It's a great little shampooer lifts stains with so little effort, not to heavy, speed is brilliant carpet dries quick and the suction is second to none noise level doesn't scare my cat the look is cute well worth the money asked love it

First of all, I was quite surprised that this came with 2 small bottles of spot cleaner and a small bottle of carpet cleaner. The carpet cleaner doesn't specify whether it's pet safe however. One of the bottles of spot cleaner had leaked a little all over the box- but honestly it was a tiny amount and I wasn't expecting the bottles at all so I wasn't too bothered, although it did mean I had to recycle the box instead of my usual method of storing it for a while in case of returns!I found it very easy to use- I have pretty bad carpal tunnel in both wrists so I was a bit worried, but it didn't create a huge issue. I did have to switch hands frequently when one wrist started to get fatigued, but didn't have any lasting issues after cleaning 2 medium rugs, one large rug and a sofa. If you've particularly weak arm muscles you may want to try the upright machine instead or get a friend to do it for you!My rugs were all bought new in December 2020, so they've only had 9 months of use, mainly in lockdown, so only I've been walking over them in socked feet. Any rare guests have been made to take shoes off. The picture shows the waste water from the single large area rug, which has never so much as seen an outdoor shoe and is vacuumed daily, and it's still surprisingly dirty!The small rugs took perhaps 10-20 mins and the large maybe 30-45. They took around 30 minutes to be dry enough to walk across without getting soaked feet, and about 3 hours to dry completely with the windows open. The sofa took about half an hour and took maybe six hours to dry completely. The suction is very powerful, but my sofa surface is pitted which made it hard for the unit to get a seal to suction the water out completely.My only slight quibble is with the spray which shoots slightly wide of the carpet so you have to aim it to avoid getting a puddle of cleaner on the floor! It also drips infrequently. And as another review mentioned, you have to have everything ready to go to fill the unit from a protruding tap and add the solution to it because it doesn't have a flat top so you have to hold it in position. I saw a question about how to remove the vacuum front for cleaning, and it does tend to get dirt and hairs lodged in it I noticed- it's a clear plastic front so you can see all the water being sucked out (and when there's no more liquid to suction) but it does look dirty after a while. I found just running a little tap water in to it and then swishing it around and pouring it back out cleaned this part very well.Oh and one last small gripe- the instructions say the waste tank is designed for you to fit your hand inside to give it a good clean. I have fairly small hands and it was still a slightly painful scrape getting it in, so I don't recommend this unless you have child sized hands to be honest!Cable and hose wrap neatly and the unit stores very compactly for small spaces.Overall very happy with this little thing and my lovely clean carpets!

Compre la maquina pensando en mi negocio de estética automotriz en solo día la utilice para la limpieza de mi sala y asientos de auto, funciono a la perfección, fácil de usar con un excelente poder de succión, sala y asientos quedaron MUY LIMPIOS ..II la sala quedo seca en un par de horas exponiéndola al sol y los asientos de mi auto secos en menos de 24hrs. El negocio apenas inicia, aun no tengo los suficientes clientes pero considero que es un gran inicio con este equipo de limpieza. Con gusto compartiría mi experiencia en 3 meses mas adelante.Hola nuevamente..!! aquí reportándome 30 meses después de la compra!! ( Julio 2019 a Enero 2022) la maquina sigue funcionando la uso para lavar, salas, colchones y por supuesto asientos de auto. Si bien no trabaja diario lleva 30 meses trabajando!! ( cada vez que es requerida) el sistema de inyección dejo de funcionar pero la succión al 100%. Mi sugerencia es que utilices un fumigador de 3 Lts. trabajas mas rápido y problema resuelto. Mi negocio sigue trabajando. He tenido funcionando la maquina hasta 4horas continuas (lavado de salas) Sin ningún problema, producto recomendable.

I was very sceptical about this product if it will clean my white couch I have from all the dirt my kids and their friends brought on. (I know, I know, what the hell was I thinking having a white couch with kids)...I cleaned the couch 2 times (1 week apart). Both times first with chemicals filled and with clean water right after (as someone suggested in the previous reviews). I let the couch dry for a week.The clean water circle gets the deep dirt out and the chemicals left.You HAVE to let it dry for at least a week, before use, otherwise the dirt from your cloths and jeans stains will make it worse.Wow ... I am impressed! It took 90% of all stains out.I might do another full cleaning circle next week and scotch guard it after.Now I got so carried away with cleaning I used the rug doctor on all of my rugs, upholstery couches... it works really great.

For several years we had a heavy upright rug cleaner that worked fine, but was a pain to move around and lug up/down stairs. It worked fine for cleaning large areas, but the spot cleaning hose attachment sucked - and not in a good way...Over the years we replaced much of our carpet with hard wood, and realized that much of the carpet cleaning we did was spot cleaning (dog pee or a muddy shoe print). They upright carpet cleaner was a heavy hassle to use, so we bought the Rug Doctor portable. It works perfect for this small area (or stair) cleaning. I chose this over a competing Bissell unit for one critical reason: this has a moving brush in the handle which is key to getting a dirt loosened and sucked up. As another reviewer pointed out, the handle is a bit oddly shaped and is not easy to use in confined spaces like the floor pan of a car, but that aside, the motorized head, combined with very good suction, has made all the difference.I wish the plastic body was a had a little more quality feel to it, but in the end it cleans like a champ, and I am making a conscious effort to not treat this unit roughly in the hopes that it works for many years.=================================October 2018 Update:Had this unit for two years now, and it is still working excellent. As noted above, I try to treat it with care, especially when winding/unwinding the hose so as to not cause kinks or tears. I also keep it clean: every few uses I drain it completely and fill my sink with a mixture of hot water (~140F) and bleach, and then suck it through the cleaner. It not only cleans out the old dirty water residue from inside, it also disinfects it. This has had a huge effect on eliminating the bad odors in the cleaner that lingered after I used it. Still happy with it.=====================================================June 2022 Update:It died. The supply tube to the sprayer in the handle leaked over the motor that agitates the brush…the nozzle was clogged. I searched online for replacement parts and ordered them. Was able to take apart the handle and replace everything but it never worked as well again. So i tossed it.It was replaced with a new Bissell upright cleaner with an upholstery attachment. Upright steam cleaners in 2022 are much, much lighter (and yes, probably much less robust) than the ones of old, but the Bissell upright I bough is pretty light and doesn't weigh that much more than the old Rug Doctor. The Rug Doctor is a great machine, but given that I still have some large area rugs, the upright is better choice for me these days.