There’s nothing as good as a carpet cleaning machine to anyone who has to put a place in good order.
Carpet cleaners are nicely designed to give you a visible difference on your carpet with each cleaning swipe. You don’t have to use a brush or a vacuum cleaner on your carpet, because the carpet cleaners are a merge-up of all these components into one system.
The only issue lies in picking out the best carpet cleaners for a specific purpose.
A lot of things have to be taken into consideration, like the place where the carpet is situated, home or office, the kind of dirt that’s always on the carpet, dust, food stains or pet wastes, the price, the weight, the cord length, the brush technology, the water-holding capacity, the upholstery sets attachable, the suction strength, flow indication and speed controls, the power amperage and the warranty.
These are all very necessary information to take note of when purchasing a carpet cleaner.
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So we’ve critically examined, certified and reviewed some of the best carpet cleaner in the market right now. The list below gives you an in-depth knowledge of each of the cleaners, so you can make a choice that best suits your needs and specifications.
Carpet Cleaner Name | Cord Lenght | Weight | Warranty | |
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Bissell 86T3/86T3Q | 25 ft. | 52.5 lbs. | 5 Years | Check Price |
Hoover FH50150 | 25 ft. | 18.1 lbs. | 2 Years | Check Price |
Hoover SteamVac | 20 ft. | 20 lbs. | 1 Year | Check Price |
Hoover Max | 20 ft. | 20 lbs. | 2 Years | Check Price |
Bisell PowerLifter | 20 ft. | 16 lbs. | 1 Year | Check Price |
Rug Doctor | 28 ft. | 37 lbs. | 2 Years | Check Price |
Bissell Pet DeepClean | 22 ft. | 25 lbs. | 3 Years | Check Price |
Bissell Essential | 22 ft. | 27.7 lbs. | 2 Years | Check Price |
Bissell Pet Deluxe | 22 ft. | 18 lbs. | 3 Years | Check Price |
Bissell GB10 | 25 ft. | 40 bs. | 1 Year | Check Price |
1. Bissell 86T3/86T3Q Deep Cleaning Carpet Cleaner
This mega-cleaning engine is one of the best deep cleaning carpet cleaners I’ve seen in many years.
Bissell Big Green comes with two removable water containers. The clean water container has a 1.7 gallon capacity, 70% higher than that of most other cleaning machines, and on top of it is the dirty water tank which can hold approximately the same amount.
This carpet cleaner is especially excellent at cleaning dried-in stains because it comes with a powerful rotating DirtLifter brush set. The suction capacity of this machine is so high that it reaches deep into the carpet roots and sucks out the dirt and stains, as well leaving a drying effect after each swipe. The rotating brushes curls up the carpet strands, leaving it with a fluffy feel.
This carpet cleaner just makes your cleaning a whole lot easier and stress-free. You don’t even have to check the level of water in the container at all. The machine comes with a flow detector that’s eye-convenient and makes it really easy to know when a refill is in order.
This Professional Grade Carpet Cleaner permits hot and cold water use alike. Hot water dissolves dried-in stains better than cold water. This technique is wrongly termed “steam cleaning” because the machines don’t actually produce any steam. The hot water has no reactive effect on the cleaning solution or detergent. Just make sure you get a good cleaning solution for this machine.
Bissell Green offers a wide range of cleaning solutions for each specific task you want to perform around the house.
It also has smooth forward and backward moving ability, which is quite efficient as you don’t have to reach an edge of the wall and circle back again. The drying power of the machine and suction proficiency are still intact even with the backward moving strokes.
The carpet cleaner also has a rubbery, adjustable 9 foot water hose that’s connected to a detachable stair/stain removal attachment tool for cleaning especially tough stains, curves and corners, sofas, stairs and even window panes.
The machine just makes you enjoy your cleaning as it has a 25 feet power supply cord that can probably reach just about any edge. So you don’t have to worry about unplugging and re-plugging at any instant, except if you are cleaning an especially large room.
The handle of the tank is half-way hinged and is adjustable to height, so it can swivel forward and be easily pushed around. The main hand bars are slid between a long elastic-bound opening and can easily be hooked onto different heights.
As the name suggests, the Bissell Big Green Deep Carpet Cleaner is dominantly green in color, with meshes of white and gray off to the sides.
