This handheld steamer is an invaluable asset to disinfect fabrics and kill bed bugs and mites lurking on clothes carpets and curtains in your home.
Bed bug vacuum steamer.
Steamers will kill bed bugs and their eggs on contact and thoroughly clean the infested area.
When it comes to capturing tiny bed bugs hepa filters are a great place to start.
It uses high frequency vibrations to shake mites dander and bed bugs loose and then vacuums them away.
Even with its small size the steamer produces a lot of steam to saturate fabric and upholstery.
The reason it s so effective and the main reason why i recommend it is the powerful uv light it emits.
The housmile 810 is a uv vacuum cleaner you can use to sanitize bedding carpeting curtains sofas and pretty much any other type of fabric from bed bugs dust mites and bacteria.
The lowest level of hepa filtration captures 99 97 of particles 0 3 micron or larger.
But it will certainly expose them to extreme heat.
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To effectively kill bed bugs the surface temperature should be at least 160 180 f immediately after the steam brush has passed.
It comes with a tank and an attached steamer and is capable of holding 60 minutes worth of water to clean many different surfaces.
When treating an area there are a few guidelines to follow to ensure that all bedbugs are eradicated in a safe manner.
Using a steamer to kill bed bugs.
In cracks and crevices steam will kill bed bugs up to 2 3 8 into a gap.
The uv light kills any remaining mites bed bugs and other invaders.
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Vapamore mr100 steamer indeed powerful suction is an excellent way to rid your room of a bed bug problem.
The steamer isn t going to suck up dead bed bugs.
The housmile anti dust mites uv vacuum kills 99 97 of dust mites bed bugs germs bacteria and viruses with steam two stage filtration and an uv light.
Use an infrared thermometer to monitor the surface temperature of the area being treated.
The pests die when their body temperature exceeds 113 f 1.
Plus there s the added perk of being able to direct the stream any way you want.
Bed bug eggs the smallest stage in a bed bug s life cycle are about 1 millimeter or 1000 microns long.
But another good way of killing bed bugs is with a bed bug steam cleaner that relies on heat.