Deep Cleaning Records With Steam?

08-19-08: Crem1
I keep the active steam circuit limited to the heating tank and to the base nozzel(all metal/brass parts).

I am missing something here? Or, do I perhaps I own wrong steamer (Perfection Steam Cleaner (Part No. 593457)?

My Perfection steamer's base nozzle is made of plastic (by which I refer to the conical nozzle pictured on the box). It has a small brass insert in the pointed end of the cone. The rest of the cone is made of the same plastic as the rest of the accessories. It's not all metal/brass.

In addition, the part from which steam leaves the red steamer body is also plastic.

So, do I own a different steamer than everyone else, or am I misunderstanding something in Crem1's post?

Apologies for the lack of proofing in the post above. I really need to compose posts in a word processor first...

On my Perfection , tubing running from the heating unit to the nozzel is composed of metal, plastic encases the small tubing finishing off the blunt nozzel unit, partly recessed, that then acts as a base for attachment of the conical unit. T, we are done. Go play in another sand-box , come back with a better invention.

Crem1, I am trying to do the steaming correctly according to your specific instructions so as not to damage my vinyl.

I'm sure others have similar questions, if not the same. Sometimes, it's difficult without photos to know precisely what part is being discussed.

When you state:

08-19-08: Crem1
I keep the active steam circuit limited to the heating tank and to the base nozzel(all metal/brass parts).

...is the base nozzel mentioned in the quote above the same as the "blunt nozzel unit, partly recessed" mentioned in your post prior to this one?

Therefore, you do not use the conical spout (with brass insert) pictured on the Perfection Steamer box?

Thanks very much.

T : I do not use any attachment, making adjustments with my gloved hand and the angle I hold the Lp.

I am open to using the conical attachment should I be able to preclean the cone to a degree that the cone stops feeling "slick" to the touch.

For me , the greater concern are the vinyl hoses that reek of a chemical smell. My concern is that smell portends of chemicals that may be deposited on newly cleaned vinyl with unknown , long-trem consequences. In previous posts, we learned that "last" & "sound guard" record wear preventatives actually made LPs unplayable 10-15 years after the application . I have reason to be concerned that the vinyl chemicals contained in the hoses could have unintended consequences similar to "Last","Soundguard" and "Armor All".