michvacguy
Active member
Hello everyone!
Just wanted everyone's 2 cents on the current upright carpet cleaners available.
It seems like the mid-1990s Hoover Steam Vac, of which my family purchased one and still seems to be a popular choice, had much stiffer scrubbing brushes back then when compared to today. About a year ago I purchased a current version of the Steam Vac, and the brushes seemed so light and no "elbow grease" hardly at all the give my berbers a good deep scrub. I'm wondering if Hoover had gotten complaints about damages being done to carpets?
I current have the Rug Doctor Carpet Cleaner (red model that was available at Wal Mart; not as big and heavy as the Mighty Pro Line). It certainly has stiff bristles, both a row of vibrating ones and on a separate brush roller, but it has its faults. It is still MUCH heavier than the Hoover Steam Vac, cleaning only occurs in reverse, and the water tanks are VERY small and require way too much filling and emptying for even a small living room.
I was wondering your thoughts on the Bissell Proheat Revolution. I have thought about a Bissell for quite some time now, and their bristles look like they'd give a good deep scrub. For the longest time I wanted nothing to do with the in-tank bladder system, though; heard nothing but complaints about that setup. However, the Revolution has a two-tank system to resolve that issue. I also saw an infomercial on it as well. Any personal experiences?
Is the Steam Vac still the best all around in performance and value? Just wish it would give a deeper clean.
Thanks!
Just wanted everyone's 2 cents on the current upright carpet cleaners available.
It seems like the mid-1990s Hoover Steam Vac, of which my family purchased one and still seems to be a popular choice, had much stiffer scrubbing brushes back then when compared to today. About a year ago I purchased a current version of the Steam Vac, and the brushes seemed so light and no "elbow grease" hardly at all the give my berbers a good deep scrub. I'm wondering if Hoover had gotten complaints about damages being done to carpets?
I current have the Rug Doctor Carpet Cleaner (red model that was available at Wal Mart; not as big and heavy as the Mighty Pro Line). It certainly has stiff bristles, both a row of vibrating ones and on a separate brush roller, but it has its faults. It is still MUCH heavier than the Hoover Steam Vac, cleaning only occurs in reverse, and the water tanks are VERY small and require way too much filling and emptying for even a small living room.
I was wondering your thoughts on the Bissell Proheat Revolution. I have thought about a Bissell for quite some time now, and their bristles look like they'd give a good deep scrub. For the longest time I wanted nothing to do with the in-tank bladder system, though; heard nothing but complaints about that setup. However, the Revolution has a two-tank system to resolve that issue. I also saw an infomercial on it as well. Any personal experiences?
Is the Steam Vac still the best all around in performance and value? Just wish it would give a deeper clean.
Thanks!
