faucets. Cleaned fast and well. Glass top stove and overall kitchen was cleaned using the steamer and small brush and everything came out clean. Diamond ring-I had to try it and yes it cleaned it as good as when I take it to the store for a cleaning. I don't know how safe it is, but it does work great. Tires-cleaned the rims up nicely. In the new house I attached the mop and used it to do the high walls. It worked ok but it was hard to maneuver. I isn't meant to go vertical and not worth the hassle. I will stick with using one of the brushes. The steamer leaves a nice clean scent behind. I'm not one to care about using chemicals but if you are, then you will love how clean things get and smell with just distilled water. Here is what I didn't like: Grout. I'm in tile hell with these Florida houses. Steamer did not do anything for the grout. Floors. I use an Enviro steamer that works great. The McCulloch steamer couldn't hang. Ran out of steam within five minutes and had to wait another 20 min to rebuild the steam. I'll stick with my Enviro steamer for the floors. Squeegee-I don't know why they even include this. It doesn't work. Walls-I foolishly tried the steamer on the spots on the walls and the contractor grade paint in the rental house melted away. I had to repaint. My fault, but I wanted to mention don't use it on cheap paint. If you set the nozzle down for a few minutes and push the trigger you will get a good amount of water spray before the steam comes. This doesn't bother me but some may not like it.

I love this steamer! It was very easy to set up and use right out of the box. It takes about 8 minutes from the time you fill it up to ready. The steam power is strong and effective, and it made deep cleaning feel quick and manageable. I swapped out my chemicals in the house! I really appreciate that it allows for chemical-free cleaning, which is important to me, especially in a home with a kid! It worked great on floors, windows, countertops and toilets. Overall, this is a great tool for anyone wanting a simple, effective, and healthier way to clean.

My experiences could be due to not fully understanding the intended uses of this product, so I’ll preface it with...this is MY experience. Take it for what it’s worth. As far as using the product it works very well and does what it says it will do with minimum fuss to get it going. Put whatever attachment you want on the hose, fill with water, close tank, power on, and wait about 10 mins. However, I think this thing operates maybe a little too hot. It doesn’t seem to matter how careful I am it has a tendency to destroy many things you try to use it on. Cleaning my granite like shower perfect, but don’t get near any caulking because it will peel right up. Cleaning tile bathroom floors, perfect. But don’t get near your wood work, it’ll peel the paint. Metal exterior doors, paint starts peeling before you really get any surface dirt off. Attachments....they start to melt and deteriorate after about 1 tank load of use. Fabric, don’t do it. Either melts the fabric or weakens it enough that it will rip when you use it next. I won’t even dream of using this on my hardwood floors. I don’t care what attachment it has. Speaking of which...the microfiber pads don’t adhere very well to the cheesey wanna be Velcro type plastic. It’s not even hook and loop, it’s a bunch of spikes basically and the pad starts to peel off after a few minutes of back and forth movements. Sensing a theme here about the heat? It definitely has its value, but I will only use it on hard, unpainted surfaces like concrete, glass, and tile. If they put a temperature control on this it might be perfect. I’ve had it a year and still works like new. Just can’t use it for any the uses I intended it for. I’m not saying to stay away, but beware that it has the potential to do a lot of damage if you aren’t very very careful. There appears to be a very delicate line between distance to surface and amount of time exposed to surface that I am unable to find.

The short version: I used this cleaner to clean a house full of floor grout lines that had never been sealed or cleaned in 6 years. I switched from a brush and water/baking soda and Oxi-Clean (which worked but took A LOT of time and elbow grease) to the steamer. The cleaner works extremely well for that purpose. The grout is light gray that had become dingy brown to black. The steamer cleaned it well and got it back to gray. Downsides: It is pretty loud while it's steaming but not bad enough to bother me. It takes about 15-20 minutes to heat up all three 16 oz container's worth of water (each lasts about 15 minutes of continuous steam). That doesn't bother me at all. I let it heat up while I'm doing something else but if you are working on a large area you have to let it cool down when it's empty before you can fill it up and go again. Detailed version (again on floor grout): I tried several methods to clean it before I opted to get this cleaner. Oxi-Clean and water as well as a water/vinegar mix with baking soda scrubbed with a stiff bristle brush worked well but was *extremely* labor intensive. It took time to scrub, mop, then let dry to check for touch up spots. The steam cleaner is much more efficient but don't be fooled into thinking it's as easy as pushing the button and the dirt is gone. After trying all the cleaning options I've found going with just the steam cleaner, a few absorbent rags to wipe up the dirt as you go, and brass brushes works the best. You'll still have to apply plenty of pressure depending on the level of grime and be prepared to order more brushes. If your grout is as bad as mine you'll go through a new brush every 10-15 square feet, but that's not to imply they're poor quality brushes. I scrub hard and work them down to a nub every time. They do a very good job and the good news is you can get a set of 5 replacement brushes for $8 on their website. For me it's worth the money and I consider it part of the cleaning expense and the price I pay for not taking care of my grout properly in the first place. For the areas that are less dirty this cleaner will bust up grime and clean your grout lines really quickly. If your grout isn't very bad and can just use a basic cleaning or you're working on something that doesn't need as much of a scrub then the nylon brushes are probably fine or maybe a single pack of 5 brass brushes. Bottom line is this cleaner does work well and I'm glad I bought it. I would absolutely buy it if I had to choose all over again.

I purchased this steam mop a few weeks ago and so far I am very pleased with it. Does a great job on the floors! It's quiet, easy to use and has a nice long power cord and hose. I find it's much quieter than I expected as well. When mopping the floor its best to hold the steam button down for a few minutes to get the pad saturated before starting on the floor. I actually had to touch the floor afterwards to see if it was wet! It was of course but it doesn't leave much liquid behind so the floor dries quickly, unlike the old style mop I had. Afterward the floors really felt clean, unlike when I use my WetJet mop! I've used it on sealed hardwood floors and ceramic tile. Also worked well to do a quick disinfect of the toilet bowl! Holds enough water to mop all my floors without refilling, which I know is a problem on some models that don't hold as much water. I haven't tried many other surfaces yet but plan to try it on the car soon and see how it does. Definitely happy with my purchase so far.

Not suitable for UK. Yes we should have realised this before buying but it was not at all obvious as it was on a UK site

Este limpiador -junto con mi aspiradora- me permiten limpiar mi departamento en menos de una hora. Es mil veces mejor que un trapeador y facilita mucho el limpiar varias superficies.

Me encantó el equipo, tiene todo lo necesario para hacer una buena limpieza, eso sí, utilicen agua destilada que es lo que se pide, me gustó igual que llegó mucho antes del tiempo mencionado. No esperen que la máquina quite toda la mugre, igual hay que limpiar igual.

Great machine. Love how long it last and how it is versatile to clean bathrooms and clean floors. The other things I do not like are... There is no place to wrap up the cord when your done! I hate that I have this long cord and no spot to wrap it up on. I dont like that after long use the handle gets hot Those brushes they give you give of to clean (forget what they call them), they give you so many because after one good scrub around your house with them they are garbage. Dont last long at all. I wish there was a safety button that would stop it from coming on for small children. None the less, if your looking for a steamer for general cleaning I think anyone would love this machine. It has power, stays hot and cleans floors and I even use the floor cleaner on my walls for little kids finger prints! Great buy!