The surface of the machine is designed with high-grade thick plastic which gives the machine a major downside; a heavy weight, which doesn’t make maneuvering around so easy. The 86T3 comes with a five-year warranty.
- Separate water canister for clean of dirty water
- Flow detector
- Forward and backward movement
- DirtLifter Power Cleaning system
- Lengthy cord
- Stair-stain removal tool
- Incredible cleaning power
- Heavy weight
- Expensive.
2. Hoover FH50150 Power Scrub Carpet Cleaner
This is a nice feature-packed carpet cleaner that’s very popular for its low price and SpinScrub technology. It sits at the top of the best carpet cleaners in the Hoover series.
The Hoover Power Scrub has a five-head rotating brush device with a SpinScrub technology that spins rapidly with an impressive suctioning avility and jostles out dirt from the deep within the carpet roots, rotating to leave your carpet with a nicely groomed look. The brush bristles are made of stiff plastic that’s highly durable.
Hoover FH50150 Carpet Cleaner has separate water tank for both clean or used water, with the clean water canister seated below. The holding capacity of the tanks is 1 gallon, which is relatively small, but the two-tank system is definitely a plus to easy cleaning. This carpet cleaner comes with a flow/water-level indicator, so you don’t have to lift the tanks up to check the water levels. The flow indicator tells you when the water in the clean tank has gone down and you need to refill.
Hoover Power Scrub Cleaner has several handles off to the side and back which makes it easy carrying the machine up and down an entire house. It has an automatic solution mixing feature that helps you know the right amount of cleaning solution to use, so you don’t get your carpet too soapy and slimy. There’s always a detergent-to-water balance with the Hoover FH50150.
The machine has a special DualV nozzle which delivers a higher suction pressure when activated over particularly dry stains and spots, especially pet stains and fecal waste. A common features among the best carpet cleaners.
It has an 8 ft long flexible and extendable water hose, to which an upholstery cleaning tool can be attached, for getting the grime out of tricky areas, corners, curves and sofas, where the brushes cannot reach. It’s also especially efficient for cleaning the stairs. The machine also comes with a special crevice tool for scrubbing out perpendicular edges and thin spaces.
Hoover FH50150 has a really cool special rinse technology that lets you set the machine to water-only mode after you’ve soaped off the floor. That’s really efficient as you don’t have to change out the detergent water to rinse the carpets off.
The special attachment tools and rotating power brushing tool can be removed for cleaning. That’s way better than having to hoist the machine down to the sink to get a wash down.
On the outside, the Hoover Power Scrub Deluxe looks like a mini cleaning robot. It dominantly has a deep red color and a black case separates the transparent water boxes. The machine is made of high-grade lightweight plastic, which makes the it easy to maneuver.
The machine has a relatively high power amperage of 10 amps, which in no small way contributes to the efficient suction capacity of the nozzle.
The Hoover Power Scrub Deluxe comes a 20 ft power cord, which is not as long as the Bissell Deep Clean 86T3, but still efficient, and a two-year warranty.
- Low price
- Not heavy
- SpinScrub technology
- Water-level indicator
- Separate water containers
- Several handles for easy lifting
- Low tank capacity
3. Hoover SteamVac Clean Surge Carpet Cleaner
This machine, like any other high-grade cleaner made by Hoover, comes with a well-advanced SpinScrub technology brush setup. It has five brush heads that rotate and counter-rotate at 360 degrees through all directions.
The machine itself automatically regulates the pressure and force of the brushes, so you don’t have to force down at particular points. It’s subtle enough to fluff up the carpet hairs and the suction ablity is still strong enough to scrub out grime.
The Hoover Steam Vac Carpet Washer comes with a three-stage brush speed control. The brushes can either be set to high, low or turned off completely. So if there’s a particular dried-in stain you want to attack, just turn it up to high. The pressure regulation of the brushes gentles out the bristles so they don’t rough up you carpet at maximum speed.
The machine comes with a dedicated control button that activates the special CleanSurge feature which surges out extra detergent, and goes quite well with the high speed brush-roll setting for cleaning stubborn stains.
The Hoover Power Steam Vac Carpet Washer comes with separate water canister. It has the capacity to hold 1 gallon of water, boiling water inclusive. Boiling water tends to remove stains by dissolution more effectively than cool water. The SteamVac doesn’t come with any installed water heater though, which will definitely add to the bulk of the machine and consume more power.
