Summary: A real time saver for cleaning the numerous spills stains and messes from kids and pets. Semi-Automatically (see details) cleans vomit and other unpleasant messes.We have 3 kids (ages 2, 4 and 7) and 2 cats. One of our cats (Pukey cat, AKA Natasha) is a Siamese and vomits regularly. Our youngest is potty trained but still doesn''t fully comprehend the concept of wiping one''s behind on toilet paper. Need I say more? We''re using this thing perhaps three times a week.
This device is a bit larger than you''d expect. At approx 8"x16"x16 it''s about as big as a small canister vacuum.
It cleans an 8" circle with each cycle. This is typically good enough, when a mess is just larger, I find that it''s easier to use the hand attachment (which also has a sprayer) to clean the "outlier" than to run another cycle. With a fresh pot of cleaning solution and an empty collector, it will run 4 cycles. Although it has a "Surface stain" and a "Set-in Stain" cycles, I have yet to find an organic stain (Vomit and stuff from the other end) that needed the "Set-in stain" cycle (which scrubs for six minutes instead of three.) We''re pretty good at keeping food on the tile and hardwood floors so far.
The carpet we''ve used it on are the very short berber (Basement) ~3/8" and 1/" nylon carpet, all light colored / off white. One is a "twist" carpet, the other a pretty standard style
Here are some tips for using it:
1) Use warm water to help soften dried on stains. This one doesn''t have an automatic heater (there is a model that does)
2) Don''t feel like you need a lot of cleaning solution. The warm water gets out most organic stains on the first try.
3) After each cycle the circle is pretty wet. Use the hand hose to suck out the excess water.
4) Rotate the upper cord stowage hook to quickly remove the cord all at once.
5) Be careful where you put it when you''re done you''re supposed to be able to leave water in the (clean) water tank and it''s not supposed to leak but we have found that occasionally it will drip or leave a few tablespoons of water on the floor. Some of this is probably residual water in the hoses. We wouldn''t want to leave it on a hardwood floor where this might be an issue.
A couple of minor complaints:
1) The hand attachment isn''t the easiest to remove and re-attach. It would be nicer if the button was larger.
2) The cleaning solution tank is no terribly stable. Be careful not to tip it over before putting the cap on Don''t ask me how I know this.
3) The unit is pretty big and storage is always tight
4) Despite the "Microban" the hose still gets a moldy/mildewy layer of crud super nasty. We run a pint of hot water with a little bleach through once a month. Run it through 3-4 times while vigourously shaking the hose and it breaks all that crud off. Then rinse.
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Bissell finally got it right! The dirty water tank is treated with microbicide--stops that awful smell--and I believe the formulas have some special fresheners in them, because there is not any kind of a smell anymore. Hooray!
I also had a couple of spots of "carpet of horror" near my desk--red wine, chocolate and coffee, cigarette ashes and probably a dog mark too, all together--since the dogs would go up into my desk chair and try to have a "drink" of whatever I had. Clean on the first try! My goodness.
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We have 2 cats and a dog and well they have accidents every one in awhile. This is our 2nd SpotBot. The first one died after 3 years of solid use and just wouldn''t suck up the water anymore so we instantly bought another one. The new design is AWESOME and kinda of glad our other one product as this one seems to be build a little better.The SpotBot works every time and I can honestly say it removes each and every stain with ease. It is so easy to use, you just fill up the container with water and the cleaning solutions, touch the right button and let it do its thing. Come back when you hear the beeping and the carpet is cleaned.
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