Steam Vac and Steam Vacuum: Vapor steam cleaner vacuums or steam vapor vacuums are cleaning appliances or devices that use steam to quickly dry, clean, and sanitize inanimate surfaces. The steam is produced in a boiler that heats tap water to high temperatures (240-310F/115-155C) to produce low-pressure (several atmospheres), low moisture (4 to 6% water) water vapor (steam). In addition to the steam produced, the unit will simultaneously vacuum as the unit steams. Units that do not produce steam are called carpet extractors or carpet shampooers. These sort of devices do not have a heating element to produce steam, and can only use the hot tap water you put in. Please visit our true carpet steam vac systems.
Carpet Extractors: When you search for steam vac on the internet you will commonly see similar brands offered at 100’s of online retailers. You will see Bissell Steam Vacuums, Hoover Steam Vacuums, Dirt Devil Steam Vacuums, Eureka Steam Vacuums, Haan Steamers, Rug Doctor Steam Vacuums, Royal Steam Vacuums, etc. Some of these brands are steam cleaners that produce the hot steam at 240-310F but do not vacuum. Most other units advertised on big box stores are falsely advertised as steam vacs when they are really carpet extractors and shampooers with no heating element. Brands like Bissell, Hoover, etc can use the hot water from the tap, and then be used to extract suck the dirty water back up.