Bissell little green clean machine

**oaevo8u** · 10-08-2004, 10:27 PM

Hey just wondered what you guys thought about it, I got the one with the heater and the turbo brush. This thing retails for $100 or more and I picked it up for $75(inside source). Just curious if anybody has any experience with it and what your thoughts are on it.

**roadster** · 10-08-2004, 10:45 PM

I have the same unit. The turbo brush is to big and awkward (long) to get around, between, and under seats, and find the regular nozzel/brush better. Basically just find it convienent because of the spray and then vacuum features. Could do a better job with a spray bottle, brush, and a wet or dry shop vacuum (the Lil Green vacuum is not very strong at all). It will suffice for light duty action.

**tcfool** · 10-08-2004, 10:56 PM

Hey I have one and use it all the time and it does a great job.. if the job is soooooooo bad that it can`t be corredted by this little thing then you are wasting your time and money.. The key is to Pre-Treat and then extract... Just my cheap profit minded two cents,,,,,,,,,,

TC

**BillNorth** · 10-09-2004, 10:37 AM

I have one and like it. For 100 bucks it does a good job. Perfect for an enthusiast.

**imported_DetailGirl** · 10-09-2004, 11:01 AM

Better than nothing but not my cup of tea.

**dmatre** · 10-09-2004, 07:08 PM

I love mine . . . and as for getting under the seats - if you remove them (4 bolts and a quick-connect cable), then it`s no problem.

(I also tend to turn a profit of about 50cents each time, from change dropped under the seat)

Additionally, the Little Green is great for removing stains from upholstered chairs/couches (with two crumb-crunchers in our house, I`ve got first-hand experience).

**Scottwax** · 10-10-2004, 12:17 AM

I have one (actually, my second one) and it works pretty good, but I can clean most interiors more quickly by shampooing and extracting, probably because I`ve done it that way for so long.

It is a great machine for the weekend detailer but it won`t hold up to constant use which is why my first one died. I got the second one for free (the newer model), but I haven`t used it yet.

**salty** · 10-12-2004, 11:49 PM

I`ve used something simular, the old Bissell hookup to the hot water tap. I then took the vac hose off and put it into a Shop-Vac and had much more suction. =One spray line and a different suck line. I then took an old stainless crevice tool and put it on the end of the suction line and you could hear the Shop-Vac really work and i could get into most dark places. I better stop this is starting to sound like porn.

**oaevo8u** · 10-13-2004, 12:01 AM

lol, neat idea though

**AudiOn19s** · 10-13-2004, 08:18 AM

I like the utility of mine...I actually don`t use it to do the cleaning per say...I use a spray bottle with woolite/water mix and a separate brush by hand to clean the carpets...then fill the Little Green machine with just hot water (no cleaning solution) to spray and extract the carpets after I`m done cleaning by hand in order to get the majority of the cleaners out of the carpet. I get my best results this way...I used to clean carpets by hand with just the woolite/water and a brush but then you leave behind the cleaner on the carpet and they will get dirtier faster this way...so in came the basic little green as a means to dilute and pull the cleaning solution back out of the carpets. Works for me as the weekend detailer.

**stainbuster** · 10-13-2004, 09:01 AM

Sorry I can`t comment on the green machine. I use the poorman`s extractor.

However, concerning removing seats, read this!:

http://www.atrn.com/ci_pick.cfm?id=118

Regards,

Mike R

**BillNorth** · 10-13-2004, 11:27 AM

Originally posted by AudiOn19s

I like the utility of mine...I actually don`t use it to do the cleaning per say...I use a spray bottle with woolite/water mix and a separate brush by hand to clean the carpets...then fill the Little Green machine with just hot water (no cleaning solution) to spray and extract the carpets after I`m done cleaning by hand in order to get the majority of the cleaners out of the carpet. I get my best results this way...I used to clean carpets by hand with just the woolite/water and a brush but then you leave behind the cleaner on the carpet and they will get dirtier faster this way...so in came the basic little green as a means to dilute and pull the cleaning solution back out of the carpets. Works for me as the weekend detailer.

This is exactly what I use it for as well. Works like a charm! I hear ya about removing the soapy residue. Leaving it will get the fabric dirtier faster.

**tom p.** · 10-13-2004, 03:14 PM

where are you guys buying these machines? It looks like the LGM has been dropped and the replacement units all look like toys

thx.

**oaevo8u** · 10-13-2004, 03:15 PM

I got mine through ace hardware

**Eliot Ness** · 10-13-2004, 03:20 PM

Originally posted by tom p.

where are you guys buying these machines? It looks like the LGM has been dropped and the replacement units all look like toys....