McCulloch MC1275 Heavy-Duty Steam Cleaner, 45 Minute Runtime, 18 Accessories: Mop Head, Brushes, & More - Built for Home, Tile, Grout, Carpet, Furniture, & Personal Car Detailing

The multitude of attachments allows for versatile cleaning in every corner of my home, from floors to upholstery. The steam heats up quickly, making the cleaning process efficient and hassle-free. I appreciate that it uses only steam, which means no harsh chemicals are needed. Overall, this steam cleaner is a fantastic investment for anyone looking to maintain a spotless, hygienic home. Highly recommended!

We initially ordered Mc1275. The 1275 we received has a effect. It burned out after 20 minutes of using. So I ordered a Mc1375 as a replacement. 1375’s ability of adjusting the steam volume is the initial attraction but after receiving not unit, it is clear that 1375 is a much better buy than 1275. The construction is much better with better attachments in addition to the ability of adjusting the steam volume. I used the machine very extensively for 2 days and it can keep the stream going for about 30-35 minutes with 48 oz of distill water. Unfortunately for us, the steam is hot but not hot enough to solve our fleas problem. I applied the steam 5 seconds on each spots hoping to get rid of fleas using the mop attachment.On carpet, it work decently, adult fleas are cooked after each steaming. But fleas eggs still around And we see fleas in the same spot the next day. 5 seconds is long enough for to kill adult fleas in our carpet and tiles in all our bathrooms and kitchen. MC1375 also are able to kill fleas larvae in the carpet and on our kitchen tiles (more reflective and hard surface). But it has problem with fleas larvae on the tiles in our master bathroom (the tile is much more softer tiles that absolve heat). MC 1375 was about to kill the Fleas eggs in our sofa set with 3 seconds of steam in each spot but it does not kill the eggs in the carpet nor on tile surface. I up the steaming time to 8 seconds for each spot and it still does not kill the fleas larvae in our master bathroom. The issue is probably heat dissipation difference between various type of tiles. The standard of steaming is moving the wand at 1 second per inch. I have not try steaming at that speed. It is pretty clear to me that for carpet (and we have pretty thick one), MC1375 is able to steam kill adult fleas and larvae. It kill adult fleas on all our tiles surface. It only kill larvae on some tile surface. MC 1375 can kill fleas eggs on furniture with concentrated stream of steam. It is not clear if it can kill any of the fleas eggs hiding in the carpet or on tiles surface.MC1375 is very versatile and work for most home application. Even though it does not solve our fleas problems, I think it is a good addition to the home cleaning equipment. Dupray neat steamer advertise a steam temperature of 275 degree F, and that will be our next steamer to try. In the mean time, I am controlling the fleas with the combination boric acid in the carpet + essential oil spray of cedarwood oil (4% and 12% variance) + 3% peppermint oil spray. The 4% cedarwood oil + 3% peppermint oil is good enough to kill adult fleas and fleas larvae on all surface but no dice on fleas eggs. It is not clear if the 12% cedarwood oil + 3% peppermint oil can kill fleas egg (I am hopeful since this is the concentration used by one of the commercial product and it seems to be very successful according to the raving review).Update 9/13/2020 - it dawn on me that I was silly trying to tackle a flea problem with steam cleaning. A big part of flea problem is their number after each successful generation and random location that flea eggs get dropped. A highly labor intensiveapproach like steam cleaning will never work in cleaning up a flea problem. Instead, I put my focus on ways to eliminate fleas with more broad coverage approach. I settle down with Diatomaceous earth + boric acid for carpet. Bleach (5 to 1 dilution) cleaning once + Diatomaceous earth for tiles floor. On area that I notice flea larvae activities, I vacuum daily (and replace the Diatomaceous earth +boric acid if it is carpet area. Bleach clean +replace Diatomaceous earth if it is on tiles floor). So far, the approach seem to work. I noticed at least 40-50 adult fleas and small larvae in the stuff that I vacuum up in the last 506 days. There are still a few area with larvae activities in the house and some adult fleas in my car. I ordered a few flea trap with 7W light and sticky pad that should help speed up the eradication effort (I hope).

Easy to use. Works decent. It's definitely not an $8000 unit, but I do feel that it's definitely well built and works great, and for less than $200 bucks you really can't go wrong with this purchase. Why only 4 stars? Well because I do feel the advertisement video is over-hyped. Don't get me wrong, this is a great unit, and it does get some things clean fairly easily and to satisfactory results... I really don't see anyone cleaning their engine with this thing unless you don't have any heavy build-up (as shown in the video). I honestly don't think I would have used this for that anyways. But I do feel that in order to get the fifth star that the product needs to at least do what it shows in the advertisements. I'm Satisfied with my purchase (1 star), The price is right (2nd Star), I would recommend the product to a friend (3rd star), The product feels durable (4th star), Works as Advertised (removal of the 5th star)..I have used this for cleaning my house though, and I can constant comments from visitors about how clean my house is, how new my windows look etc.. This unit does a great job at cleaning household things, and perhaps detailing the interior of your car. The floor steamer works great, the nozzles are cheap to replace when they wear out, in fact you can get the replacement bristles in a 5 pack from MCCulloch for like 10 bucks, which isn't that bad at all. Compared to everything else in the price range, I feel like this was perhaps the best buy. I originally had planned on getting the SteamFast unit which was slightly cheaper than this one, but decided against that buy because people complained about the attachments breaking. After purchasing this one I feel like it was definitely the better buy because the attachments just don't feel like they're going to break, they feel fairly solid to me...It's easy to get carried away with this thing, so make sure you have plenty of time when you decide to power it on! Everytime I whip this thing out, it's like immediately I start thinking "What can I steam?" I enjoy using mine, and without any thought I strangely find myself steaming everything in my house, but it does effectively remove a lot of grime and crud, and I've cleaned my stove with it...Now before you buy this thing... You need to realize that it is a steamer. It doesn't suck up water, it does generate steam which comes from heated up water, so whatever you steam you will need to devise a way to clean that up whether it be a vacuum, rag, or paper towel. Additionally think of it like your coffee maker... If you use tap water in it, you're going to find yourself later running vinegar through it to clean out the crap in your tap water, which is why I use distilled water in mine (not bad since it's cheap to buy anyways). So do yourself a favor, save time and maintenance by buying distilled water or filtered water in it.Additionally you need to make sure it cools off before you decide to empty the water, and make sure after you turn it off that you relieve the built up pressure inside of it (i.e. unplug the unit, pull the trigger on the steam control much like you do on a pressure washing unit).Not really a whole lot more I can say about it. I love using this thing, It's like having a new essential item in the home, it has a lot of great uses and will save you time cleaning quite a few things. If you're looking for a great unit under $200 you can't go wrong with this unit... If you have $8000 to blow then go buy a professional line steamer. This unit does everything I need it to, and I'm sure it will do most of the things you'll want it to, unless what you want it to do is blast off 80 years of grease build-up off a car engine...Great buy... Have fun!