Wow! This machine is well worth every penny. I couldn't believe how much dirt and pet hair was cleaned out of our carpets (and I vacuum our carpets several times a week).
I used this machine to go over the dirty paths in a carpeted room. Cleaned the dirt out perfectly. Very happy with the results. Giving 4 stars because of the many marks on the plastic. Should be clean for a new machine.
This machine cleans as well as my Hoover MaxExtract which I loved but finally had to replace. Seems like it will last longer as well, the pieces seem sturdier. Only minor comment is that I wish they hadn't taken away the rinse button. You can still rinse but it isn't as convenient. Still recommend based on its cleaning ability though!! It's worth the minor inconvenience, no other brand can get my carpets this clean. Happy customer.
I got my carpet cleaner over a week ago and knew I needed to use it to make sure it worked within 30 days. So after a busy day Monday decided I had better do it. It took more time preparing than it did actually using it. Had to move everything possible off the floor and vacuum. Then ran the cleaner in the master bedroom and had a bad spot in a smaller bedroom so went from the door into the room to the spot. Had a large carpet scrap that I had at the foot of the bed so laid it out in the living room and did it too. Loved it!!!!! Very simple. A 12 oz bottle of shampoo came with the unit so I poured the entire bottle into the cleaner container. Filled the clean water tank with warm water. (No mixing) This is a Hoover Smart Wash Carpet Cleaner and it is quite smart. When you push it forward, it dispenses water and cleaner together. When you pull it backward, it sucks the water out of the carpet. Easy to use - was done in 30 min. However, it also says to rinse the carpet. The rental machines suck the water out of the carpet but don't rinse it. I've always thought it was leaving dirty shampoo in the carpet. So now I KNOW it was leaving dirty shampoo in the carpet. To rinse, I just removed the shampoo bottle and it dispensed the clean water then extracted the water. I emptied the dirty water tank once when using the shampoo, then again once when rinsing. Then I removed the clean water tank and dried the carpet. There is a dry button that I pushed and it continued to extract water from the carpet - going both forward and backward. Then emptied the dirty water tank a third time after drying the carpet. So at this point I was through and took it into the bathroom to clean the unit. It came apart very easily. Good instructions but really weren't needed as easy as it was. Very easy cleanup. So....I am delighted but exhausted!!!! If I were young it would be a breeze but at 77 it took everything I had to finish. I was through cleaning the unit by 3. I bought this a month ago and am so happy that I did...