Shampooer Reviews

I purchased a factory reconditioned Little Green Proheat a while back--the addition of 3 dachshunds to our home had definitely left an impression on our carpets and furniture. I took the time to clean every inch of our solid green upholstered sofa and chair, and WOW what a difference! They looked new again-- and cleaning up the spots that seem to occur on a pretty regular basis is a simple thing.

I love this machine!!

I've been amazed by products in the past, like the Eureka 4870DT that I just bought along with this unit (also see my review of that). I'm definitely amazed at that vacuum cleaner, but I'm not AMAZED at this. Don't get me wrong, this thing works--I just cleaned my car seat and floor mats with this thing and my car smells like new. I liked being able to see all the dirt and grime being sucked up. I also cleaned my kitchen chairs and it did a great job getting out old stains (probably also due to the hot water I used and the onboard heater feature). The power brush does the job, but I wish it would SUCTION while the brush is ROTATING, like the Rug Doctor you rent. Instead, you have to brush, then flip the switch to "SUCTION" to suck up the liquid. The spray feature is weak... it just squirts like a water gun; not SPRAY. That means, you're spraying quite a bit of liquid into one concentrated area. The seat or furniture will soak it up. That's one drawback with this unit--it leaves stuff pretty wet. You'll have to let things dry for a few hours after cleaning with this thing, if not overnight. Also, the plastic for the water and waster canisters feel very cheap... my unit actually had a thin hairline crack in it. The hose also feels a bit cheap and I wish it was a tad longer. Otherwise, I'm surprised how much you can clean with one canister full of solution. I only used about 1/3 of the liquid to clean 1 car seat, 2 floor mats, and 2 kitchen chairs. It's definitely worth the $50 I paid for this refurbished unit.

I bought the reconditioned Little Green unit, and have had no problem. It is very good for small areas- I use it for small areas in a room, and for carpeted steps. It takes some work in that you have to get down and manually spray then vaccuum, but this is what makes it very small and portable. The cord length could be longer, but an extension cord is easy to get. I have two small dogs, and it really got up a lot of dirt and accidents from the year that I've had them. The carpets look much cleaner and fluffed now. It won't work miracles, but it did get out a lot of spots and dirt I thought was permanent. What it does not do well is to clean large and very dirty areas. But I would hope no one buys this to deep clean large areas! You should have professional cleaning or get a large unit for that.

Overall, works well for what it is- a small area carpet cleaner where size, portability, and ease of storage are most important.

We got a new puppy, and live in a small apartment. We spent over $60 buying different types of carpet cleaning agents that didn't seem to get all the little stains out, or left clean spots and made the rest of the carpet look dirty. We decided to invest in a carpet cleaner, but couldn't afford one of the heavy duty professional ones. We selected this model and decided that if it didn't do the job, we would return it. It did the job alright! This cleaner is as good as the heavy duty professional ones! It got out all of our pet stains and made the rest of our carpet look like new. Living in an apartment, we would have had to pay to have our carpets cleaned, and would have lost some of our deposit - but not now! We will have this cleaner for years to come and it will save us money in the long run!

I am new to do-it-yourself carpet cleaning and have always paid someone else to come and do it for me. But I recently bought my son a dog for his birthday (to add to our collection of 3 rabbits, 1 chinchilla, 1 hamster, 4 degus, 2 fish and a toddler) and we live in an apartment next to a river - this means lots of MUD and PET and FOOD messes on my carpet. Plus my son has allergies - dust mite. I bought this machine because I wanted to be able to clean my carpets whenever I want - not wait for an appointment and pay around $80 / cleaning! (And the carpet guys didn't even move my furniture for me!) Plus, when having every room cleaned at once, where am I supposed to move my furniture anyway? So I thought I'd try this and I LOVE it. My carpet is SO clean - it got old spots out and you should have seen the dirty water tank - YUCK! Totally easy to setup and use - I am cleaning the carpets every week now. (Seriously) It's almost fun! I recommend the Bissel carpet detergent in the green bottle - the allergy stuff with Scotchguard. It works great and smells nice, without being too strong. Strong smells are bad for people with allergies. They even give you a free bottle to try in the box with the machine. How nice. Now I sound like I work for Bissel - which I don't - but I am just so happy that for once, I got MORE than I paid for. Thank you, Bissel. I am so happy with my purchase - I am going to tell everybody I know about this.

Compared to those complicated steam cleaners that require Arnold Schwarzenegger to move, this is a dream come true! Cleans well, although the small tanks make frequent filling/emptying necessary, it does a great job and is much less expensive than hiring a company to come in. Five stars!

Although it seemed to work well for a few months, the plastic front (liquid) casing cracked overtime(out of warranty of course) so now it leaks everytime I use it. And just recently the battery has gone. Not easy to replace or cheap. Yes it did work well for the 1st year, but should have worked much longer.

We have 2 kids and an older cat who yaks up onto the carpet from time to time. We have a large steam cleaner that we use maybe once per year. The Spot Lifter is great for quickly getting up spills before they become stains. The Bissell cleaner is OK but 90% of the time hot water is fine. Speed is everything in getting red wine or other difficult spills out. The Bissell is fast to prepare and can be soaking up spills before you've untangled the cord on a large steam cleaner. We leave ours charging between uses and have never had a battery life issue. If you can't get it cleaned up in 2 or 3 fills of cleaning fluid, call the professionals or use a larger machine for the entire room. This thing wasn't designed to clean a room. I can clean the seats and carpet on my station wagon on a single charge. I've recommended them to many of my friends with children and pets. They have reported similar results.

The bissell spot lifter is a must have if you have cats (or kids). It does a great job on little spots like spilled juice or cat puke. I have been amazed by what this little thing will pick up. Even that nasty yellow hair ball puke. Gone! I use woolite carpet cleaner spray with mine. I spray the spot let it sit a minute and then use the bissel to wet the spot and suck up the mess. It works wonders and I don't have to measure carpet cleaner each time I use it.

I have found that I can get 2 or 3 cleanings out of a recharge. I don't leave it plugged in and I haven't had any problems. I just plug it in when it starts to get low on sucking power and then I'm good for another couple weeks.

I would recomend it to anyone and just bought one for a wedding shower gift. They are great!

This machine worked great, for about 10 minutes. Then, I smelled something burning and the motor blew up. It won't turn on at all now. The rotating brush seemed to really struggle on my thick carpet. The cleaning power though for that first 10 minutes, was exceptional. It did leave large lint balls all over the floor so you'll have to follow up with a vac after the carpet is dry. I'm not sure whether to exchange it for a new one (maybe I just got a lemon) or to forget Bissell all together.

I thought buying a carpet cleaner made more sense than renting one each time but now I'm having second thoughts. First of all, the name is slightly misleading, this proSTEAMER doesn't actually produce any steam at all. What's more troubling is that I've used this particular machine no more than three times within a year and a half and it just pooped out on me today. There is a serious malfunction with the motor, Bissell is replacing the entire unit for me but I think I would rather simply get the money back and rent from now on.

this is ok for an average person