Oreck® Grab-It & Steam-It®
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Does the Job!
I researched the features and value of many steam mops. Based upon Oreck's well known name, the company's reputation, the 30-day trial feature, the 2-year warranty offered, and the fact that the item was on sale, I decided to purchase the Oreck 'Grab-It and Steam-It'. And I'm glad I did, very much liking my Oreck steam mop. I particularly like its simplicity and ease of use (detesting over-complicated gadgetry). Purchased specifically for cleaning white ceramic tile in my kitchen (a pain to keep clean), the 'Grab-It and Steam-It' does a wonderful job, my tiled floor now looking cleaner and brighter than ever, appearing whiter than when first installed. I had always noticed that, around the edges of the tile, grime would first accumulate there, even if the centers of the tiles looked clean, now assuming that residue from the grout sealer was never adequately removed (trying many types of strong floor cleaners with regular mops without success). The hot steam has miraclously removed whatever was there, the 'early dirt build-up' no longer occurring. To date, I am absolutely delighted with my Oreck steam mop. Feeling confident that I will keep it, I've ordered an extra box of cleaning bonnets, also liking the fact that I can wash, dry and use them over and over again. Bottom line is that Oreck has acquired another happy, satisfied customer.
May 23, 2012
great rotation of the steam mop head
when you get it on sale like i did , it is a nice value. I have had it for a couple months now and I love the steamer. it works great! the vacume part does not pick up well but is still very helpful in some instances. If the price is right the value is fair.
April 2, 2012
Cool Product
Setting up the product for first time use is super easy: Fill the water container, plug it to the AC outlet, wait for green light, and off it goes. I don't like manual, and this is great because I don't have to read the manual before use. I did review the manual afterward to make sure I didn't miss anything important after I play with the unit. The product does clean the floor well. In heavy soiled spots, I run the cleaner over a few times and it would clean off 90%; the other 10% can only be removed by hand. For all other areas, it does the job well. We have tile flooring so I just go straight to max steam. The residue steam is apparent, so I use a portable fan to help with the evaporation time. Once dried, the floor is clean. I like the fact the unit is light and compact. The long cord is very helpful because you don't have to keep disconnecting and connecting to the wall. I wonder if adding bleach to the water would help with cleaning tough spots, but that would defeat the idea of cleaning without chemical, especially the danger of breathing in bleach vapor. All in all, it's a good product.
March 10, 2012
I agree -- This product should not have the name Oreck on it.
Soaks the floor. Does not steam up well. Streaks the floor when it is dry.
February 18, 2012
Better than a mop or hand scrubbing.
Yes, it's fairly expensive. But given the amount of time I spend cleaning floors, saving me several hours over the course of a year is worth the price tag. I spent about an hour scrubbing my kitchen floor with pinesol, a sponge and a bristle brush. I wiped everything clean with fresh paper towels. That was last night and today I got my Grab-It & Steam-It and ran it over the "clean" floor. The reusable cleaning pad was still fairly dirty.
The vacuum and spinning brush isn't as powerful as an Oreck vacuum, but then again, this unit isn't several hundred dollars. The vacuum does pick up loose dirt and debris, I haven't tried it on wet or caked-on dirt.
Save your knees, back and a couple hours a month by getting one of these.
July 31, 2012
Grab It and Steam It
Easy to use, light weight, and cleans exceptional well.
Would recommend this product to every woman. No more mops!
May 21, 2012
Good features, light weigt and easy to use.
The steamer was easy to assemble and use. It heats up quickly and uses a minimal amount of water.
April 16, 2012
Leaves streaks
Steamer leaves parallel streaks which show some on tile but badly on hardwood. Why put this on the market with this type of issue? Dust & pet hair get caught up in the small wheels.
May 11, 2012
Returned Mine
Sadly the Oreck Grab it & Steam it didn't meet the oreck name. The vacumn part did not work well. I was just trying to pick up small pieces of dirt and it just pushed it around. Plus with the vacumn part it reduced the steam mop pad size. It would be better if it was just a suction vacumn vs 2 small beater bars that are useless.
March 24, 2012
Oreck Grab and Steam
My husband gave this to me as a Mothers Day gift. Seeing it was an Oreck I couldn't what to use it. Hubby put it together and off I went.... at a snails pace. The Turbo Broom picked up very little, maybe dust. Dog hair, crumbs and grass tracked in by puppies and hubby? Not even close. It pushed it around and the steamer got the rest. I could not finish my bathroom floor. There was so much drag, I had to use both arms to push, and ended up throughing my right shoulder out. I'm 62, but hardly a weaking. I'm so disappointed. This definately does not belong in the Oreck line.
