I have had my Hoover Dual V for just over two years now and it has given me no problems at all! People on here complain about them a lot, and say they are really loud, but it is great! And just as loud as any other carpet cleaner on the market. It also uses two separate tanks for clean water and soap, so it conserves the amount of soap you use! I strongly recommend it. We payed $189 for it at Kohls. It is the red model, I think it is a bottom of the line model.
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