This SteamVac carpet cleaner has a power amperage of 12 amps, which is one of the highest amperage in top cleaning devices, and surpasses that of the Hoover FH50150. This extremely high power gives the brushes a velocity that contributes to the noticeable difference you get after one swipe.
The Hoover SteamVac has an upholstery cleaning device that’s attachable to a flexible 8 ft water hose. The hand held tool also has a rotating brush set, which is quite a unique feature. It cleans out your hard-to-reach corners, stairs, high spots, sofas and edges.
The brush heads and upholstery device are all easily detachable for cleaning. If the brushes get worn and raggedy from use over the years, Hoover produces suitable replacements for each cleaner model.
The Hoover SteamVac Clean Surge Cleaner also comes with a really nice heated drying technology, so you don’t have to cordon off an area after cleaning. It has a heat panel that forwards head to the floor as you clean.
Hoover SteamVac has a 20 ft electric cord which is good enough to reach around corners without much unplugging and re-plugging.
On the outside, the SteamVac has its vacuuming circuitry at the base with a glossy blue color, the clean water plastic at mid-level and dirty water plastic at top level. The machine is made with thin plastic and is easy to handle.
The Hoover Power SteamVac is a high power vacuum machine that’s great at flushing out grime and comes with a 1 year warranty.
- Separate water containers (Dirty/Clean)
- Three brush speed controls
- Clean surge feature
- SpinScrub technology
- 12 amp power capacity
- Heated drying technology
- Reliable cleaning power
- Low tank capacity
- No flow indicator
4. Hoover Max Extract Pressure Pro Carpet Cleaner
The Hoover Max Extract Pressure Pro is another specially featured machine in the Hoover series.
This carpet cleaner comes with a high pressure water jet that gives a lot of aid in literally kicking out grime. The pressure of the water is high enough to soften the stains a fraction of a second before the brushes set to work.
This Hoover carpet cleaning device comes with the SpinScrub technology in the brush set. The system has six rotating and counter-rotating brush heads that spin in all directions to flush out dirt and stains. This machine is extra-good with SpinScrubbing because of the high pressure water spray.
The Hoover Max Pressure Pro has separate clean and dirty water tanks, where the clean tank sits below the dirty water container and used water is splurged up directly. In this machine, the tanks are not directly connected to each other. There’s a separating pouch in between them. The clean tank has a wide handle in front and it can be easily pulled out from below the separating pouch. The machine allows hot water use for easy stain dissolution.
The Hoover Max also comes with a different detergent holder, and hence, an automatic mixing feature.
The Hoover Extract Pro has a 9 foot extendable water hose to which a hand device can be attached for cleaning curves, edges, sofas, car seats and most especially, stairs. Though the upholstery doesn’t come with SpinScrub technology, just like that of the SteamVac, it still delivers a great cleaning effect on stains and accumulated dirt at edges.
Hoover Max Pro Carpet Cleaner, just like the Hoover FH50150 has the unique rinse mode activation that allows you to rinse off the carpet without detergent after cleaning. Excess cleaning solution on the carpet is not desirable as it tends to get slimy and slippery, and can be itchy when lain on. The Max Extract allows easy rinsing with just water.
The electric cord length of the cleaner is 20 feet, like most other product in the Hoover series. It’s quite efficient as it can cover with minimal unplugging and re-plugging.
On the surface, the Max Extract has quite a sophisticated look. The clean water plastic is tucked away neatly and separated from the dirty water container by an upward pouch, giving the machine a compact look. The machine has a dominant deep blue color with silver wheels a bendable handle.
The Hoover Max extract is quite more expensive than the SteamVac, but the Steamvac has no pressurized water surge. The machine comes with a two-year warranty and has a great effect on grimy floor.
- High pressure water spray
- Rinse mode
- Six-brush head SpinScrub technology
- Separate detergent holder
- Separate clean and dirty water repository
- More expensive
- No multi-brush speed control
- Heavy weight
5. Bisell PowerLifter PowerBrush Carpet Cleaner
The Bissell PowerLifter is a budget friendly cleaning equipment from the Bissell series.
The machine is not exactly as sophisticated most other models, but it’s designed to suit a specific user need and delivers high-suction deep cleaning, with a build that stands upright when being moved.
