BISSELL SpotClean Pro, Carpet Cleaner, Portable Spot Cleaner 750W, Upholstery Cleaner to Remove Spills & Pet Messes, Carpet Stain Remover for Carpets, Upholstery, Car & Sofa Cleaner, 2.8L, 1558E

fantastic when used right. these machines are intended to rinse and dry. elbow grease is most definitely required. thats the same for anything other than the pro-grade uprights with spinning / rotating brushes.to start with i would recommend the following addition items: non-rubber knee pads (will leave marks when wet), a separate scrubbing brush, and a spray bottle. Personally i like to pre-soak the area with the detergent using warm water and the spray bottle, leave it a few minutes then scrub to agitate the dirt, then use the machine and its clean water to rise and lift the dirt.The machine itself is easy to use, just make sure the cap on the clean tank is screwed tight as it points down.The power lead is heavy duty and a good length to keep you, machine and water away from the mains.Suction lead is a little on the short side for my liking, but ideal for stairs and furniture. One of the reasons i recommend a separate scrubbing brush is to reduce wear and tear on the hose where it meets the handle (as many others have mentioned this is a point off weakness). You're going to be down there scrubbing either way, you might as well get a comfortable scrubber for the job.The unit itself is on the noisy side but its understandable. the motor is trying to suck up water, not just air. and its pumping water to the handle too. the machine is compact and easy to use, though there is no locking function on either tank so dont knock it over. Hose and power lead stow away nice and tidy and the handle is held securely in place.results: are fantastic if you are willing to put the work in. a few hours work has made an off-white bedroom carpet and a grey corridor carpet look like new and completely removed high traffic dirt marks. like any of these machines it does not leave area completely dry but with the help of a fan on low power, 2 hours later its dry to the touch with bare feet.over all verdict? worth the money if you're willing to put in the effort. these compact machines are there to aid you, not do it for you.

This is a great machine. We had a flood from the flat roof above. We have burgandy carpet and there was a whitish deposit in it from the flood water. It was also dirty and going smelly despite drying it out withing 48 hrs. Wish I had this machine to suck some of the flood water out but at least I have it if we get flooded again. I washed just a large square to test it out and it looks great while wet. Not sure it can rescue my carpet and I will need a new one but at least it got out a whole load of dirt and whatever the whitish powdery stuff was untill I can replace the carpet.The machine itself is small and ideal for many jobs. However, the hose is quite short when you consider how loud the machine is. You can't escape the ear defening noise level. I had to take breaks because I have personal limitations to how much I can do. When I turned the machine off for those breaks I couldn't hear prooerly in the ear of the side the machine was on. I teied pounting the air flow vent away from me and so on to limit the noise but it was still so very loud. Some may not mind this but some folk may find loud hoover type noises difficult.The cord was long enough for my use. The tanks are a good size. I cleaned a large square area and only had quarter of the refuse tank filled up.I haven't used the small attachment as I was cleaning a larger section of carpet. Not sure I would ever need that one. I would have liked some on board storage for it but there isn't. Not a hige deal breaker for me but I do have a habit of putting things somewhere so I don't lose them as I might need them one day, then when that day comes it is nowhere to be found.I read a review that said the attachment snapped under the preasure they were applying. But you shouldn't apply preassure too much. You need air flow. You tilt it back away from the brush. If you apply lots of preasure then you cut off air flow and then there is zero suction. Same with a hoover. If you put your hand over the hose of a hoover it can't suck air up and the motor freaks out and strains itself. Likewise with sucking up the water. You need airflow for the machine to suck upwards. Add lots of preassure and to cut off its ability. So tilt back onto the clear plastic area but don't push down to the floor too hard.The machine doesn't dry the carpet. It is not a dryer. It removes liquid enough for you to be able to air dry the carpet or fabric quickly. It should take 30mins to an hour to dry a whole room carpet with doors/windows open, good air flow and not raining outside to make the air flow coming in damp. Your best way to dry fast is with carpet fans or even just fans to get air flowing around the room. A dehumidifier as well would dry things even quicker. The faster you can dry the carpet after the better results. I use a 20L per day dehumidifier and one floor fan for a medium room if doing a whole carpet.

TL;DRPlus: size, weight, power cable length, suction, cost, cleans wellMinus: Have to use manual scrubbing (i.e. brushes don't rotate on their own), leaking water when emptying the tank, hose length could be longer, very loudHave used this once now so bear in mind my review is based on first impressions.The compact size is what drew me to this product and is definitely a firm plus as I only have a small under stair storage cupboard. It's easy to move around and lightweight which I appreciate because I had a larger vacuum style carpet cleaner previously that was just the biggest bulkiest thing to move around which meant it never got used.I expected to have to use "elbow grease" for scrubbing so this is not truly a minus for me, but for someone who wants something completely automated, this will not be the product for them. I also wouldn't mind the hose being a bit longer. Especially as the machine itself is very(!) loud especially when it was sitting on a hardwood floor next to the rug I was cleaning causing the sound to echo/resonate (honestly, I would probably recommend ear defenders!). However, the biggest minus I have found is that when emptying the tank with the dirty water, there was clearly still water sitting in the housing around the tank which leaked onto the floor after the tank was removed. Maybe I didn't give it long enough suctioning air after the wet suction? I'll run it a bit longer next time and see. However, the machine worked well at extracting up the dirty water and the carpet didn't take long to dry which seemed to indicate the suction works fairly well overall and definitely worked well (using the enclosed solution) at getting out some pet stains.