BISSELL Stain Pro 6 | Carpet Cleaner With HeatWave Technology and 6 Rows Of Rotating Brushes | 20096

Oh, how eagerly I awaited for this item! After a lot of research, and a very bad vax rapide carpet cleaner experience, I settled on this carpet cleaner mostly based on the name, the reviews and the price. The fact that it would allow me to clean my stairs, made it the winner. So, after being informed that it would be arriving today, I shifted some furniture and hoovered the room in preparation. Anyone who lives in an old, rented house can probably understand my excitement. It arrived with no excessive packaging, boxed as you would see it in a shop with some added cellophane (So if you're ordering it for a surprise, it won't be). I unpacked all of the bits, all present and correct, though it did take a lot longer to put together than it probably should have. Either I was being particularly special or it was the instructions. Though, it is possible for two things to be true. Anyway, the written instructions are kinda vague (attach a to 4 as shown in picture type of deal) and the illustrations are very small, very grainy and I still didn't care because I finally had my carpet cleaner. I finally got it all put together and filled with water (Very easy lift out tank) and used the detergent provided to go over some stained areas on a browny gray carpet that I had used the vax rapide carpet cleaner on just 5 days ago. Firstly, the noise was less of that screaming mechanical undertone that a lot of carpet cleaners have and more like a standard vacuum cleaner level. Secondly, it was blatantly obvious from the first pass with the cleaner that it was hugely more effective than the last. After a slow and steady session, the area cleaned felt almost dry to the touch and some stains had already been removed, with just a couple extremely stubborn ones remain though not as obvious. As the carpet is not quite dry yet, I'm yet to be able to see if there's much of a colour difference between the cleaned area and the next to be cleaned one. If the colour of the dirty water is anything to go by, it'll be a good couple of shades. The detergent provided a nice, fresh smell to the room. The true test will be a thick, once-cream rug. If it brings that up, then it's a bargain. Quick update, the gray (but once-cream) rug has now had 2 goings over with this cleaner (using the same detergent as was supplied) and we couldn't believe the difference. One added bonus was how the cleaner spits out any hair that is removed from deep inside the fibres. Even after a very thorough vacuuming, this bad boy was still coughing out hairballs quicker than my Persian cat! The rug is now cream in all but one or two stubborn spots and is definitely a lot cleaner, not just cleaner looking. I can't recommend this product enough.

We had a vax a few years ago, absolute rubbish.. We even got in a professional team to clean the living room carpet, yet even they couldn't get it anywhere near as clean as this amazing machine has done. Couple of notes, for anyone that is having trouble or has the hose keep falling out of the holders. You get two hose brackets, one screws to the back of the machine and one fits on the handle (before you mount it to the machine.. I saw a guy on a video demonstrating it and he tried all sorts of things to keep it from falling out,. He worked out that the spot cleaning accessory head, fitted in a clip in the centre of the lower hose bracket, which is true, however, it should really be fitted to the hose, then pushed into the clip, on the side of the upper bracket, then the swivel clip turned to prevent it coming out (see first image). Also , just in case, you have the machine running over the cable , pass it through the small clip at the back of the handle, that way it exits from the back of the machine , rather than lower down of the side. As for using the machine.. This cannot be stated enough.. You have to go VERY slow, it is not like a vacuum cleaner, where yo blast over the carpet and job done.. You need to position the head of the machine at the beginning of a run, power it on, push on the small level in the handle, make one slow pass forward, then one pass back, holding that trigger, this is the wet pass. Now you release the trigger, going slowly forward over the same strip and then slowly backwards, until the machine is back where it started.. I found you can do approximately 2 strips, approx 8 ft in length, before you have to empty the tank and refill. Our carpet was last cleaned, by so called professionals, back in 2009. So as you can imagine, despite daily vacuuming, it contains a heap of ground in dirt and pet hair, plus the countless stains that accumulate over time.. We even tried that Vanish power, which had ZERO effect. So a couple of days ago, I decided enough was enough, so I bought this and I am so impressed by the results. Having seen so many photos showing a carpet before and after, I realise most are taken from the wrong angle, so the difference is barely noticeable, so I've not include a photo yet, as I am doing it in stages, as we only have a small house, and finding somewhere to put the furniture is impossible, but I can assure you, even after almost 10 years of boots , shoes, dog cat, dust and ground in hair, this Bissel Stain Pro 4 is an absolute marvel. In the first image, you can see the carpet, just after I'd completed the central section, so it's still damp, but when my mother saw the black water, that came out of the tank, she was stunned. I told her I would probably do it twice, as I am sure, even though it looks very much brighter and feels so much softer, there is probably still more ingrained dirt, that this machine could remove. Anyway, question is, would I recommend this machine and the answer is an unreserved YES. Top quality, excellent performance and I still can't believe it has done such a fantastic job, even after the first run.

Great to use. Best upright carpet cleaner I have used, as had another upright carpet cleaner that kept falling over when water containers filled. Very easy to push and cleans carpets up well. Bit fiddly to put together when first purchased and ended up screwing a screw through the wrong hole as didn’t follow instructions but didn’t cause any damage to appliance working condition, just has a random hole now through the front of it.