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At the handover it is exactly the spots left aside in everyday life that count: the baked-on oven, dark grout joints, limescale in the shower, streaky windows, dull floors. One device with hot micro steam tackles all of these trouble spots, with water alone. This page shows the order that has proven itself.
For the end-of-tenancy cleaning before the handover, one device is enough: hot micro steam at around 180 °C lifts grease, limescale and dirt from the oven, grout joints, bathroom, windows and floors, with water alone. The heat also reduces germs (source: CDC, Sexton 2011), and at the handover the empty flat does not smell of chemicals.
At the handover, it is exactly what was left aside in everyday life that stands out: the baked-on oven, dark grout joints, limescale in the shower, streaky windows, dull floors. In our experience, landlords and incoming tenants look at these spots first.
Anyone tackling this with special cleaners buys a whole arsenal of products: oven spray, limescale remover, glass cleaner, floor cleaner. Many of these products contain fragrances and preservatives that are considered contact allergens. [Source: DermNet] And whatever goes down the drain reaches our waters through the wastewater. [Source: UBA]
Then there is the effort: a different product for every trouble spot, a different dwell time, another pass. That quickly turns the end-of-tenancy cleaning into a whole weekend, and at the handover the empty flat smells of chemicals.
A separate product for every surface: spray, limescale remover, glass cleaner, floor cleaner.
Every product has its own dwell time. Time is lost between the trouble spots.
In the empty flat, the chemical haze hangs in the air especially long.
Inside the device, tap water is heated under pressure to around 180 °C. The fine, hot steam lifts the baked-on grease in the oven, the limescale in the shower and the dirt in the grout joints, with water alone. With the right attachments, the same device also tackles windows, doors, radiators and finally the floors.
In doing so, the heat reduces germs on the surfaces. [Source: CDC, Sexton 2011] And because only water vapour is involved, at the handover the empty flat does not smell of chemicals. How the heat works in detail is explained in the micro steam overview.
Room by room in an order that has proven itself. One device, changing attachments.
The difference lies in the running costs, in the smell and in the time between trouble spots.
| Hot micro steam | Arsenal of products (special cleaners) | Home remedies (vinegar & baking soda) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| How it works | around 180 °C of heat, water only | a separate chemical for each surface | acid and scrubbing |
| Running costs | Tap water | every bottle costs, again and again | low, but plenty of manual work |
| Smell at the handover | none, just water vapour | chemical smell in the empty flat | vinegar smell, fades slowly |
| Time per change of trouble spot | swap the attachment, carry on | new product, new dwell time | mix a new batch, let it act for a long time |
| What goes into the wastewater | water only | surfactants, fragrances and preservatives | vinegar and baking soda |
| Oven, grout joints, bathroom, windows, floors | yes, one device with attachments | only with several products | limited, baked-on residue stays stubborn |
„At a handover the flat stands empty. Every dark grout joint and every smell stands out twice as much. That is exactly where the steam shows what it can do."
Rebecca Böhmer · chemielos
Moist heat reduces micro-organisms (CDC), steam lowers surface germs (Sexton 2011).
CDC · Sexton 2011Substances from cleaning products act as allergens (DermNet) and pollute water bodies (UBA, EU).
DermNet · UBA · EUHot steam softens grease, limescale and crusted-on dirt. That is simple physics, not chemistry.
How it worksAnd the best part: you do not have to rely on any promise. A free demonstration shows the result at the trouble spots of your own flat.
Frequently asked questions
In our experience, landlords and incoming tenants look first at the oven, the grout joints, the limescale in the shower, the windows and the floors. Finger marks on doors and around light switches also stand out immediately in an empty flat.
Yes. The hot steam softens even old, hard crusts. For stubborn spots you let the steam act briefly and steam again, then you can wipe away what has come loose.
Mopping makes grout joints darker over time, because the mop water pushes the dirt into the joint. Hot steam works the other way round: it lifts the dirt out of the joint, and the cloth picks it up.
That depends on the size of the flat and its condition; there is no honest blanket figure. What falls away are the dwell times and the constant switching of products: you work room by room in a single pass.
You do not buy a device for a single handover, we say that honestly. Afterwards it stays with the household for decades, from the oven to the mattress. For landlords or property managers with several units, the sums add up differently.
Yes. We come to you for a free demonstration and show the steam directly on your own surfaces, for example on the oven or on a dark grout joint. Without obligation, throughout Styria.
Talk is cheap. A free demonstration shows in a few minutes what micro steam achieves at your handover trouble spots. Without obligation, throughout Styria.
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