Name:
Location:
Date: 2003-06-09
Customer Rating: -
Summary: Worth Every Penny
Comment: I was hesistant only because of the price... but I'll tell you compared to the cost of professional carpet cleaners it will pay for itself with a few uses and the results are great. The rotating brushes do a good job scrubbing and grooming carpet and ALL parts are easy to remove, fill, carry, replace, rinse out or clean. Easy minimal assembly. Easy to get the hang of and use on carpets. Haven't tried it on my kitchen tile yet. One of the best features is that you control shampoo application and can set machine to automatically rinse(apply suction)on the backward stroke. It will rinse with water and immediately suck it up on the backstroke if you tell it to (by holding button)or you have the option of just sucking alone(no water added). The benefit is you can scrub an area several times without wetting the carpet excessively AND you can use the suction without water to get the carpet very dry (which means it is dry enough to walk on pretty fast).
I've used the handtool with rotating brushes on the stairs and in hard to get to places. This tool is not fabulous, but good. You really have to follow the directions and get the hang of which direction to pull the tool in, when to spray the shampoo, etc. Maybe with practice I'll like it more.
2 things - this machine uses hot air forced onto the carpet for added cleaning and drying. When you have the hand tools plugged in, the brushes don't rotate on the big vac, but be aware that the hot air still comes out the bottom. The area where the vac is sitting while you're using the handtools will get quite warm if not moved periodically. Also the clean water/shampoo tank will drip a tiny bit from the valves on bottom for a second when removed during/after use so do this on tile or have a paper towel handy.
Name: VA Mom
Location: Ashland, VA USA
Date: 2002-11-09
Customer Rating: -
Summary: I ALMOST bought another cleaner, but I'm glad I didn't
Comment: Like I said, I ALMOST purchased the earlier model F6030-900 SteamVac, because of all the good reviews I saw. I had decided against the V2 based on reviews of the earlier models, incl. F7220-900. BUT, when I couldn't seem to find just the model I wanted and was tiring of driving all over, I decided to try this model. I have an elderly dog who has lots of urinary problems and I just had to have something that would work well. I've got to tell you, I am VERY happy with the results. I especially like how all the removable parts are easy to remove and re-install. I like that the detergent isn't mixed with the water, so you preserve that. PLEASE NOTE: Make sure to watch the upper, clean water tank, to make sure you have water in there, otherwise you will be using straight detergent, like I did. The dirty water tank indicator is great. It seems the suction is just great too, as it has also been in my Hoover WindTunnel vacuum cleaner. The unit is also VERY easy to clean afterwards. I couldn't be more pleased!
Name: J. Alenskis
Location: Sun City, AZ USA
Date: 2003-01-06
Customer Rating: -
Summary: We are thrilled with this steamVac
Comment: We read all the reviews, both plus and con and checked out the Hoover web site. We were ready to consider ordering on-line but wanted to "feel" the item. We checked Target, Costco, Sears, and walked into another national store and found this unit for $$$! We couldn't believe it so immediately bought it Jan 4. My husband immediately (after reading the manual thoroughly) began the test runs. After forgetting the dry phase, he went back and sucked all the water up. Some grease stains had come back after professional cleaning and they are now gone. Coffee was spilled on upholstered chair and carpet and they are gone. The upholstery unit worked well and at this moment we are definitely happy. Oh yes, in today's paper Kmart has this unit on sale at a considerable savings.
We also have tried some left over Bissell solution and it works very well. We will be trying, as suggested, less cleaner from a supply house.
We are retired and live in about 2000 sq ft, 1 level home with carpet in all rooms except the kitchen. We will not be putting it to the same test that an active family with kids and pets would but the ease of operation and knowing we can keep the home clean is a big plus.
Name:
Location: Gallup, NM USA
Date: 2002-12-31
Customer Rating: -
Summary: fantastic design.. fantastic tool!
Comment: Where do I begin?? We rented a rug doctor over the weekend (YUCK!) and much to my dismay, the rugs still looked dirty this morning! I was disgusted with the condition of the rented machine, not to mention the gunk I had to clean out of it even before we used it. I noticed some stains that the rental machine left and decided to look into buying a machine instead. This one was very highly rated on [Amazon.com] so we tracked one down at another store here in town (we were lucky, it was their last one)... I am thrilled. There are several features I'd like to point out;1. machine can be used to soap and then rinse with out the soap, nice to have that choice when one is trying to get all of the soap out.
2. soap is automatically mixed from an easy to access compartment (just pour it in!... no guess work or measuring)
3. when you don't press the trigger, the machine just vacuums which gets A LOT of the excess water out at the end.
4. brushes can be off or on.. there's a switch for that too! (they thought of everything!)
5. this little gal is LIGHT WEIGHT! Plus, you can push it back and forth like a vacuum.. can't do that with a Rug Doctor!
6. bottom container holds two runs with the top container.. plus has a "full" indicator. Fewer trips to the toilet (that is where we dump our dirty water)
Good luck in your rug machine search.. as a clean-freak.. I highly recommend this!
Name:
Location:
Date: 2002-12-08
Customer Rating: -
Summary: Really works, less back-breaking than Rug Doctor
Comment: We historically have rented a Rug Doctor to clean our carpet (big house, 2 dogs, 3 kids) and it always worked pretty well, except that it was a hassle to rent (and expensive), and you had to do the whole house at one time to get it back to the rental place in 24 hours. We have also had our carpets professionally cleaned a few times, with mixed results. My main hesitation about buying a SteamVac was that it would not do a good job (waste of money) or would be prohibitively difficult to use. I am extremely happy on both points. The carpets are clean, I can pace myself over several days, and the machine is very easy to use, relative to a Rug Doctor. A handy feature is the rinse mode, which uses no detergent. I think this really fluffs up the carpet. There are also separate "wet" and "dry" strokes, depending upon whether you hold down a trigger on the handle. This allows you to get the carpet pretty dry (as good or better than a Rug Doctor). I would recommend this cleaner to anyone who needs to frequently clean their carpet.
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