BISSELL CrossWave | 3-in-1 Multi-Surface Floor Cleaner | Vacuums, Washes & Dries | Cleans Hard Floors & Area Rugs | 1713, Blue

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Other Bissell innovations that make carpet cleaning easier are its targeted spray nozzle for zapping stains with the in-tank cleaning solution simply by tapping a button with your foot. And there's a two-in-one Pet Upholstery tool that works dry to pull out stubborn pet hair and wet to zap stains on furniture fabrics and mattresses. Unlike single brush roll models, Bissell's dual DirtLifter PowerBrush uses double brush rolls for more cleaning action and yet it's still fairly lightweight and very maneuverable.

Some hard floor cleaners come with an array of accessories, but others only come with the main cleaning tool. In most cases, extra accessories can also be bought separately. Weight and maneuverability: Carpet cleaners are much heavier to carry and push and more cumbersome to use than traditional vacuum cleaners. Once you add water, they weigh even more. If your home has more than one level, carrying a heavy machine up and down the stairs is no easy task. Look for water tanks with wide openings that are easy to fill and that have large handles so they are easy to carry. When you’re deciding which hard floor cleaner to invest in, assess its manoeuvrability by looking at its weight. Consider too where you’ll store it – some are more compact than others.You can use each feature independently but the Bissell Vac & Steam is at its best when you use both at once to save time. You can whizz around the house at double speed if dirt isn’t too ingrained. How we test our steam cleaners The controls on the handle include a power toggle button plus a button to change modes. You can get a visual indicator of the level of dirt by looking at the coloured bar that runs around the LCD: the more red there is, the dirtier the floor. Carmel used this with the floorhead and carpet glider to clean the tide marks on an old, colourful rug. It worked to great effect and she only needed to switch to the brush a few times. If there’s one problem with cylinder steam cleaners, it’s that you have to wait for most of them to cool down before you refill and continue cleaning. Not so with the Polti Vaporetto Smart 100_B, which has a removable water tank, so you can fill it as many times as you need to complete your cleaning job, all without any cool-down time. Are you trying to remove tough stains from your carpet without the machine? Read our expert guide on the best carpet stain removers. Carpet cleaner hire - sometimes the cheapest option

A.k.a. 2-in-1 cleaners, these are upright steam mops where the steam generator can pop out from the middle to be used as a smaller, handheld cleaner. They come with various tools for steam cleaning smaller stuff. While it's difficult to achieve the same carpet cleaning results professionals can get with their industrial equipment, Bissell's Big Green is the most user-friendly professional-style home carpet cleaning machine we've tested. The large 1.75-gallon tanks are super easy to fill, carry and replace and the spinning flow indicator on top takes the guesswork out of knowing when the cleaning solution needs refilling. Though it looks bulky, it's simple to operate and relatively easy to maneuver for a machine this size, even when full. The adjustable handle moves to the most comfortable position for each user and folds for easier storage. Keep in mind that the machine weighs in at over 40 pounds, so those with carpets to clean on multiple levels will likely need help carrying it up and down stairs. The body boasts variable steam control and an anti-calc collector. It comes with a squeegee with cloth cover for cleaning upholstery, plus concentrator, scraper and two sizes of nylon brush. These are all great for cleaning, but might be a bit much if you're tight on storage space. It's important not to use carpet washers or multi-function machines on unsealed laminate or wooden floors though, as these surfaces can be damaged by the water. The Rug Doctor is available to hire from stores across the UK including Asda, Homebase, B&Q, Morrisons, Johnsons Cleaners, Tesco, the Co-operative and the Range.

Powerful Deep Cleaning

Additional roller brush - extra brushes to use for cleaning or when your original set needs to be washed. Emptying is easy, and there’s a separator inside that removes solids from the waste. While the Glide 2 can be used as a complete vacuum cleaner and mop at the same time, we find it’s often easier to vacuum bigger mess first, particularly with pets: as with all hard floor cleaners, sorting out wet pet hair isn’t fun. Rather than having to scrub at stains manually, we found that it was enough to hold the S6002UK over dirty areas, letting the automatic steam injection and powerful scrubbing take care of the rest. That makes it far less fatiguing to use this steam cleaner than many others, which we find need some manual work to remove tough stains. If it's also a wet cleaner, then testers analyse how well it lifts a variety of set-in and fresh stains, including wine, tea and mud. They assess whether it dries as it goes, too. Finally, if it cleans carpets, then they also test this feature, again using common household stains.