Surface cleaning apparatus with steam delivery

A surface cleaning apparatus comprising:

• a supply tank;
• a recovery tank;
• a liquid supply pump in fluid communication with the supply tank;
• a steam supply pump in fluid communication with the supply tank;
• a heater in fluid communication with the steam supply pump;
• a suction source in fluid communication with the recovery tank, the suction source including a vacuum motor;
• a flexible hose comprising a liquid conduit in fluid communication with the liquid supply pump, a steam conduit in fluid communication with the heater, and a suction conduit in fluid communication with the recovery tank;
• and
• a hand-held cleaning tool coupled with an end of the flexible hose and comprising:
• a liquid distributor to deliver liquid cleaning fluid;
• a steam distributor to deliver steam;
• an extraction nozzle to recover soiled cleaning fluid from the surface to be cleaned;
• a liquid dispensing valve controlling the flow of liquid cleaning fluid to the liquid distributor, wherein the liquid distributor is configured to distribute liquid cleaning fluid upon opening of the liquid dispensing valve;
• a steam dispensing valve controlling the flow of steam to the steam distributor, wherein the steam distributor is configured to distribute steam upon opening of the steam dispensing valve;
• and
• a dispensing control operably connected to the liquid dispensing valve and the steam dispensing valve to affect and control opening and closing of both valves, whereby the dispensing control is configured to open both the liquid dispensing valve and the steam dispensing valve and to close both the liquid dispensing valve and the steam dispensing valve.