I purchased my Spotclean on Amazon over a year ago (6/2013). It has worked almost flawlessly for my intended purpose. I use it to clean my carpeted stairs, stained carpet areas, upholstered chairs, and even my car interior rugs. I also just used my Spotclean to 'clean' up the mess left behind by my decrepit Bissell Proheat 2X steam cleaner. It had left awful dirt streaks everywhere. With the help of my 3 year old, we used the Spotclean to clean up the dirt streaks.
The SpotClean is relatively easy to use and requires a little less effort to pull out, assemble and clean up than my Bissell Proheat 2X (which is being replaced). The suction on the hand tool is excellent. However, it DOES require a bit of hand force to extract the water. I don't mind because I want the area to dry quicker. Also, you will have to use your hand to scrub the carpet a bit if your stain is stubborn. I think some people may have unrealistic expectations concerning these machines. A hand tool does require your 'hand'. So, I consider these efforts minimal to achieve my desired results.
The SpotClean has cleaned approximately 90% of the stains I have attempted to clean. I have a husband, 3 teenagers, a 3 year old, and a Cairn Terrier. So, I consider this a small feat. I have NOT used it to clean blood, wine, or ink. I really need to get a new upright steam cleaner because I can always tell where I've used my SpotClean because the area is lighter than the surrounding carpet. This is because the SpotClean did its job.
The SpotClean is compact and easy to move around. It is compact enough to sit on standard stairs without toppling over. It has a bit of weight when the chambers are filled but not enough to cause fatigue by my standards. I am a 5'3 woman, and I don't lift weights. Some mentioned the desire for a longer hose and a retractable and/or longer cord. However, I think the hose length is adequate since you can easily move the SpotClean from Point A to Point B. If it is too long, then it is unmanageable to re-coil, then you would have another set of complaints from people. Also, if the cord length was longer, it would take more time than I care to spend to wrap it up. A retract feature would be one more thing to break and then we would really complain. Regarding the noise, it is louder than I would prefer but it may be just as loud as a standard vacuum cleaner. It does not bother me enough to do sound comparisons since I am just cleaning spots.
I think the SpotClean cleans a decent area on one fill up. I admit, I do more 'area' cleaning than spot cleaning sometimes. Once you have taken the time to pull it out and assemble, you want to clean ALL the spots you see. If you are doing a full set of stairs, it will definitely require 2 fill ups. I pour the dirty water down the toilet instead of my laundry sink. I recommend rinsing the hand tool and the water chambers when you finish a job. I try to let the chambers dry overnight before re-assembling to put away. However, I have left the water chamber with the cleaning solution and water between uses without any problems. You will also need to spot check for lint build up on the red filter that is covered by the water chamber. You can wipe off the lint easily. These are all just precautionary steps to reduce 'yuck' build-up and musty smells. Remember that carpet cleaning is a dirty job. No matter how convenient the machine is, we still have to clean the filth collected from our handy little devices.
My last recommendation is to use the recommended Bissell cleaning solution. It smells wonderful!!!! A little is all you need. Do not use more than recommended. As a matter of fact, I use a little less because I do not want excess shampoo in my carpet.
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Superior Suction Powers Through Tough Pet Messes
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Made for Portability, Wherever the Mess Takes You
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Compact Design Makes Cleaning Stairs Easy
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Tackle Stains & Dirt on Upholstery
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Pair with BISSELL PRO MAX Clean + Protect
Our most powerful formula for tough, ground-in dirt and stains. Contains StainProtect to add protection each time you clean.
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PRO MAX Clean + Protect
Trial-size bottle of our most powerful formula for tough, ground-in dirt and stains.
3" Tough Stain Tool
Scrubs and suctions away tough pet stains on carpet, upholstery and auto interiors.
6" Stair Tool
Wide clean path designed to make cleaning stairs easy.
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Cleans great and has lasted a while now
TLDR: really effective cleaner. containers could be designed better. A little loud but overall i highly recommend!I have had my spot cleaner for over 2 years now! It still works just fine. The only part i’ve had to replace was the hose. I have attached some pictures to show that process. Part of the adapter for the different brush heads broke while i was working on a friends couch. The hose was looking a little crummy so i just replaced the whole thing. The Bissell website had the hose for a cheaper price so you might check there if you need one.The containers are really easy to insert and take out. Mixing the cleanser to use the spot cleaner is really easy as well! I did notice that if i don’t do a pretty thorough job of vacuuming up all the cleanser, i might get a faint mildew smell sometimes. The waste container doesn’t open though so you have to continuously try to tip it over and let the water come out of these two little holes and then gunk can build up in there (don’t know why they didn’t just design some way to unlatch it). I would also suggest taking it a little easier on the solvent because i think it has slightly faded some of the color of my furniture.It is a pretty loud machine! You are not going to want to run this at night if you have thin walls in an apartment or have people at home.Despite my critiques, these issues are minor! The level of clean this thing provides is a total game changer and has helped me out with pet messes, old furniture, cleaning the seats and floors of my car, rugs, etc., etc. I use different heads depending on if i’m cleaning furniture or the carpet. If you like to keep your place clean, this machine is super effective!
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