Morphy Richards 9-in-1 Upright and Handheld Steam Cleaner Review and Giveaway

When you have someone in the house with an allergy to house dust mites, a steam cleaner is a really useful tool.  Whilst it doesn’t get rid of them altogether, it does help if you use it in the areas where the sufferer spends the most time.  L has an allergy to house dust mites and particularly in his bedroom, it is a constant job to thoroughly clean all of his bedding, bed, curtains and carpets to try and ease his symptoms.

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So when I was offered a Morphy Richards 9-in-1 Upright and Handheld Steam Cleaner to review, it looked like its many functions would be a great help both in my battle with the dust mites and also generally for cleaning around the house too.  It can be used as an upright steam cleaner and also as a handheld too and it comes with a variety of attachments allowing you to;

• mop hard floors
• steam carpets, upholstery, bedding, curtains, mattresses
• clean tiles, grout, mirrors, windows, bathroom surfaces, wheel trims, worktops, glass surfaces, oven and hob
• help to de-ice the freezer
• steam clothing

Setting up and general use

The instructions are really straightforward and it doesn’t take long to read through them.  Setting the steam cleaner up is really easy and it is simple to change from upright to handheld and to add and remove the different attachments.  Within ten minutes of getting the 9-in-1 out of the box, I was cleaning with it.  The water is contained in a 400ml detachable tank which is easy to detach and refill and you can see how much water is in the tank and you don’t have to wait for the cleaner to cool down before adding more water.  This amount of water lasts for around 20 minutes of steam cleaning.  It also has variable steam which is useful as it allows you to control the amount of steam depending on where you are using it.  A new feature of this model is that it has an anti-scale cartridge which prevents limescale build up and should help prolong the life of the steam cleaner.  This cartridge needs replacing every three months.

Once you have set the 9-in-1 up and filled the water tank, you are ready to go and it only takes 30 seconds to heat up and you can start using it which is a huge improvement on steam cleaners that I have had in the past. This is really handy when you are moving through the house too as you have to unplug to change rooms and it then heats up again as soon as it is turned back on.

I found the 9-in-1 easy to use in both the upright and handheld positions.  The cable is a good length and can be wrapped around storage hooks on the handle to keep it safely tucked away when not in use.  One feature that I did like was that it comes with a cooling rest tray to stand it on to catch any escaping moisture but this also acts as a stand and makes it easy to store.  It also comes with a drawstring bag to hold all of the attachments.

Using the 9-in-1 Steam Cleaner

As my house is in desperate need of some love, I made it my mission to put the 9-in-1 Steam Cleaner through its paces and use as many of the functions as possible.

Cleaning grout in the shower

This was my first job and I was seriously impressed.  Using the long brush attachment, I blasted the grout in my shower which was looking very sorry for itself. It is one of those jobs that I have been meaning to do for a while but the 9-in-1 made light work of it.  It took about fifteen minutes to do the whole shower and I used the maximum amount of steam and as you can see from the photos, it made a huge difference and I could see the dirt running down the tiles.  The tiles and shower tray needed a good wipe afterwards, but once I had done that, it looked much better.  You can see the difference in the photos, the grout is still discoloured but looks a lot better than it did.

Cleaning Tiles, Glass Surfaces and Sinks

The tiles in the shower are cleaned regularly but I thought I would give the 9-in-1 a try to see how it worked.  For these jobs you need the squeegee attachment or the flat cleaning head with the cloth attached.  I opted for the squeegee and you simply press the edge from top to bottom with a small amount of steam and wipe the squeegee at the bottom.  It didn’t take too long to do and although the tiles weren’t sparkling, they did look better.  The glass door and cubicle wall are very streaky from limescale and again the 9-in-1 did a reasonable job of cleaning them.

I also tried the 9-in-1 on the tiles behind my hob as they tend to get very greasy and it is a real job to get them clean.  The 9-in-1 did a good job on these and after a quick wipe with a cloth, a lot of the grease had been removed.

Window cleaning with the squeegee is not the easiest to manoeuver but it did a good job of the insides of the windows; you have to wipe the excess moisture up and in the end I wiped the whole window but they were much cleaner afterwards.

