In a word: a lot! The steam cleaner comes in pieces so you'll need to do some light assembling, and all the parts click easily together with no tools required. In addition to the main upright steam cleaner, you'll also find:
Hose with ergonomic handle
Flat surface tool
4x small steam cleaning pads
Large scrubbing brush
Deep scrubbing brush
Window tool
Detail nozzle
Grout brush
3x large triangular steam cleaning pads
Carpet glider attachment
250ml VAX Citrus Burst Steam Cleaning Solution
Additional Filter
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How easy is the Vax Steam Fresh Home to set up and start using?
Once you've clicked all the pieces into place, both tanks need filling before you can get steaming. There's a water tank and a detergent tank to fill, and if you live in a hard water area, it's best to use a water filter unless you have a water softener installed.
The water takes about 30 seconds to heat up, then you're ready to go. I must admit, my steam cleaner arrived with the carpet glider and one of the triangular pads already attached, so I was a little confused by the instructions at first. Once I realised my mistake, the steam cleaner was ready to glide swiftly and effortlessly across my kitchen floor.
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What can you clean with a steam cleaner like the Vax Steam Fresh Home?
It might be better to ask what you can't clean with the Vax Steam Fresh Home, and the answer would be unsealed wooden flooring. Not content with making our hard floors and surfaces sparkle, there's a carpet glider attachment for refreshing dingy carpets. While it won't be as effective as a proper carpet cleaner, it gives your carpets a disinfecting lift, leaving them only slightly damp.
The main use for a steam cleaner is as a steam mop for keeping hard floors clean. The heat and power of the steam removes the need for scrubbing or even applying pressure as you clean. The tiles in my kitchen have quite deep grooves between them, which can be hard to clean, and the steam from the Vax Steam Fresh Home managed to clean them better than a conventional floor mop or robot mop has done in the past.
Taking all the extra attachments for a spin has left my house pretty spotless. There are brushes for shifting burnt-on dirt from your hobs or oven, a grout tool for between tiles, a detail nozzle for hard-to-reach places and mini microfibre pads for hard surfaces. There's even a window tool for squeegeeing your glass while you steam.
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