Steam Cleaners Reviews

I bought this a couple of years ago and it's impossible to keep it from leaking from the cup where you put the cleaning solution. I've tried everything. If this is a newer model, hopefully it does a better job.

This little fella is very easy to use and a great little spot cleaner. I have 1 dog and 2 cats and am in the process of selling my house, so it has been a life saver for cleaning up little erp ups or other minor accidents quickly without being noticed. Love it!

I like this item, I bought this, after moving in an apartment ment for collage students, the rug was in shambles, this carpet cleaner picked up some grime that i couldnt see with an glance, now the carpet looks far more clean than i antipicated. thanks for the gadget.

After cleaning my front room with the 9300 model from Costco, I immediately returned it. About half way through cleaning I lifted up the cleaner on it's nose to look underneath and the underside was coated in big drops of dirty water. When pulling backward, most of those drips can be sucked up, but when pushing forward they will drip off the vaccuum, into your carpet, then you have more drips to get out. I certainly wasn't happy to see all the dirty drips that I had to work to get out, so now I'm back in the market for a home carpet cleaner.

I don't normally write reviews but I was compelled to say something about this one! We purchased the 9400 off of Ebay and I must say, it is absolutely amazing! I've used a few differant kinds of carpet shampooers (including a rug doctor and a few differant Hoover models) and this one just blows them all out of the water! It's bought new life to our carpets, it even got out old koolaide and grease stains out of our dining room. Our carpets look and feel brand new, and with two young kids and a dog, it's a great thing to have around. Honestly, even if you think your going to have to replace your carpets, try this out first, you might be surprized at what it can do! I'm not normally about dropping so much money on any one thing, but it's alot better than having to buy new carpeting in a few years! It's really easy to use, I LOVE the tank in tank thing b/c there's only one thing you have to take to the sink. The two rows of brushes leave your carpets freshly groomed, and can really bring all of the dog hair up and out of the floor. It does spit it out in hair balls, but it's supposed to do that so it doesn't clog up the machine. All of the tools work great except for the turbo brush, which is just kinda a joke. If you want to save some $$ though, try looking for the 9200 on Ebay and buy any extra tools you really need off of the bissell website. I was lucky enough to find the 9400 for $70, just check it out first, you never know!
As for some of the problems other people have had... on ours the brushes do stop moving when it is upright so we can use the tools, but because on some other ones the brushes don't stop, be sure to check that when you get it. Also, I recomend following the directions on the review from the engineer and drill a couple of holes in the back for the exaust. We noticed that it was getting pretty hot after use, so we decided to do this and it helped increase the suction and it doesn't get hot anymore. Maybe this is why some people's machines poop out after only a few years, I imagine the motor would eventually burn out from overheating. It really is stupid that they put the exaust on the bottom of the machine, air can't really escape because it's right against the carpet. Just be carefull not to drill into something you're not supposed to!!!!! We only needed to carve out a couple holes about an inch above the existing exaust vents. I know some people have had a problem with suction, for us it exstracts about 70-80% of the dirty water, which is what is expected according to the bissell website. Also, if you have any problems, check out their troubleshooting page, there's some good suggestions on there that could really help you out or at least narrow down the problem.
Everything said here, it's worth it's weight in gold!! Even if you have some of the problems that some others have had, they are repairable and it's worth the effort to fix because it works soooo great!!! Hope this helps!

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I agree with other reviewers that this little steamvac does NOT in fact produce steam. Nor does it heat the water. What it does is inject water - of whatever temperature you put into the reservoir - into the carpet or upholstery and then vacuums it up, along with whatever spill or mess you're trying to clean, and it does that very well. I thought it was a useful spot cleaner - it was a lifesaver with two puppies - that worked great for a year or so, but then the water injector stopped working. I have continued to use the vacuum for small messes - more as a wet-vac - by using a spray bottle to saturate the area to be cleaned with hot water/carpet cleaner. But the appliance still broke way too soon. In fairness to Hoover, perhaps if I'd been proactive and contacted them about it at the time it broke they would have repaired or replaced the unit, but I didn't. Now it's been about five years and the vacuum still works great. I was looking on Amazon today considering buying a new one but due to $60+ cost I will just continue to use my half-working one and spray bottle.

Because of the many favorable reviews I bought this little vac last week. I also ordered the Advanced Deep Cleaner with protector and I was AMAZED with the results. I've had a beige sofa bed that was dangerously close to be thrown away like garbage after several years of all types of kid abuse. My sofa looks brand new, smells great and it's soft and fluffy.

The machine is noisy, but it's not as bad as I expected. The fabric on my sofa dried up quickly because the machine sucks up till the last drop of water in it. The brush washed away even old ink stains (I soaked them in alcohol for a few minutes before cleaning)

Thanks to this little wonder is cheap, easy to use and very effective.

