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The History of Steam Cleaners

Those who fancy themselves history buffs may enjoy hearing more about the history of steam cleaners.

Those who fancy themselves history buffs may enjoy hearing more about the history of steam cleaners. As with the case of many of today’s most used products, steam cleaners started out as an accident. In 1926, Frank Ofeldt, an employee of a Pennsylvanian water heater and boiler company was looking for a better way to distill whiskey during Prohibition. He never intended to create a new way to clean and sanitize.

In the process of making improvements on his new device, known as Ofeldt's Still, he inadvertently noticed the additional effects of steam released through the pressure release valve. His big inspiration came about when in cleaned up the grease that was covering his garage floor. It didn’t take long for him to transform his still into a commercially viable cleaning product. As with any story, there is more to be told, but we will have to leave that to serious history students.

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