BISSELL SpotBot Pet Hands-Free Compact Deep Cleaner, Blue Illusion, 1200A
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of BISSELL SpotBot Pet Hands-Free Compact Deep Cleaner, Blue Illusion, 1200A
Customer Review: I love, love, love the SpotBot!
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased the SpotBot today and I'm very pleased. It works VERY well. I don't have any pets, but I have three children and I cannot believe that I didn't have something like this before. It's very convenient to be able to press the button and go do something else while the stain is cleaned. So far, I've been able to get out all of the stains that I've attempted, including yogurt and red wine (don't ask!).
The SpotBot Pet and the SpotBot are the same machine. The only difference between the two is the color and the sample cleaner that comes with the machine. The Pet version includes cleaner that focuses on odor and urine, and the SpotBot comes with Little Green cleaner.
So far, these are the plusses of the SpotBot:
1. It's easy to use. There is no assembly; all you have to do is fill the tank with water and cleaner. It's very easy to use.
2. It WORKS! It does a great job of getting stains out.
3. It's not necessary to use the full amount of cleaner. Use half of what they recommend.
4. It doesn't require any effort!! Yay!
5. It's well worth the purchase price. I bought mine at Bed, Bath & Beyond. It was priced at 129.99 and I used a 20% off coupon.
I have no complaints about the SpotBot. I love it! Here are a couple of things that might bother other people.
1. It does go through cleaner pretty quickly. You only need to use half of the recommended amount, which should help. I purchased a large bottle of cleaner for $3.99. It's well worth it.
2. It is a little loud. I don't think it's too bad, but some people may be more sensitive.
I'm trying, but I can't really think of anything else. It's a wonderful product!
Customer Review: Simply Amazing
Summary: 5 Stars
I was a bit skeptical when we first purchased this product. It seemed to be making claims that I just didn't think something of this price could pull off. We ordered one and sooner than later, the cats left us a surprise on the carpet. We cleaned the mess as usual, but it left an odd yellow stain on our off-white carpet. So, we set the spotbot to work, using no cleaning agent at all. After one cycle, the spot was completely gone. There wasn't even a trace of the mess. We tried the spotbot again after a "scooting" episode outside of our bathroom. Although we had to move the thing a few times to cover the area of the mess (great visual, eh?), the stain was completely gone. We've even found old hairballs/vomit under our bed and this product was able to restore our carpet to "good as new" status; no exaggeration.
Each time we used it, we cleaned the mess with paper towels and conventional cat-mess cleaners and then put the spotbot to work. After it finishes its cycle, we used the hose to remove whatever water was left. This has worked amazingly -each and every time- we have tried it with zero problems.
I think this product is a cat owner's best friend, especially if you rent or are planning on selling your house with the carpet you have down now. I am simply amazed at how efficiently this thing works. Addressing other negative reviews of this product, I have used this maybe 40 times now and everything is still in perfect functioning order.
My only complaint with this is that a lot of mildew accumulates inside of the hose. I'm sure a mild bleach solution slurped down it may take care of that, but there just seems to be no way to completely dry the thing out. Overall, a minor flaw, especially considering how affordable this is.
Customer Review: Never will scrub a spot myself again!!
Summary: 5 Stars
My mother bought this to share between our apartments but now we are considering getting another so we dont have to share!! :) Its exactly what we needed. Living in an apartment space is limited and it fits in the closet, above the washing machine, lots of places. Storage wont be a problem with this unit. As for use, I really set it and just walk away, the kids love watching it and I love that I am not down scrubbing spots myself. Its a stress saver thats for sure!!! Pet stains, kid stains you name it. I even took it over to my grandmothers house who had a 3+ month old COFFEE stain she didn't tell us about. Had not been even blotted up, just dried and left. I thought why not, and set it on the stain and its 100% gone. I was expecting it to start the process and me to finish it. I didn't scrub the stain myself once. I agree with the recommendations about having a dry towel near by when its done to 1) just wipe over the cleaned spot. This will help with the "crop circles" as my husband calls them. and 2) I place the bot on top of the towel so it wont get any excess water any place else.
Make sure you follow the instructions when it says the dirty tank is FULL empty it. Its easy! Dont let it go above or it WILL not suck up anymore water and wont alert you to this and when you go to pick up the bot you have a soaked area of water (and other spots). If this happens (you forget to empty the dirty tank) just empty the tank and then use the manual hose to suck up the water unless you want to run it through a cycle again. Which is fine too.
One lats thing, I also have used this products manual hand held setting to do my sofas. The top of the cushions that my cats lay on. It cleans them really well!!! This things is so versatile!
Customer Review: AMAZING MACHINE - Couldn't Survive Puppyhood Without It!
Summary: 5 Stars
I really LOVE this machine!! We are trying hard to house train our puppy, but quite frankly we have had a LOT of accidents, and inevitably when he poops in the house it is a rather wet consistency (YUCK!). What AMAZES me most is that, even when I clean the stain thoroughly by hand using traditional foam carpet cleaner and brush it out so it looks fine, the Spot Bot can still get a TON more yucky stuff out of the deep fibers of the rug. Our rugs are less than a year old, yet the dirty water tank pulls out dark brown water even after it looks to the eye like the stain has been thoroughly cleaned up by hand. This means it also gets out ALL the smell and there are no lingering odors.
BIGGEST PROS: really deep, deep cleaning; eliminates all lingering odors and leaves fresh smell; incredibly easy and convenient - just set it on the stain and walk away (no elbow grease and you don't have to put on rubber gloves and scrub at nasty smelly poo poo!); this thing really works great!
MINOR CONS: the OxyClean stuff can be expensive (I just squirt a little directly on difficult spots before running the machine rather than mixing so much of it into the tank); machine beeps incessantly once cycle finishes to tell you it is done cleaning; leaves a clean wet spot that can take a little while to dry (with area rugs, you can flip rug up so dries faster and doesn't damage hardwood floors underneath).
I never ever take the time to write product reviews and am not easily impressed by household appliances. But this little machine works so well that I felt I had to write about it!! I definitely do not see how anyone can survive puppy training without one!
Customer Review: Good for stains contained in one area
Summary: 4 Stars
I got this because my cat has been defecating outside her litter box for a while now, and even though I clean the areas with pet cleaner, she goes back to the same areas over and over again. I got this product today and just started to use it. I'm currently using the hands-free version. I haven't tried the manual version. Basically the machine cleans a 9" diameter circle of your carpet. So if you have a cat who has made a mess in multiple places, this will take you a while to deal with. I'm on my sixth circle as I write and already I have gone through almost the whole 32-ounce bottles of OxyGen2 and Pet Stain & Odor (so buy several of these). You can use both bottles or you can just use the Pet Stain & Odor along with hot tap water. But it seems like the OxyGen2 works to boost cleaning performance. Anyway, I was going to watch TV while the thing went to work, but it's as loud as a vacuum. You really can't watch TV or hold much of a conversation while the thing is on. My cats immediately ran into the other room when I turned it on. I'm just hoping it does the trick. Also, after the 6-minute set-in stain cycle, the machine beeps. You have to go over and hit the Stop button. Otherwise it keeps beeping. The process of filling the containers with the solution and dumping out the dirty water is pretty straightforward. It would be nice if you didn't have to balance the container mid-air while you were pouring chemicals, but it's pretty easy to get used to. The areas that are clean look great and smell great right now. I think the ultimate test will be to see if this dissuades her from the areas I've cleaned. I'll update this later.