Can it be used on talavera tile and do I need to clean the tile before using it the first time?
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You should font actually your tile manufacturer for that, but if you have a lot of scum you may need to clean it first. Every case is different. On fiberglass it is a dream to use.
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Hi. We have light grout, and light porcelain tile. The machine did an excellent job of cleaning both. I used the black scrubber first because I wasn't sure if the orange scrubber would be too harsh. Black did a good job. Then I tried orange scrubber on really filthy areas, and it was excellent. I would just say be careful which scrubber you use because porcelain tile instructions say use black scrubber. Does that help?
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I do not have tile floors, but I did take it over to a relatives house. She wanted to try it out. It seemed to do a good job on her tile floors but it was just a one time thing. Hopefully you can get an answer from someone who deals with them in their home.
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It works very well over grout but the most important think to do is to make sure the grout and tile are very clean. Clean it with steel wool and tsp rinse with clean water each time and repeat 2 more times Good luck!
1791198
This machine cleans very well. However I don't have tiles. It cleans with steam so no residue is left behind on wood or linoleum.
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Yes it will clean old stains well but you must pretreat the stain first let it soak for about 30 minutes and clean as usual if that doesn't work retreat until you nolonger see the stain it may take several treatments to clean it up depending on how long the stain has been their. Good luck on your success in cleaning this.P.S. I would be lost if not for my scruber it was the best buy I made great also on ceramic tile flooring cleans grout to a new finish .
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For me I use plain cold water ,once a wk throw a little mop n glow in the water.Works ok for me. Then every 6 months I reuse the Quick Shine.My tiles are over 30 yrs.' old.Cerrito tile made in Mexico.
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It is my understanding that it is safe, because it is natural. I found a link with an article you might want to read. It is specific to cleaning tile with oxygen bleach. http://homeguides.sfgate.com/oxygen-bleach-tile-grout-cleaning-29420.html
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I use it on my travertine tiles in hallway and also on hardwood floor. It does slip, especially on hardwood floors. Not so much on travertine.
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For me I use plain cold water ,once a wk throw a little mop n glow in the water. Works ok for me. Then every 6 months I reuse the Quick Shine. My tiles are over 30 yrs.' old.Cerrito tile made in Mexico.
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The Oreck comes with a little brush attachment for grout. My grout is all dark, so it's kind of hard to tell, but I know it is sanitizing it and getting rid of mildew. I think to be truly clean, though, you would need to wipe with a cloth after you run the steamer over the grout lines. I like this steamer a lot--it really works well on my tile floor. It is heavy, but I think that makes it clean better.
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That is how I used the product twice. So far so good, the tile still went on as normal. Hope that helps.
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I use it only on tile. Everything I have read says you should NOT use on older hardwood floors.
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Absolutely!!! I use it on my tiled kitchen floor. I love it. I vacuum my floor to get up all of the dust and crud and then I go over it with the steamer. I throw the pad in the wash with my towels and lay it to dry. I'm very happy that I bought it.
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Yes - fine on porcelain; pour onto grout, soak for 15-30 seconds, scrub with grout brush, wipe off excess with wet towel on tile prior to it drying; after the scrubbing make sure you wipe up the gunk and solution with a wet towel/mop etc, let dry and seal grout (optional) - great stuff.
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You would need the brown scrub brushes they are a optional part.. Use with the Aerus tile cleaner then the tile polish... And yes it needs to be mopped afterwards
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Yes it can. That was one of the things that grabbed my attention when I saw the end result of the tile and grout in the restroom at my work when the cleaning lady finished steam cleaning....it was magnificent and sparkling. The restroom is near a heavy dirty traffic warehouse and there are always lots of black scuffs and icky yuck gets built up in the tile grout. The steamer got it done beautifully! That is one of the main reasons I ordered one.