May 14, 2012
Steam surely helps in cleaning a linoleum kitchen floor, but the vacuum portion can stand some improvement.
1. After use, floor was noticeably cleaner than before, but not significantly different than using a mop. Problem with any mop is the residual water left on the floor that still needs to be gone over with a dry towel. Same here with the Grab It and Steam It. Perhaps there should be an option to turn off the steam and substitute it for a blast of dry air, and/or empower the vacuum to suck up residual water left on the floor along with dry air - much like the way a hair dryer works.
3. Finally, much like our other Oreck vacuum cleaner for rugs, the Oreck XL, crumbs and corn flakes sized debris, that should be picked up before using the steam process, the debris is merely shoved ahead of the head, by and large, instead of being picked up. Must be lack of sufficient suction and the head being too close to the floor to allow the crumb entry - so it merely pushes it ahead.
2. Secondly, steering the unit was a bit tricky, once the head unit is turned slightly, it then goes further in that direction than intended.
June 8, 2012
This product is not as good as I thought it would be.
I was hoping that it would have cleaned better than it did. The pad area is too small. And I noticed streaks. Had to redo the floor a second time.
May 8, 2012
this product is awsome and i dont know what i ever did without it
its so easy to use and i feel its going to clean my floors even better then my old way
April 25, 2012
Not impressed
the vac could not pick up sand, very disappointed with it. The pads for the steamer is much better than the last cloths
September 13, 2012
poor
I bought this for my wood floors and it left streaks. Very dissatisfied
June 28, 2012
Would not recommend this steam mop
This steam mop turbo broom , does not work very well leaves
Streaks everywhere floor looks like it hasn't been cleaned .I,m very
unhappy with the results . It also needs more power and bigger pads.I
would overlook these if it did a good job on the cleaning but it doesn't
make less work if you have to redo the floor. I have tile thru the whole house so this is a lot of work.
June 23, 2012
Powerful Steamer in a conveniently small product!
We have purchased many Oreck products over the last 20 years.
Our friends told us about the Steam mop and how impressed they were with it, I wasn't sure that we would need a steam mop but after hearing how quick and easy it was to use and how well it worked, My wife and I decided to give the Oreck Grab it and Steam it a try.
The first thing you'll notice is how fast the Grab it and Steam it heats up and is ready to work. I love the steam control knob which allows you to control the exact amount of steam for the job. The steam sanitizes your floors at any level you set the control to and leaves your floors clean.
A light comes on when it is heating and a second light is on when it is ready to steam clean.
The Grab it and Steam it is very light and small easy to use and clean. It is very well designed and constructed. We use it almost every day.
The steam pad snaps on and off easy cleaning. It comes with two pads.
The Grab it and Steam it from Oreck is worth every penny.
June 21, 2012
Good for the price
This is a good little steamer but yes, it does leave streaks/lines on the floor. My hubby and I thought after the floor dried completely the lines would be gone but they are still there this morning. The lines don't show unless you are viewing the floor at an angle or in the light, though. They don't really bother us, and the lines will probably wear away in a day or two - but they definitely are there. The unit is very easy to use and leaves the house feeling like it has been deep cleaned. We do really love that about it. We will be keeping this, because at the very least it's great for the tile in our finished basement.
September 23, 2012
Good product
This steam mop is much heavier than what I used before. I like that I can control the amount of steam. The second time I used the mop it stopped releasing steam halfway through cleaning my kitchen floor. I could hear the mop trying to produce steam but nothing was coming out. I found the holes on the bottom of the mop were plugged. After I got them open again, the mop started releasing steam and I could finish cleaning. The vacuum portion of this product is nothing to rave about, it will do in a pinch but certainly not what I use to clean my floor prior to mopping. I purchased this product because of Oreck's 30 day money back guarantee.
September 4, 2012
Good purchase!
This is so much better then a bucket and a mop! Great for house with little carpet!
July 10, 2012
Good product
I wish it was a little easier to push and had a better mop pad on it, it gets a little streaky. But overall it picks up dirt really well and cleans nicely. Probably the best you can buy right now, but as a busy mom and a Daycare provider I need more. Perhaps in the future.
May 29, 2012