Question steam clean car seat covers?

MyMunchkins · Jun 25, 2013

I hope it's ok to post this here. I ran into a baby cleaning service, including car seats...which I have no use for since I take it upon myself to do all our baby cleaning. However, it got me wondering if it's ok to steam clean car seat covers since that's part of their "Car seat cleaning and Installation." I've only hand washed our covers and it was my understanding most manufacturers recommend hand wash and/or gentle cycle in washing machine. Any thoughts on steam cleaning?

It looks like a CPST re-intalls the car seat with this company and/or provides instruction. I'm thinking of attending one of their events and casually checking to see if they are actually CPSTs who do the re-intallation.

http://losangeles.cleanbeebaby.com/services/car-seat-cleaning-installation

ketchupqueen · Jun 25, 2013

We welcome this kind of question!

I live in L.A., have checked out their equipment, chatted with their employees, and talked to their founder.

She claims to have gotten approval on the steam cleaning; I actually don't doubt that. I'm personally comfortable with the steam portion as a short burst of fairly low-heat steam such as they use shouldn't be enough to damage a car seat more than, say, sitting in a hot car in the summer...

What I am not comfortable with are some of the cleaners they use. They claim they are "natural and gentle" but the ones I looked at, though "natural," do contain ingredients I am absolutely not comfortable with cleaning the shell or harness of a car seat with.

I would be ok using this service for steam cleaning IF and only if I told them NOT to use any of the cleaning products, plain water only, AND I stood by to watch them do it.

Also, their employees are CPSTs, but that doesn't mean they know their way around every seat; I'd want to put my seat back in myself.

LISmama810 · Jun 25, 2013

ketchupqueen said:
Also, their employees are CPSTs, but that doesn't mean they know their way around every seat; I'd want to put my seat back in myself.

I would also want to make sure the seat components were reassembled properly.

ketchupqueen · Jun 25, 2013

From what I saw them doing, they do not typically disassemble seats. But again, I'd stand and watch.

LISmama810 · Jun 25, 2013

I've heard of some being unthreaded and subsequently messed up.

ketchupqueen · Jun 25, 2013

Oh joy. The technician I talked to said they were told not to unthread unless the straps were knotted, twisted, or otherwise obviously wrong. I wonder if that's new, following complaints?

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