![]() The main unit is weighty and feels it on longer cleans, the trigger is quite a reach from the handle, and 360ml of water doesn’t last very long. The overall experience isn’t without its niggles, though. With the squeegee mounted directly onto the main unit it starts to feel rather weighty after a couple of windows yet, with a little buffing help from the microfibre cloths, results were sparkling. While not the fastest steam cleaner for grout available, the Steam Shot certainly did the job. We had success with the concentrator nozzle on grime around the taps and the grouting tool worked well in the shower.Īs with all steam-based grouting cleaners some elbow grease is required with the brush, plus you’ll end up with a lot of dirty water run-off. It isn’t anything like as potent as a full-size steam cleaner with hose and nozzle attachment, but for a small unit it packs a steamy punch. On long steams of over a minute, the Steam Shot loses a little pressure – but a few seconds’ pause for it to heat up sees the initial steam surge return. ![]() The amount of steam produced is impressive for such a little unit, and the stream remains fairly constant. Suitably filled, the Steam Shot heats up in almost exactly two minutes, with the heater switching on and off in use to keep the steam flowing. As stated in the manual (which we didn’t read first, naturally), you need to use the measuring cup provided to hit the max fill of 360ml or 6.6oz as the jug is labelled. That resulted in the top-valve dribbling water as it heated up and the nozzle shooting hot water rather than steam for the first minute or so. We simply put the unit under that tap and filled it up. These are used to mop up the excess moisture behind your steam-cleaning activities.īissell Steam Shot 2635E – What’s it like to use? The kit comes supplied with a small measuring jug to help fill the Steam Shot without spillage, and two good-sized microfibre cloths. The window squeegee tools clip over the fabric tool, adding a good size rubber blade. They’re colour-coded for your specific use rather than being any different.Ī wider, flat tool with five steam outlets is designed to steam fabrics to freshen them up and remove wrinkles. The angled concentrator nozzle should be good for getting into awkward places, the grouting tools feature a row of very stiff bristles, and the scraper tool jets steam both sides of its 3cm wide blade.Ī trio of small, round brushes features a circle of very stiff bristles surrounding the steam outlet. You can use the mounting cone bare for a direct jet of steam, or push on any one of the supplied attachments. Our sample unit’s trigger was a little stiff and it’s a fair way up from the handle, so those with smaller hands may struggle a little. The light blue protrusion above the handle is the trigger, complete with a lock-release button to prevent accidental steaming. That should take no more than about two minutes. The setup is as simple as filling up, powering on and waiting for the little red “heating” light by the handle to go out. That might make you think there are two levels of steam, but it just marks where you line up the tool mount. Slightly confusingly, the quarter-turn bayonet on the steamer body is marked by a single line and a double line. The mount fits onto the end of the hose and accepts any one of the eight cleaning tools supplied. The fair-size 360ml water reservoir has a robust cap, with a confidence inspiring brass thread and safety pressure release valve.Ī quarter-turn bayonet fitting at the front accepts the short tool mount cone or the 0.8m flexible hose. It tips the scales at a fairly hefty 2.3kg but, being so small, it doesn’t pull too much on your wrist in use. Okay, we’re not talking steaming acres of kitchen hard floor, but for grouting, windows, taps and even steaming creases out of clothes, the Steam Shot ticks all the right boxes. It’s affordable at less than £50, boasts serious 1kW-plus steam generation, and comes with a tool for almost every detail cleaning occasion. There’s no shortage of hand-held steam cleaners on the market, but the Bissell Steam Shot 2635E could be worth getting steamed up about. It isn’t bad for small jobs, but a full-size steam cleaner will pack more cleaning punch.īissell Steam Shot 2635E – Design and features It’s a little awkward to use and cost-cutting means a short hose and cable and poor tool fittings. It’s compact and simple to use and produces plenty of steam for a small unit, but it isn’t without issues. For detail steam cleaning in a compact, hand-held unit, the Bissell Steam Shot 2635E offers powerful steam generation and a complete suite of tools covering almost every small steam-cleaning job.
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