The PowerBrush apparatus of the Bissell PowerLifter comes with a DirtLifter technology. The curvy rows of brushes are specially designed with hard bristles to reach deep down into the root of the carpet and flush out stains and dirt, applying just enough pressure not to cause the carpet to wear out. The spinning brushes also groom the carpet hairs to look fluffy.
The brushes have an eleven inch wide scrub path, which is pretty wide compared the Bissell model in this review .The machine covers a whole lot of ground in a relatively short while.
The Bissell PowerLifter has a not-so-loved feature in terms of water holding. It has a single tank with a small capacity of 0.75 gallons of water in the smaller container inside, into which the clean water goes. As you clean, the dirty water occupies the main tank space. This means the tank has to be refilled frequently, though this won’t be a problem if this machine is used for small spaces.
There’s a measuring beaker available with the PowerLifter for measuring the amount of detergent to pour into each 0.75 gallons of water you fill up. That ensures you don’t pour in too much cleaning mix in the tank.
The Bissell powerLifter allows searing water to be poured into the small clean water container. We worry about the light plastic melting from a high temperature of water. The Bissell PowerLifter is made with refractory materials that can withstand hot tap water. You just have to make sure the carpet material you are cleaning can withstand the heat.
This machine doesn’t have a built-in water-heating circuitry. The machine has quite a low power amperage of 6.25 amps, when compared with the 10 amp power capacity of the Hoover 86T3. It still delivers a thorough deep clean with a high suction capacity, regardless.
The Bissell PowerLifter Carpet Cleaner also features a lint screen that prevents cotton fluffs, hair and other and other nitty-gritties from clogging up the system.
This carpet cleaner has a 20 ft electric cord, that’s doesn’t require much changing of socket outlets. On the outside, the machine is dominantly black in color with an adjustable handle. It’s made with light refractory material that makes it really easy to maneuver.
The Bissell PowerLifter is handy and comfortable, though lacking a number of features. It’s suited for light, regular cleaning and comes with a one-year warranty.
- DirtLifter technology
- 11-inch cleaning trail
- Weigh very little
- Low price
- Lint screen
- Measuring beaker
- No double tank system
- Low water holding capacity
- No upholstery cleaning tool
- No flow detector
6. Rug Doctor Deep Carpet Cleaner
The Rug Doctor Deep Cleaner is undoubtedly a top carpet cleaner.
The Rug Doctor features a two-in-one powerful brush action system, where the rotating action of the brushes is coupled with a vibrating ability, which gives the brushes a jostling motion that causes the bristles to reach deep down into the strand roots and jolt dirt out. The vibrating and rotating is basically what makes the Rug Doctor top of the pack in deep cleaning.
The brush set has an impressive 12-inch cleaning trail, which is even higher than the Bissell PowerLifter with 11 inches, but then again 12 inches is the standard length for professional deep cleaning equipment.
The Rug Doctor has two separate tanks for clean water and dirty water. The dirty water case sits in front of the clean water canister. They both have handles on top and can easily be extracted for emptying and refilling. The machine allows hot water cleaning for easy grime dissolution and this goes into the clean water plastic box. The cork of the tank also doubles as a measuring cup for cleaning fluid.
The Rug Doctor can only perform backward movement, which is a minor, time-consuming downside. It has to be wheeled forward after each swipe for another backward swipe to take place.
The Rug Doctor comes with an extendable 7.75 ft water hose and an upholstery cleaner that can be attached to the hose for cleaning corners, rounded edges, tables, armchairs, car seats and staircases. The hose and upholstery device have a removable carrier where they are kept in the machine.
The power amperage of the Rug Doctor is impressively high at 11 amps. This high power capacity gives the rotating and vibrating action of the machine a great suction, and the ease of movement is also great due to this power rate.
The brush set of the Rug doctor is powered-on using the red-colored ‘soap and scrub’ button on top of the handle, which is a strategic point as you don’t have to bend and lean to turn the set on and off. It also has a three speed brush-roll control which activates high speed, low speed, or turns off.
The Rug Doctor has a 28 ft electric cord, making it the longest cord of any high-ranking deep cleaning machine. You definitely don’t have to unplug and re-plug to reach all the edges, except you are cleaning a particularly large hall.
