Bissell TurboClean PowerBrush Pet Carpet Cleaner, 2987,Green/ Black

For over a decade now, I have run a company that supplies, trains, and services professional carpet cleaners, so I hope you will pardon me if I act like I know what Im talking about, lol. I have used everything from a Rug Doctor, all the way up through professional truck mounted machines. I have cleaned carpet and floors in trashed-out apartments, high end hotels, expensive lake houses, hospitals, and everything in between. Urine, vomit, blood, feces, coffee, Kool-aid, you name it and Ive cleaned it. No matter what equipment you use, the concept of getting soil out of a carpet is the same - use the proper type and amount of chemistry, proper heat level in the water, proper agitation to suspend soil, and proper removal of that water with the soil in it. Appropriate dwell time is also necessary for deeply embedded or chronic soiling issues. This machine is quite capable of producing all the proper elements when used correctly. I do, however, have a few recommendations on changes to the instructions given with the machine. First and foremost, use only half of the detergent that they tell you to. No matter how much soil is present, never ever use more than they suggest. I used only half and achieved fantastic results. I would imagine the full dose is only necessary for serious soil issues. Secondly, double up on the amount of dry strokes that you do, AKA passes that you make without pulling the trigger. Keep going over the carpet with the machine until you no longer see any water coming up through the window in the front. The carpet will still feel damp to the touch, but will be dry much more quickly this way. And last, do a freshwater rinse afterward with nothing but water in the clean hopper. NO detergent. You will see a tremendous amount of leftover detergent and soil residue coming up in the freshwater rinse (this step might seem like a pain, but you will be very glad you did it once you realize that otherwise, all of that residue would have been left behind in the carpet for you to walk on.) Follow up with the same double amount of dry strokes after the fresh rinse. No carpet cleaning machine, no matter how powerful, can remove years of soil build-up in just one use. Particularly if the soil has gotten down to the bottom of the carpet, where it is sewn or glued into its backing. Trying to soak the carpet and get all the way down there has the potential to destroy the carpets binding and destroy it. So dont bother. (NOTE BENE: This machine, or any other home machine for that matter, is not going to get pet urine out of the padding thats installed under the carpet, and soaking the carpet in an attempt to do so is only going to result in serious problems and microbial growth. Dont do it. Please.) The big difference between home cleaning and the professional truck mounted units is the amount of time its going to take to get the same result. You may have to use the machine multiple times, with a few days in between to let it dry completely, to get abused carpet to look and smell good again. And remember that soil and damage are two different things, so if your carpet is worn or abraded or has had its pile reversed by foot traffic, that is not something that can be cleaned away. It is damage, not dirt. So dont expect miracles. The brush on this machine is very good at fluffing the pile up and correcting crush damage, and it dug an amazing amount of pet hair out of our freize even after a thorough vacuuming. If you are willing to be patient, use the machine multiple times, and follow all of the advice Ive given, there is no reason you cannot get almost as good a result from this machine as you would from having a professional come do it for you. The difference is in the time its going to take, both in the cleaning and in running back and forth with the water hoppers. I still recommend hiring a professional for those serious yearly deep cleans, but if you have pets or small children in the house this machine is an excellent way to avoid add-on charges for chronic soil and serious restoration issues when you do have the professionals come in to service you.

Carpet Cleaner Bissel Model 2987 - Unless you are cleaning the whole rug, get this small model which is easier to handle and easier to clean. It seems to do as good a job as a larger one I used until it broke. Natures Miracle Oxy formula is the best carpet solution I have found. Go over the area several times slowly to let the brushes clean the carpet. Turn on a fan to dry the carpet. Lots of fun in the middle of the night!

I went from living in a house covered in hardwood floors to a much larger house covered in carpet. We have 2 dogs and a toddler and really needed something to help keep the carpet clean and stain free. We’ve had a few dog accidents (new home probably caused this) and our two year old spilled a red drink on the floor. Neither of these were a challenge for this cleaner. And when I say I am SHOCKED at the amount of dog hair this thing picked up, I mean it! Pretty embarrassed actually, but glad to have something to help!

The product works really good. It is somewhat small compared to my previous carpet cleaner, but overall it gets the job done. Because of its size it does have to be refilled multiple times but that is if you are doing a large carpet. I had time so it didn’t bother me at all. Like I said it did its job perfectly. 10/10 recommend!! Ps: make sure to empty out the dirty water once it reaches the full line because it will start spitting out the dirty water onto the carpet. I was distracted in cleaning the carpet that I wasn’t paying attention to that! Oops

For anyone in a condo/apartment this is perfect. It does an great job cleaning up pet accidents and very easy to clean and store.

This is good for cleaning up after pet accidents on carpets and spot cleaning. The small tank makes it easy to carry around but you have to refill a lot if you want to clean a whole room. This carpet cleaner has much better suction than my Bissell vacuum so it picks up plenty of dog hair, which has to be removed from the roller and dirty water tank. I am happy with how clean my carpets get and the ease of use until it broke. It worked wonderfully for 2 years and one month and then did not work at all and will need replacement parts. I guess the moral of the story is get the 3 year warranty.

This cleaner isveryeasy to useand does a thorough job! Also, Its easy to haul up and down stairways.

This worked better then a rug doctor or industrial BS they try renting you at the stores. My landlord never changed the carpets boxing in, I couldnt look at it anymore without thinking ewwww constantly. I didnt even want to look down. No have washing, products and vacuuming could of cleaned this, this beautiful. Im beyond satisfied and in love. Thankyou

If I had it to do over, I would buy a house with no carpeting but since that’s not an option and I have two big hairy, dusty dogs that I would not trade for the world, I am a regular consumer of carpet cleaners… none of them seem to last as long as I feel like they should and this one probably won’t either. I have had higher end, bigger carpet cleaners in the past but found them to be not worth the extra money. This one does an excellent job cleaning very dirty areas with only one pass to clean and then another to pick up water. It also picks up very well, carpet dries quickly, it is easy to handle. You can feel it sucking water out of the carpet, my last small Bissell was not this good and did not clean nor pick up water as well, I always felt like it was just floating over the surface. This one is both sturdier and weightier. Tanks are easy to remove and put back, dirty water tank is easy to empty but fills up fast, about as fast as the clean water tank empties-good for small spaces-lots of trips to fill and empty tanks! I have only used it to clean one room but it did an impressive job! A great carpet cleaner at a great price! Now we’ll see how long it lasts….

I will say that this unit extracted a LOT of dirt from the carpet. I did use another brand of deodorizer/cleaner solution (for humans instead of pets). So far, the maiden voyage was good. I will have a follow up in the coming weeks. One thing to note, I have not experienced any leaking when removing the clean or dirty water reservoirs. If it continues to perform i see no issue giving it 5 stars.