Polti Vaporetto Lecoaspira Intelligent

Big machine but not unwieldy. Good suction - surface of parquet and carpet practically dry afterwards. Timing of suction to match steam used means you don't stop suctioning too soon.

Quite noisy. Book explanations are sparse - eg should carpets be cleaned in one direction or both or at right angles? Cloth for parquet pulls into middle and collects dust/grit but starting to thin and shred after one usage.

Not strong enought connection of hose

This machine does steam and suck and all the things it's supposed to do. It has lots of gadgets (probably too many really) and there's no doubt that it cleans.

1) Too many gadgets - especially the dry vacuuming ones. 2) The supposed lead store under the water container doesn't exist - the space is too small and therefore the lead is always on show. 3) The automatic settings are not very helpful (the alternate...