Kärcher Steam Cleaner - SC 3 Upright Easyfix
The mop I never knew I…
10/06/2022 18:20
I've never owned a steam mop and only had very limited experience with them so it's not something I ever considered buying, but now I wonder how I ever did without one! I absolutely hate mopping - the effort and mess of of a bucket of water and traditional mop means I very rarely do it - however the Karcher SC 3 Upright Easyfix makes mopping a breeze, and does a fantastic job!
The assembly was super quick and easy - I did check the instructions but probably didn't really need to. Once it was together I had to set the water hardness level which took me a while to work out, but once I knew what setting then it was easy to do.
The mop heats up in 30 seconds - the front panel turns from red to green and then you're ready to go! With the microfibre floor cloth it easily glides over the tiles in my kitchen and bathroom, and the steam level is adjustable, depending on the surface you're mopping. We only have tiles and carpets so I wasn't able to test it out on wood surfaces. I found it left the floors a little wet but it didn't take too long to dry, but I was using the highest steam setting so this would have been easy to adjust down if it was an issue. I also used it on the bedroom carpets and it brought them up really nicely! Not like they'd been professionally cleaned (as no shampooing was involved) but it just gave them a nice freshen up.
The unit itself is a little heavy but not problematically so - I actually think that the weight of it makes it feel more effective and not flimsy. One thing I think would be great was if it had some kind of stand or wall mount so that you could prop it up while you're not using it.
The only issue I had with it was that the instructions were a little hard to follow - mainly relating to the floor nozzle. The way the instructions read, I thought the floor nozzle could be used on its own without the cloth, and then the cloth was just for certain surfaces. I tried it without the cloth (as I understood) and it was very noisy, scraping over the tiles, and left a lot of water. After a bit of investigating I discovered that the cloth was needed - something as a first time steam mop user I had no idea about. But as my only (small) gripe - not really a big issue!
The machine comes with one floor cloth (I will probably buy more), a carpet glider attachment, and a limescale filter for the water tank so that limescale doesn't damage the machine.
Overall I'm very impressed with this steam mop and would definitely recommend!
BellaL83
Taringa , Austrálie
Age: 40
Gender: Female