Comments on: Euro-Pro Shark SC630 Portable Steam Pocket

By: A. Bloch

A. Bloch — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 10:56:05 +0000

I bought this Shark steam cleaner at Bed a Bath. I took it home and could not wait to try.

I followed the instructions and waited about 5 minutes to try, it says on the box that it only takes 30 seconds
but I wanted to make sure it was really hot. I tried it on a couple of different surfaces (floor, refridgerator and
sink) and it failed to help me clean any of the areas I tried.

The warning in the instructions says not to put your hands in front of the cleaner when spraying. I did it anyway and
my hand did not become hot until I was less than 1/2 of an inch in front of it. I've taken hotter showers than this!

Stay away from this steamer, I suspect all shark steamers are not much different. I'm returning this item.

By: Sweet1NM

Sweet1NM — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 10:08:19 +0000

So I ordered both the Shark Pocket mop and the Shark Portable Pocket steamer from the Shark web-site. The portable cleaner is complete garbage! I plugged it in ready to put it to the test and it smelled like it was burning AND it didn’t even steam properly. The directions very clearly say do not put your hand in front of the steam as it is very hot and will burn you, I put my hand less than 1/2 inch from the nozzle and it STILL wasn’t hot. I’ve been trying to return this product for over a week, the first time I called customer service I landed up overseas somewhere they didn’t speak English very well and was yelled at! I told this man to send me to someone I could understand so I was given a number in Canada, which is fine but the three times I’ve called they’ve kept me on hold for over 20 minutes! A waste of time and money!

By: Molly Brown

Molly Brown — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 07:23:01 +0000

This product is nothing like the original Shark steamer. I had an original one for a couple of years and unfortunately it stopped working. I didn’t realize how much I used it until I no longer had it. It did wonders for cleaning my bird’s cage. So I decided to try the Steam Pocket, even though it’s twice the price of the old style. It does not heat up in 30 seconds. In fact it takes almost 10 minutes! It has a new pump inside if the unit that regulates the steam which really doesn’t work well. After three separate tries, I returned it. I have found the old type in another brand for about $40.00. Even though my original one didn’t last more than two years, for the price it averaged out to be about $20.00 per year, which really isn’t too expensive in today’s world.

By: A. Frank

A. Frank — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 05:53:13 +0000

I just bought this in the hopes that it would somehow make life easier and also thought it might make things a bit cleaner than elbow grease could. I was surprised at the number of plastic attachments that came out of the box and my initial thought was, wow… if this works, this was a worthwhile investment. after letting it warm up for a few minutes, I went to town on the fridge. It took about 3 times longer than cleaner and a sponge and added plenty of frustration (cord dangling, dripping, steam turning on and off, etc.).

Long story short, I packed it up and am taking it back. That was an hour of my time I will never get back. it did satisfy my curiousity however, regarding whether these things are worth trying. No is the conclusion.

By: Winnie

Winnie — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 03:28:02 +0000

We had a Shark Floor cleaner that had worked fairly well until it died about a year later, figured it was a problem with over use and not always empty the tank. Saw the Portable Steam pocket and thought what a great idea. Excitedly brought it home. It worked for about 20 minutes and then no more steam. Spent another 40 minutes trying to get the steam back. Finally just returned it.