BISSELL Quicksteamer Powerbrush Lightweight Upright Deep Carpet Cleaner, 2080
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of BISSELL Quicksteamer Powerbrush Lightweight Upright Deep Carpet Cleaner, 2080
Customer Review: Great little carpet cleaner
Summary: 4 Stars
I love this thing. It's perfect for what I need it for - which is an apartment with two dogs. The price was right, it's light and portable, and easy to use.
However, it is not for big jobs. If you are looking for the classic "steam cleaner" - or even like the one you can rent at the grocery store - this is not it. This is a lightweight scaled down version for small spaces and smaller jobs.
It was easy to put together - a few screws and some connections and off you go. I found out early it is important to get that water as hot as you can get it - because there is no built in heater with this model.
The cleaning process is simple - on the first pass you press the trigger and spray the cleaning solution. On the second pass you travel over the carpet like a normal vacuum, only in slo-mo. And then you do it again. The slower you go the more solution gets sucked up - so your carpet dries much faster.
I've used this with great success maintaining clean carpets within my apartment. Before my first pass, I pretreated the existing pet stains (I have two dogs) and vacuumed up everything. The machine works great, but I get the sense it's not for heavy duty jobs. It's a great maintenance machine and will get out dirt from high traffic areas, etc.
Customer Review: I got up a 1/2 gallon of paint!!
Summary: 5 Stars
My mom got me this carpet cleaner for Christmas a little over a year ago. It was the best gift ever. The house I lived in had dirty carpets when we got it and to that my kids added their own stains. After using this on the carpets (twice in the highest traffic areas) you would have thought the carpet was new. It got up a small bottle of shampoo that my daughter poured in my dining room. When we were getting the house ready to sell recently one of my wonderful kids spilled 1/2 a gallon of white paint in the floor. I figured it was runied and we were going to have to replace the carpet, which we really could not afford. After 2 days of going over the spot with mainly just plain water and always keeping the area wet with a damp towel, there is no sign of paint. We bought a "new" old house that was in really bad shape. The carpets were horribly dirty. My realtor told me I would have to get them replaced, there was no way to get them cleaned. I just smiled, and people love the before and after pics of my carpet.
My only complaints are the same as many other people. I wish the water tank were bigger. I wish it were easier to clean. But, the price is great. Mine has done a fantastic job. I would recommend it, give it as a gift, and I will buy another when I finally work mine to death.
Customer Review: Does a good job, but it's cheaply made
Summary: 4 Stars
I just got mine today in the mail and assembled it to give a try. We had some stains scattered on our living room carpet from our child dropping things over the previous year. So the stains we had were kind of old. This Bissell cleaner got up most of the stains with just using the fiber cleaner sample that came with the cleaner. I ordered some more heavy duty cleaner, but it hasn't arrived yet, so I was surprised the basic cleaner did this well.
As for the quality of the cleaner, it is kind of cheap in the quality of worksmanship. I wouldn't count on this thing lasting more than a couple of years unless replacement parts are cheap. The parts that may be problematic are the waste water tank and the small plastic container that holds the fresh water/soap.
One more thing, it doesn't appear that this thing heats up the water at all. The instructions say to put hot tapwater (not boiling water) into the chamber, but the water felt cold when I felt it as it sprayed onto the carpet a few minutes later. But this carpet cleaner gets the job done, so I am not sure that using hot water is really necessary.
I gave it 4 stars because it accomplished the job. But they lose a star for the poor quality parts that look like they could easily break.
Customer Review: satisfying carpet cleaner
Summary: 5 Stars
The good: (1) Lightweight and easy to use. (2) Cleans high traffic areas better than expected. (3) Rotating brushes scrubs carpet. (4) vacuum water very well so carpet needs only a few hours to dry (5) Clean-up is a snap since disassembling the unit is easy and you simply rinse off with a garden hose.
The Bad: (1) Will not remove stains. You must use a carpet stain remover with this product. (2) fragile with breakable plastic. You must be careful using this product. (3) Waste reservoir is too small and since it vacuums so well, the waste reservoir may overflow.
Overall: I have been using rented rug doctors for years and when I re-carpeted my entire house, I wanted a rug doctor but alas they wanted $700. I shopped around for a more affordable unit and based on good reviews, I got the Bissell 2080 for $89 at amazon,com. I am satisfied with the performance and the value. I have a light beige carpet which soils easily. I highly recommend this product since the performance is 90% of a rug doctor but only about 15% of the cost. My only disappointment is that you must use a stain remover with this product. Not a deal killer since it takes only a few more minutes to apply the stain remover and then you can use this product with outstanding results.
Customer Review: Great Carpet Cleaner For Small Spaces
Summary: 5 Stars
After living in my studio apartment for six years, with my cat, the carpet needed a really GOOD cleaning. I'd had a few cocktail parties, so there had been plenty of spillage and stains. I used the machine once, following the instructions exactly, and I was very, very pleased. Granted, this is not a heavy duty machine that you would purchase to clean many carpeted rooms in a larger home, but for my purposes, this machine is an excellent choice. I have approximately 300 square feet of carpeted area, and this carpet cleaner did an excellent job. I got the water pretty hot (NOT boiling - that could hurt the machine) before adding it to the tank. With the right amount of shampoo (came with the cleaner), I was able to get out the stains and all the dark, ground-in dirt just inside my front door. Granted, you have to take your time and run the machine slowly over each area (the directions recommend doing it in 4' x 4' sections), but if you take your time, it will do a fantastic job. This machine pulled up cat hair that my vacuum cleaner couldn't. The packaging says it is designed for area rugs, so again, this is a machine for cleaning smaller spaces. But if that's what you are looking for, I highly recommend the Bissell 2080. It's a great value for the price.