On the outside, the Rug doctor has a dominantly red-colored compact look, made with thick, refractory high-grade plastic that gives it just a bit of bulk weight.
The Rug Doctor comes with a two-year warranty and is definitely the trail-blazer in deep cleaning systems.
- Vibrating and rotating power sweeper systems
- Separate clean and dirty water boxes
- Multi brush-roll speed settings
- 28 ft cord length
- Front-to-back plastic water tanks
- Unbeatable suction effect
- Costly
- Quite heavy
- No forward movement
7. Bissell DeepClean Premier Pet Carpet Cleaner
The Bissell Premier Pet Cleaner is a machine specifically designed by Bissell for pet owners.
It has features that are designed to root out the most tangled pet hair and dried-in stains and smells. It’s not just made for pet-stained floor alone. It’s a normal cleaning devicethat’s modified with features for pet messes, which can be extremely tricky to clean.
This machine is a pet-mess friendly cleaner with dual rows of DirtLifter brushes. The Dirtlifter technology is the best when it comes to reaching deep into the root of your carpet strands to flush out dried-in stains. The rotating motion of the wavy-set brushes grooms your carpet hairs and leaves them fluffing nicely.
The Bissell Pet Cleaner is also hot water compatible. One unique feature about this machine is that it uses the Bissell ProHeatWave technology, which maintains the temperature of your water so it doesn’t get cool as you clean. Boiling water is especially efficient in cleaning pet stains, especially pet stains
Bissell DeepClean Pet Cleaner performs forward and backward movement, which is a feature even the Rug Doctor lacks. You can push forward and pull backward on the same lane and this has no effect on the spinning brushes or suctioning.
The Bissell Pet Cleaner has an Edge-Sweep technology that allows the brushes to get to the edges of your space, without you having to get on your knees or use an upholstery cleaner on them.
This carpet cleaner comes with a single tank of 1.25 gallon capacity, which is 25% more than that of the average cleaning machine. We don’t like the fact that it doesn’t have a dual-tank system, but the machine makes up for it with a higher tank capacity than most two-tank systems.
To enjoy the effect of this machine better on pet stain, you should get a Bissell cleaning formula that’s made for the type of pet excreta you want to erase. The cleaning formula goes directly into the water bucket.
The Bissell Pet Cleaner comes with a pet hair basket. The basket is neatly tucked into the water tank and any hair swept up by the brushes, along with lint and other strand-like materials, are all deposited in the basket, to prevent drain clogging. The basket is easily ex-tractable form the hinged wall of the water container for cleaning out.
Bissell Pet Cleaner Carpet Cleaner comes with a special 3-inch Deep Reach upholstery tool for cleaning around corners, curves, staircases, car seats, sofas and armchairs. The holding device also has an Edge-Sweep technology and high suction strenght.
The Pet Cleaner has an electric cord length of 22 ft. That’s relatively long compared to other cleaning machines in the series. The machine barely ever needs unplugging and re-plugging.
The Bissell pet Cleaner comes with a limited three-year warranty and is loved for its pet-cleaning specifications.
- Dual rotating DirtLifter brushes.
- Pet hair basket
- Bissell ProHeat wave technology
- Forward and backward movement
- Edge-Sweep technology
- Deep Reach upholstery device
- Heavy weight
- Costly
8. Bissell Essential Full-Sized Carpet Cleaner
The Bissell DeepClean Essential is Bissell’s number one full-sized carpet cleaner for professional cleaning.
The machine comes with awesome features for easy removal, of stains and spots from your carpet. The Bissell Essential has a powerful rotating DirtLifter brush set-up that reaches deep into your carpet to suck out dried-in stains.
The spraying pressure and suction capacity of the machine are both impressively high. Sharp spraying easily dissolves the grime for the brushes to swipe them up on one stroke. The rotating effect of the brush-set fluffs up the carpet for a well-groomed look.
Bissell Essential comes with an Edge-Sweep technology, just like the Pet Premier. It’s definitely easy to get at the edges, along with the surround-suction feature that ensures you have a dry carpet after cleaning, preventing water from getting pooled in thin lines at the edges.
The machine allows forward and backward movement while cleaning, which is time-efficient and stress-reducing, as you don’t have to wheel forward and pull backward for a swipe. This has no effect on the brush bristles and suction potential remains exactly the same for each direction.
