On Sat, 16 Aug 2003 08:40:40 +0100, Tony Williams wrote:

How do they work.... do they just blow steam, or is
there also a suction action to removed the dissolved
dirt? Is one worth having?

Just bought a Earlex Steam Cleaner (primarily for stripping wallpaper)
but it came in very handy for removing dried emulsion paint* from the
carpet! Used the Earlex to steam the paint, and my Numatic George to
vacuum up the resulting mess.

A (cheap) winning combination of tools!

*Guess who walked it through the house on their trainers?

Steve