The present invention provides a steam cleaning
system comprising a housing and a steam generating
system for producing a low pressure, superheated saturated steam. A steam dispensing
system comprising a
water reservoir and a pump feeding the water into a steam producing boiler, is coupled thereto for dispensing the steam from the system to at least one first outlet port. A cleaning solution dispensing system is provided, having at least one reservoir for a cleaning solution, and a pump system for dispensing a predetermined amount of a cleaning solution from said at least one reservoir to at least one second outlet port. The at least one first and second outlet ports are positioned adjacent one another, such that a mixture of cleaning solution and saturated steam at a low pressure and
low volume of steam and cleaning solution is dispensed from the system. The present invention is particularly suited to clean objects off the floor, vertical surfaces such as glass, and small areas of floor. Because of the small volume of water and chemicals used, it can be used indoors, as well as mounted on mobile platforms such as trucks, buggies, utility vehicles, automatic floor scrubbers or the like. The system also provides for cleaning of roads, sidewalks, exterior structures, or for spot cleaning or cleaning of surfaces in difficult environments. The low pressure, superheated, saturated steam cleaning
assembly of the present invention provides low pressure (10 Bar) operation, and relies upon
superheated steam temperatures coupled with
environmentally friendly chemicals as an
abrasive force, thus avoiding any collateral damage usually caused by the
high pressure output. The present invention only applies 3 to 10 gallons of water an hour, depending on the size of the
machine, while a conventional high-pressure
washer / steamer will use 240 gallons per hour.