Kitchen & Housewares : Bissell 1400B Little Green Multi-Purpose Compact Earth-Friendly Deep Cleaner |
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Rating: - * Not so great! ... I purchased the Little Green for $58 and will still be returning it. Like most the reviews say, the spray squirts out from the side of the brush not downward. It is impossible to get the cleaning solution on a specific spot. The suction also isn't great leaving the carpet fairly wet. I had to work so hard scrubbing ground in spots I could have done it faster without any electric carpet cleaner. Maybe it works better on fresh stains but it didn't completely take out my ground in stains. Rating: - * Pretty Good ... I wish it had a little more suction power, but you get what you pay for. Works fine for small spills. Rating: - * A very useful and effective product for spot cleanup. ... This is a very effective and easy to use cleaner. The only issue is that the spray shoots out in almost a 180 degree arc - this is far wider than the cleaning head and means that you will tend to spray a lot more than that the stain you are aiming at, probably more than the sofa you are aiming at. Rating: - * Excellent Carpet Cleaner! ... I love this machine! It gets stains up fast and it's great for stairs! Rating: - * Only one problem, otherwise a great machine ... I love my Little Green. I have had it for 6 months now and it cleans up everything...including set-in stains that I have been unable to get up. The only problem that I have is that the spray path is really wide. It is great when you have a larger area to clean, but when the stain is small, it is overkill. You end up wasting the expensive solution on areas that didn't really need cleaning. |

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