Which steam cleaner do you recommend - Daimer vs Dupray Tosca vs VX5000?

C. Charles Hahn said:
Heh... looks like the wand for a Dupray Carmen Super Inox.



Are both brands using Technovap units?
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The handpiece is from Dupray. Both Dupray and Daimer use the Technovap technology.
 
JPostal- Hey, thanks for posting that! I do want to check out some of those attachments. That extraction gizmo looks interesting, let us know how it works out if you get a chance.



EDIT: I just looked at that thing, and I can't figure out whether I can use it with my steamer or not :confused:



Does it hook up to the steamer at one point and to a vacuum/extractor at another? Like maybe the steamer hooks up to the top/little tube and the vac to the lower/bigger one? Or does it need to be used with a combo steamer-and-extractor unit (unlike what I have)?
 
Steam vac eh?



Is there any reason you can't knock the stains out with steam, then either use a conventional extractor, or use my big Alto Attix vac? Does this attachment really make the steam work that well, when you can't see/aim it?
 
bobwires said:
Steam vac eh?



Is there any reason you can't knock the stains out with steam, then either use a conventional extractor, or use my big Alto Attix vac? Does this attachment really make the steam work that well, when you can't see/aim it?
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Though I haven't use it, I think I can see the potential benefits...being able to extract at the exact moment the steam starts to condense oughta work a lot better than waiting to switch from the steamer to the extractor. Or at least it seems that way to me :think:
 
I have not used the hand piece yet and probably wont use it until next when I get into my new shop, but I think it will replace an extractor on lightly soiled interiors. I believe heavier soiling will still require a traditional extractor.



Accumulator - It is made specifically for the steam vacs they sell but if you have a daimer or dupray machine you may be able to modify the hand piece to work in conjunction with your steamer and a wet/dry vac. The nice thing about their steam vacs is that there is a separate chemical tank that you can use to inject a cleaning chemical into the steam which I can see being useful for spot cleaning.
 
JPostal- When you get it into play, post what you can about the hookup. I've cobbled together various adaptors for my extractor so I might be able to figure something out.



I do wonder if the opening in that thing will be optimally sized...seems like 99.9% of the extractor wands I've used had openings that were too big to get things as dry as I'd like. Heh heh, yeah, I know..they make 'em that size to make it easy on the extractor's motor, but I want stuff *dry* so I use a little Bissel upholstery nozzle that makes the motor work hard but sure gets the moisture out 1000% better.



Ya know, I've *never* used my chemical injection! Wonder if I'm short-changing myself there :think: What do you think, you use yours much?
 
Accumulator - I have not used the machine yet other than playing with it for 10 minutes at home one day. It is sitting in storage for another week. I can see the chemical injection being good for other cleaning uses (ie. grout cleaning, gum removal). For auto detailing I think the chem injection would be good for doing door jambs, spot removal, and engine cleaning. I will report back after I have used the machine a few times.
 
JPostal- Yeah, the guys at Daimer made a huge deal out of using the injection for stuff like grout cleaning.



I accumulated yet another vehicle the other week :o and when I get around to cleaning it up perhaps I'll use the steamer + injection :think:
 
Accumulator said:
JPostal- Yeah, the guys at Daimer made a huge deal out of using the injection for stuff like grout cleaning.



I accumulated yet another vehicle the other week :o and when I get around to cleaning it up perhaps I'll use the steamer + injection :think:
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Oh boy.... now what did you get?
 
I finally had a chance to try out the steam vac/steam extractor today for the first time. Unfortunately the hand piece was not built exactly right and I had to trim back a piece or the vac hose to allow the hand piece to attach properly. After wasting a bunch of time messing with the hose I got it set up and put it to work.



First I tried using the machine with no pre-spray/pre-spotting which didn't work very well. Next I misted the carpet with cleaner and steam extracted which worked pretty good and the best part is that the carpet was dry in minutes. I took some before and after pics but they did not turn out so well. I have a minivan coming in tomorrow so I will try get more pics then and post the results.
 
JPostal- Thanks for the update. Sometimes it takes a few tries to get a newfangled system all dialed in, so I'll be inerested to hear how that minivan goes.
 
In Dupray and daimer almost same but daimer product give more pressure in less price.

steam-cleaners-direct.com not seems very interesting to me
 
In considering which machine to use Diamer kleenJet pro 200s 887, or Dupray Tosca steam cleaner you can't go wrong with either one, since they both are made by the same company (Tecnovap Italy). Even thou these machines are excellent for car wash detailing, the thing you have to consider is what can of service will you get if something does go wrong with a machine in saying that these machines have very little issues. Down time isn't a option for me, I bought a machine from Diamer years ago 2007.
 
Interesting bobwires listen guys there is a steam vac extraction machines, you can steam and extract at the same time its great for getting satins and soil areas as well as cleaning the interior. Also did you know in Europe there are vapor steam car washes. It interesting see people clean there entire car with vapor steam, inside and out. I one day plan on opening a car wash like that myself. It differently cuts down on water uses.
 
Mr. Greensteam- Welcome to Autopia!



Thanks for confirming that the Tosca/Daimer are built by the same company. It appears that different end-vendors give different specs for what seems to be the same unit :think:



Glad to hear you're apparently as happy with Daimer's Customer Service as I am.



That's be an interesting venture, starting up a steam-car wash.
 
DaVinci, do you still like the Wagner now? I'm leery of home models too. The reviews on Amazon are pretty wretched for most of them!
 
After talking with Renny and a few others, I've come to the consensus of getting the VX5000. Should be ordering in 2-3 weeks. I'll post up about it once I get it. I have a good experimental vehicle with my in-law's jeep grand cherokee.
 
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