Steamer, blowing water?

[Tato]

Dear Friends.

My brother recently acquired a steamer for general house cleansing. It's borrowed to me because I could find great use for it for cleaning interior (of course, reading and learning how to use it here at AGO).

My problem with the unit is, every 2-3 minutes of use, stop, and start using again, the steamer I'm using is blowing a 'jet of water'.

This is very boring because I must remember to always spray the water out of the car before using it for the purpose.

My experience with the steamer was very positive apart from this 'watery' issue.

That said, I'm planning to order an unit myself. Is this 'water blowing' a normal issue with steamer use, or my steamer is blowing more water than needed?

PS: I understand water can be present in the hose causing this issue, it may be normal, but how much water blowing from a steamer is normal? A little? A lot? All the time?

Sorry because I couldn't put my concern perfectly into words here, hope you understand my question.

If not, please, ask for more details.

Thank you very much in advance for any support,

Kind Regards.

[Pureshine]

Every time I use my steamer I blows out water at first and then if you let it sit for a few minutes it will do it again its normal.

[Robbiek]

Every time I use my steamer I blows out water at first and then if you let it sit for a few minutes it will do it again its normal.

Ya same here mine does the same

[Evan.J]

Ya same here mine does the same

My VX5000 does as well but mainly just the initial time I turn it on

[Tato]

I see... thanks for answering. Although (like suspected) it can be a normal behavior, it looks like mine is doing it more often (since it's annoying me).

When ordering my unit, I'll try to skip my brother's version and try something else.

If it still blows some water as well, I'll have to live with that.

Again appreciate all replies.

Kind Regards.

[jsgntulok]

I see... thanks for answering. Although (like suspected) it can be a normal behavior, it looks like mine is doing it more often (since it's annoying me).

When ordering my unit, I'll try to skip my brother's version and try something else.

If it still blows some water as well, I'll have to live with that.

Again appreciate all replies.

Kind Regards.

Before ordering you can often review/read the owner's manual on-line, something I always do. If the particular steamer you are considering has the issue of blowing water, especially after a short period of non-use, the manual should discuss this.

[Tato]

Thanks for the excellent tip, will be taken into consideration for sure.

[Houckster]

Maybe one of the very expensive steamers has a system for recirculating the water in the hose because that's the problem: the hose cannot maintain the heat necessary for steam. I have a container and I blow the water into it so I can reuse it later.

I don't really see any practical way around this.

[Blackthorn One]

It is blowing water because the unit isn't hot enough to blow steam. Either wait longer before using or perhaps only use it a certain amount while you have steam until you blow water and then wait for it to heat up more.
Either the unit can't heat up enough at all because it is defective, or it doesn't work long because it is a poor quality steamer.
My Vapamore only blows water before it gets hot enough.If I use it constantly enough, it will start to blow a little water. After I wait, I get pure steam again.

[jwgreen6]

It's the law of physics at work. The hose is filled with steam while you are using it. When you stop, the steam cools and condenses back to hot water. Virtually all steamers that produce a "wet" steam (like the Wagner/McCulloch) will do this. I expect vapor steamers that produce a "dryer" steam do this, too but to a lessor extent (I haven't used a VX5000-class steamer -- yet).

Get used to pointing the tip away and hitting the button a couple of times to discharge the hot water. If using it overhead, be VERY careful to keep the steaming end away from your face at all times, at all cost. 200° hot water dropping on you can burn your face or eyes.