Carpet Shampooer Recommendations
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RE: Carpet Shampooer Recommendations
As a mom with a husband, 3 kids, 3 dogs and 2 cats, I am forever cleaning! I have owned the Biss, Hoover and Dirt De. shampooers.(The biss, and D.D are junk! The Hoover, not a lot better) My Hoover just quit working last week! When I seen the infomercial on tv for the Rug Dr, I had to give it a try! Its the best! My floors have never looked,smelled or felt so good! This machine is trully amazing! the vibrating bristle make sure ever fiber is cleaned and fluffed, and it sucks the water up so good, my rooms are dry in no time!
Its a pricey machine starting at $500, but worth EVERY pinny! I will never waist money on the other ones again! Plus, they have payment plans, and u get $150 of free cleaning solutions! If your not happy with it, you can return it! so, you have nothing to loose! You can also order on the web site (www.rugdoctor.com) and see the mach in action! also, wal mart has the smaller Rug Dr,$499. I have the wide track model, but I am sure it works just as well!
Post by Super clean freak
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If you need to shampoo often a Bissell will not hold up. They work great when they work but the parts that go out the most they will not sell to consumer...all planned I am sure. Take bad motors to a alternator starter repair some of those guys can redo motors
Post By Cliff P. (Guest Post)
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Ditto on the Bissell Proheat - Mine broke after a couple of uses. I phoned them and they also have terrible customer service people. Don't waist your money on Bissell.
Post By Tim (Guest Post)
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No one has mentioned the Rainbow. We have a cleaning lady come over and she brings her Rainbow E series tank system with the shampooer attachment and I am really impressed. It does as well as hiring the pros to come in. We have had a Hoover steam vac, but it has lost suction and leaves too much water in the carpet. I am looking for a used or rebuilt Ranibow. Any other Rainbow users out there?
Post By Jeff (Guest Post)
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I have sold Kirbys for more then 8 years they work great if you use them and only if you use them. the problem is that most people have a bad vac and when they go to clean there carpets they just push the dirt deeper witch in turn makes your carpet get more stains in a few weeks when you walk on it. If you have a problem with your kirby call the local office and they will come out and show yo how to use it.
Post By matt. (Guest Post)
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I recently bought Kirby Sentria that was demo model for $900. The vacuum removes the embedded dirt, and the shampooing attachment just literally shampoos the top of the carpet. Works well for normal skin oil buildup from bare foot traffic. Spots/stains require elbow grease. If you start with a newer carpet and regularly shampoo (maybe twice a year) your carpet should look almost like new for a very long time.
You basically just need to shampoo the regularly trafficked areas and vacuum the rest and your carpet will stay clean. Once in a long while you might want to shampoo everything. If you're starting with an older, dirty carpet, I suggest you vacuum very well (slowly) a few times especially over the regularly trafficked areas and rent a carpet cleaner that steams/agitates/vacuums deep down and then you'll be able to maintain the cleaned carpet with regular vacuuming and shampooing using the Kirby system.
I was hoping that the shampooer that attaches to the Kirby was better, but it is limited because it cannot "vacuum" the carpet as it shampoos. Maybe a future Kirby will be able to. Please note that this is my personal opinion and recommendation and any other opinions are highly encouraged because we all have different experiences.
Post By Larry (Guest Post)
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You need the tanks. It replaces the bag holder. Then there is a hose, and a black attachment that has a brush, a guard, and a catch tray that replace the vacuume brush assembly. The hose goes from the tank to the black attachment. You go over the area to get the carpet wet and soapy and then keep going over it to remove the liquid and soap. The area will still need to air dry quite a bit. I am actually doing mine right now.
Post By james (Guest Post)
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Mark,
My little sister also used to sell Kirby's. She bought me one for x-mas a few years back (since I have allergies)and mailed it to me. So, I have never been shown how to use it. It is way complex to figure out on my own so it sits in a box in my garage. We bought a Dyson instead and have been using it. Now we have a big black dog with white carpet in a new house and would love to have a carpet shampooer. How can I figure out how to use the Kirby I have? My sis lives across the country so she can't come show me. What to do? Thanks!
Post By candice (Guest Post)
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We have a Bissell Pro-heat X2 and we love it. Our house always smells so nice and clean and it sucks up the water better than any other we have used including having the professionals come in to steam clean. We have used our Bissell several times, our neighbor used it to clean up after visiting dogs and our Son has used it to clean up his dirty carpet and truck. I wouldn't rent another steam cleaner from a store again. The last time we rented our house smelled terrible from previous use.
Post By Patty (Guest Post)
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I bought a Bissell Proheat shampooer about 2 years ago. It broke down two months ago because the shampoo sprayer stopped working and the plastic around the screws holding the bottom of the shampooer cracked. These two things happened about the same time. I would never buy a Bissell product again. I found the quality of the product and workmanship poor. It is also extremely expensive to replace the broken parts. It would be cheaper to buy a new shampooer. I am thinking of Hoover. I bought the Bissell because the department store salesperson recommended it. That was a mistake.
Post By Wayne (Guest Post)
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I recently purchased a Kirby and I love it for vacuuming. However, I would like to use the rug shampooer but i don't have any kirby carpet cleaner. Can I use something else instead or does it have to be the kirby brand? Thanks, Nancy
Post By NancyCarol (Guest Post)
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I Have owned a Hoover Shampooer for years. I had a Golden Retriever, Max had a few accidents over the years. Hoover cleaned terrific. It is a little heavy, but it is wonderful machine. I have always had new looking carpet after using the Hoover and it always removed the smell. Hoover Pre-spot cleaner is terrific product also.
Post By Debbie (Guest Post)
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I have a Rug Doctor. While it's kind of big, it does a great job of cleaning. It's like the kind that you rent. The part I like is that it doesn't just let the water set on the carpet, but sucks all the stuff up. Dirt is attracted to soap, so models that scrub and allow the dirty stuff to stay in the carpet just make things worse. After cleaning, I often will do a second time with plain hot water just to make sure that everything has come out. The suction is great on these, so the carpet dries really fast too.
Post by susanmajp
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Ive worked in the carpet cleaning bliss. The real truth is rental are a joke. A pro. will spend thousand on a machine. The main reason, although solution does help when they use a good product.The trick is the hotter the water the better. THE WATER IS HEATED INSIDE THE TRUCK. Not from your facet. HOT water breaks down dirt and stains. Also pet stain and oder removers do not work they just mask the problem for a while. And your pet will go back to that area.
Post By Enter your name. (Guest Post)
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I had a Bissell that broke. When I took it to my local vacuum repair he told me he would not touch it. Told me to only buy Hoover if I am going to buy one. I have had a couple of Hoovers & so have my parents & not had any trouble with them other than normal wear & tear.
Post By MurphTheJo (Guest Post)
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I have a Bissel ProHeat and it's been ok, but just ok. Has come in handy at times with a dog, cat, and 3 grandkids, but it is very tempermental. The soap dispenser doesn't always work properly, the tank isn't very big so you have to dump the water often, and I don't think it heats up much at all. I agree that it's good to have one around for quick clean ups, but I personally would not buy another Bissel
Post By Kayray (Guest Post)
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