Bissell 94003 ProHeat 2X Select Pet Upright Deep Cleaner

5 comments

1. 

   Melissa R. Shuster on December 26, 2009 at 3:21 pm

   Definitely not worth it. We’re on our second one already. The first one stopped working during its first use. This second one has been used only once before and stopped working tonight.

   We’re fed up with this product. It’s a huge disappointment and not worth the headache.

2. 

   Gradpath on December 26, 2009 at 3:52 pm

   My mother bought a cheaper version of this product and raved about it. We expected this to be even better, but really wasn’t. Some pet stains (diabetic cat = food regurgitation) didn’t come out all that well despite following the directions to the T, pre-treating multiple times, cleaning with the brush attachment and then going over with the steam cleaner 5+ times. Also, I had a coffee stain it barely touched thus have to continue to cover it with my couch.

   It is great to simply clean the carpets but the extra “pet stain removal” it boasts, is lacking. I’d say about 8/10 stains came out. Yes, that is a lot of stains but we recently found out our cat had a myriad of health problems and he was constantly sick for a month while adjusting to medications. So don’t expect the machine to be magic despite what it claims to do.
   

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   BookGirl on December 26, 2009 at 4:30 pm

   There are only 3 good things about this horrid machine:
   
   1. It generates adequate suction not to leave carpets very wet after use
   
   2. The heating element is optional
   
   3. The detergent reservoir can be removed so you don’t have to spray your carpet with foul-smelling toxins

   The bad things about this “deep” cleaner are numerous:
   
   1. It takes repeated applications to actually get a carpet clean
   
   2. Suctioning up the dirty water from the carpet is a long, long task.
   
   3. The belts that move the brushes fall off after practically every use
   
   4. The belts are accessed by unscrewing several pieces of housing so one must be very comfortable taking apart and putting the housing back together
   
   5. While the water tank lifts off easily, the rest of the pieces must be unscrewed after every use to clean the machine (and it does get filthy)
   
   6. The dirty water reservoir is UNDER the clean water bladder. This means that the reservoir and the bladder get covered in dirty water and one must push aside the bladder to fully empty the dirty water. Disgusting!
   
   7. The cleaner is quite heavy and cannot be used on stairs because or its weight and lack of balance.

   I could go on, but those are the main points. I would recommend buying a smaller hand-held model for spot cleaning and renting a steam cleaner for larger areas/wall-to-wall carpet.

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   Karen Wilder on December 26, 2009 at 5:29 pm

   If I was aloud to swear on this website I would. Thats how mad I am with this machine. Bought this 1 month ago. The belt keeps coming off. Now I cant put any of the belts back together cause this one piece wont stay on. Any help wiould be greatly appreciated cause I am steaming mad!!!!

5. 

   S. MacDonald on December 26, 2009 at 6:15 pm

   I received my Bissell floor cleaner very quickly and used it immediately. I was very disappointed to find that I would have to buy an additional part in order to use this to steam my tile floors. I was under the impression that it was included. I used it on the rugs and found that the brushes and suction are just not strong enough for what I need. It was in fact very similar to the steamer I was replacing because I was unhappy with its performance. I will say that I was somewhat happier with the upholstery cleaning job that it did, although it got the couch very wet and I had to go over and over the surface to get it clean. All in all, its like the others I have tried, and they just don’t measure up to the professional cleaning that I guess I need to pay for each time.