Bissell 1770 Quicksteamer Lightweight Upright Deep Cleaner Carpet Cleaner
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Bissell 1770 Quicksteamer Lightweight Upright Deep Cleaner Carpet Cleaner
Customer Review: Very pleasantly surprised!
Summary: 5 Stars
Was pleasantly surprised at this little carpet cleaner's function, usability, and results! I've used many carpet cleaners over the years and this one beats them all hands down! I decided a woman must have designed it because it's a dream to use: lightweight and nothing to 'figure out' - 2 very simple attachments is all you have! Just cleaned a small room, including a 6x9 rug with only 1 water change, in less than 30 minutes - with great results. Didn't notice any 'steam', but it somehow brought up dirt that I couldn't see in my carpet - I was amazed & kept going to another carpet - same thing, pulls up dirt you don't realize is there! I'd recommend this one for it's results and ease of use, I wasn't disappointed one bit. Customer Review: Easy to use
Summary: 4 Stars
I previously had an inexpensive Dirt Devil which gave out after 3 years, so I bought this Bissell machine to replace it for occasionally freshening up my carpet. It is NOT a 'steamer'. The name is deceiving. It's a basic carpet cleaner. The closest it comes to being a steamer is the temperature of water that you put in it.
Assembly took, literally, 5 minutes and it's as simple to use as a vacuum. It cleans very well, but I suggest first spot treating any areas that need it. For the price it's a good machine. Be aware, there are no furniture cleaning attachments included.
Customer Review: Lightweight, effective, and affordable, albeit misnamed
Summary: 4 Stars
If you're here, you're probably looking for an effective carpet cleaner that a) does not cost $279 and b) doesn't require you to bend and scrape and clean large areas with a tiny hand-held brush, ? la the Little Green Clean Machine. For light to medium use, I can easily recommend this unit.
A few months ago, two Greater Swiss Mountain Dog puppies were added to my household; the QuickSteamer has proved invaluable. Cleaning is as simple as a few passes with a vacuum; the unit is thankfully lightweight, particularly to anyone who's lugged a Rug Doctor. Refilling cleaning fluid is easy, accomplished through a removable tank on the back of the unit that can be taken out and replaced with one hand. (Though Bissell recommends its own line of soaps and fluids, I've had fine results with Mr. Clean.) The unit's assembly is simple, so any problems are easy to diagnose. Unlike other carpet cleaners, the QuickSteamer has not clogged on me.
Though the cleaner performed well most of the time, it was out of its league with a few heavier messes; any sticky job with a big potential to stain has to be lightly softened up with dishsoap and paper towels. The chamber for the dirty water is also a bit oddly-shaped (there're lots of nooks and crannies inside), which makes it more difficult to clean; like the cleaning fluid tank, though, it lifts out separately for easy handling. The brushes don't rotate - but, like other components, they can be removed for cleaning. Additionally, despite the name, the QuickSteamer has no heating element; the operator must add hot water to the cleaning fluid tank. (That said, in my experience, lukewarm water has worked just fine for cleaning.)
One additional tip - be sure to empty the dirty-water tank after each use. If you let the water collect and sit, the chamber can take on an odor that will increase when the machine is fired up. (It won't spread at all to the area you're cleaning, but it can make using the machine unpleasant.) The odor will dissipate when the chamber is emptied and rinsed with water and cleaning fluid.
The bottom line: the machine does a great job for most household clean-ups, and I do recommend it. Heavy-duty use is a bit beyond it; in that case, perhaps the next step up, a $100 upright with rotating brushes, would be a better choice. For the family with kids or pets that needs to clean up the occasional spill, though, this machine will fit the bill, and your budget, quite nicely.
Customer Review: Bissell Quicksteam Carpet cleaner
Summary: 5 Stars
The Bissell Quiksteam was highly recommended by Consumer Report and it lives up to that high praise.Customer Review: No vibrating or spinning brush, get ready for a workout
Summary: 2 Stars
(You'll have to) Put your back into it ...
Hey all. First, don't buy this as a replacement for renting a carpet cleaner from your local Albertsons, it's simply not up to that kind of job. It the kind of cleaner which is really small, so fits in a closet for a quick spill clean up .... but not much beyond that unless you are really going to put your back into it.
It is simply not practical to use this to clean a whole room, much less a whole house. You'd be better off paying the extra $65 for a larger carpet cleaner.