Hoover SmartWash Pet XL Upright Carpet Cleaner Machine for Carpet and Upholstery, Automatic Deep Cleaning Carpet Shampooer, Converts to Spot Cleaner, Pair with Hoover Carpet Cleaner Solution

It took a long time to do a 12x13 room but I anticipated this. As multiple reviewers recommended, take the time! Prep your area first. Vacuum slowly and thoroughly in at least 2 different directions to pull up loose dirt and hair. Now, with your Hoover loaded and ready, go slow with forward wash, even slower on pullback dry. Rinse out your collection unit as needed and reassemble. Now do a water only rinse, again slow forward and even slower pullback. Rinse out the collection unit if needed and reassemble again. Now follow this with dry only. Set up a fan and walk away for a while. You'll come back to soft, dry, fluffy carpet again. You need only push and pull. I was shocked at how dirty my carpet was. Cannister after cannister emptied of filthy black water, even after the water rinse, so I really should have gone over it again for a second scrub or maybe even a third if it was still pulling up filth. It was THAT dirty, but as my house was wrecked from my haphazard clearing of the room for cleaning, I was desperate for a return to order and skipped a second scrub session. I put a fan in the room while I stepped out for dinner and returned to dry carpet, soft and fluffy again under bare feet and no smells, despite knowing in the back of my mind that it really should have been cleaned a second time. But I'll deal with that later. Fact remains, this Hoover is a really good cleaning machine. It pulled up animal stains and ground in dirt in the high traffic area. Yes, I could have had professionals come in and clean that carpet in far, far less time but the wrecked house and inconvenience would have been the same. Plus, as I have elderly animals and that room is high traffic anyway, cleaning is needed frequently now and once I clean the next room, this unit will have paid for itself. So far, this has been a good purchase. Particularly pleasing is to be able to disassemble the head piece and remove the brushes and clear plastic cover to rinse clean. A previous competitor unit I had a few years ago could not be cleaned like that, which was disgusting, and I threw it out after only a couple of uses. This Hoover can be fully rinsed out very, very easily so no stinky, gross, dripping unit to sit in your laundry room. Oh and DO buy extra solution. I did not do this, thinking the sample would be enough for the 2 rooms I planned, and I've used up almost that whole bottle just on the 1 room. But then again, I didn't realize just how incredibly dirty my carpet was either, so that was lack of hindsight on my part, certainly not the Hoover eating up cleaning fluid. If you prefer to skip the cost of professionals and have the patience, you'll have great results on your floors with this carpet cleaner and like others said, it pays for itself after 2 professional cleanings.

Excellent carpet cleaner. The dirty water in the tank will disgust you while making you happy that it's not in your rug or carpet. It's easy to use, and the "dry only" feature is great at pulling out the water/cleaner solution so carpets dry in less time. It's not too heavy, so an able-bodied adult shouldn't struggle moving it around. As long as I went slowly over stained areas and repeated it a few times, this worked like a charm.

Great quality. Easy to use and clean afterwards. I’ve used it for six years at my home and three family members homes. Great even to soak up water from accidents or when storm water made it into our finished basement. I couldn’t live without it!

I recently tried out the Hoover SmartWash+ Automatic Carpet Cleaner Machine, and I must say, it's a game-changer. The results were impressive - my carpets look as good as new! Using it was a breeze, especially with the neighbor's lawnmower buzzing outside. I paired it with the Hoover Carpet Cleaner Solution, and the combination worked wonders. If you're looking for a handy way to refresh your home carpets and upholstery, this machine is definitely a winner!