Bissell Essential Professional Carepet Cleaner has as tank capacity of 1 gallon, which isn’t much. It is a single tank system with a two-in-one build. It has an inner vessel for the clean water and the surrounding part is for the dirty water. That’s not as efficient as the two-tank systems but it serves just as well, only with a few extra trips to the sink. The cleaning solution goes into the clean tank and the machine comes with a measuring beaker for the solution.
The Carpet Cleaner has the unique Bissell ProHeat Wave technology that’s keeps the temperature of the water constant. The machine allows hot water use, which is more efficient in dissolving grime and long-term stains. The heat waves from the motor are directly passed into the clean water which keeps the temperature constant till it runs out.
The Bissell Essential comes with three hand-held upholstery tools. There’s a six-inch stair tool for cleaning the stairs, a three-inch stain removal tool for getting around stains on sofas, armchairs, car seats, and a very unique crevice tool for cleaning very narrow spaces and perpendicular corners. They can all be attached to an extendable and ribbed flexible water hose.
Bissell Essential has an electric cord length of 22 ft. That’s relatively long and keeps plugging and re-plugging at a minimal. The machine has a fairly low price and comes with a two-year warranty.
- Full-sized machine
- Powerful DirtLifter brush set-up
- Heat wave technology
- Forward and backward movement
- Light in weight
- Three different-sized upholstery hardware.
- Budget friendly
- Single tank system
- No flow indicator
- No rinse mode activation
9. Bissell Deluxe Pet Full-Sized Carpet Cleaner
The Bissell Deluxe Pet cleaner is an improved version of the Bissell Pet Premier Cleaner in the series. The Deluxe comes with special features that face your pet stains and other spots head on.
The Bissell Full-Sized Carpet Cleaner comes with the DirtLifter technology in the power sweeping system, with 12 rows of dual spinning brushes that reach deep into the base of your carpet to agitate the grime. The brushes have stiff plastic bristles that rotate to groom the carpet hairs, giving them a soft feel when stepped on.
Bissell Pet Deluxe comes with a CleanShot feature, also termed CleanSurge. This feature can be activated over particularly dried stains to cause a surge of extra cleaning formula for the brushes to do a better job on the spot. That saves you the stress of having to apply the extra cleaning formula needed by hand.
The Pet Deluxe Carpet Cleaner comes with the Edge-Sweep technology, which allows you to work on the edges at the baseboards without having to use any upholstery hardware. That’s a highly desirable feature in any carpet cleaner, as it saves you the stress of having to circle round the edges again with a hand tool.
Bissell Pet Deluxe has the surround-suction technology. This sucks out water and solution as you clean, and prevents water from getting pooled at the edges and baseboards due to the Edge-Sweep. You also don’t have to cordon off the rooms for too long a time. Surround-suction gets everything set quickly enough.
It has a 1.25 gallon single tank with a 2-in-1 build. This feature is not always preferred in cleaning machines, as everyone likes the two-tank system, but the Pet Deluxe makes up for this with a 25% higher tank capacity. The clean water is a bowel bag in the dirty water container, and trips to the sink are not so frequent.
It also has an impressively wide cleaning range of 12 inches. That helps in getting around the room as quickly possible. The machine comes with a pet hair basket, tucked away inside the water canister and is ex-tractable for cleaning. Occasionally, some hair and lint still find their way through to the dirty water in this system, but never enough to cause any clogging.
Bissell Pet Deluxe Full-Sized Carpet Cleaner comes with a highly efficient stain-trapper tool, which is great for sucking up all sorts of pet excreta, which you definitely don’t want getting into the brush set and making cleaning a tacky job.
The machine has a relatively long electric cord of 22 ft, and you can comfortably work around standard-sized room.
Designed with a dominantly black compact look. It’s made with refractory premium plastic and is relatively thin and light. It comes with a one-year warranty.
- High suction capability
- DirtLifter technology
- CleanShot technology
- Edge-Sweep technology
- Pet hair basket
- Extensive cleaning path
- Stain-trapper tool
- Light weight
- Costlier than most
- No rinse mode
- No flow indicator
- No two-tank system
10. BISSELL GB10 Motor Extracter Carpet Cleaner
The Bissell BG10 is a two-motor deep cleaning appliance that’s and is basically the same thing as the 86T3, except for a couple of minor structural changes and slight differences in performance.
