Honest to god life saver! I bought this back in July this year when I had gotten a new cat. I’ve used it a small handful of times to clean my rug and couch for all manner of pet accidents. Perks: -Very light and portable with a longer cord. -It’s super quick during cleanup. Usually taking less than 5 for smaller spots and around 10-15 for deeper stains/larger messes. Only time sink is filling the reservoir. -The cleaning liquid it comes with is amazing on stains but I’ve yet to use it with other solutions so not sure how well it works without it. -I also have thick movable rugs and there is no liquid pooling under the rug when I clean them which is a major plus. -It’s easy to disassemble and clean and there’s even an attachment that allowed you to run the cleaning fluid just through the tube so it doesn’t build up any gunk. Cons: -The solution does have a bit of a harsher chemical sent to it but It’s not unbearable and usually dissipates once dry. -It is a little expensive but I think for the price point it is fair. I’d consider it a mid-tear portable cleaner, I’ve definitely used cheaper and none have done as good of a job as this one. -It’s loud. Not like fire alarm loud but enough you can’t hear anyone talking if it’s running. Read more
We purchased this to clean a sticky, greasy spill from the back seat of our car. It worked GREAT! It came with two bottles of cleaning solution and we weren't sure how much solution we'd go through so we used an entire bottle to fill the entire reservoir with water and cleaner (the lines on the reservoir are very helpful.) We were very surprised to see that it didn't use much solution to get the job done. You have to use quite a bit of elbow grease to get the maximum amount of water out of the area you are cleaning. My husband and I tag teamed the back seat of the car and then moved onto an oversized chair that the kids have gotten their greasy selves and numerous food stains on over the years. Between those two items we used the entire reservoir (going over a few areas two or three times.) Both pieces look almost brand new. Maybe we scrubbed a little too hard on the car seat because the fabric pilled in a few places. If you're cleaning a more delicate fabric just use gentle pressure and be prepared to do a few more runs with the cleaner or vacuum hose. A few items to note: - There's a small rubber gasket on the solution sprayer part of the device. This moved around a little bit while cleaning and when it did, the sprayer had a tendency to leak. But once we scooted it back in place it worked fine. - The small detail brush isn't as sturdy as the larger brush but it is great at getting into tight spaces. We removed the larger scrubber piece from the attachment and scrubbed with that in some of the crevices, and on the end of the arm rest of the chair and went back in with the smaller detail attachment to remove the water. - Fairly easy to clean the clean and dirty reservoirs but the clean side doesn't drain all of the water out easily. We left it outside on a warm day and the small bit of water evaporated out. - Self cleaning feature is pretty cool. - Did not use the rubber scrub attachment so cannot comment on that. - Nice long cord and hose (we did remove the entire back seat of the vehicle to get a better angle though) - Not too heavy, easy to carry around. - Be prepared to clean an entire piece of furniture because it works so well that spot cleaning will likely leave bright clean spots. Read more
This cleaner has so may game changing quality of life features to other portable cleaners of the type. 1. The fact that you can open the attachments up to clean them and dry them. Which keeps you from building up smelly mold or nasty residue inside the machine. 2. The plug which allows you to quickly and effortlessly rinse the hose to ensure it doesn’t have any cleaning or funy gunk building up inside where you can’t see. The whole thing packs down in a small package and the main canisters can be removed and are easily cleaned as well. Suction is solid and I was able to clean the carpet in my car with out issue. I’ve tried a handful of these smaller cleaners and this one so far is the best. I only removed one star because its tank capacity is on the smaller side. I think if I could do it again I would probably go for the XL variant. Read more
Hoover. What can I say? I have used Hoover throughout my years when it comes to carpet cleaning. I have always had good luck with their carpet cleaners and this is no exception. It is a smaller unit, so of course it is not going to have the power of the bigger ones. But this is great for spot cleaning and what I initially got it for. Cleaning my furniture and stairs. I was able to get this little guy on a sale and it has been a great addition to my home! As a retiree, I need something that I can handle and is not too heavy. This works great. I find that this cleaner works amazingly well for being so small and it has great suction power for such a small unit. There is hardly any assembly to be done and for the price (and not having to spend the money on an outside service), you can't beat it! Now, if I only enjoyed cleaning my carpets... lol Read more
This machine has outstanding performance, especially for its price point. Excellent at removing embedded and dirt stains. Too small for very large areas, but excellent for smaller sections (example, 2 feet x four feet). Read more
The suction on this thing is really nice. It picked up everything. It’s not that heavy. It’s really easy to take apart and put back together. I used to own a different brand and after using it my couches would take a whole day and night to dry , with the Hoover XL my couch dries faster. If I start in the morning it’s dry by late afternoon and I love that. I also love that it comes with extra bristle brushes and different sizes. Two things that were so different than my last extractor is that I can take the plastic top off the suction head which makes it easy for cleaning, & the fact that you can clean the hose !!! Whaat?! I love it super satisfied. My last extractor was almost the same prize as the Hoover XL and I got to say this is worth the money. Read more