I bought this as a last resort after my little green machine died, and I inherited a very elderly dog who is prone to accidents*. I truly did not think that this would be the answer to all of my problems, however, I figured it would be worth a shot and cheaper than hiring or renting a carpet cleaner every month. When I took it out of the box, it was exceptionally easy to put together. It was lightweight, but I was skeptical as to how heavy it would be when filled with fluid and water. Assembly was easy, but we all know how these carpet cleaning gadgets can be when it comes to emptying and cleaning out the actual machine after using it. Imagine my absolute amazement when I finally decided to tackle the upstairs hallway stains and was more than pleasantly surprised that the machine works beautifully. Not only is it lightweight and easy to maneuver, there is also a clear indicator on the bottom when it is washing and drying, and you can easily set it to dry only mode when you want to get up the excess moisture without having to put more cleaning solution on the carpet. I went over problem spots multiple times, and I was not under any impression that it would get rid of every old stain immediately even with multiple passes. However, I was shocked at how well a job it did considering. One session in half of the bedroom and the hallway (going over multiple problems spots multiple times) just about drained both the water tank and the cleaning solution tank, but honestly, with the amount of carpet I have in my house vs. the cost of renting a carpet cleaner for the weekend, this thing has already paid for itself in my mind. After I cleaned, here comes the bad part: disassembling and making sure that the machine Itself is not disgusting when I’m done. The dirty water tank snapped off super easily, and I was able to empty it in the bathtub with no fuss and no dirty hands. Because I have pets, the area around the scrub brushes was a bit caked with residual wet hair (not embedded in the brushes, mind you, which I was shocked about) but I was easily able to snap the plastic piece off to also clean it in the tub. I no longer go upstairs and feel like I am walking on a giant expensive used pee pad. This even feels like it will be good for small jobs because it is so crazy easy to fill and clean. Maybe even easier than my little green machine. Time will tell if this will continue working as it has from this first time, but for now I am sold. 10/10. *The pup is well, just very old. She has regular vet visits and is on medication, she’s just very blind, deaf, and gets confused as to where she is sometimes. We’ve tried LOTS of things to try to get her not to do this. It’s not her fault, and if I had to live in a giant expensive pee pad to make her last days amazing I totally would! But now I’m glad I don’t have to! :)

I'm very impressed with this unit. It's easy to put together out of the box. The only parts that need to be installed are those that will need to be removed for filling, emptying or cleaning after use, so by putting it together, you're learning how to use the machine. There's no mixing of solution and water. A separate container holds the cleaner. A small bottle is included and after cleaning two area rugs there is still enough left to do the same rugs again. The machine is very easy to use. You simply put the cleaner in the small container and water in the large bottom container, plug it in and turn it on. While pushing slowly ahead, water and solution goes into the rug. Pulling back sucks up the water while the rubber-like beater brushes knock dirt from the rug fibres. It's shocking to see the dirty water coming into the tank. When finished with washing, a push of the button puts the machine into the dry cycle. No water is used while the machine sucks up as much moisture as possible, leaving the rug damp. It dries quickly after that. When finished, the water tank and collection tank are emptied and rinsed clean and the beater brushes are removed and cleaned. It's a must to put the unit away clean and ready for the next use. I love my new machine and deciding to purchase it was easy. I had rented one of the steam cleaners available in some stores and found it to be very heavy and awkward and did a poor job but was expensive at half the price of purchasing my new Bissel. I knew that using the Bissel twice would be the price of a rental. Any use after that is free. Can you tell I'm VERY happy with my Bissel?? I recommend it.

BRILLIANT! My husband uses it as he enjoys using something new, hope he doesn't tire of it as I enjoy not having to do it. He says its the best carpet cleaner he has ever tried and so easy to use. The rooms smell so clean and fresh after he does them with this cleaner so I love it too. we have had carpets cleaned professionally and it takes a couple of days to dry and smells awful. The Hoover smart wash leaves the carpet clean and nearly dry, IT ALSO GETS ALL THE CATS HAIR UP. when you go forward it washes the carpet and when you pull back it dries. when finished you can put it on the dry cycle and dry it even more. HE SAYS ITS VERY EASY TO CLEAN AS WELL. As He says BRILLIANT! Lorraine Australia

Una muy buena máquina para lavar alfombras, Hoover es garantía, muy bien empacada, ya la usamos para lavar una sala y quedo muy bien, fácil de armar, buena potencia, use el shampo que viene en la caja y considero que para que quede bien la lavada hay que utilizarlo, no sabía que viene concentrado por lo que hay que diluirlo con un poco de agua, se me acabo rápido y le puse jabón de trastes, vinagra y un poco de bicarbonato pero no limpio del todo bien, así es que invertí un poco más y pedí el Galón de shampo del mismo que viene con la máquina, Recomendable.

120 volt not for UK

Good item and great follow up