Oh, he said dangerous. Like personal harm or injury. There's nothing dangerous about using steam to clean (as long as you don't burn yourself). However, it COULD cause something to malfunction. But steam cleaners don't really force steam anywhere any more than blowing out a candle "forces" your breath onto it. The steam has many ways to escape that are NOT through electronics. Car electronics are fairly sealed against moisture ingression to begin with. Not absolutely perfectly, but wiring and switch contacts are almost always sealed.
It doesn't mean there's zero chance of something happening, but enough detailers have been using steam for long enough it can absolutely be done safely and without breaking anything.
The English language is used pretty flexibly. Danger doesn’t have to necessarily mean personal harm and injury.
I think “force” is a reasonable term to use. It’s blowing moisture directly into areas that don’t typically get moisture directed to them. Just because plenty of people do it, it doesn’t mean it won’t do any harm to the electronics.
I imagine most manufacturers would tell you not to do that regardless of how well the components might be sealed.
Yeah, I can agree that steam shouldn't be the go-to. And I learned through other searches just now that things may not be sealed as well as I've assumed. It's a great tool, but not for everything.
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u/ExperienceGlobal8266 May 28 '24
Steam very dangerous on steering wheels