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I hate carpet. I hate it, I wish I could get rid of it, I just don't want it in my house. That being said, that's just not in the wallet right now. I started looking for ways to clean the carpet and save my sanity. I googled and did research and read all the great reviews for this carpet cleaner here and on other sites. I decided to make the leap and buy it! So happy I did!

First of all, it's an ok size and weight for a small adult like myself to maneuver around. Every time I've used it I've never used up the solution. I try not to have to move the furniture around too much! I can do most of my exposed living room carpet and use only about 1/2 the solution. Emptying the dirty water is gross, but not difficult.

The attachment is also nice and helpful to target certain heavier stains, or also to get around or close to edges and such. I searched on youtube and found a nice video showing how to attach it.

What I was intrigued about most in the reviews I read was how quickly everyone said the floor dried after cleaning. This is true! I love seeing the dirty water get sucked up into the machine! So satisfying! The floor is a little damp, but is dry in maybe an hour or so. It's so nice to not have to gate off areas from my dogs! That's just a pain.

I am so happy that I bought this carpet cleaner and you will be too. It's easy to use, does a great job and will make you happy!

What's great about it: easy to use, carpet dries fast, cleans carpets

I would recommend this to a friend!

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Great carpet cleaner for the price

on February 9, 2012

Posted by: Trixielou

from Philadelphia area

I wanted to clean my carpets and not hire an outside company to do them. I have since cleaned my stairs and every room in my house with the Hoover Spin Scrub. The only draw back is the water tank does fill quickly. I has to be emptied and the solution tank refilled to do an entire small room. For the price I love this steam cleaner. It has already paid for itself and I do not mind emptying or filling the tanks. I bought a bottle of the solution for pet stains and odors and the unit did come with a small bottle of solution for high traffic areas. I prefer the high traffic solution, to me it just smells cleaner when I'm done. It is amazing what this carpet cleaner picks up in the carpet. If you do research this model there are only a few negative reviews (can't make everyone happy!) and that is what persuaded me to purchase this model.

What's great about it: Works great, good price

What's not so great: Dirty water tank fills quickly

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This is a great machine.

on August 16, 2010

Posted by: Kitsun

from St. Paul

I have used this a couple times and really like it. I have not used it for cleaning upholstery, however. Works great, easy to use, easy to move around, carpeting dries quickly after use. I have a pet and want to keep my carpeting clean and fresh. It easily pays for itself and is not that loud to use.

What's great about it: It was easy to set up, good instruction book, just a wonderful machine and just right for my small condo.

What's not so great: I do have to store it but I found a nice spot for it out of view.

I would recommend this to a friend!

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Great Vacuum for the Price

on October 7, 2010

Posted by: S2KTurbo

from Salt Lake City, UT

This Steam-Vac, for the price, is the best around. I would have given it the full the full feature value, but it didn't come with the hard floor attachment (cheap to purchase separately though). It does a very good job on deep stains, and the combination sufficient volume of both the dirty and clean water tanks allows for plenty of cleaning time between fill-up, and comes with a mid-sized bottle of carpet cleaner inluded.
The two included attachments work great, only fall back on those is the process of changing from regular function to the attachments, but still, not that big of a downfall at all. Considering the price, there isn't a better steam-vacuum around, and I've owned a few at this point, most of witch at least $100 more. While all Wet-vac systems involve an inherent amount of cleaning, this one falls about in the middle as far as difficulty and time consumption.
The cleaning process is made somewhat easier by features allowing the crucial elements to be removed and disassembled easily, allowing most to be cleaned in the sink. It also includes a handy tool for reaching hard to reach dirt/buildup inside the suction nozzle, only downfall (maybe I missed it) is there is nowhere to store it on the vacuum). Cleaning and flushing the system on all models of steam vacuums is a must, leaving too much carpet solvent in the system can cause degradation of connections and seals, and failure to allow all moisture to evaporate will result in mold and bacterial, causing the equipment to not function properly, in addition to making your carpet smell worse, rather than cleaning it.
Overall, I'd recommend this to anyone, amazing product for the price. Just remember to maintain and clean it, no way around that. One additional feature that is great is the ability to control the amount of solution/steam hitting the carpet, not only does this extend the time between refills, but saves money on carpet cleaner, as well as cutting down on drying time, hit the button to add some extra in stained and high traffic areas, and use the normal trigger for everything else. One final note, some assembly required, and buy it, I would buy it again...

What's great about it: Value, Function, Easily cleaned (in relation to other Steam-Vac's), Heated Cleanin, Adjustable water flow+scrubber

What's not so great: Doesn't come with hard floor attachment (cheap to add, but still), Some assembly required.

I would recommend this to a friend!

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Awesome!!

on April 21, 2010

Posted by: rainbowwolf88

from LA, CA

my carpet is a really light cream color, so it get dirty really fast. The Hover SteamVac got my carpet looking like new. With a professional carpet cleaning business, it would have cost me $356 to do 3 rooms and my hallway. The SteamVac paid for itself!

What's great about it: Easy to use!

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Really Good!!

on February 21, 2011

Posted by: TheBac

from Cypress, Tx.

I really love how it cleans my carpet. I have two boys and a dog so my carpet is pretty dirty.

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New Designers Forgot They Had a Good Product

on June 13, 2012

Posted by: Midlothian

from Richmond, VA

As a previous owner of a Hoover Steam-Vac (15 yrs +/-) I was happy with the old machine and it's design, even if a few components were fragile, or needed "tweaking" to be great. I had high expectations when it finally came time to get a new machine.

This machine's design is a big disappointment. Cleans well, but it is much, much, more difficult to use. The waste collection container is extremely awkward to carry to/from the sink. Some newbie designer apparently thought the old handle was simply too much cost to keep, and while they were at it, they shortened the power cord by a few feet and decided the user should have to plug in the hose for hand wand cleaning. All were false economies that make this new machine much more difficult to use than the original.

It still cleans very well, but by the time you're finished with a room or two, you're either cursing, or concluding the newly hired designers were straight out of grade school and didn't appreciate history.

Missed opportunities! The new is not as easy to use as the old.

What's great about it: Cleans well.

What's not so great: Waste collection container VERY difficult to handle - poor ergonomics. Hose assembly connection. Shorter power cord.

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

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So far, so good

on September 22, 2012

Posted by: NC100

from Sugar Land, TX

I had a Hoover cleaner very similar to this for about 7 years and needed a new one. So, I decided to get basically the same one.

Like my old one, this cleaner does a good job. My dog was having some stomach issues for a couple of days and was vomiting on the carpet. This cleaner did a great job removing the "spill." It's good to have around just in case anything is spilled on the carpet. I've also used it to do an all carpet cleaning.

The only complaint I have with this cleaner is the dirty water tank. My old one had a handle making it easy to remove the tank and pour the dirty water into the toilet. There is no handle on this dirty water tank. So, when you take it out you have to use two hands being careful not to spill any of the water. Not a big issue, but that's a major difference to me.

Overall, I think this is a good carpet cleaner.

What's great about it: Does a decent job

What's not so great: Dirty water tank (see review)

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