Vacuum Cleaners - Customer reviews - Hoover F5912900 TurboPower 5200 SteamVac Carpet Cleaner with Clean Surge

Manufacturer: Hoover

List Price: $199.99
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Name: rbhatta
Location: Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Date: 2008-09-27
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Good Value, Does the job well
Comment: Hoover F5912900 TurboPower 5200 SteamVac Carpet Cleaner with Clean Surge
is well worth the initial price tag as it pays for itself each time you use it on carpet and cleaning upholstery and carpeted stairs.

The suction power is adequate to get the task completed, sure, it takes couple of more passes than normal on high traffic areas of the carpet but in the end when all is said and done the Hoover F5912900 SteamVac does its job well.

PROS:

[*] Easy to assemble, Easy to use
[*] Adequate suction power for most carpeted areas
[*] Gear or direct driven mechanism and no belts to replace in the long run
[*] Add-on suction powered upholstery tool is good to have for those tight spots
[*] Two Year Warranty!

CONS:

[*] Mostly plastic construction!
[*] The dirty water collection tank could have been designed better for easy cleaning
[*] The power cord gets pretty warm after usage
[*] The Spin brush heads will eventually become like used toothbrush as they are very soft type.

General notes:

[#] Please vacuum the carpeted floor thoroughly before using this carpet cleaner for optimum results.
[#] After using the carpet cleaner, please clean all the tanks and powered upholstery thoroughly and dry them before storing it for future use.

Hoover F5912900 TurboPower 5200 SteamVac Carpet Cleaner with Clean Surge is a good product.

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Name: Ellen Rassiger
Location: Huntington Station, New York
Date: 2008-08-19
Customer Rating: -

Summary: This machine will save you money!!!
Comment: First, I want to "rebut" the "most helpful critical review".

The only way I can see things hardening in the bottom of the chamber is if you use the vacuum, dump the water from the collection chamber and put it away without rinsing it out. (Which is gross, in my opinion.) You might do that if you dump the collection chamber outside your house. But it takes 2 seconds to wash it in a sink and everything - even the disgusting stuff I had to clean - rinsed right out. Also, the cap does have a GASKET, which on my machine seems to be held on securely. Any gasket can fail over time, but can also be easily replaced at any hardware store. The hand tool did an AMAZING job of completely cleaning several 2 year old stains from my ivory dining room chairs. Although if your chairs are curved, water WILL squirt out of the sides of the tool - there's just no way around it. Put some towels on your floor to protect it.

Secondly, please don't continue reading if you've never cared for an aging pet or have a squeamish stomach.

I bought this vacuum in an "emergency" situation after our old dog became sick and had an episode of explosive diarrhea ALL OVER our nicest area rug. There was absolutely no way this could have been cleaned by hand. She also vomited all over a huge sectional - including into the creases - and 2 other rugs.

The hand tool allowed us to get into the creases of the couch and do a thorough cleaning. This product literally saved a $2700 couch and several hundred dollars worth of area rugs.

One minor criticism is that the Hoover cleaning solution took out the stain very well, but did not attack the odor as well as I hoped it would(although in Hoover's defense, this was an absolutely horrifying odor). We re-did the rugs using Nature's Miracle (a pet specific product) and the smell is now completely gone (and I am extremely sensitive to odors!).

A second minor criticism is that the directions are kind of "all over the place". They're not undecipherable, but you'll be a lot better off if you have a few minutes to leisurely read through them while looking over the machine (and are not frantically trying to put the machine together and start cleaning immediately, as I was, because time was of the essence).

A quirk might be that the "vacuum tilt" foot button is on the RIGHT side -every vacuum I've ever had has this on the left side (and a power button on the handle). On this vacuum, the left foot button turns the machine on & off. You'll get used to it quickly.

Yes, use very hot water and add the soap second. Also, put the collection tank in first and THEN the soap tank...if you tilt the machine with the soap tank (the top tank) already filled, it will leak a bit. Before you start cleaning, put a small hand towel on the floor and when you're done doing your area, just "park it" on that. My machine leaked a tiny bit, but nothing more than I expected!

Overall, this machine exceeded my expectations.

Name: Busy Mom
Location: California
Date: 2007-10-30
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Great Machine
Comment: We read many reviews before purchasing this product. We are very pleased with the outcome of this unit. If you follow the advise given by others the machine will be a great asset to your family- This is what I found in a nut shell- remember its made of plastic, clean after every use, fill with boiling hot water, take the time to assemble it correctly- going through the manual!, remember this is not a commerical grade so it may take 1 or 2 times longer to get the results but well worth having it available to you at all times. We would recommend this product to friends.

Name: Elizabeth J. Johnson
Location:
Date: 2007-11-12
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Awesome scrubber
Comment: This scrubber exceeds the manufactures description. I have 2 dogs and sometimes "baby sit" for 3 more and they can make a mess after they have been outside plus I have an elderly Mom who lives with us who can't see very well so she is always spilling something. This scrubber is easy to handle, easy to take it and do small jobs quickly and it does the job.

If I had to have the carpet scrubbed by a professional everytime it got dirty from the "family" I would go broke.

Name: A. Kirk
Location: ALABAMA
Date: 2008-01-09
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Perfect
Comment: My wife loves this thing. We have used it numerous times, never had a problem.

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