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It cleans really well. You just have to make sure that your water is really hot. I love the compact design and the different colors that they come in. The only down side is that I had to refill the solution tank half way threw my cleaning. But that may be because I use the surge cleaning a lot and I think it uses more water.

I first saw this machine being demonstrated on one of the home shopping channels, but I turned to Amazon and there were lots of reviews, almost all were positive, so I bought one. I tried it on an area rug with is about 6 x 10. It worked very well, just in this area, I think I used half the solution tank and the recovery tank looked half full also or close to it. The detergent that comes with the machine is only 16oz, and it looks like you have to use lots of it, 2 caps for each time you fill it up. Other reviewers called it light, I am not sure about that, it had some weight, I have not done stairways yet, but it might be on the heavy side to drag up/down stairs. I bought more detergent, I would recommend that, the 16oz wont go to far. The carpet looked great, and dried in 3 hrs. I vacuumed it again, and it did pull up some stuff, very fluffy and nice on the feet. Good machine and worth the money.

This cleaner works like it says. It is for spots and works very well. I had stains from dog accidents and it did a wonderful job getting them out. The only downside is, it leaves round circles where it has cleaned. But that just means the rest of the carpet needs a good cleaning! If you want it for spots, you'll be glad you got it. I am.

I bought this product as a present for myself. It truly lives up to the advertising. Just set it on the stain, push a button, and walk away. The unit is easy to use, easy to clean, lightweight, portable, and works on stains whether they are new or set in. I guess if there's one downside, some of the cleaning solutions are hard to find, in particular, the OxyGen cleaning solution. Highly recommend if you have pets or children!

I was ready to either give away our dog, replace the carpets or both until we got this. We will need to get the carpets cleaned throughout after using this since the spot bot cleans so well that the dirt on the rest of the carpet really stands out. Still cheaper than replacing the carpets. Absolutely love it, worth every penny.

I love my SteamVac, and use it often. It saves a lot of money over professional cleaning, and I can clean when I have time, rather than waiting for the carpets to be cleaned when a professional cleaning job has been arranged. It can't be beat for quality and convenience. It's also reasonably priced: less than one or two professional cleanings if you have a large house and a lot of areas, so it pays for itself VERY quickly, especially if you have pets or high traffic areas. I HIGHLY recommend it.

The only problem I have is that I need a replacement hand tool, the one that doesn't have the spinning brushes on it. If anyone knows where I can get a replacement, please contact me. I would surely appreciate it. My email address is princess_bing2002 @ yahoo.com (no spaces). Thanks.

THIS IS A GREAT CARPET CLEANER. I HAVE OWN A PROFESSIONAL INDUSTRIAL CARPET CLEANER BEFORE AND THIS IS THE BEST FOR THE PRICE FOR HOME USE. WORK LIKE A PRO

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The arm sprayer on this machine broke once, so I ordered a new part from the manufacturer. After only 3 uses, the new sprayer broke. I did not order another part, I'm going to try something else (haven't decided what yet). As for the cleaning, it would clean juice stains and other miscellaneous stains (I don't have pets) well, but they would reappear after a few days of cleaning.

As others have stated - it works well when it works. I was really happy with the way it cleaned. I especially liked the turbo brush. But when I went to use it for only the second time the sprayer wouldn't work - a frequent complaint I understand. You don't have to be particularly handy to fix it. You need a screw driver, a pair of pliers and a paper clip. Unplug the machine. Take the four screws from the top out. Pull the top up. Underneath you will see a black box with 4 screws - undo. Underneath the cover is heater box. Lift up and undo the 5 screws on the bottom. You will see what is causing the problem. You don't need to disconnect the wires. Release the clamps holding the plastic tubes with the pliers and gently remove the tubes. Use the paper clip, opened, to clean out the holes in the heater. It did not take long at all.

I purchased this as a replacement to an original little green machine.
The main selling points for this new Bissell were the pro heat feature, power rotating brush, easy removal and emptying of the fluid holders and an ergonomic design with cord wrap.

This new Bissell finally has enough amps to thoroughly clean and vacuums the stain you are removing.
At 9 amps, it is finally strong enough to remove almost all of the soap and wetness from the carpets lessening the air-drying time afterwards.
The unit can be a little noisy though; but how often do you clean stains anyway?

The down side of this unit is that the pro heat feature can turned on and off but not without the main power being on.
Simply put, you cannot preheat the water without having the cleaning power on as well and as I mentioned, it is a little noisy.

I originally purchased the spot bot because I was looking for something simple to use. Brought it home, tried it....it was leaking out black stuff all over my carpet. Returned it, decided to purchase the better model...a Proheat 2x Upright. Boy, I should have gone with the Hoover. Even though the bissel was recommended by the sales associate at Best Buy...this was my biggest mistake. Brought it home, tried it again (on my WHITE carpet, might I add)....black spots left AGAIN! Brought it back to best buy...they tried to tell me that it was something that I did when I put it together. It was NOT as my fiance and I went over the instructions 5 times to make sure it wasn't us. I mean, how could this happen with 2 separate bissel models??/ I thought it was us too..but nope....bissel did us wrong!

