Steam cleaning records 2

Thanks Crem, your unselfish sharing of your experiences led me to try what would have been unimaginable (to me, anyway) only a few short weeks ago.

I lament the passing of the Perfection steamer, but I am going to give Walgreens new offering (Living Solutions) another shot. I think I was moving around the record much too slowly on my first attempts. After watching the YouTube video and rereading these threads, I am sure I need to modify my method.

FWIW, I tried a Shark "steam bottle" and have mixed emotions about it. It's designed with a trigger pump, not unlike a Windex bottle. You squeeze the trigger a few times to start the steam rolling. Then, you have to keep squeezing the trigger at certain intervals to keep the steam flowing. Too few pumps and the steam stops; too many and it starts spitting. Overall, even though the steam output seems better than the Walgreens unit, I can't help but wonder how long that trigger pump will last... I've had spray bottles wear out relatively quickly. Another thing I don't care for is that the filler cap is on the *bottom* of the unit. But, if you aren't bothered by either of those factors, the heating element is rated at 1500w and it only needs to heat up for about a minute. And, as I said, the steam output is pretty good.

I may try another steamer or two, using the Walgreens steamer as the control or baseline model. If I find something better, I'll let you all know.

I actually got the Shark 1000W cleaner at Target's website, and it works great. I saw the steam bottle, but didn't think it would do the job.

To distinguish between Shark models, note that the 1000W Shark that provides continuous steam without pumping the trigger is called Supersteamer Model SC710S.

The Shark is on my short list, Jahnewnoise (the real one, not the bottle). Also of interest is a McCulloch unit

http://tinyurl.com/7zv3ol

I'm hopeful a winner will emerge from those choices.

The Perfection steamer appears to still be widely available at Walgreens thoughout the Des Moines Iowa area, albeit at a cost of $29.99. I bought an extra as a backup today to have on hand. If anyone is interested in this steamer and honestly can't find one anywhere send me an email. I can arrange to ship one to you this week. Just send me $29.00 and maybe a little extra for shipping. Maybe this Shark is better, I don't know.