The BG10 comes with a DirtLifter technology and a rotating brush apparatus. This leaves your carpet thoroughly deep cleaned to the roots and fluffed up at all times.
The BG10 stands out specially for having two electric motors inside, a feature which the 86T3 and Rug Doctor do not have. One motor is charged with turning the brushes, the other works the suction system of the machine. The double motors are quite power-consuming, but they make the BG10 function with a high efficiency.
The rotating power of the DirtLifter brushes is higher and this grooms the carpet strands nicely. The suction strength of the BG10, being controlled by its own motor is impressively high and you can visibly see the grime getting sucked off with each swipe.
The Bissell Big Green BG10 Carpet Cleaner has a two-tank system, the clean and the dirty water holder each having a holding capacity of 1.75 gallons, which is 0.05 gallons higher than that of the 86T3. You barely have to go to the sink for refilling and emptying. The capacity is 70% higher than that of most other cleaning appliances. The two tanks are hinged together and share one handle, which is fixed to the dirty water repository on top.
With the BG10, you also don’t have to lift the tank to know the level of water remaining. The machine comes with an eye-convenient flow indicator that tells you when the water in the tank has gone down well-enough to need a refill.
BG10 has an Edge-Sweep technology with the surround-suction feature. This allows you to touch the edges of your room without needing a crevice tool. The surround-suction provides quick drying and gives the carpet a nice, warm feel.
Bissell BG10 performs forward and backward movement. This feature is much loved in any cleaning machine because it means you don’t have to circle back after each swipe. The bristles of the power brushes are unaffected by either the forward or backward swipe. This feature saves a whole lot of time and energy.
Like the 86T3, the Bissell BG10 has an adjustable handle that can also be bent into two halves. The handles can easily be hooked onto different height levels for anyone to use the machine comfortably.
Bissell BG10 Carpet Cleaner has an electric cord length of 25 ft, matching that of the 86T3. This is a very convenient cord length and mostly cleans out a standard area without having to be unplugged and re-plugged at any other outlet.
On the outside, the BG10 is greatly similar to the 86T3, having the same dominant green color, with meshes of white and gray to the side. The only noticeable difference is the bright yellow electric cord.
The machine is made with high-grade refractory plastic and is relatively heavy weight. That’s one thing most Bissell cleaning systems have in common, along with impressive suction power and targeted features.
The Bissell BG10 comes with a one-year warranty.
- Dual motors
- DirtLifter technology
- Separate water vessels
- Flow indicator
- Long electric cord
- Edge-Sweep technology
- No upholstery
- Heavy weight
- Dual motors consume too much power.
Wrapping Up
Everyone buying a carpet cleaner has different needs and uses for it. Some need it for an office hall carpet where the foot traffic is always heavy, or a home carpet where it’s not always so much. People who have little kids and pets also have to keep that in mind when making a purchase.
Another important fact that’s obvious from the above list is that no carpet cleaner is exceptionally perfect and flawless. That’s why there are pros and cons lists for each cleaner, to give quick information about where each cleaner can and cannot deliver.
Here a few things to consider when matching a cleaner to your specs;
- You should first compare the price of the cleaner to your budget allowance for it. Some are rather very budget-friendly.
- If the cleaner is to be used on an office carpet, or anywhere else the foot traffic is heavy, you should get one with a remarkable suction power and high pressure spray.
- If you have pets, then you should probably get the Bissell Premier or Deluxe that are normal carpet cleaners with pet cleaning enhancements.
- If your kids are going to be helping out with the cleaning, you should get one that’s not so heavyweight.
- The cord length of the cleaner is also important, because it won’t be a good thing to have a large area to clean and a machine with a short electric cord.
- The water-holding capacity of the machine’s tanks should also be considered, if plenty of rooms are to be cleaned at a time.
- Several of the carpets come with hose-attachable upholstery hand tools, and these are very handy when cleaning chairs, seats and plenty of hard-to-reach areas.
- You should also check how deep the carpet strands go, so you can get one with a suitable Power Brush technology.
The most important thing is to get a cleaner that suits your specific needs and budget. Our list is sure to be a good guide in achieving that aim. Do let us know if you feel there’s a top machine that should have been up there.
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