Dupray Neat Steam Cleaner Caddy & Cap Grip

The Neat Dupray steam cleaner: great for cleaning, cute design, total usability fail.

So, let's trade some form for function.

My Neat caddy does five things:

1. Keeps the carrying handle from retracting into the body and sitting on top of the boiler (which makes it way too hot to touch).
2. Enables me to wrap the permanently attached hose around the machine.
3. Provides storage space for two cleaning attachments and four brushes.
4. Makes it unnecessary to wrap the power cable around the spool hidden beneath the machine.
5. Allows me to carry everything with one hand.

Clip the front and back pieces of the caddy to the sides of the handle, wrap the hose around the caddy, and place the cleaning wand in the brackets above the handle. You can then wrap the power cable with a Velcro strap, and hang it over the posts on the front part of the caddy.

Side note: if you haven't yet learned the over/under wrapping method, I highly recommend you check it out. It's super easy once you get the hang of it, and will preserve the life of all your cords/cables/ropes.

The two big pegs for cleaning attachments have shields so that the hose won't get in the way when you're sliding attachments on/off.

In addition to the caddy, I've designed a grip that makes it easier to open/close the boiler to add water. Just slide it over top of the boiler cap.

Printing

You need a front piece and a back piece. The only difference is that the front piece has the posts for storing the power cable. If the posts are at the back, they get in the way when you're picking up the cleaning wand.

I used two perimeter shells and 5% Gyroid infill . There's really no stress being put on the caddy, so it can be pretty lightweight.

I originally printed this in PLA, but the sides of the caddy started to deform after awhile due to heat from the hose. You can avoid this by letting the hose cool before you wrap it, but I wouldn't be too concerned as it doesn't affect the functionality. I've since changed to using PETG, which is more resistant to heat.

The fit is pretty good on my Neat, but there's a bit of wiggle. To tighten it up, I added a few pieces of electrical tape on the bottoms and at the top where they clip into the handle.