Steri-steam?
The predecessor of the Steamin Demon was the Steri-Steam, a direct hookup machine that did not utilize high water flow rates. The Steri-Steam was first produced in the late 1960s in Fort Worth, Texas. In the early 70s, John M. Downey, a third generation cleaner, bought the company and moved it to Ohio, the base of his large, regional cleaning company, John M. Downey Carpet Cleaning, which was established by his grandfather in 1897
The Downey family has been providing leadership and innovation in the carpet cleaning industry for five generations and the predecessor of the Steamin Demon was called the Steri-Steam, produced by Mike's father in the 1970's. Mike's father, the late John M. Downey III, was a prominent entrepreneur and businessman in Columbus, Ohio and the owner of John M. Downey Carpet Cleaning which was originally established by his father in 1897, and still thrives in Columbus today.