Tiles, Slate and Lino Surfaces

Floors

To clean very dirty floors apply the brush directly to the floor without exerting pressure on the bristles then wipe with the cloth.
For varnished parquet flooring, marble floors and delicate floor surfaces, place the cloth under the brush.

Carpets and Fitted Carpets

The cloth should be fixed at the 4 corners for normal care. For dirty or very dirty surfaces the cloth should be fixed at the 2 upper corners.
Clean by drawing the brush towards you (the steam loosens the dirt, and the bristles of the brush bring it to the surface). Now remove the dirt by pushing the cloth over the area.

Please Note:
Steam may mark polished floors.
Before steam cleaning, a vacuum cleaner may be used to collect heavier dust.

Small Triangular Brush

This is used in the same way as the large rectangular brush with the cloth, but is specially suited for small areas, to vertical smoothing and cleaning of fabrics, and to cleaning of small glass surfaces.

Windows
Use the special accessory fitted with the flexible wiper blade.
Spray steam over a wiper blade.
Spray steam over a wide area of glass, and then clean by moving the scraper from top to bottom. It is recommended that you remove accumulated water and dirt before each operation. In cold weather preheat your window by steaming approximately 10cm away from the glass.

Concentrated Steam Jet Nozzle

The steam jet nozzle can be used for cleaning spaces that are hard to reach, and for removing clinging dirt. The surface must be able to withstand the heat of steam as well as a strong mechanical action. Steam exits from the jet nozzle vigorously and so generates a mechanical action that adds to the effect of heat. The principle of instant steam generation enables DOMENA to create a constant pressure of up to 4 bars. The mechanical action may be enhanced if a small round brush is used at the same time.

The 'power' created by the speed of the steam jet also helps to get rid of an ordinary stains.
Special care is required to remove stains from delicate surfaces (carpets, rugs). The aim is to remove the stain and not to push it down into the base of the carpet pile. The steam jet nozzle must be angled as horizontal as possible to the surface to be cleaned. The jet of steam passes over the stain, allowing it to be transferred onto a cloth placed just in front of the stain. Steam must exit about 5 to 10 cm from the stain, in order to prevent the colours in the stain from fixing themselves onto the fibres of the carpet, since steam cools very quickly. It is important to know that at 5 cm away from the nozzle, the steam temperature drops by about 50%.

The antistatic effect of steam
Carpets, soft furnishings Dust quickly sticks to surfaces with high static electricity properties, e.g. carpets. Fine dust particles wrap themselves around the fibres, mainly in the upper part of e.g. a carpet, and dull the colours of these fibres. Steam works as a gas (one which is not as dense as water), which neutralises the static electricity. A cloth provides the mechanical action to remove the dust and so reduces any unwanted effects of too much heat.
In order to avoid any damage to the surface to be cleaned, the heat levels must be controlled, but remain sufficient enough to allow the surface to return to its original form and shape after cleaning. Take care with velvet soft furnishings that may be at risk of damage by steam cleaning. It is preferable to vacuum a carpet before steam cleaning, in order to get rid of the heavier dirt in the carpet.

'Tired' fibres
The Brushing effect is particularly beneficial for carpets whose fibres are flat and lifeless or crushed. In these circumstances the fibres are revitalised, and steam restores as well as cleans.

Notes and advice:
Whilst brushing the fibres in carpets vigorously using the bristles of the rectangular brush, the steam straightens and fixes the textile fibres. A second wipe with a cloth attached to the brush is then enough to clean the surface.

The pick up effect of steam
Varnished and polished pieces of furniture, delicate objects, foliage of green plants.
This accumulative effect is especially good for delicate surfaces on which dust regularly settles. Steam sprayed at a distance of 40 cm from the surface turns into cold micro-drops, which then tend to come together. When the dust particles are steamed they are covered by a thin damp layer and so are trapped on the surface. They can then be easily collected on a cloth.

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