Now, if you have dark carpet...great, you probably wouldn't notice the black, dirty water spots that leak out. But,if you have very light (white) carpet like me...it is VERY noticeable. Very disappointed...now I'm worse off than I was before. BEWARE DO NOT buy this if you have light carpet! I'm sorry that i did. I had great hopes for this machine, but it let me down, twice.

Others have gone into very good detail about this machine so I won't go over that again. What I will add, however, is that there are a couple weird things about this carpet cleaner that I didn't expect.

The first is that if you have pets you will have to go back and pick up clumps of hair - even if you've just ran the vacuum cleaner. This is a good/bad situation as it's good that it's getting up all the hair that the vacuum cleaner missed but it's also a pain in the back (literally) to have to bend over every minute or two to pick up clumps of hair or risk clogging up the carpet cleaner with hair. We've lived in this house for 2 1/2 years and have had 2 cats the whole time, 2 dogs for 2 of those years so we expected some pet hair. We've ran the vacuum cleaner twice a week on average ever sinced we moved in, however, so you may not have that problem if you don't have as many animals as we have.

The second quirk - and one that will effect everyone - is the fact that it seems to leak. We have a "green machine" (portable hand held Bissell) that we have the same problem with so it seems to be a problem with all Bissell's. After you turn off the carpet cleaner and wrap the cord up you'll be surprised to see a mess of dirty water under where the carpet cleaner was. Tacks such as running a minute or so (continually moving it) before shutting it off doesn't work either. We have to store the carpet cleaner in the garage as it will continue to leak out over the next few hours or so and leaves a puddle of water about 6 inches in diameter.

The final little quirk is that, even though it cleans well, be prepared for the carpet to be very wet when you're done. The carpet cleaners that we're all familiar with that we rented when we lived in an apartment (rug doctors) dry your carpet better I believe because they're heavier. Bissell had to walk the fine line of making it light enough for the petite among us to use it while still cleaning the carept without doing damage to it. Like I said above, it cleans pretty good but the carpet is very wet afterwards. This quirk isn't that bad as long as you plan ahead.

Overall I give it 4 stars because it does it's job but the quirks keep it from being a must have product.

I have never owned a carpet cleaner like this before. I used an upright Hoover a couple years ago that a friend owned but that's my only experience with this type of machine.

My wife and I have a large area rug approx. 12x16 and it needed cleaning bad. It had many stains from over 4 years of use. Most of the stains I had tried to remove with good'ol elbow grease but no luck. We decided to have it professionally cleaned but when we realized how expensive it was going to be ($300!!) we decided to buy our own. We purchased the Bissell Proheat 9200T from Target for $200 (Sorry Amazon!).

The unit was easy to assemble and use. Of course it took some getting use to but overall very easy. It ran out of clean water twice while I was cleaning and each time I didn't realize it for a couple of strokes. I wish there was an easy way to know if it needed more water. Also, like the previous poster mentioned carpet gunk gets stuck under the machine behind the rollers and it needs to be wiped clean periodically while cleaning. You also have to dismantle the front roller assembly by removing 5 screws in order to properly clean the unit when finished. I wish this was easier but I don't see it as a major problem as I don't anticipate using this everyday.

Our carpet is now spotless! We are thrilled with the results. There were dark black stains on our light beige colored rug for years and they are all gone now. I was only expecting a minor improvement but this machine made the rug look new again!!

For only $200 we have a brand-new rug and a great machine that will hopefully last for years. I can't recommend Bissell enough
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We purchased the McCulloch MC-1275 Heavy Duty Steam Cleaner because we just moved into a new house with lots of tile. Make sure to follow directions and get familiar with your Steam cleaner.
It will definitely clean grout, with the appropriate attachment head. However, it can be tiring to do so and hard on your knees/back to bend over the tile. I recommend doing it in small doses.
Using other attachments, the steamer does a great (and quick) job breaking up stains on the actual tile surface.
We are happy with our purchase.

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and away from any human activity. Has an easy steering
column, a small sitting area and a "honk if you're a
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What a lemon. The first few times I used this machine I loved it. Then the tank started leaking. Then the springs fell out. Then the motor went 2 days after the warranty expired, but Hoover was kind enough to fix it for free. Then life was good for a few months. Then the leaking got so bad I finally called Hoover and they sent a free tank (I guess the problem is very common). Then the motor blew up AGAIN!!! The only good thing about this machine is its ability to suck the water out of your carpet... when it works. I went out and bought a Bissell Proheat 2x and am much happier with it.

The SteamVac is all that we expected and more. It cleans extremely well and leaves the carpet almost dry. There is no guess work. the machine does it all.

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