Stacy Risenmay

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Steam Clean Your Mattress!

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I live with 5 boys. They are dirty. Anything I can get away with throwing in the washer, I throw in the washer. Toys, stuffed animals, shoes, coats, etc.

Unfortunately, you can’t just throw your mattress in the washing machine. As often as we wash our sheets, it doesn’t stop the fact that our mattress is still, umm, less than clean. Never fear, my favorite cleaning tool is here to rescue your mattress.

This SteamMachine Plus is my favorite steam machine/mop I have ever had. The fact that the inside part comes out and becomes a hand held steamer rocks my world. I no longer iron. The steamer is faster (and way more fun) than ironing and does a better job. I wrote another post about the most common ways I use it. I have since added steaming my mattresses to the list as well.

 

steam clean mattress

I vacuumed my mattress really well first. Then I filled my SteamMachine with water and let it heat up. It takes just seconds!  Make sure you have the carpet glide attachment (the black snap on part). Then just slowly go over your mattress in the same way you would vacuum a floor. Your mattress may be slightly damp when you are done, but it drys quickly.

When I steam my rugs I use the mopping pad as well. For the mattress I didn’t use it. I just attached the black carpet glide. I think it is fine either way.

It really is that simple!

I did all four of my boys’ mattresses about 2 weeks ago and I just got around to doing mine this week. Fall cleaning is going to have to be in small spurts this year. Writing a book is no joke! It has been hard to fit everything in every day. Luckily, steaming my mattress took all of 10 minutes.

steaming your mattress

 

Do you want to get your Fall cleaning on? Enter below to win a SteamMachine Plus!!!

*Must be 18 years or older and a resident of the USA to enter. Giveaway runs from September 5th until September11th. The winner will be chosen randomly by random.org. The winner will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen. The company supplying the prize (in this case HomeRight) is responsible for the shipping of the prize. 

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  5. First thing I thought about was how yucky my ceramic tile floor in the dining room can get with 4 little girls in the house! I would use it on my floors.

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  15. All of our floors. Maybe the windows. Can you steam clean siding with this thing? What about a bird cage? Litterboxes?

    I’m nesting. Must clean.ALL.THE.THINGS.

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  19. We’re about to move into a new home in Hawaii. I would love to be able to steam clean the floors and refresh my furniture and mattresses after their long journey!

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  28. I love the idea of cleaning with a steam cleaner because you eliminate the need for toxic chemical cleaning products! I’m all about a clean healthy happy home! Thanks for providing this awesome giveaway!

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  31. I love the idea of steam cleaning a mattress! Even with sheets and a mattress pad, I’m sure stuff (that I don’t want to think about) gets through.

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  38. I would for sure try to do our matteress. never in the world thought ya could steam clean them. always knew the sofa could/ but not this!!

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  49. I would love to tackle my kitchen floors first. After they are sparkling clean, I would want to follow your fantastic advice and clean all of our beds. Hmm, I wonder if I could clean up the couch? A SteamMachine Plus would make housework so much easier.

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  59. If I won, I would use it to clean my bathroom first, floors and shower the most. I like your idea of cleaning your mattress, I would do this second :)

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  60. Our couch would be first on the list! I can hear it cry a little every time our toddler spills yet another liquid on the poor thing….

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  63. I would clean my shower/tub tile. The whole bathroom, in fact! Thanks for sharing the mattress tip, that’s going on my list, too!

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  68. HOW AWESOME! I would have to say that I would definitely clean all of our tile flooring and then do mattresses next!! I shudder to think of how yucky they are!

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  103. I’d probably start with the tile floors in my bathrooms. I never realized that you can use these steam cleaners on mattresses, too. That would probably be next on my list. Thanks so much for the chance to win such a great prize!

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  105. Omgosh! So much! Mattresses for sure. Tile in kitchen and bathrooms. I am now convinced that I cannot possibly live without this amazing tool!

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  114. I would definitely clean my families mattresses and then tackle the shower walls in all my bathrooms :)

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  124. Definitely the floors! We just moved into a new home, and it seems like every time I turn around, I find something else to clean in here.

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  130. What a great idea! I wish I had one of these to get my mattresses clean . . . we are a family with allergies, asthma, and sensitivities, so I’m always looking for a way to help my kids breathe easier. :)

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  132. I have really been wanted a steam mop so bad. I would use it most in our kitchen/breakfast room area. We have 1 cat and 3 dogs and you can imagine the little footprints. I am so happy to learn that this is your favorite and it’s reasonably priced as well.

    Thanks so much for the opportunity to win this wonderful steam mop.

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  133. I have really been wanting a steam mop so bad. I would use it most in our kitchen/breakfast room area. We have 1 cat and 3 dogs and you can imagine the little footprints. I am so happy to learn that this is your favorite and it’s reasonably priced as well.

    Thanks so much for the opportunity to win this wonderful steam mop.

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  134. I steam clean everything including my fireplace hearth and then follow that up with some floor wax. It takes the black soot off of the brick and the mortar and then the floor was brings out the colors in the brick. It looks fantastic.

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  136. What wouldn’t I steam clean! There is so much, I would start with the mattress, the floors and carpet, it would be amazing to win one.

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  137. I would steam clean the carpets first! We live in a rental and the carpets are cheap and pretty gross! Thank you!

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  145. I would clean our kitchen and bathroom tile. There’s no way mopping gets it clean enough, especially now that I’m potty training our toddler.

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  150. I would clean my mattress first. I have a cat who has the habit of puking on my bed, and she has a knack for doing it when the sheets are off. If I could get those stains out I would be really happy.

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  151. I would clean the window tracks on all of our windows. They have problems with either mold growing in them or just getting really dirty and the way they are made makes it really hard to get almost any kind of brush down inside to clean them.

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  152. Hitting the final last two months of pregnancy has me in a frantic nesting phase (happens every time), and this little handy steamer looks like just the tool I need! I’ve often wished to buy a floor steamer as it’s non-toxic and only requires water, to clean everything from mattresses to curtains. Bonus: less bending over!!

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  153. Hello, I would love to do my mattresses too. Last week I rented the rug doctor and spent two days cleaning rugs, furniture and the cars, I was meaning to do the mattresses but I was exhausted and run out of time. Thanks for a great giveaway!

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  155. I’d steam clean my living room furniture first, then mattresses and carpet. I love to steam clean. Just need a new steamer. Mine died.

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  166. Could you add a few drops of lavender essential oil to the water in the steamer for a nice scent or should I not do that?

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