Steam Cleaners

I never leave boiling water left over in the kettle...it always goes over the nearest weeds.What I want to know is...do any of these new fangled steam cleaning gadgets get hot enough to use directly on the weeds?

Has anybody tried?

 

That's an interesting idea Raebhoop. I use boiling water on ants but not tried it on weeds. Are you referring to weeds in beds as I've found it burns the lawn?

 

I killed a Dandelion on my paving the other day @raebhoop in a matter of seconds

 

Actually i was only releasing the pressure from the cleaner and thought i'd give it a go.....but it worked

 

I pour boiling water on weeds round my drive and paths,but of course there's only so much in a kettle.I've found it will kill dandelions...and a dollop of salt straight on the remains of the plant ensures the roots don't come back.
More details on what you did please Loli...what machine was it?...and did it really kill the weed?
Any idea how hot the water/steam from the machine was?(Handbook?)

The whole point of my post is saving on gas boiling loads of kettles, and seeing if it's worth while buying a steam machine.I use weed killer too but I'm trying to find the most efficient and cheapest method to keep on top of the weed problem.

 

I never knew steam and salt would kill weeds!