You can use the 9-in-1 to clean sinks, showers and even toilets, so I tried it out on of our sinks.  I used the angled nozzle attachment to steam the taps and all around them and I could see a lot of the dirt coming away.  What I like about this attachment is that it makes light work of those crevices that are hard to get to.  I then wiped the sink and taps over with a cloth and the whole area looked a lot cleaner.

Hob Cleaning

I haven’t had the chance to try the 9-in-1 with the oven, but as my hob was looking particularly dirty after a busy week, I thought I would see how much of a difference the steam cleaner would make.  Once again, I was really impressed with the difference.  Just two minutes of blasting the hob with steam and using the small circular brush attachment easily lifted the grease and burnt on stains that were on there.  I then wiped around with a piece of kitchen towel and you can see from the photos how much cleaner it looks.

While I was there, I decided to do the same with the outside of the cooker hood which always seems to have a greasy, dusty residue on it when it hasn’t been cleaned for a few weeks.  This was no match for the 9-in-1 which blasted through the grime and literally left the hood sparkling after I had given it a quick wipe over.  I literally spent five minutes on this as I am trying to test all of the functions quickly but even in that very short time, I was impressed with the results.

Upholstery and Bedding Cleaning

I was keen to get steaming in L’s bedroom due to his allergies and I pretty much steamed everything; curtains, carpets, bedding, headboard and mattress.  I kept the steamer on a fairly low setting and it steamed everything quickly and it dried quickly which is great as you don’t want everything to be left soaking wet when you have finished. As a handheld, I found it really was really easy to go around everything.

I also gave our sofa bed a good clean too as it is has a black cover that shows everything.  It had a few stains and looked rather sorry for itself.  I whizzed the 9-in-1 over it using the flat cleaning head and it definitely looked better afterwards and most of the stains had gone.

Carpet Cleaning

Back into the upright position for cleaning floors.  I hoovered first to remove any excess dirt and I tried the 9-in-1 on my hall carpet as this is the one that has the most wear and tear from the constant trampling of muddy shoes.  I then turned the 9-in-1 up to maximum and went over the carpet several times.  It has a glider attachment which is like a frame that you sit the head into and it allows the cleaner to literally glide over the carpet.  This is a great feature and I did try it with just the floor cloth and it was much harder to push around.  If I am completely honest, it didn’t make a huge difference.  It did clean the mud patches a little bit and the carpet looked fresher and smelt better but looking at the microfibre cloth, it obviously did remove some dirt.

I also tried the 9-in-1 on my living room carpet and again, the carpet did look and smell fresher after a steam. I tried using the circular brush attachment on a couple of stains and again it did make them fade a little but didn’t get rid of them all together.  I will say though that my carpets are 11 years old and in desperate need of replacement,  the 9-in-1 isn’t designed to be a heavy duty carpet cleaner but it certainly freshens carpets up.

Hard Floor Cleaning

Finally, I used the 9-in-1 to clean my kitchen floor which is lino and is always very dirty thanks to muddy shoes coming in from the back door into the garden.  I swept the floor thoroughly and turned the steam setting to minimum as recommended and went over the whole floor.  I found this function the hardest as it took a lot of effort to get the dirt up but it did a good job and I was left with a clean floor that wasn’t soaking wet.

Would I recommend the 9-in-1?

Definitely.  I have used a few steam cleaners over the years and this one impressed me. I only spent a short amount of time testing the 9-in-1 as I am trying to test all of the functions quickly but even in that very short time, I was impressed with the results. I love the fact that it is easy to use and assemble, heats up quickly, has  variable steam and also easy to store.  As a general help for cleaning around the home, I found it useful and I know that I will use it a lot and the fact that I can use it to deep clean those hard to reach places such as grouting and around the bases of taps is a real bonus. When it comes to carpet cleaning and this is not a steam cleaner that will remove heavy dirt from carpets but that is not to say that it doesn’t improve them.  The Morphy Richards 9-in-1 Steam Cleaner gets a big thumbs up from me and I would definitely recommend it as anything that makes cleaning easier is a wonderful thing.

The RRP for the Morphy Richards 9-in-1 Upright and Handheld Steam Cleaner is £99.99.

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We were sent the 9-in-1 for the purpose of this review.  All opinions and images are our own.