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Hoover MaxExtract Dual V Carpet Cleaner, Black, F7412900
The Hoover MaxExtract Dual V Carpet Cleaner is a moderately priced, highly rated home carpet cleaner/shampooer. Remarkable among home cleaners for the extraction ability that gives the cleaner part of its name, this function coupled with its forced heated air drying capability has many happy owners report faster drying of carpets than is generally the [...]
Eureka Enviro Hard-Surface Floor Steamer -313A
Eureka Enviro Hard-Surface Floor Steamer, model 313A is an environmentally safe alternative to mopping floors with detergents and harsh chemicals, this unit works with water straight from the tap. The pivoting steam head delivers up to 212 degree F steam that sanitizes and degreases, and when used properly will not strip the finish from flooring. [...]
Black & Decker SM1620 Steam Mop with Smart Select Technology
Black & Decker SM1620 Steam Mop with Smart Select Technology offers one of the highest steam temperatures on the market. This unit heats water to a temperature of 190 degrees Celsius/374 degrees Fahrenheit in order to kill 99% of the bacteria, germs and mites it encounters. The steam kills the germs after exiting the mop [...]
BISSELL Spotbot Pet Handsfree Spot and Stain Cleaner with Deep Reach Technology, 33N8A
As anyone with pets knows, animals stain carpets with a frightening regularity and usually right after a whole room shampooing! The Bissell Spotbot Pet Hands Free deep cleaner is engineered to make pet accident clean up as painless as possible. The Bissell Spotbot Pet boasts a patented “Automatic Smart System” technology with five settings that [...]
BISSELL Quicksteamer PowerBrush Multi Surface Deep Cleaner, 20803
The BISSELL Quicksteamer PowerBrush Multi Surface Deep Cleaner, 20803 is an inexpensive, lightweight carpet cleaner/shampooer that is the ideal machine for apartment dwellers and those with small houses. The machine is 9 inches wide which makes storage in small homes and apartments less problematic than some of its bigger and heavier counterparts. The Bissell Quicksteamer [...]
BISSELL ProHeat 2X Select Pet Upright Deep Cleaner, 94003
The Bissell ProHeat 2X Select Pet Upright Deep Cleaner is rare among carpet steam cleaners in that its design includes an onboard heater that heats up hot tap water an additional 25 degrees for better cleaning performance. The Proheat 2X boasts powerful suction from a 12 amp motor. The Bissell Proheat 2X has a wide [...]
BISSELL Little Green Carpet Cleaning Machine – 1400-7
Bissell has taken its workhorse Little Green Machine and made it even “greener” in this compact light weight model. The Little Green 1400-7 is remarkable for being 100% constructed of post consumer recycled plastic in what Bissell proudly promotes as a closed loop construction process. Only PVC free plastics are used in tank and hose, [...]
The Best Carpet Cleaning Solution – Hoover
Hoover has been synonymous with carpet cleaning and home care machinery and solutions since its first vacuum cleaner came forth in 1908. (In England, the company name has long been generic for vacuum cleaning, much the way Band-Aid is for simple first-aid bandages and Mixmaster is for any home kitchen mixer.) Hoover carpet cleaning solutions—vacuum [...]
Carpet Steam Cleaner Reviews – Bissell 2X
It wasn’t so long ago that steam cleaning your carpets meant calling in the professionals. While professional steam cleaning services still offer a great service they can be expensive if your carpets and floors need regular cleaning. Nowadays owning your own cleaner is common place and affordable costing around the same as a high quality [...]
Why a Carpet Steam Cleaner?
If you find it hard to get excited about the humble carpet steam cleaner then I ask you to read on and think again. About three years ago I bought my first house and it came with cream carpet throughout that was probably already about five years old; certainly it had seen better days. I did consider right there and then taking it all up and re-carpeting through out. However, as a first time buyer, I wasn’t flush with money and my wife had already set a new kitchen as the top priority for our savings. Moreover the property was set over three floors and there was a lot of carpet to replace.
Within a couple of months the cream carpet wasn’t really cream anymore and I wasn’t feeling very house proud. I called up a professional carpet cleaning service who used commercial carpet steam cleaners and to be honest I wasn’t that confident that the end result would be worth the money. Long story short it was almost like getting a brand new carpet! When they had finished there wasn’t a mark to be seen and the place smelt considerably better; carpets can really hold in odors. So that was the good news and if you need an emergency clean I would recommend you get some professional cleaners round.
On the downside four months later and the carpets were starting to look a little shabby again. Lets be clear here – light colored carpets are going to get dirty there’s no avoiding it, and I couldn’t afford a steam cleaning service every four months. By this point though I was convinced that steam cleaning was the way to go and decided on a carpet steam cleaner rental. That really was the turning point, the results were just as impressive with the only downside being that I had to do the work, but for the money I was saving that extra effort a few times a year was well worth it.
From there it didn’t take much for me to realise that I should buy my own steam cleaner. This took me on a journey of research looking for the best carpet steam cleaner at the best price and ultimately to me creating this website. I’m a bit cautious when it comes to an important purchase and tend to procrastinate, I can’t bear the idea of making the wrong choice, so my search was long and intensive. Needless to say my wife almost despaired of me finding one in time for the next cleaning!
During my research I realised that there was a real wealth of information out there that went beyond a simple site about carpet steam cleaners. That’s certainly my focus but I hope that this site will grow into the ultimate resource for floor cleaning generally and that you will find helpful guidance no matter how big or small your house cleaning jobs are and no matter what kind of flooring you have.
By the time I’m finished I intend to have a wealth of carpet steam cleaner reviews, from commercial models all the way down to the smaller portable carpet steam cleaner. I guess the site will continue to grow and get updated as new models come on to the market, and of course there’s plenty more to say about accessories and carpet shampoos.
My aim, at the end of the day, is to help guide you through the many different options available that will suit your budget and your needs. I will be delighted if you want to leave a comment of your own experiences and please contact me if you find some helpful tip that I might have missed. Together we can keep our floors and carpets looking new and smelling fresh. Now that’s not a bad aspiration!